ECUADOR VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,458	1	9,805	+ 2,653
Stroke	2	9,285	3	5,429	+ 3,856
Lung Disease	3	8,270	8	2,576	+ 5,694
Diabetes Mellitus	4	8,261	5	4,321	+ 3,940
Tuberculosis	5	7,234	29	574	+ 6,660
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,729	4	5,083	- 353
Malaria	7	4,458	77	0	+ 4,458
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,183	34	410	+ 3,772
Asthma	9	3,357	53	85	+ 3,272
Low Birth Weight	10	3,028	16	1,172	+ 1,856
Birth Trauma	11	2,741	38	302	+ 2,438
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,015	6	3,490	- 1,476
Hypertension	13	1,997	10	2,507	- 510
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	1,953	47	163	+ 1,791
Violence	15	1,765	15	1,210	+ 556
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,732	13	1,335	+ 397
Breast Cancer	17	1,392	25	825	+ 567
Kidney Disease	18	1,252	2	6,184	- 4,932
Cervical Cancer	19	1,211	24	840	+ 371
Other Injuries	20	1,179	17	1,161	+ 18
Liver Cancer	21	1,174	21	954	+ 220
Liver Disease	22	1,138	7	3,330	- 2,192
Lung Cancers	23	1,133	20	1,075	+ 59
HIV/AIDS	24	1,114	27	609	+ 505
Oral Cancer	25	1,057	45	166	+ 891
Falls	26	914	18	1,114	- 200
Fires	27	889	43	175	+ 714
Stomach Cancer	28	815	11	2,089	- 1,274
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	811	19	1,109	- 298
Maternal Conditions	30	767	46	164	+ 602
Skin Cancers	31	759	37	308	+ 452
Lymphomas	32	643	22	883	- 240
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	625	9	2,565	- 1,940
Meningitis	34	590	52	90	+ 501
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	550	33	417	+ 133
Prostate Cancer	36	519	12	1,362	- 843
Suicide	37	471	14	1,326	- 855
Leukemia	38	461	23	882	- 420
Pertussis	39	451	56	79	+ 372
Drownings	40	437	32	470	- 33
Measles	41	433	72	0	+ 433
Syphilis	42	426	54	85	+ 341
Inflammatory/Heart	43	417	36	308	+ 109
Oesophagus Cancer	44	363	42	180	+ 183
Parkinson's Disease	45	336	26	658	- 322
Ovary Cancer	46	327	35	322	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	47	279	31	507	- 228
Malnutrition	48	244	28	578	- 334
Skin Disease	49	230	51	103	+ 127
Poisonings	50	221	58	59	+ 163
Epilepsy	51	202	40	273	- 71
Pancreas Cancer	52	195	30	562	- 367
Alcohol	53	170	39	280	- 110
Bladder Cancer	54	150	44	168	- 18
Uterin Cancer	55	148	48	129	+ 19
Tetanus	56	87	62	9	+ 78
Encephalitis	57	56	55	82	- 26
Hepatitis B	58	49	64	3	+ 46
Appendicitis	59	37	50	110	- 74
Other Neoplasms	60	28	57	64	- 36
Drug Use	61	23	41	214	- 191
Hepatitis C	62	14	67	1	+ 13
Ascariasis	63	13	65	2	+ 11
Dengue	64	12	61	10	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	10	49	124	- 114
Multiple Sclerosis	66	9	60	18	- 9
Diphtheria	67	6	69	1	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	68	3	63	8	- 5
War	69	2	66	2	- 0
Chlamydia	70	1	68	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	59	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

New Guinea

Ecuador

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.