NEW GUINEA VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,893	6	2,595	+ 1,298
Stroke	2	3,732	2	5,095	- 1,363
Road Traffic Accidents	3	2,742	12	1,105	+ 1,637
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,659	1	6,835	- 4,177
Malaria	5	2,432	7	2,446	- 14
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,302	8	2,295	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	7	2,084	24	611	+ 1,472
Liver Disease	8	1,879	22	624	+ 1,255
Low Birth Weight	9	1,617	10	1,661	- 44
Birth Trauma	10	1,392	11	1,504	- 111
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,370	4	4,533	- 3,162
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,311	16	951	+ 360
Lung Disease	13	1,146	3	4,538	- 3,391
Hypertension	14	1,001	13	1,096	- 95
Kidney Disease	15	889	18	687	+ 202
Malnutrition	16	861	48	134	+ 727
Other Injuries	17	696	20	647	+ 50
Cervical Cancer	18	694	19	665	+ 29
Meningitis	19	625	34	324	+ 301
Stomach Cancer	20	575	28	447	+ 128
Maternal Conditions	21	533	30	421	+ 112
Asthma	22	529	9	1,842	- 1,313
Liver Cancer	23	521	21	644	- 123
Suicide	24	519	37	259	+ 260
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	485	33	343	+ 142
Tuberculosis	26	461	5	3,969	- 3,508
Breast Cancer	27	442	17	764	- 321
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	436	29	445	- 9
Violence	29	404	15	969	- 564
Lymphomas	30	332	32	353	- 21
Falls	31	304	26	502	- 198
Prostate Cancer	32	292	36	285	+ 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	267	35	302	- 34
Inflammatory/Heart	34	256	43	229	+ 27
Leukemia	35	234	38	253	- 19
Drownings	36	210	40	240	- 30
Oral Cancer	37	201	25	580	- 379
Fires	38	199	27	488	- 289
Lung Cancers	39	173	23	622	- 449
Poisonings	40	162	50	121	+ 41
Endocrine Disorders	41	162	47	153	+ 9
Pertussis	42	161	39	248	- 87
Pancreas Cancer	43	158	52	107	+ 51
Oesophagus Cancer	44	157	44	199	- 42
Epilepsy	45	141	51	111	+ 30
Syphilis	46	127	42	234	- 107
Parkinson's Disease	47	108	45	185	- 77
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	100	14	1,072	- 972
Alcohol	49	93	53	93	- 1
Skin Cancers	50	83	31	417	- 333
Schistosomiasis	51	82	73	0	+ 82
Skin Disease	52	76	49	126	- 50
Ovary Cancer	53	68	46	179	- 111
Appendicitis	54	52	59	20	+ 32
Hepatitis B	55	50	58	27	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	56	43	55	81	- 38
Upper Respiratory	57	43	68	2	+ 41
Tetanus	58	39	56	48	- 9
Measles	59	38	41	238	- 200
Drug Use	60	33	61	13	+ 20
Encephalitis	61	29	57	31	- 2
Bladder Cancer	62	26	54	82	- 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	17	65	5	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	64	12	60	15	- 3
Hepatitis C	65	9	62	8	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	66	5	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	3	63	7	- 3
Otitis Media	68	3	71	0	+ 3
War	69	2	69	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	2	70	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	67	3	- 2
Dengue	72	0	64	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	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
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Rwanda

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.