VIET NAM VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	71,957	2	91,939	- 19,982
Stroke	2	53,631	1	159,032	- 105,401
Lung Disease	3	47,770	3	35,875	+ 11,895
Diabetes Mellitus	4	47,719	4	33,860	+ 13,858
Tuberculosis	5	41,782	15	9,446	+ 32,336
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	27,318	7	27,836	- 519
Malaria	7	25,750	67	14	+ 25,736
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	24,160	29	4,390	+ 19,770
Asthma	9	19,391	17	8,150	+ 11,241
Low Birth Weight	10	17,489	19	7,132	+ 10,358
Birth Trauma	11	15,829	32	2,340	+ 13,490
Road Traffic Accidents	12	11,636	5	29,475	- 17,839
Hypertension	13	11,533	12	19,880	- 8,346
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	11,283	38	1,708	+ 9,575
Violence	15	10,197	36	1,785	+ 8,411
Congenital Anomalies	16	10,007	21	7,064	+ 2,943
Breast Cancer	17	8,040	22	6,187	+ 1,852
Kidney Disease	18	7,229	8	25,251	- 18,022
Cervical Cancer	19	6,996	31	2,391	+ 4,605
Other Injuries	20	6,808	23	5,539	+ 1,269
Liver Cancer	21	6,780	9	24,995	- 18,214
Liver Disease	22	6,574	10	23,900	- 17,326
Lung Cancers	23	6,547	11	21,294	- 14,747
HIV/AIDS	24	6,434	27	4,993	+ 1,441
Oral Cancer	25	6,106	20	7,088	- 982
Falls	26	5,281	13	15,427	- 10,145
Fires	27	5,136	52	595	+ 4,542
Stomach Cancer	28	4,705	14	15,134	- 10,429
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	4,685	16	8,258	- 3,573
Maternal Conditions	30	4,428	49	773	+ 3,655
Skin Cancers	31	4,385	54	467	+ 3,918
Lymphomas	32	3,713	30	2,964	+ 749
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	3,610	6	29,307	- 25,697
Meningitis	34	3,409	51	624	+ 2,785
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	3,174	43	957	+ 2,217
Prostate Cancer	36	2,999	35	1,911	+ 1,087
Suicide	37	2,722	18	7,249	- 4,527
Leukemia	38	2,664	28	4,899	- 2,235
Pertussis	39	2,608	50	705	+ 1,903
Drownings	40	2,523	26	5,097	- 2,575
Measles	41	2,502	37	1,780	+ 722
Syphilis	42	2,462	56	328	+ 2,134
Inflammatory/Heart	43	2,408	24	5,357	- 2,949
Oesophagus Cancer	44	2,095	33	2,265	- 170
Parkinson's Disease	45	1,943	25	5,338	- 3,396
Ovary Cancer	46	1,887	47	864	+ 1,023
Endocrine Disorders	47	1,612	34	2,082	- 471
Malnutrition	48	1,412	63	120	+ 1,292
Skin Disease	49	1,328	40	1,515	- 187
Poisonings	50	1,278	48	832	+ 447
Epilepsy	51	1,164	53	583	+ 581
Pancreas Cancer	52	1,124	44	929	+ 194
Alcohol	53	983	46	867	+ 117
Bladder Cancer	54	868	45	896	- 28
Uterin Cancer	55	854	42	1,159	- 304
Tetanus	56	502	58	286	+ 215
Encephalitis	57	323	39	1,558	- 1,236
Hepatitis B	58	284	55	379	- 95
Appendicitis	59	213	60	201	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	60	161	57	325	- 164
Drug Use	61	133	41	1,366	- 1,233
Hepatitis C	62	83	64	78	+ 5
Ascariasis	63	73	68	9	+ 64
Dengue	64	67	62	127	- 59
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	56	59	224	- 168
Multiple Sclerosis	66	52	61	135	- 84
Diphtheria	67	34	69	3	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	68	20	66	34	- 14
War	69	9	65	34	- 25
Chlamydia	70	8	70	1	+ 7
Otitis Media	71	2	71	1	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

New Guinea

Viet Nam

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.