NEW ZEALAND VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,613	1	5,095	+ 9,518
Stroke	2	14,602	3	2,378	+ 12,223
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	3,035	2	3,032	+ 3
Lung Cancers	4	1,705	4	1,873	- 169
Lung Disease	5	1,456	5	1,815	- 359
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,053	7	920	+ 133
Stomach Cancer	7	819	22	323	+ 496
Inflammatory/Heart	8	772	23	313	+ 459
Liver Cancer	9	721	24	288	+ 433
Hypertension	10	706	20	327	+ 380
Kidney Disease	11	662	17	432	+ 230
Liver Disease	12	625	32	158	+ 467
Parkinson's Disease	13	612	19	353	+ 259
Road Traffic Accidents	14	560	16	458	+ 102
Bladder Cancer	15	548	26	267	+ 281
Prostate Cancer	16	516	9	739	- 223
Breast Cancer	17	381	10	737	- 356
Pancreas Cancer	18	373	14	543	- 170
Diabetes Mellitus	19	346	8	769	- 422
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	327	6	1,495	- 1,167
Asthma	21	320	36	91	+ 229
Leukemia	22	218	18	391	- 173
Falls	23	208	11	627	- 419
Suicide	24	208	15	528	- 321
Low Birth Weight	25	177	38	78	+ 98
Other Injuries	26	175	28	218	- 43
Violence	27	170	42	57	+ 113
Congenital Anomalies	28	170	30	176	- 5
Endocrine Disorders	29	151	21	325	- 174
Oral Cancer	30	149	31	164	- 15
Lymphomas	31	114	13	608	- 494
Skin Cancers	32	106	12	612	- 506
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	94	39	70	+ 24
Oesophagus Cancer	34	86	25	279	- 193
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	83	35	113	- 29
Cervical Cancer	36	79	41	61	+ 19
Epilepsy	37	73	43	55	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	38	70	33	145	- 75
Ovary Cancer	39	66	29	207	- 141
Multiple Sclerosis	40	64	47	43	+ 21
Birth Trauma	41	54	54	15	+ 39
HIV/AIDS	42	43	57	10	+ 32
Drownings	43	42	44	54	- 12
Drug Use	44	42	40	69	- 27
Fires	45	33	53	17	+ 16
Encephalitis	46	33	66	1	+ 32
Other Neoplasms	47	32	27	245	- 213
Alcohol	48	31	45	51	- 21
Meningitis	49	23	59	9	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	50	20	64	4	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	18	46	47	- 29
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	15	37	81	- 65
Poisonings	53	15	58	9	+ 6
Tuberculosis	54	14	52	17	- 3
Skin Disease	55	10	34	118	- 108
Appendicitis	56	9	62	6	+ 3
Tetanus	57	5	69	0	+ 4
Malnutrition	58	4	55	14	- 10
Maternal Conditions	59	3	63	5	- 2
Pertussis	60	2	65	1	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	61	1	80	0	+ 1
Syphilis	62	1	70	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	56	14	- 13
War	64	1	68	1	- 0
Measles	65	0	82	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	48	30	- 29
Chlamydia	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	67	1	- 1
Diphtheria	69	0	83	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	81	0	49	24	- 24
Oral conditions	82	0	61	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	8	- 8
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	51	17	- 17
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Albania

New Zealand

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.