NEW GUINEA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,081	24	611	+ 3,469
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,876	6	2,595	+ 1,281
Malaria	3	3,240	7	2,446	+ 794
Tuberculosis	4	3,018	5	3,969	- 951
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,688	12	1,105	+ 1,583
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,619	8	2,295	+ 324
Stroke	7	2,516	2	5,095	- 2,579
Birth Trauma	8	2,247	11	1,504	+ 743
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,968	1	6,835	- 4,867
Low Birth Weight	10	1,813	10	1,661	+ 151
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,458	16	951	+ 507
Maternal Conditions	12	1,018	30	421	+ 597
Liver Disease	13	981	22	624	+ 356
Cervical Cancer	14	957	19	665	+ 292
Diabetes Mellitus	15	930	4	4,533	- 3,603
Malnutrition	16	830	48	134	+ 696
Hypertension	17	776	13	1,096	- 320
Violence	18	702	15	969	- 267
Kidney Disease	19	677	18	687	- 10
Other Injuries	20	636	20	647	- 11
Meningitis	21	475	34	324	+ 151
Lung Disease	22	454	3	4,538	- 4,083
Pertussis	23	413	39	248	+ 165
Suicide	24	368	37	259	+ 110
Oesophagus Cancer	25	335	44	199	+ 136
Syphilis	26	315	42	234	+ 81
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	305	33	343	- 38
Prostate Cancer	28	271	36	285	- 14
Endocrine Disorders	29	265	47	153	+ 112
Asthma	30	253	9	1,842	- 1,589
Oral Cancer	31	245	25	580	- 335
Drownings	32	244	40	240	+ 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	233	29	445	- 212
Falls	34	228	26	502	- 273
Fires	35	212	27	488	- 276
Liver Cancer	36	210	21	644	- 434
Breast Cancer	37	191	17	764	- 572
Inflammatory/Heart	38	183	43	229	- 46
Stomach Cancer	39	177	28	447	- 270
Poisonings	40	174	50	121	+ 53
Lymphomas	41	120	32	353	- 233
Skin Cancers	42	111	31	417	- 306
Epilepsy	43	105	51	111	- 5
Bladder Cancer	44	99	54	82	+ 17
Parkinson's Disease	45	76	45	185	- 108
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	69	35	302	- 233
Leukemia	47	62	38	253	- 191
Drug Use	48	60	61	13	+ 48
Tetanus	49	60	56	48	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	60	14	1,072	- 1,012
Schistosomiasis	51	55	73	0	+ 55
Skin Disease	52	54	49	126	- 73
Ovary Cancer	53	50	46	179	- 129
Upper Respiratory	54	44	68	2	+ 43
Measles	55	44	41	238	- 194
Alcohol	56	40	53	93	- 53
Uterin Cancer	57	32	55	81	- 49
Appendicitis	58	32	59	20	+ 12
Encephalitis	59	30	57	31	- 1
Hepatitis B	60	25	58	27	- 2
Lung Cancers	61	24	23	622	- 598
Pancreas Cancer	62	23	52	107	- 83
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	12	65	5	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	64	9	60	15	- 7
Ascariasis	65	8	63	7	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	6	62	8	- 2
War	67	4	69	1	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	68	4	66	5	- 1
Otitis Media	69	3	71	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	2	67	3	- 2
Chlamydia	71	1	70	1	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	64	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Tanzania

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.