EGYPT VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	109,823	1	173,871	- 64,048
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	65,346	16	6,975	+ 58,371
Stroke	3	51,262	3	43,839	+ 7,423
Lung Cancers	4	40,380	18	5,677	+ 34,703
Lung Disease	5	39,118	9	13,393	+ 25,725
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	32,218	24	3,083	+ 29,135
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	19,831	7	20,695	- 863
Diabetes Mellitus	8	16,566	8	19,131	- 2,565
Prostate Cancer	9	15,925	35	1,282	+ 14,643
Breast Cancer	10	15,881	13	9,180	+ 6,701
Falls	11	13,507	30	2,019	+ 11,488
Skin Cancers	12	13,181	39	1,013	+ 12,168
Lymphomas	13	13,108	14	7,539	+ 5,570
Pancreas Cancer	14	11,701	26	2,906	+ 8,795
Suicide	15	11,389	25	3,022	+ 8,367
Road Traffic Accidents	16	9,871	12	10,141	- 270
Kidney Disease	17	9,311	6	21,087	- 11,776
Leukemia	18	8,428	22	3,763	+ 4,665
Parkinson's Disease	19	7,609	28	2,391	+ 5,218
Hypertension	20	7,045	5	21,094	- 14,050
Endocrine Disorders	21	6,995	29	2,372	+ 4,623
Stomach Cancer	22	6,958	32	1,844	+ 5,113
Inflammatory/Heart	23	6,745	27	2,489	+ 4,256
Liver Cancer	24	6,205	4	24,512	- 18,307
Oesophagus Cancer	25	6,014	41	951	+ 5,063
Bladder Cancer	26	5,751	19	5,133	+ 618
Other Neoplasms	27	5,280	61	116	+ 5,163
Other Injuries	28	4,701	21	3,819	+ 882
Ovary Cancer	29	4,459	31	1,944	+ 2,515
Congenital Anomalies	30	3,783	10	12,163	- 8,380
Oral Cancer	31	3,527	45	793	+ 2,734
Liver Disease	32	3,397	2	60,122	- 56,725
Uterin Cancer	33	3,115	52	422	+ 2,693
Skin Disease	34	2,542	55	219	+ 2,322
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	2,427	36	1,248	+ 1,179
Asthma	36	1,954	15	7,104	- 5,150
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,742	23	3,692	- 1,949
Low Birth Weight	38	1,690	11	11,391	- 9,701
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,514	34	1,339	+ 175
Drug Use	40	1,490	62	116	+ 1,374
Cervical Cancer	41	1,310	48	625	+ 685
Violence	42	1,235	20	4,165	- 2,930
Epilepsy	43	1,185	50	451	+ 734
Drownings	44	1,172	37	1,122	+ 49
Alcohol	45	1,108	60	141	+ 966
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	1,014	65	26	+ 988
Multiple Sclerosis	47	935	56	213	+ 723
Hepatitis C	48	638	63	97	+ 541
Osteoarthritis	49	517	85	0	+ 517
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	477	84	0	+ 477
Anemia	51	377	82	0	+ 377
Tuberculosis	52	369	51	432	- 62
Fires	53	364	33	1,568	- 1,204
Birth Trauma	54	314	17	6,109	- 5,795
Malnutrition	55	303	46	759	- 455
Hepatitis B	56	299	40	988	- 690
HIV/AIDS	57	224	53	397	- 173
Poisonings	58	200	57	195	+ 5
Meningitis	59	194	43	827	- 633
Schizophrenia	60	173	80	0	+ 173
Oral conditions	61	168	86	0	+ 168
Appendicitis	62	126	59	142	- 16
Maternal Conditions	63	103	44	795	- 692
Upper Respiratory	64	79	68	5	+ 74
Pertussis	65	16	42	906	- 890
Encephalitis	66	15	38	1,046	- 1,031
Otitis Media	67	15	72	0	+ 14
War	68	12	47	714	- 701
Tetanus	69	8	49	540	- 533
Syphilis	70	8	58	159	- 152
Chlamydia	71	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	69	5	- 5
Ascariasis	76	0	67	6	- 6
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	220	- 220
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	66	13	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	64	43	- 43
Diphtheria	83	0	70	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

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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.