NEW GUINEA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,044	6	2,595	+ 5,449
Malaria	2	6,492	7	2,446	+ 4,046
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,113	8	2,295	+ 3,818
Low Birth Weight	4	3,646	10	1,661	+ 1,984
Stroke	5	3,324	2	5,095	- 1,770
Coronary Heart Disease	6	3,138	1	6,835	- 3,697
Birth Trauma	7	3,063	11	1,504	+ 1,559
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,268	12	1,105	+ 1,162
Meningitis	9	1,997	34	324	+ 1,673
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,657	16	951	+ 707
Liver Disease	11	1,570	22	624	+ 945
Other Injuries	12	1,459	20	647	+ 812
Tuberculosis	13	1,412	5	3,969	- 2,557
Maternal Conditions	14	1,265	30	421	+ 845
Pertussis	15	1,090	39	248	+ 842
Kidney Disease	16	1,042	18	687	+ 355
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,003	4	4,533	- 3,530
Measles	18	920	41	238	+ 683
Violence	19	856	15	969	- 113
Lung Disease	20	828	3	4,538	- 3,709
Malnutrition	21	828	48	134	+ 693
Asthma	22	725	9	1,842	- 1,117
Endocrine Disorders	23	689	47	153	+ 536
Drownings	24	603	40	240	+ 363
Hypertension	25	517	13	1,096	- 579
Falls	26	495	26	502	- 7
Suicide	27	468	37	259	+ 209
Fires	28	427	27	488	- 61
Breast Cancer	29	410	17	764	- 354
HIV/AIDS	30	400	24	611	- 212
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	398	35	302	+ 97
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	327	33	343	- 16
Poisonings	33	294	50	121	+ 173
Inflammatory/Heart	34	293	43	229	+ 64
Liver Cancer	35	284	21	644	- 360
Epilepsy	36	258	51	111	+ 147
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	199	29	445	- 246
Cervical Cancer	38	186	19	665	- 479
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	178	14	1,072	- 894
Ovary Cancer	40	162	46	179	- 17
War	41	156	69	1	+ 155
Tetanus	42	142	56	48	+ 94
Lymphomas	43	134	32	353	- 219
Stomach Cancer	44	115	28	447	- 332
Skin Cancers	45	109	31	417	- 307
Hepatitis B	46	106	58	27	+ 79
Parkinson's Disease	47	105	45	185	- 80
Leukemia	48	98	38	253	- 155
Oral Cancer	49	92	25	580	- 488
Schistosomiasis	50	90	73	0	+ 90
Leishmaniasis	51	90	74	0	+ 90
Skin Disease	52	81	49	126	- 45
Bladder Cancer	53	62	54	82	- 21
Pancreas Cancer	54	53	52	107	- 54
Oesophagus Cancer	55	50	44	199	- 149
Appendicitis	56	49	59	20	+ 29
Prostate Cancer	57	49	36	285	- 236
Drug Use	58	48	61	13	+ 36
Ascariasis	59	48	63	7	+ 41
Alcohol	60	46	53	93	- 48
Encephalitis	61	43	57	31	+ 12
Syphilis	62	42	42	234	- 192
Upper Respiratory	63	36	68	2	+ 34
Uterin Cancer	64	33	55	81	- 48
Diphtheria	65	23	67	3	+ 20
Hepatitis C	66	17	62	8	+ 9
Lung Cancers	67	16	23	622	- 606
Other Neoplasms	68	9	60	15	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	69	8	66	5	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	7	65	5	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	70	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	64	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Niger

New Guinea

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.