THAILAND VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,573	1	51,305	- 3,732
Stroke	2	35,457	2	50,273	- 14,816
Lung Disease	3	31,583	9	19,474	+ 12,108
Diabetes Mellitus	4	31,548	10	18,776	+ 12,772
Tuberculosis	5	27,624	14	9,551	+ 18,072
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	18,061	3	31,289	- 13,229
Malaria	7	17,025	66	13	+ 17,012
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	15,973	15	6,863	+ 9,110
Asthma	9	12,820	24	4,182	+ 8,638
Low Birth Weight	10	11,563	40	1,548	+ 10,015
Birth Trauma	11	10,465	50	533	+ 9,932
Road Traffic Accidents	12	7,693	7	22,428	- 14,735
Hypertension	13	7,625	34	2,179	+ 5,446
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	7,459	51	436	+ 7,024
Violence	15	6,741	31	2,965	+ 3,776
Congenital Anomalies	16	6,616	35	2,107	+ 4,508
Breast Cancer	17	5,315	17	6,053	- 738
Kidney Disease	18	4,780	4	26,822	- 22,043
Cervical Cancer	19	4,625	19	5,110	- 484
Other Injuries	20	4,501	21	4,869	- 368
Liver Cancer	21	4,483	5	23,883	- 19,400
Liver Disease	22	4,346	11	17,596	- 13,250
Lung Cancers	23	4,328	8	22,296	- 17,968
HIV/AIDS	24	4,254	12	13,922	- 9,669
Oral Cancer	25	4,037	20	4,961	- 924
Falls	26	3,492	18	5,409	- 1,917
Fires	27	3,396	48	617	+ 2,778
Stomach Cancer	28	3,111	27	3,451	- 340
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	3,097	13	9,908	- 6,811
Maternal Conditions	30	2,927	52	227	+ 2,700
Skin Cancers	31	2,899	41	1,133	+ 1,766
Lymphomas	32	2,455	22	4,539	- 2,084
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,387	6	22,851	- 20,464
Meningitis	34	2,254	43	931	+ 1,323
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,098	39	1,679	+ 420
Prostate Cancer	36	1,982	30	3,013	- 1,030
Suicide	37	1,799	16	6,147	- 4,347
Leukemia	38	1,762	26	3,902	- 2,141
Pertussis	39	1,724	62	77	+ 1,647
Drownings	40	1,668	25	3,956	- 2,288
Measles	41	1,654	63	56	+ 1,599
Syphilis	42	1,628	64	36	+ 1,591
Inflammatory/Heart	43	1,592	32	2,879	- 1,287
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,385	29	3,156	- 1,771
Parkinson's Disease	45	1,284	23	4,292	- 3,008
Ovary Cancer	46	1,247	36	2,003	- 756
Endocrine Disorders	47	1,066	37	1,888	- 823
Malnutrition	48	933	42	962	- 29
Skin Disease	49	878	28	3,375	- 2,497
Poisonings	50	845	57	132	+ 713
Epilepsy	51	770	47	689	+ 81
Pancreas Cancer	52	743	33	2,383	- 1,640
Alcohol	53	650	49	548	+ 102
Bladder Cancer	54	574	38	1,798	- 1,224
Uterin Cancer	55	565	44	864	- 299
Tetanus	56	332	58	116	+ 215
Encephalitis	57	213	46	722	- 508
Hepatitis B	58	188	56	153	+ 35
Appendicitis	59	141	59	114	+ 27
Other Neoplasms	60	106	54	192	- 85
Drug Use	61	88	45	794	- 706
Hepatitis C	62	55	67	7	+ 47
Ascariasis	63	48	69	4	+ 44
Dengue	64	45	55	172	- 127
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	37	53	194	- 158
Multiple Sclerosis	66	34	61	86	- 51
Diphtheria	67	22	71	1	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	68	13	65	18	- 4
War	69	6	60	87	- 81
Chlamydia	70	5	70	3	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	68	7	- 6
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

New Guinea

Thailand

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.