GEORGIA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		GEORGIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,838	1	16,014	- 11,176
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,879	5	1,826	+ 1,052
Stroke	3	2,258	2	11,969	- 9,711
Lung Cancers	4	1,779	8	1,152	+ 627
Lung Disease	5	1,723	7	1,158	+ 565
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,419	14	444	+ 976
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	874	9	886	- 12
Diabetes Mellitus	8	730	6	1,621	- 891
Prostate Cancer	9	702	22	290	+ 411
Breast Cancer	10	700	11	613	+ 87
Falls	11	595	16	420	+ 175
Skin Cancers	12	581	33	149	+ 432
Lymphomas	13	577	25	208	+ 369
Pancreas Cancer	14	515	23	227	+ 288
Suicide	15	502	18	367	+ 135
Road Traffic Accidents	16	435	13	496	- 61
Kidney Disease	17	410	10	826	- 416
Leukemia	18	371	30	171	+ 200
Parkinson's Disease	19	335	19	354	- 19
Hypertension	20	310	3	4,387	- 4,077
Endocrine Disorders	21	308	38	109	+ 200
Stomach Cancer	22	307	12	533	- 227
Inflammatory/Heart	23	297	21	346	- 49
Liver Cancer	24	273	17	385	- 111
Oesophagus Cancer	25	265	43	75	+ 190
Bladder Cancer	26	253	26	205	+ 48
Other Neoplasms	27	233	52	15	+ 218
Other Injuries	28	207	20	346	- 139
Ovary Cancer	29	196	29	174	+ 23
Congenital Anomalies	30	167	28	174	- 8
Oral Cancer	31	155	31	167	- 11
Liver Disease	32	150	4	1,871	- 1,721
Uterin Cancer	33	137	36	115	+ 22
Skin Disease	34	112	51	17	+ 95
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	107	15	426	- 319
Asthma	36	86	35	136	- 50
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	77	50	19	+ 58
Low Birth Weight	38	74	37	114	- 40
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	67	24	226	- 160
Drug Use	40	66	41	90	- 24
Cervical Cancer	41	58	27	187	- 129
Violence	42	54	40	90	- 36
Epilepsy	43	52	44	51	+ 1
Drownings	44	52	39	95	- 43
Alcohol	45	49	45	49	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	45	57	8	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	47	41	54	12	+ 29
Hepatitis C	48	28	64	0	+ 28
Osteoarthritis	49	23	80	0	+ 23
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	21	81	0	+ 21
Anemia	51	17	85	0	+ 17
Tuberculosis	52	16	32	153	- 136
Fires	53	16	34	140	- 124
Birth Trauma	54	14	46	39	- 26
Malnutrition	55	13	59	5	+ 9
Hepatitis B	56	13	58	7	+ 6
HIV/AIDS	57	10	42	89	- 79
Poisonings	58	9	49	23	- 15
Meningitis	59	9	47	25	- 16
Schizophrenia	60	8	83	0	+ 8
Oral conditions	61	7	82	0	+ 7
Appendicitis	62	6	55	10	- 5
Maternal Conditions	63	5	53	13	- 8
Upper Respiratory	64	3	60	1	+ 3
Pertussis	65	1	67	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	1	48	24	- 23
Otitis Media	67	1	66	0	+ 1
War	68	1	61	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	62	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	63	0	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	65	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	56	8	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GEORGIA

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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.