NEW GUINEA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,359	1	6,835	+ 7,523
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,356	33	343	+ 10,014
Stroke	3	5,725	2	5,095	+ 630
Lung Disease	4	4,121	3	4,538	- 416
Lung Cancers	5	3,531	23	622	+ 2,909
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,893	29	445	+ 2,448
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,522	6	2,595	- 73
Prostate Cancer	8	2,488	36	285	+ 2,203
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,754	52	107	+ 1,647
Hypertension	10	1,744	13	1,096	+ 648
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,740	4	4,533	- 2,793
Kidney Disease	12	1,545	18	687	+ 859
Breast Cancer	13	1,501	17	764	+ 737
Suicide	14	1,404	37	259	+ 1,145
Other Injuries	15	1,303	20	647	+ 656
Lymphomas	16	1,287	32	353	+ 934
Falls	17	1,052	26	502	+ 550
Other Neoplasms	18	983	60	15	+ 968
Parkinson's Disease	19	895	45	185	+ 710
Leukemia	20	783	38	253	+ 530
Bladder Cancer	21	721	54	82	+ 639
Liver Cancer	22	713	21	644	+ 69
Liver Disease	23	686	22	624	+ 62
Endocrine Disorders	24	666	47	153	+ 513
Skin Cancers	25	617	31	417	+ 200
Stomach Cancer	26	581	28	447	+ 134
Ovary Cancer	27	524	46	179	+ 345
Inflammatory/Heart	28	519	43	229	+ 290
Oesophagus Cancer	29	510	44	199	+ 311
Drug Use	30	402	61	13	+ 389
Oral Cancer	31	360	25	580	- 220
Alcohol	32	340	53	93	+ 247
Uterin Cancer	33	327	55	81	+ 246
Road Traffic Accidents	34	299	12	1,105	- 806
Congenital Anomalies	35	292	16	951	- 659
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	274	8	2,295	- 2,021
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	263	35	302	- 39
Cervical Cancer	38	216	19	665	- 449
Skin Disease	39	209	49	126	+ 82
Anemia	40	166	82	0	+ 166
Multiple Sclerosis	41	162	66	5	+ 157
Asthma	42	150	9	1,842	- 1,692
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	122	65	5	+ 117
Epilepsy	44	114	51	111	+ 4
Malnutrition	45	111	48	134	- 23
Drownings	46	109	40	240	- 131
Violence	47	107	15	969	- 861
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	105	14	1,072	- 967
Fires	49	61	27	488	- 427
Schizophrenia	50	60	80	0	+ 60
Low Birth Weight	51	48	10	1,661	- 1,614
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	43	84	0	+ 43
Hepatitis C	53	42	62	8	+ 34
Meningitis	54	33	34	324	- 291
Birth Trauma	55	32	11	1,504	- 1,472
Tuberculosis	56	23	5	3,969	- 3,946
Osteoarthritis	57	23	85	0	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	58	18	68	2	+ 17
Appendicitis	59	17	59	20	- 3
Poisonings	60	17	50	121	- 105
HIV/AIDS	61	12	24	611	- 599
Hepatitis B	62	9	58	27	- 18
Oral conditions	63	8	86	0	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	64	5	30	421	- 416
War	65	2	69	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	71	0	+ 1
Pertussis	67	0	39	248	- 247
Tetanus	68	0	56	48	- 47
Schistosomiasis	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	67	3	- 3
Encephalitis	71	0	57	31	- 30
Syphilis	72	0	42	234	- 234
Chlamydia	73	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	7	2,446	- 2,446
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	64	6	- 6
Ascariasis	81	0	63	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	41	238	- 238
Leprosy	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Sweden

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.