SWEDEN VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,205	1	15,136	- 7,930
Stroke	2	5,370	3	6,035	- 665
Lung Disease	3	4,783	4	4,344	+ 439
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,778	11	1,834	+ 2,944
Tuberculosis	5	4,184	56	24	+ 4,160
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,735	7	2,659	+ 77
Malaria	7	2,578	74	0	+ 2,578
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,419	36	289	+ 2,130
Asthma	9	1,942	42	158	+ 1,783
Low Birth Weight	10	1,751	51	50	+ 1,701
Birth Trauma	11	1,585	55	34	+ 1,551
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,165	34	315	+ 850
Hypertension	13	1,155	10	1,838	- 684
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	1,130	48	110	+ 1,019
Violence	15	1,021	47	113	+ 908
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,002	35	308	+ 694
Breast Cancer	17	805	13	1,582	- 777
Kidney Disease	18	724	12	1,629	- 905
Cervical Cancer	19	701	38	228	+ 473
Other Injuries	20	682	15	1,374	- 692
Liver Cancer	21	679	22	752	- 73
Liver Disease	22	658	23	723	- 65
Lung Cancers	23	656	5	3,722	- 3,067
HIV/AIDS	24	644	61	13	+ 632
Oral Cancer	25	611	31	379	+ 232
Falls	26	529	17	1,109	- 580
Fires	27	514	49	65	+ 450
Stomach Cancer	28	471	26	612	- 141
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	469	6	3,049	- 2,580
Maternal Conditions	30	443	64	5	+ 438
Skin Cancers	31	439	25	650	- 211
Lymphomas	32	372	16	1,357	- 985
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	361	2	10,917	- 10,555
Meningitis	34	341	54	35	+ 306
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	318	37	277	+ 41
Prostate Cancer	36	300	8	2,622	- 2,322
Suicide	37	273	14	1,479	- 1,207
Leukemia	38	267	20	825	- 559
Pertussis	39	261	67	0	+ 261
Drownings	40	253	46	114	+ 138
Measles	41	251	83	0	+ 251
Syphilis	42	247	72	0	+ 247
Inflammatory/Heart	43	241	28	547	- 306
Oesophagus Cancer	44	210	29	538	- 328
Parkinson's Disease	45	195	19	943	- 748
Ovary Cancer	46	189	27	553	- 364
Endocrine Disorders	47	161	24	702	- 541
Malnutrition	48	141	45	117	+ 24
Skin Disease	49	133	39	220	- 87
Poisonings	50	128	60	18	+ 110
Epilepsy	51	117	44	121	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	52	113	9	1,849	- 1,736
Alcohol	53	98	32	359	- 260
Bladder Cancer	54	87	21	760	- 673
Uterin Cancer	55	86	33	345	- 259
Tetanus	56	50	68	0	+ 50
Encephalitis	57	32	71	0	+ 32
Hepatitis B	58	28	62	9	+ 19
Appendicitis	59	21	59	18	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	60	16	18	1,036	- 1,020
Drug Use	61	13	30	423	- 410
Hepatitis C	62	8	53	44	- 36
Ascariasis	63	7	81	0	+ 7
Dengue	64	7	80	0	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	6	43	129	- 123
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	41	170	- 165
Diphtheria	67	3	70	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	2	58	20	- 18
War	69	1	65	2	- 1
Chlamydia	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	50	63	- 63
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	86	0	63	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

New Guinea

Sweden

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.