SOUTH AFRICA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,124	3	32,739	+ 8,385
Stroke	2	30,651	4	30,693	- 43
Lung Disease	3	27,301	13	11,895	+ 15,407
Diabetes Mellitus	4	27,272	5	30,188	- 2,916
Tuberculosis	5	23,879	6	21,965	+ 1,914
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	15,612	2	39,341	- 23,728
Malaria	7	14,717	63	83	+ 14,634
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	13,808	8	15,843	- 2,035
Asthma	9	11,082	18	5,966	+ 5,116
Low Birth Weight	10	9,995	16	6,250	+ 3,745
Birth Trauma	11	9,047	30	3,004	+ 6,043
Road Traffic Accidents	12	6,650	11	13,014	- 6,364
Hypertension	13	6,591	12	12,789	- 6,197
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	6,448	47	1,015	+ 5,434
Violence	15	5,827	7	21,000	- 15,172
Congenital Anomalies	16	5,719	25	4,351	+ 1,368
Breast Cancer	17	4,595	23	4,533	+ 61
Kidney Disease	18	4,132	9	15,302	- 11,170
Cervical Cancer	19	3,998	20	5,555	- 1,557
Other Injuries	20	3,891	17	6,014	- 2,123
Liver Cancer	21	3,875	33	2,383	+ 1,492
Liver Disease	22	3,757	14	9,013	- 5,256
Lung Cancers	23	3,742	15	7,705	- 3,964
HIV/AIDS	24	3,677	1	71,996	- 68,319
Oral Cancer	25	3,490	41	1,406	+ 2,084
Falls	26	3,018	42	1,399	+ 1,619
Fires	27	2,935	27	3,618	- 682
Stomach Cancer	28	2,689	39	1,535	+ 1,155
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	2,677	28	3,587	- 909
Maternal Conditions	30	2,531	38	1,700	+ 831
Skin Cancers	31	2,506	48	993	+ 1,513
Lymphomas	32	2,122	31	2,818	- 696
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,063	22	4,676	- 2,613
Meningitis	34	1,948	26	3,660	- 1,712
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,814	36	1,894	- 80
Prostate Cancer	36	1,714	24	4,374	- 2,660
Suicide	37	1,556	10	13,774	- 12,218
Leukemia	38	1,523	40	1,464	+ 59
Pertussis	39	1,490	43	1,142	+ 348
Drownings	40	1,442	32	2,403	- 962
Measles	41	1,430	57	270	+ 1,160
Syphilis	42	1,407	44	1,130	+ 277
Inflammatory/Heart	43	1,376	21	5,408	- 4,032
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,197	29	3,486	- 2,288
Parkinson's Disease	45	1,110	46	1,077	+ 33
Ovary Cancer	46	1,078	51	951	+ 128
Endocrine Disorders	47	921	19	5,890	- 4,969
Malnutrition	48	807	34	2,381	- 1,574
Skin Disease	49	759	45	1,101	- 342
Poisonings	50	731	50	975	- 245
Epilepsy	51	665	37	1,870	- 1,205
Pancreas Cancer	52	642	35	2,007	- 1,365
Alcohol	53	562	49	987	- 425
Bladder Cancer	54	496	52	829	- 333
Uterin Cancer	55	488	54	512	- 24
Tetanus	56	287	65	38	+ 249
Encephalitis	57	184	59	234	- 50
Hepatitis B	58	162	61	139	+ 23
Appendicitis	59	121	56	274	- 152
Other Neoplasms	60	92	58	267	- 175
Drug Use	61	76	53	770	- 694
Hepatitis C	62	47	70	8	+ 40
Ascariasis	63	41	71	3	+ 39
Dengue	64	38	73	0	+ 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	32	55	376	- 344
Multiple Sclerosis	66	29	62	113	- 83
Diphtheria	67	19	69	16	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	11	60	223	- 212
War	69	5	64	66	- 61
Chlamydia	70	5	68	18	- 14
Otitis Media	71	1	67	19	- 18
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	66	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

New Guinea

South Africa

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.