NEW ZEALAND VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,778	7	920	+ 3,858
Tuberculosis	2	4,296	52	17	+ 4,279
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,278	37	81	+ 4,197
HIV/AIDS	4	3,427	57	10	+ 3,417
Stroke	5	2,999	3	2,378	+ 621
Malaria	6	2,995	78	0	+ 2,995
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,649	1	5,095	- 2,447
Low Birth Weight	8	2,035	38	78	+ 1,956
Birth Trauma	9	2,002	54	15	+ 1,987
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,635	16	458	+ 1,177
Measles	11	1,484	82	0	+ 1,484
Hypertension	12	1,144	20	327	+ 817
Maternal Conditions	13	1,073	63	5	+ 1,068
Liver Disease	14	1,053	32	158	+ 896
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,042	8	769	+ 274
Meningitis	16	927	59	9	+ 918
Violence	17	921	42	57	+ 864
Lung Disease	18	873	5	1,815	- 942
Congenital Anomalies	19	708	30	176	+ 533
Asthma	20	695	36	91	+ 604
Kidney Disease	21	649	17	432	+ 217
Malnutrition	22	631	55	14	+ 617
Other Injuries	23	567	28	218	+ 349
Suicide	24	534	15	528	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	25	386	21	325	+ 62
Breast Cancer	26	314	10	737	- 422
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	290	39	70	+ 219
War	28	286	68	1	+ 286
Tetanus	29	256	69	0	+ 256
Inflammatory/Heart	30	246	23	313	- 66
Pertussis	31	242	65	1	+ 241
Cervical Cancer	32	210	41	61	+ 149
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	186	2	3,032	- 2,845
Drownings	34	185	44	54	+ 130
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	177	35	113	+ 64
Falls	36	166	11	627	- 461
Schistosomiasis	37	155	77	0	+ 155
Prostate Cancer	38	143	9	739	- 596
Fires	39	130	53	17	+ 113
Poisonings	40	122	58	9	+ 113
Syphilis	41	110	70	0	+ 109
Lymphomas	42	109	13	608	- 499
Epilepsy	43	108	43	55	+ 54
Liver Cancer	44	107	24	288	- 181
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	106	6	1,495	- 1,388
Oral Cancer	46	83	31	164	- 80
Leukemia	47	80	18	391	- 311
Parkinson's Disease	48	61	19	353	- 292
Stomach Cancer	49	60	22	323	- 263
Ovary Cancer	50	58	29	207	- 148
Appendicitis	51	56	62	6	+ 51
Alcohol	52	56	45	51	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	53	44	25	279	- 235
Skin Disease	54	44	34	118	- 74
Lung Cancers	55	43	4	1,873	- 1,831
Leishmaniasis	56	42	80	0	+ 42
Drug Use	57	40	40	69	- 29
Skin Cancers	58	39	12	612	- 572
Trypanosomiasis	59	36	81	0	+ 36
Pancreas Cancer	60	33	14	543	- 509
Hepatitis B	61	30	56	14	+ 16
Encephalitis	62	26	66	1	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	63	22	64	4	+ 19
Bladder Cancer	64	21	26	267	- 246
Uterin Cancer	65	18	33	145	- 127
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	14	46	47	- 33
Diphtheria	67	10	83	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	68	6	67	1	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	5	48	30	- 24
Other Neoplasms	70	4	27	245	- 241
Ascariasis	71	4	76	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	72	3	47	43	- 40
Chlamydia	73	2	71	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	81	0	49	24	- 24
Oral conditions	82	0	61	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	51	17	- 17
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Central Africa

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.