AUSTRALIA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,426	1	21,548	+ 4,878
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	15,724	2	15,588	+ 135
Stroke	3	12,335	3	10,331	+ 2,004
Lung Cancers	4	9,716	4	8,769	+ 948
Lung Disease	5	9,413	5	8,487	+ 925
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,752	6	6,209	+ 1,543
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,772	8	4,446	+ 326
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,986	7	4,471	- 485
Prostate Cancer	9	3,832	9	3,766	+ 66
Breast Cancer	10	3,821	10	3,405	+ 416
Falls	11	3,250	14	3,116	+ 134
Skin Cancers	12	3,172	17	2,319	+ 853
Lymphomas	13	3,154	15	3,039	+ 116
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,815	13	3,118	- 302
Suicide	15	2,740	11	3,150	- 409
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,375	29	1,245	+ 1,130
Kidney Disease	17	2,241	12	3,139	- 899
Leukemia	18	2,028	18	2,126	- 98
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,831	19	2,036	- 205
Hypertension	20	1,695	23	1,631	+ 64
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,683	16	2,328	- 645
Stomach Cancer	22	1,674	27	1,288	+ 386
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,623	24	1,571	+ 52
Liver Cancer	24	1,493	20	2,036	- 543
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,447	25	1,494	- 47
Bladder Cancer	26	1,384	30	1,187	+ 196
Other Neoplasms	27	1,270	28	1,252	+ 18
Other Injuries	28	1,131	22	1,642	- 511
Ovary Cancer	29	1,073	31	1,003	+ 70
Congenital Anomalies	30	910	33	711	+ 200
Oral Cancer	31	849	32	972	- 123
Liver Disease	32	817	26	1,421	- 604
Uterin Cancer	33	749	35	524	+ 225
Skin Disease	34	612	34	594	+ 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	584	38	379	+ 205
Asthma	36	470	36	455	+ 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	419	40	296	+ 124
Low Birth Weight	38	407	43	248	+ 159
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	364	42	276	+ 88
Drug Use	40	359	21	1,783	- 1,424
Cervical Cancer	41	315	39	342	- 26
Violence	42	297	44	243	+ 54
Epilepsy	43	285	41	285	+ 1
Drownings	44	282	47	177	+ 105
Alcohol	45	267	37	380	- 113
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	244	45	229	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	47	225	46	188	+ 37
Hepatitis C	48	154	48	173	- 19
Osteoarthritis	49	125	52	114	+ 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	115	53	71	+ 43
Anemia	51	91	49	157	- 67
Tuberculosis	52	89	56	53	+ 36
Fires	53	88	55	55	+ 33
Birth Trauma	54	76	50	140	- 65
Malnutrition	55	73	51	117	- 44
Hepatitis B	56	72	58	41	+ 31
HIV/AIDS	57	54	57	50	+ 4
Poisonings	58	48	61	35	+ 13
Meningitis	59	47	60	37	+ 9
Schizophrenia	60	42	54	64	- 22
Oral conditions	61	40	59	40	+ 0
Appendicitis	62	30	62	26	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	63	25	63	20	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	64	19	64	17	+ 2
Pertussis	65	4	69	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	66	4	68	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	67	3	66	6	- 3
War	68	3	65	8	- 5
Tetanus	69	2	70	1	+ 1
Syphilis	70	2	67	3	- 1
Chlamydia	71	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

New Zealand

Australia

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.