NEW ZEALAND VS GEORGIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GEORGIA		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,865	1	5,095	+ 11,770
Stroke	2	12,605	3	2,378	+ 10,227
Hypertension	3	4,620	20	327	+ 4,293
Liver Disease	4	1,970	32	158	+ 1,813
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	1,923	2	3,032	- 1,108
Diabetes Mellitus	6	1,707	8	769	+ 939
Lung Disease	7	1,220	5	1,815	- 595
Lung Cancers	8	1,213	4	1,873	- 660
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	933	7	920	+ 13
Kidney Disease	10	870	17	432	+ 438
Breast Cancer	11	645	10	737	- 91
Stomach Cancer	12	561	22	323	+ 239
Road Traffic Accidents	13	522	16	458	+ 64
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	467	6	1,495	- 1,028
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	449	35	113	+ 336
Falls	16	442	11	627	- 184
Liver Cancer	17	405	24	288	+ 117
Suicide	18	386	15	528	- 142
Parkinson's Disease	19	373	19	353	+ 20
Other Injuries	20	365	28	218	+ 147
Inflammatory/Heart	21	365	23	313	+ 52
Prostate Cancer	22	306	9	739	- 433
Pancreas Cancer	23	239	14	543	- 304
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	238	39	70	+ 168
Lymphomas	25	219	13	608	- 389
Bladder Cancer	26	216	26	267	- 51
Cervical Cancer	27	197	41	61	+ 136
Congenital Anomalies	28	184	30	176	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	29	183	29	207	- 24
Leukemia	30	181	18	391	- 210
Oral Cancer	31	175	31	164	+ 12
Tuberculosis	32	161	52	17	+ 144
Skin Cancers	33	157	12	612	- 455
Fires	34	147	53	17	+ 130
Asthma	35	143	36	91	+ 52
Uterin Cancer	36	121	33	145	- 24
Low Birth Weight	37	121	38	78	+ 42
Endocrine Disorders	38	114	21	325	- 210
Drownings	39	100	44	54	+ 46
Violence	40	95	42	57	+ 38
Drug Use	41	94	40	69	+ 25
HIV/AIDS	42	94	57	10	+ 83
Oesophagus Cancer	43	79	25	279	- 200
Epilepsy	44	54	43	55	- 1
Alcohol	45	52	45	51	+ 0
Birth Trauma	46	42	54	15	+ 27
Meningitis	47	26	59	9	+ 17
Encephalitis	48	25	66	1	+ 25
Poisonings	49	25	58	9	+ 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	20	37	81	- 61
Skin Disease	51	17	34	118	- 100
Other Neoplasms	52	15	27	245	- 230
Maternal Conditions	53	14	63	5	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	54	13	47	43	- 31
Appendicitis	55	11	62	6	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	56	8	80	0	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	8	46	47	- 39
Hepatitis B	58	7	56	14	- 6
Malnutrition	59	5	55	14	- 9
Upper Respiratory	60	1	64	4	- 3
War	61	0	68	1	- 0
Tetanus	62	0	69	0	+ 0
Syphilis	63	0	70	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	48	30	- 29
Chlamydia	65	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	67	1	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	65	1	- 1
Measles	68	0	82	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	49	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	50	22	- 22
Oral conditions	82	0	61	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	8	- 8
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	51	17	- 17
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Georgia

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.