PORTUGAL VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,945	1	12,878	- 5,933
Stroke	2	5,176	2	12,339	- 7,163
Lung Disease	3	4,610	7	4,286	+ 324
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,605	8	3,601	+ 1,004
Tuberculosis	5	4,033	38	213	+ 3,820
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,637	4	6,851	- 4,215
Malaria	7	2,485	78	0	+ 2,485
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,332	36	231	+ 2,101
Asthma	9	1,871	43	146	+ 1,725
Low Birth Weight	10	1,688	52	79	+ 1,609
Birth Trauma	11	1,528	60	24	+ 1,504
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,123	27	838	+ 285
Hypertension	13	1,113	14	1,880	- 767
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	1,089	41	169	+ 920
Violence	15	984	48	96	+ 888
Congenital Anomalies	16	966	40	196	+ 769
Breast Cancer	17	776	12	1,997	- 1,221
Kidney Disease	18	698	9	2,803	- 2,106
Cervical Cancer	19	675	34	329	+ 346
Other Injuries	20	657	13	1,937	- 1,280
Liver Cancer	21	654	18	1,270	- 616
Liver Disease	22	634	22	1,126	- 491
Lung Cancers	23	632	5	4,406	- 3,774
HIV/AIDS	24	621	35	320	+ 301
Oral Cancer	25	589	25	912	- 323
Falls	26	510	23	1,033	- 523
Fires	27	496	46	108	+ 387
Stomach Cancer	28	454	10	2,532	- 2,078
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	452	6	4,389	- 3,937
Maternal Conditions	30	427	63	7	+ 420
Skin Cancers	31	423	30	523	- 100
Lymphomas	32	358	16	1,608	- 1,249
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	348	3	7,191	- 6,843
Meningitis	34	329	56	43	+ 286
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	306	37	229	+ 78
Prostate Cancer	36	289	11	2,124	- 1,834
Suicide	37	263	19	1,172	- 909
Leukemia	38	257	24	1,015	- 758
Pertussis	39	252	72	0	+ 252
Drownings	40	243	51	79	+ 164
Measles	41	242	71	0	+ 241
Syphilis	42	238	64	3	+ 235
Inflammatory/Heart	43	232	26	909	- 676
Oesophagus Cancer	44	202	29	623	- 421
Parkinson's Disease	45	187	21	1,139	- 952
Ovary Cancer	46	182	33	397	- 215
Endocrine Disorders	47	156	17	1,547	- 1,391
Malnutrition	48	136	53	79	+ 58
Skin Disease	49	128	39	202	- 74
Poisonings	50	123	57	29	+ 94
Epilepsy	51	112	31	415	- 303
Pancreas Cancer	52	108	15	1,669	- 1,561
Alcohol	53	95	45	111	- 16
Bladder Cancer	54	84	20	1,171	- 1,087
Uterin Cancer	55	82	32	406	- 323
Tetanus	56	48	73	0	+ 48
Encephalitis	57	31	67	1	+ 30
Hepatitis B	58	27	59	26	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	21	61	21	- 0
Other Neoplasms	60	16	28	652	- 637
Drug Use	61	13	44	128	- 116
Hepatitis C	62	8	49	87	- 79
Ascariasis	63	7	83	0	+ 7
Dengue	64	6	84	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	5	47	99	- 94
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	54	56	- 51
Diphtheria	67	3	74	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	2	62	15	- 13
War	69	1	69	1	- 0
Chlamydia	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	68	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	55	49	- 49
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	29	- 29
Oral conditions	86	0	65	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

New Guinea

Portugal

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.