SINGAPORE VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,102	1	5,292	- 1,190
Stroke	2	3,057	3	1,559	+ 1,498
Lung Disease	3	2,723	14	383	+ 2,340
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,720	28	108	+ 2,612
Tuberculosis	5	2,382	40	26	+ 2,356
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,557	2	5,189	- 3,632
Malaria	7	1,468	75	0	+ 1,468
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,377	39	28	+ 1,349
Asthma	9	1,105	35	37	+ 1,068
Low Birth Weight	10	997	41	25	+ 972
Birth Trauma	11	902	55	3	+ 899
Road Traffic Accidents	12	663	26	121	+ 542
Hypertension	13	657	8	732	- 75
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	643	43	22	+ 621
Violence	15	581	46	15	+ 567
Congenital Anomalies	16	570	31	80	+ 491
Breast Cancer	17	458	10	605	- 147
Kidney Disease	18	412	6	1,028	- 616
Cervical Cancer	19	399	30	85	+ 314
Other Injuries	20	388	32	79	+ 309
Liver Cancer	21	386	7	746	- 359
Liver Disease	22	375	20	209	+ 166
Lung Cancers	23	373	4	1,540	- 1,167
HIV/AIDS	24	367	45	18	+ 349
Oral Cancer	25	348	15	317	+ 31
Falls	26	301	18	218	+ 83
Fires	27	293	49	7	+ 286
Stomach Cancer	28	268	12	405	- 136
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	267	5	1,203	- 935
Maternal Conditions	30	252	53	3	+ 249
Skin Cancers	31	250	34	56	+ 194
Lymphomas	32	212	13	397	- 185
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	206	36	32	+ 173
Meningitis	34	194	48	8	+ 186
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	181	33	69	+ 112
Prostate Cancer	36	171	16	303	- 132
Suicide	37	155	9	650	- 495
Leukemia	38	152	17	249	- 97
Pertussis	39	149	62	0	+ 149
Drownings	40	144	38	29	+ 115
Measles	41	143	72	0	+ 143
Syphilis	42	140	65	0	+ 140
Inflammatory/Heart	43	137	19	215	- 78
Oesophagus Cancer	44	119	24	137	- 17
Parkinson's Disease	45	111	29	90	+ 21
Ovary Cancer	46	108	21	204	- 96
Endocrine Disorders	47	92	37	30	+ 61
Malnutrition	48	80	63	0	+ 80
Skin Disease	49	76	25	136	- 60
Poisonings	50	73	60	1	+ 72
Epilepsy	51	66	42	25	+ 42
Pancreas Cancer	52	64	11	537	- 473
Alcohol	53	56	47	10	+ 46
Bladder Cancer	54	50	27	120	- 71
Uterin Cancer	55	49	23	147	- 98
Tetanus	56	29	73	0	+ 29
Encephalitis	57	18	61	0	+ 18
Hepatitis B	58	16	52	4	+ 12
Appendicitis	59	12	50	6	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	60	9	22	195	- 186
Drug Use	61	8	44	19	- 11
Hepatitis C	62	5	56	3	+ 2
Ascariasis	63	4	67	0	+ 4
Dengue	64	4	66	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	3	58	2	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	57	3	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	2	64	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	1	54	3	- 2
War	69	1	59	2	- 2
Chlamydia	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	68	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	51	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

New Guinea

Singapore

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.