ZIMBABWE VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,669	3	8,493	+ 3,176
Stroke	2	8,697	5	5,126	+ 3,571
Lung Disease	3	7,747	23	1,163	+ 6,583
Diabetes Mellitus	4	7,738	9	3,344	+ 4,394
Tuberculosis	5	6,776	16	1,999	+ 4,776
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,430	2	10,779	- 6,349
Malaria	7	4,176	15	2,003	+ 2,173
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	3,918	6	4,595	- 677
Asthma	9	3,145	21	1,531	+ 1,614
Low Birth Weight	10	2,836	7	4,038	- 1,201
Birth Trauma	11	2,567	8	3,405	- 839
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,887	4	6,037	- 4,150
Hypertension	13	1,870	24	1,146	+ 725
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	1,830	36	542	+ 1,288
Violence	15	1,654	18	1,916	- 263
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,623	11	2,217	- 595
Breast Cancer	17	1,304	28	839	+ 465
Kidney Disease	18	1,172	12	2,214	- 1,041
Cervical Cancer	19	1,135	14	2,023	- 888
Other Injuries	20	1,104	20	1,656	- 552
Liver Cancer	21	1,100	38	510	+ 590
Liver Disease	22	1,066	17	1,941	- 875
Lung Cancers	23	1,062	43	286	+ 776
HIV/AIDS	24	1,043	1	19,988	- 18,945
Oral Cancer	25	990	49	208	+ 782
Falls	26	856	41	465	+ 392
Fires	27	833	30	793	+ 40
Stomach Cancer	28	763	33	559	+ 204
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	760	40	505	+ 255
Maternal Conditions	30	718	19	1,749	- 1,031
Skin Cancers	31	711	44	264	+ 447
Lymphomas	32	602	26	960	- 358
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	585	31	768	- 182
Meningitis	34	553	22	1,325	- 772
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	515	35	548	- 33
Prostate Cancer	36	486	32	628	- 142
Suicide	37	441	13	2,069	- 1,627
Leukemia	38	432	45	244	+ 189
Pertussis	39	423	42	419	+ 4
Drownings	40	409	27	956	- 547
Measles	41	406	63	30	+ 375
Syphilis	42	399	55	124	+ 275
Inflammatory/Heart	43	390	25	1,047	- 657
Oesophagus Cancer	44	340	29	801	- 462
Parkinson's Disease	45	315	46	226	+ 89
Ovary Cancer	46	306	51	173	+ 133
Endocrine Disorders	47	261	34	553	- 292
Malnutrition	48	229	10	2,396	- 2,167
Skin Disease	49	215	52	173	+ 42
Poisonings	50	207	37	515	- 308
Epilepsy	51	189	39	508	- 319
Pancreas Cancer	52	182	47	217	- 34
Alcohol	53	159	61	48	+ 111
Bladder Cancer	54	141	54	125	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	55	139	50	182	- 43
Tetanus	56	81	57	102	- 20
Encephalitis	57	52	56	117	- 65
Hepatitis B	58	46	60	57	- 11
Appendicitis	59	34	58	66	- 32
Other Neoplasms	60	26	62	37	- 11
Drug Use	61	22	48	213	- 191
Hepatitis C	62	13	66	14	- 1
Ascariasis	63	12	70	2	+ 10
Dengue	64	11	73	0	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	9	64	26	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	66	8	67	14	- 6
Diphtheria	67	5	72	2	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	3	59	65	- 62
War	69	1	65	26	- 25
Chlamydia	70	1	69	3	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	53	172	- 172
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

New Guinea

Zimbabwe

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.