ZAMBIA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,151	10	4,432	+ 9,720
Stroke	2	10,547	3	7,948	+ 2,599
Lung Disease	3	9,395	21	1,273	+ 8,122
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,385	14	2,395	+ 6,990
Tuberculosis	5	8,217	6	5,941	+ 2,276
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,372	2	9,517	- 4,144
Malaria	7	5,064	4	7,882	- 2,818
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,751	5	6,275	- 1,524
Asthma	9	3,813	26	741	+ 3,073
Low Birth Weight	10	3,440	8	4,857	- 1,417
Birth Trauma	11	3,113	7	5,062	- 1,949
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,288	11	3,654	- 1,365
Hypertension	13	2,268	13	2,616	- 348
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	2,219	45	190	+ 2,029
Violence	15	2,005	23	1,153	+ 852
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,968	12	3,146	- 1,178
Breast Cancer	17	1,581	35	366	+ 1,215
Kidney Disease	18	1,422	18	1,760	- 339
Cervical Cancer	19	1,376	17	1,799	- 423
Other Injuries	20	1,339	19	1,729	- 390
Liver Cancer	21	1,333	46	177	+ 1,157
Liver Disease	22	1,293	9	4,501	- 3,208
Lung Cancers	23	1,288	41	226	+ 1,062
HIV/AIDS	24	1,265	1	17,234	- 15,969
Oral Cancer	25	1,201	48	155	+ 1,046
Falls	26	1,039	28	596	+ 442
Fires	27	1,010	32	546	+ 464
Stomach Cancer	28	925	42	206	+ 719
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	921	43	203	+ 719
Maternal Conditions	30	871	22	1,188	- 317
Skin Cancers	31	862	54	108	+ 754
Lymphomas	32	730	31	548	+ 182
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	710	29	590	+ 120
Meningitis	34	670	16	1,976	- 1,305
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	624	40	246	+ 379
Prostate Cancer	36	590	30	561	+ 28
Suicide	37	535	20	1,303	- 767
Leukemia	38	524	39	261	+ 263
Pertussis	39	513	25	743	- 230
Drownings	40	496	27	689	- 193
Measles	41	492	61	48	+ 444
Syphilis	42	484	24	885	- 401
Inflammatory/Heart	43	474	33	501	- 28
Oesophagus Cancer	44	412	36	359	+ 53
Parkinson's Disease	45	382	47	164	+ 218
Ovary Cancer	46	371	57	82	+ 289
Endocrine Disorders	47	317	37	354	- 37
Malnutrition	48	278	15	2,303	- 2,025
Skin Disease	49	261	52	126	+ 135
Poisonings	50	251	34	456	- 205
Epilepsy	51	229	38	332	- 103
Pancreas Cancer	52	221	62	42	+ 179
Alcohol	53	193	49	140	+ 53
Bladder Cancer	54	171	50	132	+ 39
Uterin Cancer	55	168	64	30	+ 138
Tetanus	56	99	44	190	- 91
Encephalitis	57	63	59	70	- 7
Hepatitis B	58	56	55	104	- 48
Appendicitis	59	42	56	84	- 42
Other Neoplasms	60	32	65	20	+ 12
Drug Use	61	26	53	122	- 96
Hepatitis C	62	16	66	18	- 1
Ascariasis	63	14	68	9	+ 6
Dengue	64	13	74	1	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	11	63	30	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	66	10	67	13	- 3
Diphtheria	67	7	73	3	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	68	4	60	68	- 64
War	69	2	69	6	- 5
Chlamydia	70	2	71	3	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	51	128	- 128
Leishmaniasis	74	0	58	72	- 72
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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 ZAMBIA

New Guinea

Zambia

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.