NEW GUINEA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,796	6	2,595	+ 6,201
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	6,141	8	2,295	+ 3,846
Tuberculosis	3	5,403	5	3,969	+ 1,434
Malaria	4	4,284	7	2,446	+ 1,838
Birth Trauma	5	4,251	11	1,504	+ 2,748
Low Birth Weight	6	4,072	10	1,661	+ 2,411
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,604	1	6,835	- 4,231
Stroke	8	2,450	2	5,095	- 2,644
Congenital Anomalies	9	2,109	16	951	+ 1,158
HIV/AIDS	10	1,872	24	611	+ 1,261
Meningitis	11	1,852	34	324	+ 1,528
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,769	12	1,105	+ 664
Liver Disease	13	1,626	22	624	+ 1,002
Measles	14	1,249	41	238	+ 1,012
Maternal Conditions	15	999	30	421	+ 578
Pertussis	16	988	39	248	+ 740
Other Injuries	17	963	20	647	+ 316
Diabetes Mellitus	18	955	4	4,533	- 3,578
Violence	19	781	15	969	- 187
Kidney Disease	20	772	18	687	+ 85
Endocrine Disorders	21	670	47	153	+ 517
Lung Disease	22	533	3	4,538	- 4,004
Breast Cancer	23	504	17	764	- 259
Hypertension	24	454	13	1,096	- 642
Cervical Cancer	25	449	19	665	- 216
Tetanus	26	355	56	48	+ 307
Asthma	27	348	9	1,842	- 1,494
Falls	28	319	26	502	- 182
Fires	29	303	27	488	- 185
Suicide	30	298	37	259	+ 39
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	288	33	343	- 55
Drownings	32	279	40	240	+ 40
Poisonings	33	279	50	121	+ 157
Drug Use	34	266	61	13	+ 254
Prostate Cancer	35	251	36	285	- 34
Malnutrition	36	250	48	134	+ 116
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	248	35	302	- 53
Syphilis	38	231	42	234	- 3
Liver Cancer	39	224	21	644	- 420
Lymphomas	40	221	32	353	- 132
Epilepsy	41	212	51	111	+ 102
Inflammatory/Heart	42	205	43	229	- 24
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	176	29	445	- 269
Diphtheria	44	161	67	3	+ 158
War	45	138	69	1	+ 137
Parkinson's Disease	46	105	45	185	- 80
Leukemia	47	96	38	253	- 157
Oral Cancer	48	95	25	580	- 485
Ovary Cancer	49	90	46	179	- 89
Stomach Cancer	50	90	28	447	- 357
Pancreas Cancer	51	84	52	107	- 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	83	14	1,072	- 989
Skin Cancers	53	82	31	417	- 335
Schistosomiasis	54	64	73	0	+ 64
Hepatitis B	55	63	58	27	+ 36
Skin Disease	56	62	49	126	- 64
Lung Cancers	57	55	23	622	- 567
Alcohol	58	44	53	93	- 50
Encephalitis	59	40	57	31	+ 9
Appendicitis	60	32	59	20	+ 12
Ascariasis	61	29	63	7	+ 22
Uterin Cancer	62	29	55	81	- 52
Bladder Cancer	63	28	54	82	- 54
Oesophagus Cancer	64	24	44	199	- 175
Hepatitis C	65	13	62	8	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	66	12	60	15	- 3
Upper Respiratory	67	11	68	2	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	68	8	66	5	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	7	65	5	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	70	1	74	0	+ 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
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	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 NEW GUINEA

Nigeria

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.