UNITED KINGDOM VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,579	2	71,728	- 25,149
Stroke	2	34,716	4	37,626	- 2,910
Lung Disease	3	30,922	6	32,896	- 1,974
Diabetes Mellitus	4	30,889	17	5,842	+ 25,046
Tuberculosis	5	27,046	47	351	+ 26,695
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	17,683	3	40,540	- 22,857
Malaria	7	16,669	76	0	+ 16,669
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	15,639	38	1,599	+ 14,040
Asthma	9	12,552	41	1,302	+ 11,250
Low Birth Weight	10	11,321	40	1,313	+ 10,008
Birth Trauma	11	10,246	54	190	+ 10,057
Road Traffic Accidents	12	7,532	33	2,169	+ 5,363
Hypertension	13	7,466	23	5,208	+ 2,258
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	7,303	45	876	+ 6,427
Violence	15	6,600	46	868	+ 5,733
Congenital Anomalies	16	6,477	35	2,127	+ 4,351
Breast Cancer	17	5,204	9	12,718	- 7,514
Kidney Disease	18	4,680	18	5,471	- 791
Cervical Cancer	19	4,529	43	1,099	+ 3,430
Other Injuries	20	4,407	19	5,464	- 1,057
Liver Cancer	21	4,389	21	5,237	- 848
Liver Disease	22	4,256	14	7,666	- 3,410
Lung Cancers	23	4,238	5	35,715	- 31,477
HIV/AIDS	24	4,165	55	188	+ 3,977
Oral Cancer	25	3,952	30	3,109	+ 844
Falls	26	3,419	15	7,618	- 4,200
Fires	27	3,325	48	334	+ 2,990
Stomach Cancer	28	3,046	24	4,999	- 1,953
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	3,033	7	18,446	- 15,414
Maternal Conditions	30	2,866	64	47	+ 2,819
Skin Cancers	31	2,838	27	3,727	- 889
Lymphomas	32	2,404	10	9,350	- 6,947
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,337	1	98,135	- 95,798
Meningitis	34	2,207	52	232	+ 1,974
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,055	36	2,090	- 35
Prostate Cancer	36	1,941	8	13,289	- 11,348
Suicide	37	1,762	20	5,325	- 3,563
Leukemia	38	1,725	22	5,211	- 3,486
Pertussis	39	1,688	69	3	+ 1,685
Drownings	40	1,633	49	301	+ 1,332
Measles	41	1,620	75	0	+ 1,620
Syphilis	42	1,594	62	49	+ 1,545
Inflammatory/Heart	43	1,559	29	3,126	- 1,568
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,356	12	8,727	- 7,371
Parkinson's Disease	45	1,257	13	8,573	- 7,315
Ovary Cancer	46	1,221	25	4,019	- 2,797
Endocrine Disorders	47	1,043	28	3,297	- 2,254
Malnutrition	48	914	58	116	+ 798
Skin Disease	49	860	34	2,134	- 1,274
Poisonings	50	828	53	221	+ 607
Epilepsy	51	753	42	1,193	- 440
Pancreas Cancer	52	727	11	8,995	- 8,268
Alcohol	53	637	39	1,555	- 918
Bladder Cancer	54	562	16	6,133	- 5,571
Uterin Cancer	55	553	32	2,346	- 1,793
Tetanus	56	325	72	0	+ 324
Encephalitis	57	209	68	6	+ 203
Hepatitis B	58	184	65	40	+ 144
Appendicitis	59	138	59	105	+ 32
Other Neoplasms	60	104	26	3,986	- 3,882
Drug Use	61	86	31	2,824	- 2,738
Hepatitis C	62	54	51	267	- 213
Ascariasis	63	47	80	0	+ 47
Dengue	64	44	73	0	+ 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	36	44	1,014	- 978
Multiple Sclerosis	66	33	37	1,856	- 1,822
Diphtheria	67	22	74	0	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	68	13	63	48	- 35
War	69	6	67	10	- 4
Chlamydia	70	5	79	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	1	66	16	- 15
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	101	- 101
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

New Guinea

United Kingdom

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.