NEW GUINEA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	11,966	24	611	+ 11,355
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,539	6	2,595	+ 3,944
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,442	1	6,835	- 1,394
Stroke	4	5,102	2	5,095	+ 7
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,018	4	4,533	+ 485
Tuberculosis	6	3,651	5	3,969	- 318
Violence	7	3,490	15	969	+ 2,522
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,633	8	2,295	+ 338
Kidney Disease	9	2,543	18	687	+ 1,857
Suicide	10	2,289	37	259	+ 2,031
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,163	12	1,105	+ 1,058
Hypertension	12	2,126	13	1,096	+ 1,030
Lung Disease	13	1,977	3	4,538	- 2,561
Liver Disease	14	1,498	22	624	+ 874
Lung Cancers	15	1,281	23	622	+ 659
Low Birth Weight	16	1,039	10	1,661	- 623
Other Injuries	17	1,000	20	647	+ 353
Asthma	18	992	9	1,842	- 850
Endocrine Disorders	19	979	47	153	+ 826
Cervical Cancer	20	923	19	665	+ 259
Inflammatory/Heart	21	899	43	229	+ 670
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	777	33	343	+ 434
Breast Cancer	23	754	17	764	- 10
Prostate Cancer	24	727	36	285	+ 442
Congenital Anomalies	25	723	16	951	- 227
Meningitis	26	608	34	324	+ 285
Fires	27	601	27	488	+ 113
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	596	29	445	+ 151
Oesophagus Cancer	29	579	44	199	+ 380
Birth Trauma	30	499	11	1,504	- 1,004
Lymphomas	31	468	32	353	+ 116
Drownings	32	399	40	240	+ 160
Liver Cancer	33	396	21	644	- 248
Malnutrition	34	396	48	134	+ 262
Pancreas Cancer	35	334	52	107	+ 227
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	315	35	302	+ 13
Epilepsy	37	311	51	111	+ 200
Maternal Conditions	38	282	30	421	- 138
Stomach Cancer	39	255	28	447	- 192
Leukemia	40	243	38	253	- 10
Oral Cancer	41	234	25	580	- 346
Falls	42	233	26	502	- 269
Pertussis	43	190	39	248	- 58
Syphilis	44	188	42	234	- 46
Skin Disease	45	183	49	126	+ 57
Parkinson's Disease	46	179	45	185	- 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	169	14	1,072	- 903
Skin Cancers	48	165	31	417	- 252
Alcohol	49	164	53	93	+ 71
Poisonings	50	162	50	121	+ 41
Ovary Cancer	51	158	46	179	- 21
Bladder Cancer	52	138	54	82	+ 55
Drug Use	53	128	61	13	+ 115
Uterin Cancer	54	85	55	81	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	62	65	5	+ 57
Appendicitis	56	46	59	20	+ 25
Measles	57	45	41	238	- 193
Other Neoplasms	58	44	60	15	+ 29
Encephalitis	59	39	57	31	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	60	37	68	2	+ 35
Hepatitis B	61	23	58	27	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	62	19	66	5	+ 14
Malaria	63	14	7	2,446	- 2,432
War	64	11	69	1	+ 10
Tetanus	65	6	56	48	- 41
Schistosomiasis	66	6	73	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	67	3	71	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	68	3	70	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	3	67	3	- 0
Hepatitis C	70	1	62	8	- 7
Ascariasis	71	0	63	7	- 6
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	64	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	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
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	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

South Africa

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.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.