CHINA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,397,914	2	1,771,525	- 373,612
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	831,779	6	304,455	+ 527,324
Stroke	3	652,507	1	2,043,210	- 1,390,704
Lung Cancers	4	513,995	4	714,311	- 200,316
Lung Disease	5	497,922	3	968,607	- 470,685
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	410,090	9	248,388	+ 161,702
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	252,425	12	183,342	+ 69,083
Diabetes Mellitus	8	210,869	14	161,672	+ 49,196
Prostate Cancer	9	202,711	28	51,056	+ 151,655
Breast Cancer	10	202,143	19	92,757	+ 109,386
Falls	11	171,929	16	138,878	+ 33,051
Skin Cancers	12	167,783	41	19,669	+ 148,114
Lymphomas	13	166,855	23	57,838	+ 109,017
Pancreas Cancer	14	148,936	18	111,537	+ 37,399
Suicide	15	144,965	17	116,324	+ 28,641
Road Traffic Accidents	16	125,645	8	250,272	- 124,627
Kidney Disease	17	118,523	11	192,302	- 73,779
Leukemia	18	107,277	22	58,145	+ 49,133
Parkinson's Disease	19	96,858	20	70,699	+ 26,159
Hypertension	20	89,668	7	301,183	- 211,515
Endocrine Disorders	21	89,040	37	25,613	+ 63,427
Stomach Cancer	22	88,562	5	398,439	- 309,876
Inflammatory/Heart	23	85,854	33	29,954	+ 55,900
Liver Cancer	24	78,978	13	180,952	- 101,974
Oesophagus Cancer	25	76,547	10	242,891	- 166,344
Bladder Cancer	26	73,200	29	37,873	+ 35,327
Other Neoplasms	27	67,205	53	4,374	+ 62,831
Other Injuries	28	59,834	25	54,087	+ 5,747
Ovary Cancer	29	56,751	35	28,078	+ 28,673
Congenital Anomalies	30	48,153	31	36,613	+ 11,541
Oral Cancer	31	44,898	24	54,695	- 9,797
Liver Disease	32	43,243	15	145,603	- 102,360
Uterin Cancer	33	39,647	45	11,751	+ 27,896
Skin Disease	34	32,351	52	5,222	+ 27,128
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	30,891	21	65,350	- 34,459
Asthma	36	24,866	39	23,147	+ 1,719
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	22,180	50	8,719	+ 13,461
Low Birth Weight	38	21,511	40	21,631	- 121
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	19,267	30	37,723	- 18,457
Drug Use	40	18,965	38	24,214	- 5,248
Cervical Cancer	41	16,669	27	51,650	- 34,981
Violence	42	15,721	47	11,115	+ 4,606
Epilepsy	43	15,086	46	11,365	+ 3,721
Drownings	44	14,912	26	52,807	- 37,895
Alcohol	45	14,100	42	19,071	- 4,971
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	12,904	49	10,108	+ 2,796
Multiple Sclerosis	47	11,907	59	1,734	+ 10,173
Hepatitis C	48	8,121	66	86	+ 8,035
Osteoarthritis	49	6,586	82	0	+ 6,586
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	6,066	81	0	+ 6,066
Anemia	51	4,797	83	0	+ 4,797
Tuberculosis	52	4,702	32	34,802	- 30,100
Fires	53	4,631	48	10,498	- 5,867
Birth Trauma	54	3,997	43	17,644	- 13,648
Malnutrition	55	3,860	44	12,995	- 9,135
Hepatitis B	56	3,800	56	2,757	+ 1,042
HIV/AIDS	57	2,853	34	28,746	- 25,893
Poisonings	58	2,547	36	25,762	- 23,215
Meningitis	59	2,466	51	5,704	- 3,238
Schizophrenia	60	2,206	86	0	+ 2,206
Oral conditions	61	2,136	80	0	+ 2,136
Appendicitis	62	1,603	60	1,468	+ 135
Maternal Conditions	63	1,315	54	3,596	- 2,281
Upper Respiratory	64	1,003	57	2,663	- 1,660
Pertussis	65	205	64	484	- 278
Encephalitis	66	190	55	2,796	- 2,606
Otitis Media	67	185	69	15	+ 170
War	68	158	61	900	- 742
Tetanus	69	101	63	491	- 390
Syphilis	70	96	58	1,824	- 1,728
Chlamydia	71	0	67	55	- 55
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	70	12	- 12
Ascariasis	76	0	68	34	- 34
Schistosomiasis	77	0	65	400	- 400
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	62	558	- 558
Diphtheria	83	0	71	11	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.