SWITZERLAND VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,029	1	10,713	- 4,685
Stroke	2	4,493	3	3,918	+ 576
Lung Disease	3	4,002	5	2,902	+ 1,100
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,998	17	1,022	+ 2,976
Tuberculosis	5	3,501	56	21	+ 3,479
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,289	8	1,949	+ 339
Malaria	7	2,157	77	0	+ 2,157
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,024	35	186	+ 1,838
Asthma	9	1,625	46	95	+ 1,530
Low Birth Weight	10	1,465	43	105	+ 1,360
Birth Trauma	11	1,326	52	32	+ 1,294
Road Traffic Accidents	12	975	34	193	+ 782
Hypertension	13	966	6	2,471	- 1,505
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	945	48	78	+ 867
Violence	15	854	51	42	+ 812
Congenital Anomalies	16	838	31	305	+ 533
Breast Cancer	17	674	11	1,577	- 903
Kidney Disease	18	606	13	1,261	- 655
Cervical Cancer	19	586	42	105	+ 481
Other Injuries	20	570	30	410	+ 161
Liver Cancer	21	568	19	805	- 237
Liver Disease	22	551	21	677	- 126
Lung Cancers	23	548	4	3,520	- 2,971
HIV/AIDS	24	539	54	29	+ 510
Oral Cancer	25	512	26	500	+ 11
Falls	26	442	9	1,919	- 1,477
Fires	27	430	55	21	+ 409
Stomach Cancer	28	394	24	614	- 219
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	393	7	1,995	- 1,602
Maternal Conditions	30	371	64	4	+ 367
Skin Cancers	31	367	27	493	- 126
Lymphomas	32	311	15	1,131	- 820
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	302	2	7,192	- 6,890
Meningitis	34	286	57	20	+ 266
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	266	41	122	+ 144
Prostate Cancer	36	251	10	1,579	- 1,328
Suicide	37	228	14	1,249	- 1,021
Leukemia	38	223	22	671	- 448
Pertussis	39	218	73	0	+ 218
Drownings	40	211	50	49	+ 162
Measles	41	210	75	0	+ 210
Syphilis	42	206	65	2	+ 205
Inflammatory/Heart	43	202	16	1,027	- 825
Oesophagus Cancer	44	176	28	491	- 315
Parkinson's Disease	45	163	18	857	- 694
Ovary Cancer	46	158	29	457	- 299
Endocrine Disorders	47	135	25	593	- 458
Malnutrition	48	118	47	84	+ 34
Skin Disease	49	111	40	129	- 18
Poisonings	50	107	60	13	+ 94
Epilepsy	51	98	39	159	- 61
Pancreas Cancer	52	94	12	1,486	- 1,392
Alcohol	53	82	32	229	- 147
Bladder Cancer	54	73	23	669	- 597
Uterin Cancer	55	72	33	224	- 152
Tetanus	56	42	70	0	+ 42
Encephalitis	57	27	68	1	+ 26
Hepatitis B	58	24	63	5	+ 19
Appendicitis	59	18	59	15	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	60	13	20	681	- 668
Drug Use	61	11	36	176	- 165
Hepatitis C	62	7	58	15	- 8
Ascariasis	63	6	82	0	+ 6
Dengue	64	6	81	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	5	49	68	- 63
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	38	160	- 156
Diphtheria	67	3	74	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	2	61	11	- 9
War	69	1	67	1	- 0
Chlamydia	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	66	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	45	96	- 96
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	85	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	86	0	62	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

New Guinea

Switzerland

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.