NEW GUINEA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,756	6	2,595	+ 14,161
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	11,856	8	2,295	+ 9,561
Measles	3	8,934	41	238	+ 8,696
Tuberculosis	4	7,919	5	3,969	+ 3,950
Birth Trauma	5	7,388	11	1,504	+ 5,885
Stroke	6	6,634	2	5,095	+ 1,539
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,582	1	6,835	- 1,253
Low Birth Weight	8	4,824	10	1,661	+ 3,162
Meningitis	9	4,153	34	324	+ 3,829
Malnutrition	10	3,724	48	134	+ 3,589
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,265	12	1,105	+ 2,160
Maternal Conditions	12	3,185	30	421	+ 2,764
Liver Disease	13	3,023	22	624	+ 2,398
Other Injuries	14	2,780	20	647	+ 2,133
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,632	16	951	+ 1,681
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,229	4	4,533	- 2,304
Tetanus	17	2,044	56	48	+ 1,996
Hypertension	18	2,040	13	1,096	+ 945
Lung Disease	19	1,885	3	4,538	- 2,653
Pertussis	20	1,585	39	248	+ 1,338
Kidney Disease	21	1,583	18	687	+ 896
Malaria	22	1,499	7	2,446	- 947
Asthma	23	1,450	9	1,842	- 392
War	24	1,017	69	1	+ 1,016
Drownings	25	981	40	240	+ 742
Breast Cancer	26	950	17	764	+ 187
Suicide	27	941	37	259	+ 682
Cervical Cancer	28	681	19	665	+ 17
Violence	29	639	15	969	- 329
Fires	30	625	27	488	+ 138
Poisonings	31	585	50	121	+ 464
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	500	33	343	+ 157
HIV/AIDS	33	471	24	611	- 141
Lymphomas	34	467	32	353	+ 114
Leukemia	35	433	38	253	+ 180
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	431	35	302	+ 130
Falls	37	423	26	502	- 79
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	422	29	445	- 23
Inflammatory/Heart	39	402	43	229	+ 173
Oesophagus Cancer	40	398	44	199	+ 199
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	344	14	1,072	- 728
Schistosomiasis	42	336	73	0	+ 336
Epilepsy	43	323	51	111	+ 213
Endocrine Disorders	44	313	47	153	+ 160
Syphilis	45	291	42	234	+ 58
Oral Cancer	46	253	25	580	- 327
Upper Respiratory	47	251	68	2	+ 249
Hepatitis B	48	243	58	27	+ 216
Stomach Cancer	49	239	28	447	- 208
Ovary Cancer	50	228	46	179	+ 48
Leishmaniasis	51	224	74	0	+ 224
Prostate Cancer	52	220	36	285	- 65
Liver Cancer	53	197	21	644	- 447
Lung Cancers	54	180	23	622	- 442
Appendicitis	55	145	59	20	+ 125
Parkinson's Disease	56	142	45	185	- 43
Skin Cancers	57	126	31	417	- 290
Skin Disease	58	117	49	126	- 10
Alcohol	59	117	53	93	+ 23
Diphtheria	60	115	67	3	+ 112
Bladder Cancer	61	115	54	82	+ 33
Pancreas Cancer	62	83	52	107	- 24
Encephalitis	63	70	57	31	+ 39
Uterin Cancer	64	60	55	81	- 21
Drug Use	65	42	61	13	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	27	65	5	+ 22
Hepatitis C	67	26	62	8	+ 19
Otitis Media	68	24	71	0	+ 24
Ascariasis	69	23	63	7	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	70	10	60	15	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	71	6	66	5	+ 1
Chlamydia	72	4	70	1	+ 3
Dengue	73	1	64	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	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

Somalia

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.