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HEALTH PROFILE: New Guinea

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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New Guinea NEW GUINEA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    New Guinea
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    New Guinea NEW GUINEA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    63.4
    67.4
    145
    149
    Age 5
    66.6
    70.2
    154
    157
    Age 10
    66.9
    70.5
    157
    159
    Age 15
    67.1
    70.7
    160
    161
    Age 20
    67.5
    70.9
    160
    161
    Age 25
    68.0
    71.3
    161
    161
    Age 30
    68.5
    71.8
    161
    162
    Age 35
    69.1
    72.3
    161
    162
    Age 40
    69.9
    73.1
    164
    162
    Age 45
    70.9
    73.9
    162
    163
    Age 50
    72.1
    75.0
    161
    163
    Age 55
    73.6
    76.2
    161
    164
    Age 60
    75.4
    77.6
    159
    163
    Age 65
    77.5
    79.3
    157
    163
    Age 70
    80.0
    81.3
    154
    161
    Age 75
    82.9
    83.8
    148
    157
    Age 80
    86.0
    86.6
    146
    156
    Age 85
    89.4
    89.8
    143
    146
    New Guinea NEW GUINEA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    152.96
    47
    2. Lung Disease
    122.46
    2
    3. Stroke
    118.90
    43
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    96.77
    10
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    48.64
    36
    6. Asthma
    47.57
    2
    7. Tuberculosis
    46.96
    20
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    41.97
    66
    9. Breast Cancer
    28.94
    13
    10. Malaria
    28.53
    34
    11. Hypertension
    25.98
    53
    12. Cervical Cancer
    21.97
    33
    13. Prostate Cancer
    21.28
    54
    14. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    17.27
    3
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.47
    138
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.45
    99
    17. Falls
    13.87
    8
    18. Lung Cancers
    13.71
    82
    19. Kidney Disease
    13.07
    128
    20. Oral Cancer
    12.56
    2
    21. Violence
    12.19
    39
    22. Liver Cancer
    12.14
    22
    23. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.80
    64
    24. Stomach Cancer
    10.61
    36
    25. Liver Disease
    10.10
    127
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Skin Cancers
    9.28
    1
    27. Other Injuries
    8.96
    77
    28. Low Birth Weight
    8.64
    49
    29. Birth Trauma
    7.75
    44
    30. HIV/AIDS
    7.23
    65
    31. Lymphomas
    6.83
    21
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.32
    40
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    6.28
    80
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    6.12
    20
    35. Ovary Cancer
    5.99
    34
    36. Fires
    5.98
    7
    37. Maternal Conditions
    4.88
    50
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.59
    38
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.35
    97
    40. Leukemia
    4.25
    57
    41. Suicide
    3.57
    157
    42. Malnutrition
    3.38
    64
    43. Uterin Cancer
    3.18
    48
    44. Meningitis
    3.03
    53
    45. Skin Disease
    2.76
    33
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    2.76
    123
    47. Drownings
    2.58
    85
    48. Pancreas Cancer
    2.21
    136
    49. Pertussis
    2.04
    43
    50. Bladder Cancer
    2.00
    96
    New Guinea NEW GUINEA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    6,835
    12.17
    2. Stroke
    5,095
    9.08
    3. Lung Disease
    4,538
    8.08
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,533
    8.07
    5. Tuberculosis
    3,969
    7.07
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,595
    4.62
    7. Malaria
    2,446
    4.36
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,295
    4.09
    9. Asthma
    1,842
    3.28
    10. Low Birth Weight
    1,661
    2.96
    11. Birth Trauma
    1,504
    2.68
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,105
    1.97
    13. Hypertension
    1,096
    1.95
    14. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,072
    1.91
    15. Violence
    969
    1.73
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    951
    1.69
    17. Breast Cancer
    764
    1.36
    18. Kidney Disease
    687
    1.22
    19. Cervical Cancer
    665
    1.18
    20. Other Injuries
    647
    1.15
    21. Liver Cancer
    644
    1.15
    22. Liver Disease
    624
    1.11
    23. Lung Cancers
    622
    1.11
    24. HIV/AIDS
    611
    1.09
    25. Oral Cancer
    580
    1.03
      Deaths %
    26. Falls
    502
    0.89
    27. Fires
    488
    0.87
    28. Stomach Cancer
    447
    0.80
    29. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    445
    0.79
    30. Maternal Conditions
    421
    0.75
    31. Skin Cancers
    417
    0.74
    32. Lymphomas
    353
    0.63
    33. Alzheimers & Dementia
    343
    0.61
    34. Meningitis
    324
    0.58
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    301
    0.54
    36. Prostate Cancer
    285
    0.51
    37. Suicide
    259
    0.46
    38. Leukemia
    253
    0.45
    39. Pertussis
    248
    0.44
    40. Drownings
    240
    0.43
    41. Measles
    238
    0.42
    42. Syphilis
    234
    0.42
    43. Inflammatory/Heart
    229
    0.41
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    199
    0.35
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    185
    0.33
    46. Ovary Cancer
    179
    0.32
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    153
    0.27
    48. Malnutrition
    134
    0.24
    49. Skin Disease
    126
    0.22
    50. Poisonings
    121
    0.22
    New Guinea NEW GUINEA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    28.94
    13
    2. Cervical Cancer
    21.97
    33
    3. Prostate Cancer
    21.28
    54
    4. Lung Cancers
    13.71
    82
    5. Oral Cancer
    12.56
    2
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.14
    22
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.80
    64
    8. Stomach Cancer
    10.61
    36
      Rate World Rank
    9. Skin Cancers
    9.28
    1
    10. Lymphomas
    6.83
    21
    11. Ovary Cancer
    5.99
    34
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.59
    38
    13. Leukemia
    4.25
    57
    14. Uterin Cancer
    3.18
    48
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    2.21
    136
    16. Bladder Cancer
    2.00
    96
    New Guinea NEW GUINEA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    2.1
    142
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    55.2
    25.4
    7
    12
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    16.6
    25.8
    98
    72
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    New Guinea NEW GUINEA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    37.8
    39.7
    38.7
    151
    154
    152
    1970
    42.8
    44.7
    43.7
    149
    151
    149
    1980
    49.5
    53.8
    51.6
    141
    137
    138
    1990
    52.3
    57.8
    55.0
    151
    144
    144
    2000
    56.7
    61.3
    58.9
    139
    133
    136
    2010
    59.5
    64.3
    61.8
    148
    142
    145
    2019
    63.4
    67.4
    65.3
    145
    149
    148
    New Guinea NEW GUINEA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    7.4m
    101
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.04
    24
    Population 0-14
    32.0%
    59
    Population 15-64
    63.4%
    126
    Population 65 +
    4.6%
    126
    Birth Rate / 1000
    29.03
    31
    Death Rate / 1000
    5.54
    154
    Fertility Rate
    2.79
    57
    Infant Mortality
    40.33
    38
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    85
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.04
    107
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.04
    38
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.96
    16
    Net Migration
    0.00
    61
    Population Growth
    1.61%
    55
    Literacy Total
    64.2%
    151
    Literacy Male
    65.6%
    139
    Literacy Female
    62.8%
    128
    Unemployment
    2.5%
    164
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    65.3
    148
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    57.1
    146
    GDP per Capita USD
    $4,100
    148

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    46,864
    670
    4/1/24
    New Guinea COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected New Guinea causes.

     
     
    New Guinea COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    New Guinea COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.