NEW GUINEA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	8,324	24	611	+ 7,713
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,597	6	2,595	+ 2,002
Stroke	3	3,839	2	5,095	- 1,256
Malaria	4	3,807	7	2,446	+ 1,361
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,031	8	2,295	+ 736
Tuberculosis	6	2,870	5	3,969	- 1,099
Birth Trauma	7	2,445	11	1,504	+ 941
Low Birth Weight	8	2,346	10	1,661	+ 685
Liver Disease	9	2,174	22	624	+ 1,549
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,141	1	6,835	- 4,695
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,765	12	1,105	+ 660
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,519	16	951	+ 569
Hypertension	13	1,264	13	1,096	+ 168
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,157	4	4,533	- 3,376
Malnutrition	15	1,112	48	134	+ 978
Meningitis	16	954	34	324	+ 631
Cervical Cancer	17	869	19	665	+ 204
Kidney Disease	18	850	18	687	+ 164
Other Injuries	19	835	20	647	+ 188
Suicide	20	629	37	259	+ 371
Lung Disease	21	615	3	4,538	- 3,923
Maternal Conditions	22	574	30	421	+ 153
Violence	23	557	15	969	- 412
Syphilis	24	427	42	234	+ 193
Pertussis	25	359	39	248	+ 111
Asthma	26	358	9	1,842	- 1,484
Drownings	27	333	40	240	+ 93
Falls	28	288	26	502	- 214
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	285	33	343	- 58
Prostate Cancer	30	271	36	285	- 14
Lymphomas	31	265	32	353	- 88
Fires	32	264	27	488	- 224
Inflammatory/Heart	33	242	43	229	+ 13
Poisonings	34	220	50	121	+ 99
Breast Cancer	35	177	17	764	- 587
Oesophagus Cancer	36	173	44	199	- 26
Endocrine Disorders	37	171	47	153	+ 18
Epilepsy	38	160	51	111	+ 50
Leukemia	39	126	38	253	- 127
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	119	35	302	- 183
Lung Cancers	41	109	23	622	- 513
Stomach Cancer	42	100	28	447	- 347
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	98	29	445	- 347
Tetanus	44	92	56	48	+ 44
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	92	14	1,072	- 980
Liver Cancer	46	85	21	644	- 559
Parkinson's Disease	47	79	45	185	- 105
Oral Cancer	48	75	25	580	- 505
Alcohol	49	68	53	93	- 26
Bladder Cancer	50	64	54	82	- 19
Schistosomiasis	51	62	73	0	+ 62
Skin Disease	52	61	49	126	- 65
Drug Use	53	59	61	13	+ 47
Skin Cancers	54	52	31	417	- 364
Hepatitis B	55	50	58	27	+ 23
Appendicitis	56	40	59	20	+ 20
Ovary Cancer	57	40	46	179	- 139
Leishmaniasis	58	35	74	0	+ 35
Encephalitis	59	34	57	31	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	60	33	68	2	+ 31
Measles	61	23	41	238	- 214
Pancreas Cancer	62	20	52	107	- 86
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	14	65	5	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	64	14	55	81	- 67
Other Neoplasms	65	10	60	15	- 6
Hepatitis C	66	9	62	8	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	67	6	66	5	+ 2
Ascariasis	68	4	63	7	- 3
War	69	3	69	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	2	71	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	2	70	1	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	76	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	73	1	67	3	- 2
Dengue	74	1	64	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	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

Zambia

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.