SPAIN VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,169	1	51,684	- 19,515
Stroke	2	23,976	3	29,004	- 5,027
Lung Disease	3	21,356	5	18,926	+ 2,430
Diabetes Mellitus	4	21,333	10	7,773	+ 13,559
Tuberculosis	5	18,679	50	270	+ 18,409
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,213	7	13,717	- 1,504
Malaria	7	11,512	83	0	+ 11,512
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	10,801	36	1,064	+ 9,737
Asthma	9	8,669	35	1,133	+ 7,536
Low Birth Weight	10	7,819	52	253	+ 7,566
Birth Trauma	11	7,077	60	113	+ 6,964
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,202	31	1,829	+ 3,373
Hypertension	13	5,156	9	9,115	- 3,958
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	5,044	33	1,612	+ 3,432
Violence	15	4,558	51	262	+ 4,297
Congenital Anomalies	16	4,474	38	863	+ 3,611
Breast Cancer	17	3,594	11	7,067	- 3,473
Kidney Disease	18	3,232	8	9,725	- 6,493
Cervical Cancer	19	3,128	39	855	+ 2,273
Other Injuries	20	3,044	15	5,536	- 2,492
Liver Cancer	21	3,031	18	5,098	- 2,067
Liver Disease	22	2,939	23	4,231	- 1,292
Lung Cancers	23	2,927	4	22,131	- 19,204
HIV/AIDS	24	2,876	43	538	+ 2,338
Oral Cancer	25	2,730	27	2,583	+ 147
Falls	26	2,361	26	3,246	- 885
Fires	27	2,296	55	185	+ 2,112
Stomach Cancer	28	2,104	14	5,796	- 3,693
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	2,094	6	16,957	- 14,863
Maternal Conditions	30	1,979	64	14	+ 1,966
Skin Cancers	31	1,960	32	1,803	+ 157
Lymphomas	32	1,660	16	5,335	- 3,674
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,614	2	42,339	- 40,725
Meningitis	34	1,524	59	129	+ 1,395
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,419	44	475	+ 944
Prostate Cancer	36	1,341	13	6,420	- 5,079
Suicide	37	1,217	25	3,609	- 2,393
Leukemia	38	1,191	24	3,772	- 2,581
Pertussis	39	1,166	73	2	+ 1,164
Drownings	40	1,128	45	446	+ 682
Measles	41	1,119	81	0	+ 1,119
Syphilis	42	1,101	67	9	+ 1,092
Inflammatory/Heart	43	1,077	19	4,984	- 3,907
Oesophagus Cancer	44	937	29	2,011	- 1,075
Parkinson's Disease	45	868	20	4,943	- 4,074
Ovary Cancer	46	843	28	2,026	- 1,182
Endocrine Disorders	47	720	21	4,863	- 4,143
Malnutrition	48	631	47	302	+ 329
Skin Disease	49	594	30	1,840	- 1,247
Poisonings	50	572	57	170	+ 401
Epilepsy	51	520	40	824	- 304
Pancreas Cancer	52	502	12	6,752	- 6,250
Alcohol	53	440	46	333	+ 106
Bladder Cancer	54	388	17	5,222	- 4,834
Uterin Cancer	55	382	34	1,612	- 1,230
Tetanus	56	224	72	2	+ 223
Encephalitis	57	144	70	4	+ 141
Hepatitis B	58	127	58	162	- 35
Appendicitis	59	95	61	79	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	60	72	22	4,748	- 4,676
Drug Use	61	59	41	776	- 717
Hepatitis C	62	37	42	652	- 615
Ascariasis	63	32	78	0	+ 32
Dengue	64	30	77	0	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	25	48	294	- 269
Multiple Sclerosis	66	23	49	287	- 264
Diphtheria	67	15	76	0	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	68	9	62	47	- 38
War	69	4	68	6	- 2
Chlamydia	70	4	82	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	1	66	9	- 8
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	65	11	- 11
Chagas disease	75	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	69	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	181	- 181
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	85	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

New Guinea

Spain

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.