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Compare Bhutan and New Guinea health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bhutan BHUTAN   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    158
    159
    158
     
    37.8
    39.7
    38.7
    151
    154
    152
    1970
    40.2
    41.7
    40.9
    159
    160
    159
     
    42.8
    44.7
    43.7
    149
    151
    149
    1980
    45.6
    47.8
    46.7
    155
    156
    157
     
    49.5
    53.8
    51.6
    141
    137
    138
    1990
    51.6
    54.7
    53.1
    153
    152
    154
     
    52.3
    57.8
    55.0
    151
    144
    144
    2000
    60.0
    63.4
    61.7
    127
    127
    129
     
    53.9
    59.7
    56.8
    149
    140
    144
    2010
    67.7
    68.2
    67.9
    100
    128
    120
     
    59.5
    64.3
    61.8
    148
    142
    145
    2015
    69.5
    70.1
    69.8
    97
    127
    114
     
    60.6
    65.4
    62.9
    153
    149
    151
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bhutan BHUTAN   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    69.5
    70.1
    97
    127
     
    60.6
    65.4
    153
    149
    Age 5
    72.1
    72.2
    89
    131
     
    64.5
    69.0
    157
    150
    Age 10
    72.8
    72.6
    82
    131
     
    64.8
    69.3
    161
    153
    Age 15
    73.2
    72.9
    77
    130
     
    65.1
    69.5
    163
    153
    Age 20
    73.5
    73.3
    77
    129
     
    65.5
    69.8
    165
    154
    Age 25
    73.9
    73.8
    78
    130
     
    66.0
    70.3
    168
    155
    Age 30
    74.5
    74.3
    75
    127
     
    66.6
    70.8
    170
    159
    Age 35
    75.1
    74.9
    69
    126
     
    67.2
    71.4
    173
    162
    Age 40
    76.0
    75.7
    63
    122
     
    67.9
    72.1
    175
    166
    Age 45
    76.9
    76.6
    54
    116
     
    68.8
    72.9
    178
    170
    Age 50
    78.0
    77.6
    53
    115
     
    70.0
    73.9
    180
    172
    Age 55
    79.2
    78.9
    45
    107
     
    71.5
    75.1
    182
    172
    Age 60
    80.5
    80.4
    42
    94
     
    73.4
    76.6
    182
    170
    Age 65
    82.0
    82.2
    42
    88
     
    75.7
    78.5
    182
    164
    Age 70
    83.8
    84.2
    40
    72
     
    78.5
    80.7
    179
    151
    Age 75
    85.9
    86.6
    33
    57
     
    81.8
    83.4
    171
    136
    Age 80
    88.5
    89.4
    21
    40
     
    85.3
    86.3
    150
    127
    Age 85
    91.5
    92.6
    11
    16
     
    89.1
    89.8
    126
    112
    Age 90
    94.9
    96.1
    9
    9
     
    93.1
    93.6
    109
    100
    Age 95
    98.7
    99.8
    9
    4
     
    97.4
    97.7
    107
    95
    Age 100
    102.9
    103.9
    8
    3
     
    101.9
    102.2
    95
    76
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bhutan BHUTAN   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    82.09
    98
     
    50.34
    153
    2. Lung Disease
    77.92
    4
     
    30.75
    32
    3. Stroke
    58.08
    121
     
    41.43
    136
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    54.48
    64
     
    224.71
    5
    5. Poisonings
    36.54
    1
     
    16.36
    2
    6. Other Injuries
    36.13
    7
     
    27.48
    20
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    32.10
    73
     
    96.50
    6
    8. Liver Disease
    22.51
    59
     
    33.61
    20
    9. Tuberculosis
    19.51
    50
     
    97.88
    6
    10. Kidney Disease
    18.85
    46
     
    47.59
    2
    11. Stomach Cancer
    18.64
    8
     
    7.31
    62
    12. Suicide
    17.61
    22
     
    11.73
    54
    13. Hypertension
    17.52
    83
     
    8.66
    142
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    16.80
    59
     
    21.16
    56
    15. Fires
    16.45
    7
     
    6.14
    49
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    15.69
    3
     
    8.48
    90
    17. Low Birth Weight
    14.94
    51
     
    15.41
    49
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.53
    99
     
    16.62
    89
    19. Asthma
    11.18
    32
     
    46.56
    1
    20. Falls
    11.01
    38
     
    5.57
    84
    21. Birth Trauma
    10.38
    58
     
    15.36
    40
    22. HIV/AIDS
    8.90
    74
     
    15.49
    62
    23. Malnutrition
    8.72
    52
     
    15.23
    42
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.41
    74
     
    7.83
    81
    25. Cervical Cancer
    7.77
    87
     
    22.90
    19
    26. Lung Cancers
    7.42
    108
     
    7.46
    107
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    6.78
    75
     
    8.25
    67
    28. Oral Cancer
    6.50
    18
     
    18.19
    1
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.21
    29
     
    2.71
    82
    30. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.03
    63
     
    8.98
    27
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.97
    42
     
    11.05
    20
    32. Epilepsy
    5.50
    45
     
    5.23
    48
    33. Drownings
    5.25
    64
     
    5.71
    54
    34. Liver Cancer
    5.08
    94
     
    11.44
    28
    35. Hepatitis B
    5.02
    9
     
    4.65
    12
    36. Ovary Cancer
    4.44
    80
     
    6.44
    30
    37. Pancreas Cancer
    3.73
    81
     
    1.41
    133
    38. Meningitis
    3.55
    68
     
    14.32
    36
    39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.30
    152
     
    6.83
    95
    40. Violence
    3.10
    112
     
    5.87
    81
    41. Encephalitis
    2.56
    20
     
    0.49
    68
    42. Maternal Conditions
    2.42
    69
     
    7.34
    46
    43. Breast Cancer
    2.12
    172
     
    19.04
    60
    44. Leukemia
    2.06
    139
     
    3.98
    78
    45. Skin Disease
    2.03
    79
     
    7.83
    17
    46. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.70
    129
     
    3.09
    86
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    1.58
    96
     
    0.99
    119
    48. Other Neoplasms
    1.51
    128
     
    1.39
    134
    49. Syphilis
    1.27
    50
     
    1.49
    46
    50. Bladder Cancer
    1.01
    144
     
    1.04
    142
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Bhutan BHUTAN   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    395
    9.72
     
    1,660
    3.31
    2. Lung Disease
    354
    8.71
     
    905
    1.81
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    312
    7.69
     
    8,930
    17.81
    4. Stroke
    267
    6.56
     
    1,354
    2.70
    5. Poisonings
    248
    6.10
     
    850
    1.70
    6. Other Injuries
    239
    5.89
     
    1,634
    3.26
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    154
    3.80
     
    3,463
    6.91
    8. Liver Disease
    125
    3.07
     
    1,339
    2.67
    9. Suicide
    119
    2.92
     
    550
    1.10
    10. Low Birth Weight
    118
    2.90
     
    1,699
    3.39
    11. Fires
    115
    2.84
     
    411
    0.82
    12. Diarrhoeal diseases
    108
    2.65
     
    1,584
    3.16
    13. Kidney Disease
    103
    2.54
     
    1,742
    3.47
    14. Tuberculosis
    103
    2.53
     
    3,847
    7.67
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    101
    2.49
     
    827
    1.65
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    96
    2.36
     
    928
    1.85
    17. Stomach Cancer
    89
    2.19
     
    241
    0.48
    18. Hypertension
    84
    2.05
     
    252
    0.50
    19. Birth Trauma
    82
    2.02
     
    1,694
    3.38
    20. Falls
    62
    1.53
     
    260
    0.52
    21. HIV/AIDS
    60
    1.48
     
    978
    1.95
    22. Asthma
    54
    1.33
     
    1,475
    2.94
    23. Malnutrition
    49
    1.22
     
    683
    1.36
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    45
    1.10
     
    344
    0.69
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    40
    0.98
     
    451
    0.90
    26. Lung Cancers
    38
    0.94
     
    259
    0.52
    27. Drownings
    38
    0.93
     
    375
    0.75
    28. Oral Cancer
    33
    0.81
     
    674
    1.34
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    33
    0.80
     
    339
    0.68
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    31
    0.77
     
    364
    0.73
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    31
    0.76
     
    96
    0.19
    32. Epilepsy
    30
    0.75
     
    335
    0.67
    33. Hepatitis B
    29
    0.71
     
    212
    0.42
    34. Liver Cancer
    25
    0.61
     
    523
    1.04
    35. Violence
    23
    0.56
     
    376
    0.75
    36. Meningitis
    23
    0.56
     
    912
    1.82
    37. Cervical Cancer
    19
    0.47
     
    540
    1.08
    38. Maternal Conditions
    18
    0.45
     
    471
    0.94
    39. Pancreas Cancer
    18
    0.45
     
    52
    0.10
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18
    0.44
     
    243
    0.48
    41. Encephalitis
    17
    0.41
     
    17
    0.03
    42. Leukemia
    12
    0.28
     
    210
    0.42
    43. Skin Disease
    11
    0.27
     
    297
    0.59
    44. Syphilis
    10
    0.26
     
    136
    0.27
    45. Ovary Cancer
    10
    0.25
     
    142
    0.28
    46. Alzheimers/Dementia
    9
    0.21
     
    84
    0.17
    47. Other Neoplasms
    8
    0.19
     
    59
    0.12
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    7
    0.17
     
    25
    0.05
    49. Bladder Cancer
    6
    0.14
     
    30
    0.06
    50. Breast Cancer
    5
    0.13
     
    426
    0.85
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bhutan BHUTAN   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    18.64
    8
     
    7.31
    62
    2. Cervical Cancer
    7.77
    87
     
    22.90
    19
    3. Lung Cancers
    7.42
    108
     
    7.46
    107
    4. Oral Cancer
    6.50
    18
     
    18.19
    1
    5. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.21
    29
     
    2.71
    82
    6. Liver Cancer
    5.08
    94
     
    11.44
    28
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.44
    80
     
    6.44
    30
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    3.73
    81
     
    1.41
    133
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.30
    152
     
    6.83
    95
    10. Breast Cancer
    2.12
    172
     
    19.04
    60
    11. Leukemia
    2.06
    139
     
    3.98
    78
    12. Lymphomas
    1.01
    171
     
    7.59
    20
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.01
    144
     
    1.04
    142
    14. Prostate Cancer
    0.83
    172
     
    19.23
    65
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.48
    159
     
    3.46
    15
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.35
    170
     
    3.97
    26
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.