NEW GUINEA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,702	1	6,835	+ 2,867
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,140	33	343	+ 7,797
Lung Disease	3	4,965	3	4,538	+ 427
Stroke	4	4,514	2	5,095	- 581
Lung Cancers	5	4,230	23	622	+ 3,608
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,276	6	2,595	+ 681
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,258	29	445	+ 2,813
Prostate Cancer	8	2,137	36	285	+ 1,853
Falls	9	1,418	26	502	+ 916
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,404	52	107	+ 1,297
Breast Cancer	11	1,273	17	764	+ 509
Lymphomas	12	1,177	32	353	+ 825
Suicide	13	1,155	37	259	+ 896
Kidney Disease	14	1,114	18	687	+ 427
Other Injuries	15	1,063	20	647	+ 416
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,020	4	4,533	- 3,513
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,010	45	185	+ 826
Skin Cancers	18	743	31	417	+ 326
Endocrine Disorders	19	654	47	153	+ 501
Bladder Cancer	20	649	54	82	+ 567
Leukemia	21	645	38	253	+ 392
Stomach Cancer	22	626	28	447	+ 179
Other Neoplasms	23	591	60	15	+ 576
Ovary Cancer	24	563	46	179	+ 384
Drug Use	25	481	61	13	+ 468
Liver Cancer	26	473	21	644	- 171
Oesophagus Cancer	27	452	44	199	+ 253
Hypertension	28	419	13	1,096	- 676
Inflammatory/Heart	29	403	43	229	+ 174
Liver Disease	30	389	22	624	- 235
Alcohol	31	373	53	93	+ 280
Oral Cancer	32	306	25	580	- 274
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	291	35	302	- 10
Congenital Anomalies	34	248	16	951	- 702
Malnutrition	35	246	48	134	+ 112
Uterin Cancer	36	245	55	81	+ 163
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	233	8	2,295	- 2,062
Skin Disease	38	233	49	126	+ 107
Cervical Cancer	39	228	19	665	- 437
Epilepsy	40	217	51	111	+ 107
Multiple Sclerosis	41	217	66	5	+ 212
Road Traffic Accidents	42	208	12	1,105	- 897
Asthma	43	154	9	1,842	- 1,688
Anemia	44	136	82	0	+ 136
Drownings	45	118	40	240	- 122
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	112	14	1,072	- 960
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	110	65	5	+ 105
Fires	48	81	27	488	- 407
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	59	84	0	+ 59
Violence	50	58	15	969	- 910
Osteoarthritis	51	50	85	0	+ 50
Low Birth Weight	52	43	10	1,661	- 1,619
Schizophrenia	53	42	80	0	+ 42
Birth Trauma	54	32	11	1,504	- 1,472
Hepatitis C	55	31	62	8	+ 23
Tuberculosis	56	27	5	3,969	- 3,942
Poisonings	57	26	50	121	- 95
Meningitis	58	25	34	324	- 299
Appendicitis	59	22	59	20	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	60	21	68	2	+ 19
HIV/AIDS	61	19	24	611	- 592
Oral conditions	62	16	86	0	+ 16
Hepatitis B	63	6	58	27	- 21
Pertussis	64	2	39	248	- 245
Otitis Media	65	2	71	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	66	2	30	421	- 419
Syphilis	67	2	42	234	- 232
War	68	1	69	1	+ 0
Tetanus	69	1	56	48	- 47
Encephalitis	70	0	57	31	- 30
Diphtheria	71	0	67	3	- 3
Measles	72	0	41	238	- 238
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	64	6	- 6
Ascariasis	76	0	63	7	- 7
Chlamydia	77	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	7	2,446	- 2,446
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Norway

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.