CANADA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,298	1	40,063	- 1,765
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	22,788	2	30,970	- 8,182
Stroke	3	17,876	5	14,159	+ 3,718
Lung Cancers	4	14,082	3	20,937	- 6,855
Lung Disease	5	13,641	4	14,212	- 571
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,235	6	9,651	+ 1,584
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,916	7	7,431	- 516
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,777	9	5,718	+ 59
Prostate Cancer	9	5,554	13	4,711	+ 843
Breast Cancer	10	5,538	8	5,910	- 372
Falls	11	4,710	12	4,829	- 119
Skin Cancers	12	4,597	30	1,756	+ 2,840
Lymphomas	13	4,571	10	5,146	- 575
Pancreas Cancer	14	4,080	11	5,057	- 977
Suicide	15	3,972	15	4,417	- 445
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,442	28	1,998	+ 1,445
Kidney Disease	17	3,247	14	4,578	- 1,331
Leukemia	18	2,939	21	3,098	- 159
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,654	18	3,359	- 705
Hypertension	20	2,457	22	2,563	- 106
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,439	19	3,233	- 793
Stomach Cancer	22	2,426	26	2,177	+ 249
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,352	27	2,060	+ 292
Liver Cancer	24	2,164	20	3,113	- 949
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,097	25	2,230	- 133
Bladder Cancer	26	2,005	23	2,521	- 515
Other Neoplasms	27	1,841	31	1,679	+ 163
Other Injuries	28	1,639	24	2,392	- 753
Ovary Cancer	29	1,555	29	1,902	- 347
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,319	35	1,081	+ 238
Oral Cancer	31	1,230	32	1,592	- 362
Liver Disease	32	1,185	17	3,624	- 2,439
Uterin Cancer	33	1,086	34	1,183	- 97
Skin Disease	34	886	38	679	+ 207
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	846	39	636	+ 211
Asthma	36	681	49	262	+ 419
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	608	36	840	- 233
Low Birth Weight	38	589	42	553	+ 36
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	528	43	442	+ 86
Drug Use	40	520	16	3,686	- 3,166
Cervical Cancer	41	457	41	578	- 121
Violence	42	431	40	605	- 174
Epilepsy	43	413	44	384	+ 29
Drownings	44	409	48	283	+ 125
Alcohol	45	386	33	1,491	- 1,105
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	354	47	322	+ 31
Multiple Sclerosis	47	326	37	692	- 366
Hepatitis C	48	222	45	363	- 141
Osteoarthritis	49	180	55	139	+ 42
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	166	54	143	+ 24
Anemia	51	131	46	343	- 211
Tuberculosis	52	129	58	97	+ 31
Fires	53	127	52	192	- 65
Birth Trauma	54	110	50	193	- 83
Malnutrition	55	106	51	192	- 87
Hepatitis B	56	104	60	66	+ 38
HIV/AIDS	57	78	53	163	- 85
Poisonings	58	70	56	121	- 52
Meningitis	59	68	59	68	- 1
Schizophrenia	60	60	57	118	- 58
Oral conditions	61	59	61	51	+ 8
Appendicitis	62	44	62	49	- 5
Maternal Conditions	63	36	64	45	- 9
Upper Respiratory	64	27	63	47	- 19
Pertussis	65	6	69	1	+ 5
Encephalitis	66	5	68	3	+ 2
Otitis Media	67	5	66	8	- 2
War	68	4	65	21	- 17
Tetanus	69	3	71	0	+ 2
Syphilis	70	3	67	5	- 3
Chlamydia	71	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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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.