SRI LANKA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,957	1	26,304	- 11,347
Stroke	2	11,148	6	6,805	+ 4,342
Lung Disease	3	9,929	3	9,456	+ 473
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,919	2	12,460	- 2,542
Tuberculosis	5	8,685	25	769	+ 7,915
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,678	8	5,117	+ 561
Malaria	7	5,352	80	0	+ 5,352
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	5,022	28	605	+ 4,417
Asthma	9	4,030	7	6,471	- 2,440
Low Birth Weight	10	3,635	29	536	+ 3,099
Birth Trauma	11	3,290	44	193	+ 3,097
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,419	9	4,200	- 1,781
Hypertension	13	2,397	20	1,055	+ 1,342
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	2,345	53	49	+ 2,296
Violence	15	2,119	31	499	+ 1,620
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,080	22	989	+ 1,091
Breast Cancer	17	1,671	15	1,383	+ 288
Kidney Disease	18	1,503	5	6,858	- 5,356
Cervical Cancer	19	1,454	26	762	+ 692
Other Injuries	20	1,415	14	1,529	- 114
Liver Cancer	21	1,409	19	1,090	+ 319
Liver Disease	22	1,366	17	1,303	+ 64
Lung Cancers	23	1,361	12	1,775	- 414
HIV/AIDS	24	1,337	55	39	+ 1,298
Oral Cancer	25	1,269	11	2,893	- 1,624
Falls	26	1,098	23	964	+ 134
Fires	27	1,068	41	239	+ 829
Stomach Cancer	28	978	16	1,321	- 343
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	974	24	911	+ 62
Maternal Conditions	30	920	48	96	+ 824
Skin Cancers	31	911	52	58	+ 853
Lymphomas	32	772	21	1,027	- 255
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	750	4	6,939	- 6,188
Meningitis	34	709	46	146	+ 563
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	660	56	38	+ 622
Prostate Cancer	36	623	30	507	+ 116
Suicide	37	566	10	2,977	- 2,412
Leukemia	38	554	18	1,155	- 601
Pertussis	39	542	59	15	+ 527
Drownings	40	524	27	731	- 206
Measles	41	520	77	0	+ 520
Syphilis	42	512	58	15	+ 497
Inflammatory/Heart	43	501	35	425	+ 76
Oesophagus Cancer	44	435	13	1,544	- 1,109
Parkinson's Disease	45	404	45	168	+ 236
Ovary Cancer	46	392	37	281	+ 111
Endocrine Disorders	47	335	32	462	- 127
Malnutrition	48	293	54	43	+ 250
Skin Disease	49	276	36	293	- 16
Poisonings	50	266	49	93	+ 172
Epilepsy	51	242	39	269	- 27
Pancreas Cancer	52	234	43	214	+ 20
Alcohol	53	204	51	82	+ 122
Bladder Cancer	54	181	34	432	- 251
Uterin Cancer	55	178	42	218	- 40
Tetanus	56	104	57	27	+ 77
Encephalitis	57	67	61	10	+ 57
Hepatitis B	58	59	62	6	+ 53
Appendicitis	59	44	64	5	+ 39
Other Neoplasms	60	33	50	86	- 52
Drug Use	61	28	40	257	- 230
Hepatitis C	62	17	75	0	+ 17
Ascariasis	63	15	72	0	+ 15
Dengue	64	14	47	131	- 117
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	12	60	11	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	11	69	2	+ 8
Diphtheria	67	7	74	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	68	4	66	5	- 0
War	69	2	38	280	- 278
Chlamydia	70	2	84	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	63	6	- 6
Schistosomiasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	65	5	- 5
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	85	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

New Guinea

Sri Lanka

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.