FRANCE VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	67,499	1	63,181	+ 4,318
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	40,163	2	53,157	- 12,994
Stroke	3	31,507	3	36,354	- 4,848
Lung Cancers	4	24,819	4	35,657	- 10,839
Lung Disease	5	24,042	7	18,232	+ 5,811
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	19,801	5	21,854	- 2,052
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	12,189	6	19,771	- 7,582
Diabetes Mellitus	8	10,182	12	10,912	- 730
Prostate Cancer	9	9,788	13	10,873	- 1,085
Breast Cancer	10	9,761	8	15,536	- 5,775
Falls	11	8,302	18	8,284	+ 18
Skin Cancers	12	8,102	32	3,256	+ 4,846
Lymphomas	13	8,057	14	10,067	- 2,010
Pancreas Cancer	14	7,191	10	12,360	- 5,168
Suicide	15	7,000	16	8,961	- 1,961
Road Traffic Accidents	16	6,067	31	3,339	+ 2,728
Kidney Disease	17	5,723	11	11,477	- 5,754
Leukemia	18	5,180	21	7,457	- 2,277
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,677	20	7,570	- 2,893
Hypertension	20	4,330	23	7,109	- 2,780
Endocrine Disorders	21	4,299	19	8,086	- 3,787
Stomach Cancer	22	4,276	26	5,530	- 1,254
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,146	25	6,065	- 1,920
Liver Cancer	24	3,814	15	9,573	- 5,759
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,696	28	4,673	- 977
Bladder Cancer	26	3,535	24	6,566	- 3,031
Other Neoplasms	27	3,245	17	8,771	- 5,526
Other Injuries	28	2,889	9	15,119	- 12,230
Ovary Cancer	29	2,740	30	3,964	- 1,224
Congenital Anomalies	30	2,325	35	2,012	+ 313
Oral Cancer	31	2,168	27	4,676	- 2,508
Liver Disease	32	2,088	22	7,382	- 5,294
Uterin Cancer	33	1,914	34	2,721	- 806
Skin Disease	34	1,562	39	1,598	- 36
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,492	41	1,384	+ 107
Asthma	36	1,201	42	1,039	+ 162
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,071	38	1,807	- 736
Low Birth Weight	38	1,039	47	651	+ 388
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	930	43	986	- 56
Drug Use	40	916	36	1,881	- 965
Cervical Cancer	41	805	40	1,574	- 769
Violence	42	759	49	538	+ 222
Epilepsy	43	728	37	1,865	- 1,137
Drownings	44	720	45	868	- 148
Alcohol	45	681	33	3,189	- 2,508
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	623	51	426	+ 197
Multiple Sclerosis	47	575	46	752	- 177
Hepatitis C	48	392	52	416	- 24
Osteoarthritis	49	318	56	245	+ 73
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	293	62	75	+ 217
Anemia	51	232	44	973	- 741
Tuberculosis	52	227	50	435	- 208
Fires	53	224	53	403	- 179
Birth Trauma	54	193	55	309	- 116
Malnutrition	55	186	29	4,212	- 4,025
Hepatitis B	56	183	59	135	+ 48
HIV/AIDS	57	138	54	362	- 224
Poisonings	58	123	57	228	- 105
Meningitis	59	119	58	163	- 44
Schizophrenia	60	107	48	647	- 541
Oral conditions	61	103	60	118	- 15
Appendicitis	62	77	61	90	- 12
Maternal Conditions	63	64	64	52	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	64	48	63	54	- 5
Pertussis	65	10	69	3	+ 7
Encephalitis	66	9	66	8	+ 1
Otitis Media	67	9	65	16	- 7
War	68	8	67	7	+ 1
Tetanus	69	5	70	2	+ 3
Syphilis	70	5	68	4	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	71	1	- 1
Malaria	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	75	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.