COLOMBIA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	48,953	1	43,066	+ 5,887
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	29,128	22	2,157	+ 26,971
Stroke	3	22,850	3	16,573	+ 6,277
Lung Cancers	4	18,000	10	5,250	+ 12,749
Lung Disease	5	17,437	4	15,928	+ 1,509
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	14,361	12	4,371	+ 9,990
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,840	5	10,773	- 1,934
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,384	11	5,028	+ 2,356
Prostate Cancer	9	7,099	14	3,584	+ 3,514
Breast Cancer	10	7,079	13	3,669	+ 3,410
Falls	11	6,021	29	1,518	+ 4,503
Skin Cancers	12	5,876	35	1,028	+ 4,847
Lymphomas	13	5,843	18	2,603	+ 3,240
Pancreas Cancer	14	5,216	25	2,022	+ 3,193
Suicide	15	5,077	26	1,965	+ 3,112
Road Traffic Accidents	16	4,400	6	7,765	- 3,365
Kidney Disease	17	4,151	7	6,834	- 2,683
Leukemia	18	3,757	21	2,208	+ 1,549
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,392	47	383	+ 3,009
Hypertension	20	3,140	8	6,400	- 3,259
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,118	30	1,367	+ 1,751
Stomach Cancer	22	3,101	9	6,112	- 3,011
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,007	31	1,329	+ 1,677
Liver Cancer	24	2,766	24	2,065	+ 701
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,681	36	835	+ 1,845
Bladder Cancer	26	2,563	42	609	+ 1,955
Other Neoplasms	27	2,353	15	3,205	- 851
Other Injuries	28	2,095	28	1,592	+ 503
Ovary Cancer	29	1,987	33	1,122	+ 865
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,686	16	2,963	- 1,276
Oral Cancer	31	1,572	37	807	+ 765
Liver Disease	32	1,514	19	2,426	- 912
Uterin Cancer	33	1,388	45	423	+ 965
Skin Disease	34	1,133	34	1,102	+ 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,082	63	38	+ 1,044
Asthma	36	871	54	191	+ 679
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	777	38	747	+ 29
Low Birth Weight	38	753	23	2,095	- 1,342
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	675	39	698	- 24
Drug Use	40	664	44	492	+ 173
Cervical Cancer	41	584	20	2,266	- 1,682
Violence	42	551	2	19,268	- 18,718
Epilepsy	43	528	43	597	- 69
Drownings	44	522	40	689	- 167
Alcohol	45	494	68	23	+ 471
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	452	51	242	+ 210
Multiple Sclerosis	47	417	60	62	+ 355
Hepatitis C	48	284	59	65	+ 219
Osteoarthritis	49	231	58	67	+ 164
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	212	48	333	- 120
Anemia	51	168	57	101	+ 67
Tuberculosis	52	165	32	1,272	- 1,107
Fires	53	162	56	127	+ 36
Birth Trauma	54	140	41	648	- 508
Malnutrition	55	135	27	1,878	- 1,743
Hepatitis B	56	133	62	50	+ 83
HIV/AIDS	57	100	17	2,683	- 2,583
Poisonings	58	89	61	61	+ 28
Meningitis	59	86	50	244	- 158
Schizophrenia	60	77	70	18	+ 60
Oral conditions	61	75	75	7	+ 68
Appendicitis	62	56	52	213	- 157
Maternal Conditions	63	46	46	394	- 348
Upper Respiratory	64	35	66	27	+ 8
Pertussis	65	7	69	18	- 11
Encephalitis	66	7	64	38	- 31
Otitis Media	67	6	73	7	- 1
War	68	6	49	260	- 254
Tetanus	69	4	71	14	- 11
Syphilis	70	3	65	30	- 27
Chlamydia	71	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	8	- 8
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	55	133	- 133
Ascariasis	76	0	76	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	1	- 1
Malaria	78	0	67	26	- 26
Chagas disease	79	0	53	203	- 203
Leishmaniasis	80	0	74	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.