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Compare Sweden 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
     
      Sweden SWEDEN   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    71.2
    74.9
    73.0
    3
    3
    3
     
    37.8
    39.7
    38.7
    151
    154
    152
    1970
    72.2
    77.2
    74.6
    1
    2
    1
     
    42.8
    44.7
    43.7
    149
    151
    149
    1980
    72.8
    78.9
    75.7
    2
    4
    3
     
    49.5
    53.8
    51.6
    141
    137
    138
    1990
    74.8
    80.4
    77.5
    4
    6
    2
     
    52.3
    57.8
    55.0
    151
    144
    144
    2000
    77.4
    82.0
    79.6
    2
    6
    3
     
    53.9
    59.7
    56.8
    149
    140
    144
    2010
    79.5
    83.5
    81.5
    6
    11
    9
     
    59.5
    64.3
    61.8
    148
    142
    145
    2015
    80.7
    84.0
    82.4
    4
    12
    10
     
    60.6
    65.4
    62.9
    153
    149
    151
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sweden SWEDEN   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.7
    84.0
    4
    12
     
    60.6
    65.4
    153
    149
    Age 5
    80.9
    84.3
    5
    12
     
    64.5
    69.0
    157
    150
    Age 10
    81.0
    84.3
    5
    11
     
    64.8
    69.3
    161
    153
    Age 15
    81.0
    84.3
    5
    12
     
    65.1
    69.5
    163
    153
    Age 20
    81.1
    84.4
    5
    12
     
    65.5
    69.8
    165
    154
    Age 25
    81.3
    84.4
    5
    12
     
    66.0
    70.3
    168
    155
    Age 30
    81.5
    84.5
    5
    11
     
    66.6
    70.8
    170
    159
    Age 35
    81.6
    84.6
    4
    12
     
    67.2
    71.4
    173
    162
    Age 40
    81.8
    84.7
    4
    12
     
    67.9
    72.1
    175
    166
    Age 45
    82.0
    84.8
    5
    13
     
    68.8
    72.9
    178
    170
    Age 50
    82.3
    85.1
    6
    14
     
    70.0
    73.9
    180
    172
    Age 55
    82.7
    85.4
    7
    15
     
    71.5
    75.1
    182
    172
    Age 60
    83.3
    85.8
    9
    16
     
    73.4
    76.6
    182
    170
    Age 65
    84.1
    86.4
    10
    19
     
    75.7
    78.5
    182
    164
    Age 70
    85.2
    87.3
    12
    18
     
    78.5
    80.7
    179
    151
    Age 75
    86.5
    88.3
    19
    23
     
    81.8
    83.4
    171
    136
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.8
    26
    31
     
    85.3
    86.3
    150
    127
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.8
    49
    45
     
    89.1
    89.8
    126
    112
    Age 90
    93.7
    94.5
    76
    60
     
    93.1
    93.6
    109
    100
    Age 95
    97.5
    97.9
    95
    87
     
    97.4
    97.7
    107
    95
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.8
    151
    145
     
    101.9
    102.2
    95
    76
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sweden SWEDEN   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    71.31
    121
     
    50.34
    153
    2. Stroke
    36.15
    143
     
    41.43
    136
    3. Alzheimers/Dementia
    32.41
    5
     
    3.09
    86
    4. Prostate Cancer
    27.42
    28
     
    19.23
    65
    5. Lung Cancers
    19.87
    58
     
    7.46
    107
    6. Breast Cancer
    17.17
    78
     
    19.04
    60
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.47
    37
     
    6.83
    95
    8. Lung Disease
    12.53
    133
     
    30.75
    32
    9. Suicide
    11.43
    58
     
    11.73
    54
    10. Hypertension
    10.38
    132
     
    8.66
    142
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.68
    144
     
    96.50
    6
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    8.61
    21
     
    1.41
    133
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.04
    159
     
    224.71
    5
    14. Ovary Cancer
    7.68
    14
     
    6.44
    30
    15. Other Injuries
    7.10
    126
     
    27.48
    20
    16. Lymphomas
    6.80
    34
     
    7.59
    20
    17. Falls
    4.56
    100
     
    5.57
    84
    18. Leukemia
    4.15
    69
     
    3.98
    78
    19. Liver Disease
    3.94
    162
     
    33.61
    20
    20. Kidney Disease
    3.83
    162
     
    47.59
    2
    21. Stomach Cancer
    3.80
    124
     
    7.31
    62
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    3.79
    111
     
    8.25
    67
    23. Skin Cancers
    3.79
    10
     
    3.46
    15
    24. Alcohol
    3.74
    30
     
    1.11
    74
    25. Other Neoplasms
    3.74
    48
     
    1.39
    134
    26. Liver Cancer
    3.69
    130
     
    11.44
    28
    27. Bladder Cancer
    3.53
    49
     
    1.04
    142
    28. Uterin Cancer
    3.25
    36
     
    3.97
    26
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.24
    145
     
    7.83
    81
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.20
    94
     
    21.16
    56
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2.98
    134
     
    22.90
    19
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    2.63
    58
     
    0.99
    119
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    2.50
    163
     
    8.48
    90
    34. Drug Use
    2.49
    40
     
    2.02
    56
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.48
    92
     
    2.71
    82
    36. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.36
    171
     
    16.62
    89
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.80
    134
     
    18.19
    1
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.57
    121
     
    11.05
    20
    39. Epilepsy
    1.19
    124
     
    5.23
    48
    40. Violence
    1.00
    149
     
    5.87
    81
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.94
    12
     
    0.14
    126
    42. Fires
    0.83
    128
     
    6.14
    49
    43. Poisonings
    0.80
    115
     
    16.36
    2
    44. Skin Disease
    0.76
    123
     
    7.83
    17
    45. Asthma
    0.72
    149
     
    46.56
    1
    46. Drownings
    0.70
    156
     
    5.71
    54
    47. Low Birth Weight
    0.69
    169
     
    15.41
    49
    48. Anemia
    0.66
    88
     
    3.09
    36
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.63
    80
     
    0.23
    139
    50. Hepatitis C
    0.53
    40
     
    0.22
    88
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Sweden SWEDEN   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,145
    21.38
     
    1,660
    3.31
    2. Stroke
    7,934
    11.20
     
    1,354
    2.70
    3. Alzheimers/Dementia
    7,450
    10.51
     
    84
    0.17
    4. Lung Cancers
    3,791
    5.35
     
    259
    0.52
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,032
    4.28
     
    243
    0.48
    6. Lung Disease
    2,709
    3.82
     
    905
    1.81
    7. Prostate Cancer
    2,672
    3.77
     
    188
    0.38
    8. Hypertension
    2,324
    3.28
     
    252
    0.50
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,026
    2.86
     
    3,463
    6.91
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,684
    2.38
     
    8,930
    17.81
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    1,656
    2.34
     
    52
    0.10
    12. Breast Cancer
    1,543
    2.18
     
    426
    0.85
    13. Other Injuries
    1,405
    1.98
     
    1,634
    3.26
    14. Lymphomas
    1,336
    1.89
     
    285
    0.57
    15. Suicide
    1,255
    1.77
     
    550
    1.10
    16. Falls
    951
    1.34
     
    260
    0.52
    17. Kidney Disease
    850
    1.20
     
    1,742
    3.47
    18. Other Neoplasms
    801
    1.13
     
    59
    0.12
    19. Leukemia
    784
    1.11
     
    210
    0.42
    20. Bladder Cancer
    745
    1.05
     
    30
    0.06
    21. Diarrhoeal diseases
    734
    1.04
     
    1,584
    3.16
    22. Ovary Cancer
    710
    1.00
     
    142
    0.28
    23. Stomach Cancer
    706
    1.00
     
    241
    0.48
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    689
    0.97
     
    451
    0.90
    25. Liver Cancer
    670
    0.95
     
    523
    1.04
    26. Skin Cancers
    661
    0.93
     
    127
    0.25
    27. Liver Disease
    610
    0.86
     
    1,339
    2.67
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    592
    0.84
     
    25
    0.05
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    547
    0.77
     
    344
    0.69
    30. Alcohol
    482
    0.68
     
    52
    0.10
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    461
    0.65
     
    96
    0.19
    32. Uterin Cancer
    370
    0.52
     
    82
    0.16
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    330
    0.47
     
    364
    0.73
    34. Oral Cancer
    323
    0.46
     
    674
    1.34
    35. Road Traffic Accidents
    270
    0.38
     
    928
    1.85
    36. Cervical Cancer
    244
    0.34
     
    540
    1.08
    37. Drug Use
    237
    0.33
     
    101
    0.20
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    220
    0.31
     
    827
    1.65
    39. Skin Disease
    171
    0.24
     
    297
    0.59
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    155
    0.22
     
    7
    0.01
    41. Anemia
    153
    0.22
     
    136
    0.27
    42. Asthma
    147
    0.21
     
    1,475
    2.94
    43. Epilepsy
    141
    0.20
     
    335
    0.67
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    133
    0.19
     
    9
    0.02
    45. Fires
    122
    0.17
     
    411
    0.82
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    100
    0.14
     
    339
    0.68
    47. Poisonings
    95
    0.13
     
    850
    1.70
    48. Violence
    94
    0.13
     
    376
    0.75
    49. Drownings
    84
    0.12
     
    375
    0.75
    50. Depression
    65
    0.09
     
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sweden SWEDEN   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    27.42
    28
     
    19.23
    65
    2. Lung Cancers
    19.87
    58
     
    7.46
    107
    3. Breast Cancer
    17.17
    78
     
    19.04
    60
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.47
    37
     
    6.83
    95
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.61
    21
     
    1.41
    133
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.68
    14
     
    6.44
    30
    7. Lymphomas
    6.80
    34
     
    7.59
    20
    8. Leukemia
    4.15
    69
     
    3.98
    78
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.80
    124
     
    7.31
    62
    10. Skin Cancers
    3.79
    10
     
    3.46
    15
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.69
    130
     
    11.44
    28
    12. Bladder Cancer
    3.53
    49
     
    1.04
    142
    13. Uterin Cancer
    3.25
    36
     
    3.97
    26
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2.98
    134
     
    22.90
    19
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.48
    92
     
    2.71
    82
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.80
    134
     
    18.19
    1
     
     
     
    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.