NEW ZEALAND VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,023	1	5,095	+ 3,928
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,139	2	3,032	+ 108
Stroke	3	3,055	3	2,378	+ 677
Lung Cancers	4	2,857	4	1,873	+ 983
Lung Disease	5	2,626	5	1,815	+ 811
Hypertension	6	1,644	20	327	+ 1,317
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,597	6	1,495	+ 102
Kidney Disease	8	1,397	17	432	+ 965
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,271	7	920	+ 351
Breast Cancer	10	1,156	10	737	+ 419
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,103	14	543	+ 560
Prostate Cancer	12	1,012	9	739	+ 273
Diabetes Mellitus	13	955	8	769	+ 186
Falls	14	940	11	627	+ 314
Liver Disease	15	932	32	158	+ 775
Parkinson's Disease	16	773	19	353	+ 420
Lymphomas	17	752	13	608	+ 143
Endocrine Disorders	18	655	21	325	+ 331
Suicide	19	631	15	528	+ 103
Stomach Cancer	20	593	22	323	+ 270
Inflammatory/Heart	21	546	23	313	+ 233
Leukemia	22	536	18	391	+ 145
Other Injuries	23	506	28	218	+ 288
Other Neoplasms	24	501	27	245	+ 256
Liver Cancer	25	494	24	288	+ 207
Alcohol	26	384	45	51	+ 333
Oesophagus Cancer	27	381	25	279	+ 102
Bladder Cancer	28	380	26	267	+ 113
Oral Cancer	29	370	31	164	+ 206
Ovary Cancer	30	319	29	207	+ 112
Skin Cancers	31	249	12	612	- 363
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	235	37	81	+ 154
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	222	35	113	+ 109
Road Traffic Accidents	34	194	16	458	- 264
Epilepsy	35	190	43	55	+ 135
Congenital Anomalies	36	141	30	176	- 35
Uterin Cancer	37	137	33	145	- 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	133	39	70	+ 63
Cervical Cancer	39	131	41	61	+ 70
Drug Use	40	118	40	69	+ 49
Multiple Sclerosis	41	96	47	43	+ 53
Skin Disease	42	95	34	118	- 23
Anemia	43	61	51	17	+ 43
Asthma	44	57	36	91	- 34
Low Birth Weight	45	47	38	78	- 31
Violence	46	47	42	57	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	33	46	47	- 14
Hepatitis C	48	31	48	30	+ 1
Drownings	49	28	44	54	- 26
Malnutrition	50	28	55	14	+ 14
Schizophrenia	51	24	60	8	+ 16
Osteoarthritis	52	22	49	24	- 2
Fires	53	22	53	17	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	54	21	57	10	+ 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	18	50	22	- 4
Tuberculosis	56	17	52	17	+ 0
Birth Trauma	57	15	54	15	+ 0
Poisonings	58	13	58	9	+ 4
Hepatitis B	59	11	56	14	- 3
Meningitis	60	10	59	9	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	61	8	64	4	+ 5
Appendicitis	62	8	62	6	+ 2
Oral conditions	63	4	61	8	- 4
Maternal Conditions	64	2	63	5	- 2
Otitis Media	65	1	67	1	+ 0
War	66	1	68	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	66	1	- 0
Syphilis	68	0	70	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	65	1	- 1
Measles	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	84	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	83	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

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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.