RWANDA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,269	4	3,605	+ 5,664
Stroke	2	6,908	2	5,060	+ 1,848
Lung Disease	3	6,154	13	1,555	+ 4,599
Diabetes Mellitus	4	6,147	11	1,858	+ 4,288
Tuberculosis	5	5,382	26	625	+ 4,757
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,519	1	5,280	- 1,761
Malaria	7	3,317	5	3,298	+ 19
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	3,112	6	3,121	- 9
Asthma	9	2,498	22	717	+ 1,781
Low Birth Weight	10	2,253	9	2,193	+ 60
Birth Trauma	11	2,039	10	1,888	+ 151
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,499	3	3,718	- 2,220
Hypertension	13	1,486	14	1,357	+ 128
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	1,453	48	136	+ 1,317
Violence	15	1,313	29	548	+ 765
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,289	12	1,777	- 488
Breast Cancer	17	1,036	27	600	+ 436
Kidney Disease	18	931	15	1,206	- 275
Cervical Cancer	19	901	18	941	- 39
Other Injuries	20	877	17	944	- 67
Liver Cancer	21	873	23	706	+ 167
Liver Disease	22	847	8	2,548	- 1,701
Lung Cancers	23	843	39	234	+ 609
HIV/AIDS	24	829	7	2,826	- 1,997
Oral Cancer	25	787	37	272	+ 515
Falls	26	680	31	412	+ 268
Fires	27	662	38	270	+ 392
Stomach Cancer	28	606	20	780	- 174
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	603	28	591	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	30	570	21	722	- 152
Skin Cancers	31	565	50	113	+ 452
Lymphomas	32	478	30	450	+ 29
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	465	25	657	- 192
Meningitis	34	439	19	847	- 408
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	409	33	362	+ 47
Prostate Cancer	36	386	32	396	- 10
Suicide	37	351	24	704	- 353
Leukemia	38	343	35	317	+ 26
Pertussis	39	336	42	218	+ 118
Drownings	40	325	36	285	+ 40
Measles	41	322	59	51	+ 271
Syphilis	42	317	46	173	+ 145
Inflammatory/Heart	43	310	34	347	- 37
Oesophagus Cancer	44	270	44	213	+ 57
Parkinson's Disease	45	250	47	146	+ 104
Ovary Cancer	46	243	53	92	+ 151
Endocrine Disorders	47	208	41	219	- 12
Malnutrition	48	182	16	1,168	- 986
Skin Disease	49	171	52	103	+ 68
Poisonings	50	165	40	220	- 55
Epilepsy	51	150	45	191	- 41
Pancreas Cancer	52	145	43	214	- 69
Alcohol	53	127	49	125	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	54	112	62	35	+ 77
Uterin Cancer	55	110	56	58	+ 52
Tetanus	56	65	58	53	+ 12
Encephalitis	57	42	61	39	+ 3
Hepatitis B	58	37	55	68	- 32
Appendicitis	59	27	54	70	- 43
Other Neoplasms	60	21	64	16	+ 5
Drug Use	61	17	60	45	- 27
Hepatitis C	62	11	65	12	- 2
Ascariasis	63	9	67	5	+ 5
Dengue	64	9	72	0	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	7	63	23	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	66	7	- 1
Diphtheria	67	4	71	1	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	3	57	58	- 56
War	69	1	69	3	- 1
Chlamydia	70	1	70	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	4	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	51	111	- 111
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

New Guinea

Rwanda

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.