SOUTH KOREA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,436	1	28,043	+ 7,393
Stroke	2	26,411	3	25,596	+ 815
Lung Disease	3	23,525	11	8,526	+ 14,998
Diabetes Mellitus	4	23,499	13	6,812	+ 16,688
Tuberculosis	5	20,576	24	1,950	+ 18,626
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,453	2	26,650	- 13,197
Malaria	7	12,681	71	1	+ 12,680
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	11,898	35	929	+ 10,969
Asthma	9	9,549	32	1,150	+ 8,399
Low Birth Weight	10	8,613	45	370	+ 8,242
Birth Trauma	11	7,795	54	88	+ 7,707
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,730	15	4,399	+ 1,331
Hypertension	13	5,680	17	3,711	+ 1,969
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	5,556	48	224	+ 5,332
Violence	15	5,021	44	386	+ 4,635
Congenital Anomalies	16	4,928	41	518	+ 4,410
Breast Cancer	17	3,959	21	2,880	+ 1,079
Kidney Disease	18	3,560	9	10,107	- 6,547
Cervical Cancer	19	3,445	34	1,065	+ 2,380
Other Injuries	20	3,353	18	3,634	- 281
Liver Cancer	21	3,339	7	11,589	- 8,250
Liver Disease	22	3,238	14	6,348	- 3,111
Lung Cancers	23	3,224	4	20,293	- 17,069
HIV/AIDS	24	3,168	55	84	+ 3,084
Oral Cancer	25	3,007	29	1,457	+ 1,550
Falls	26	2,601	20	2,934	- 333
Fires	27	2,529	47	263	+ 2,266
Stomach Cancer	28	2,317	10	8,625	- 6,308
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	2,307	8	10,180	- 7,873
Maternal Conditions	30	2,180	61	34	+ 2,146
Skin Cancers	31	2,159	37	585	+ 1,575
Lymphomas	32	1,829	19	3,477	- 1,648
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,778	6	12,145	- 10,367
Meningitis	34	1,679	58	51	+ 1,628
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,563	38	540	+ 1,023
Prostate Cancer	36	1,477	22	2,316	- 839
Suicide	37	1,340	5	14,636	- 13,295
Leukemia	38	1,312	23	2,140	- 828
Pertussis	39	1,284	67	6	+ 1,278
Drownings	40	1,242	42	501	+ 741
Measles	41	1,232	83	0	+ 1,232
Syphilis	42	1,212	62	27	+ 1,186
Inflammatory/Heart	43	1,186	31	1,325	- 139
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,032	28	1,733	- 701
Parkinson's Disease	45	957	16	3,951	- 2,994
Ovary Cancer	46	929	30	1,330	- 401
Endocrine Disorders	47	794	25	1,891	- 1,097
Malnutrition	48	695	53	88	+ 607
Skin Disease	49	654	36	704	- 50
Poisonings	50	630	52	115	+ 514
Epilepsy	51	573	40	524	+ 49
Pancreas Cancer	52	553	12	6,994	- 6,440
Alcohol	53	484	33	1,081	- 596
Bladder Cancer	54	428	27	1,768	- 1,340
Uterin Cancer	55	421	43	420	+ 1
Tetanus	56	247	69	5	+ 242
Encephalitis	57	159	65	19	+ 140
Hepatitis B	58	140	39	526	- 386
Appendicitis	59	105	57	54	+ 51
Other Neoplasms	60	79	26	1,807	- 1,728
Drug Use	61	65	50	154	- 89
Hepatitis C	62	41	49	168	- 127
Ascariasis	63	36	74	0	+ 36
Dengue	64	33	77	0	+ 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	27	51	150	- 123
Multiple Sclerosis	66	25	66	11	+ 15
Diphtheria	67	17	73	0	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	68	10	63	26	- 16
War	69	4	68	5	- 1
Chlamydia	70	4	84	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	1	70	5	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	77	- 77
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

New Guinea

South Korea

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.