SAUDI ARABIA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,864	1	39,037	- 14,173
Stroke	2	18,532	2	16,793	+ 1,739
Lung Disease	3	16,507	10	2,842	+ 13,665
Diabetes Mellitus	4	16,489	9	3,890	+ 12,599
Tuberculosis	5	14,438	27	752	+ 13,686
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,439	5	6,132	+ 3,308
Malaria	7	8,898	75	0	+ 8,898
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	8,348	35	457	+ 7,892
Asthma	9	6,700	17	1,168	+ 5,533
Low Birth Weight	10	6,043	18	989	+ 5,055
Birth Trauma	11	5,470	37	343	+ 5,127
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,021	3	12,317	- 8,296
Hypertension	13	3,985	22	834	+ 3,151
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	3,899	39	280	+ 3,619
Violence	15	3,523	30	646	+ 2,878
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,458	12	2,307	+ 1,151
Breast Cancer	17	2,778	20	908	+ 1,870
Kidney Disease	18	2,498	4	9,051	- 6,553
Cervical Cancer	19	2,418	49	157	+ 2,261
Other Injuries	20	2,352	8	4,004	- 1,652
Liver Cancer	21	2,343	21	845	+ 1,498
Liver Disease	22	2,272	7	4,931	- 2,659
Lung Cancers	23	2,262	26	775	+ 1,487
HIV/AIDS	24	2,223	47	192	+ 2,031
Oral Cancer	25	2,110	34	465	+ 1,645
Falls	26	1,825	6	5,340	- 3,515
Fires	27	1,775	23	825	+ 949
Stomach Cancer	28	1,626	36	389	+ 1,237
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	1,619	14	1,630	- 11
Maternal Conditions	30	1,530	48	172	+ 1,358
Skin Cancers	31	1,515	55	55	+ 1,461
Lymphomas	32	1,283	28	716	+ 567
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,247	11	2,442	- 1,195
Meningitis	34	1,178	45	227	+ 951
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,097	41	275	+ 821
Prostate Cancer	36	1,036	50	148	+ 888
Suicide	37	941	13	2,046	- 1,105
Leukemia	38	921	19	925	- 4
Pertussis	39	901	54	56	+ 845
Drownings	40	872	24	821	+ 50
Measles	41	865	68	1	+ 864
Syphilis	42	851	59	33	+ 818
Inflammatory/Heart	43	832	16	1,342	- 510
Oesophagus Cancer	44	724	44	229	+ 495
Parkinson's Disease	45	671	25	776	- 105
Ovary Cancer	46	652	42	247	+ 404
Endocrine Disorders	47	557	15	1,447	- 890
Malnutrition	48	488	52	79	+ 408
Skin Disease	49	459	32	516	- 57
Poisonings	50	442	40	279	+ 162
Epilepsy	51	402	29	694	- 292
Pancreas Cancer	52	388	31	526	- 138
Alcohol	53	340	51	128	+ 211
Bladder Cancer	54	300	46	214	+ 86
Uterin Cancer	55	295	38	323	- 28
Tetanus	56	173	61	16	+ 158
Encephalitis	57	112	43	234	- 123
Hepatitis B	58	98	53	57	+ 41
Appendicitis	59	73	58	35	+ 39
Other Neoplasms	60	56	57	40	+ 15
Drug Use	61	46	33	491	- 445
Hepatitis C	62	29	64	7	+ 21
Ascariasis	63	25	66	1	+ 24
Dengue	64	23	63	9	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	19	62	9	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	66	18	56	49	- 31
Diphtheria	67	12	69	1	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	68	7	70	1	+ 6
War	69	3	65	3	- 0
Chlamydia	70	3	71	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	72	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	60	25	- 25
Leishmaniasis	74	0	67	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

New Guinea

Saudi Arabia

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.