NEW GUINEA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,147	1	6,835	+ 5,311
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,155	33	343	+ 7,812
Stroke	3	4,442	2	5,095	- 653
Lung Cancers	4	3,990	23	622	+ 3,369
Lung Disease	5	3,290	3	4,538	- 1,247
Hypertension	6	2,802	13	1,096	+ 1,706
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,262	29	445	+ 1,816
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,210	6	2,595	- 385
Falls	9	2,176	26	502	+ 1,674
Prostate Cancer	10	1,791	36	285	+ 1,506
Breast Cancer	11	1,788	17	764	+ 1,024
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,685	52	107	+ 1,578
Kidney Disease	13	1,430	18	687	+ 743
Suicide	14	1,416	37	259	+ 1,158
Lymphomas	15	1,283	32	353	+ 930
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,164	43	229	+ 936
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,159	4	4,533	- 3,374
Parkinson's Disease	18	972	45	185	+ 787
Liver Cancer	19	913	21	644	+ 269
Other Neoplasms	20	772	60	15	+ 757
Liver Disease	21	768	22	624	+ 143
Leukemia	22	761	38	253	+ 508
Bladder Cancer	23	759	54	82	+ 677
Stomach Cancer	24	696	28	447	+ 249
Endocrine Disorders	25	672	47	153	+ 519
Oral Cancer	26	567	25	580	- 13
Skin Cancers	27	559	31	417	+ 143
Oesophagus Cancer	28	557	44	199	+ 358
Ovary Cancer	29	518	46	179	+ 339
Other Injuries	30	464	20	647	- 182
Congenital Anomalies	31	346	16	951	- 605
Alcohol	32	260	53	93	+ 166
Uterin Cancer	33	254	55	81	+ 172
Road Traffic Accidents	34	219	12	1,105	- 887
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	211	8	2,295	- 2,084
Drug Use	36	200	61	13	+ 187
Osteoarthritis	37	192	85	0	+ 192
Multiple Sclerosis	38	181	66	5	+ 176
Epilepsy	39	180	51	111	+ 69
Skin Disease	40	147	49	126	+ 20
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	139	35	302	- 163
Cervical Cancer	42	119	19	665	- 545
Low Birth Weight	43	119	10	1,661	- 1,542
Anemia	44	115	82	0	+ 115
Schizophrenia	45	109	80	0	+ 109
Asthma	46	107	9	1,842	- 1,735
Malnutrition	47	95	48	134	- 39
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	88	14	1,072	- 984
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	77	65	5	+ 72
Drownings	50	56	40	240	- 184
Violence	51	48	15	969	- 921
Birth Trauma	52	36	11	1,504	- 1,467
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	36	84	0	+ 36
HIV/AIDS	54	33	24	611	- 578
Fires	55	24	27	488	- 464
Tuberculosis	56	24	5	3,969	- 3,945
Meningitis	57	23	34	324	- 301
Hepatitis C	58	17	62	8	+ 9
Appendicitis	59	16	59	20	- 4
Poisonings	60	15	50	121	- 107
Upper Respiratory	61	12	68	2	+ 10
Oral conditions	62	9	86	0	+ 9
Hepatitis B	63	5	58	27	- 22
Maternal Conditions	64	5	30	421	- 416
Syphilis	65	2	42	234	- 232
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	77	0	+ 1
War	67	1	69	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	1	57	31	- 30
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	56	48	- 47
Leishmaniasis	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	39	248	- 248
Diphtheria	74	0	67	3	- 3
Measles	75	0	41	238	- 238
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	7	2,446	- 2,446
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	64	6	- 6
Ascariasis	82	0	63	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Switzerland

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.