ETHIOPIA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	117,032	4	36,530	+ 80,503
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	69,636	21	8,258	+ 61,379
Stroke	3	54,627	3	39,362	+ 15,266
Lung Cancers	4	43,031	38	2,202	+ 40,829
Lung Disease	5	41,686	15	11,870	+ 29,816
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	34,332	31	3,755	+ 30,578
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	21,133	1	59,931	- 38,798
Diabetes Mellitus	8	17,654	10	16,258	+ 1,396
Prostate Cancer	9	16,971	50	1,244	+ 15,727
Breast Cancer	10	16,923	20	8,485	+ 8,438
Falls	11	14,394	28	4,510	+ 9,884
Skin Cancers	12	14,047	52	1,006	+ 13,040
Lymphomas	13	13,969	33	3,590	+ 10,379
Pancreas Cancer	14	12,469	61	488	+ 11,981
Suicide	15	12,136	25	6,030	+ 6,106
Road Traffic Accidents	16	10,519	5	31,564	- 21,045
Kidney Disease	17	9,923	13	12,103	- 2,180
Leukemia	18	8,981	30	4,222	+ 4,759
Parkinson's Disease	19	8,109	46	1,578	+ 6,531
Hypertension	20	7,507	12	13,470	- 5,963
Endocrine Disorders	21	7,454	45	1,623	+ 5,832
Stomach Cancer	22	7,414	47	1,519	+ 5,896
Inflammatory/Heart	23	7,188	39	2,168	+ 5,019
Liver Cancer	24	6,612	42	1,730	+ 4,882
Oesophagus Cancer	25	6,409	40	1,839	+ 4,570
Bladder Cancer	26	6,128	51	1,080	+ 5,048
Other Neoplasms	27	5,626	66	148	+ 5,478
Other Injuries	28	5,009	16	11,735	- 6,725
Ovary Cancer	29	4,751	36	2,424	+ 2,327
Congenital Anomalies	30	4,031	11	15,638	- 11,606
Oral Cancer	31	3,759	48	1,477	+ 2,282
Liver Disease	32	3,620	8	27,270	- 23,650
Uterin Cancer	33	3,319	62	421	+ 2,898
Skin Disease	34	2,708	53	904	+ 1,804
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	2,586	49	1,339	+ 1,247
Asthma	36	2,082	29	4,484	- 2,402
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,857	2	44,361	- 42,504
Low Birth Weight	38	1,801	7	28,020	- 26,220
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,613	41	1,758	- 145
Drug Use	40	1,588	60	513	+ 1,075
Cervical Cancer	41	1,395	27	5,019	- 3,623
Violence	42	1,316	22	8,076	- 6,760
Epilepsy	43	1,263	44	1,625	- 362
Drownings	44	1,248	35	3,133	- 1,884
Alcohol	45	1,180	55	750	+ 431
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	1,080	65	221	+ 860
Multiple Sclerosis	47	997	70	61	+ 936
Hepatitis C	48	680	69	115	+ 565
Osteoarthritis	49	551	80	0	+ 551
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	508	81	0	+ 508
Anemia	51	402	83	0	+ 402
Tuberculosis	52	394	9	21,455	- 21,061
Fires	53	388	34	3,255	- 2,867
Birth Trauma	54	335	6	31,107	- 30,772
Malnutrition	55	323	19	8,643	- 8,320
Hepatitis B	56	318	56	742	- 424
HIV/AIDS	57	239	17	11,471	- 11,233
Poisonings	58	213	32	3,668	- 3,455
Meningitis	59	206	14	12,019	- 11,813
Schizophrenia	60	185	86	0	+ 185
Oral conditions	61	179	82	0	+ 179
Appendicitis	62	134	58	677	- 543
Maternal Conditions	63	110	18	8,887	- 8,776
Upper Respiratory	64	84	57	709	- 625
Pertussis	65	17	23	6,896	- 6,879
Encephalitis	66	16	63	386	- 370
Otitis Media	67	15	71	39	- 23
War	68	13	64	281	- 267
Tetanus	69	8	37	2,203	- 2,194
Syphilis	70	8	43	1,699	- 1,691
Chlamydia	71	0	72	21	- 21
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	20	- 20
Ascariasis	76	0	68	130	- 130
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	839	- 839
Malaria	78	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	59	579	- 579
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Diphtheria	83	0	67	146	- 146
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.