GERMANY VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	83,042	1	147,055	- 64,013
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	49,411	2	51,168	- 1,757
Stroke	3	38,762	3	49,794	- 11,032
Lung Cancers	4	30,534	4	46,560	- 16,027
Lung Disease	5	29,579	5	42,797	- 13,218
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	24,361	7	26,026	- 1,665
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	14,995	9	20,712	- 5,717
Diabetes Mellitus	8	12,527	13	15,560	- 3,033
Prostate Cancer	9	12,042	12	16,487	- 4,445
Breast Cancer	10	12,008	10	18,842	- 6,834
Falls	11	10,213	14	15,325	- 5,112
Skin Cancers	12	9,967	31	4,055	+ 5,912
Lymphomas	13	9,912	17	12,249	- 2,337
Pancreas Cancer	14	8,847	11	17,971	- 9,124
Suicide	15	8,612	19	10,284	- 1,673
Road Traffic Accidents	16	7,464	34	3,160	+ 4,304
Kidney Disease	17	7,041	8	22,770	- 15,730
Leukemia	18	6,373	22	8,737	- 2,364
Parkinson's Disease	19	5,754	16	12,594	- 6,840
Hypertension	20	5,327	6	26,796	- 21,469
Endocrine Disorders	21	5,289	18	10,677	- 5,388
Stomach Cancer	22	5,261	20	9,658	- 4,397
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,100	21	8,891	- 3,791
Liver Cancer	24	4,692	25	8,057	- 3,366
Oesophagus Cancer	25	4,547	27	6,212	- 1,665
Bladder Cancer	26	4,348	28	6,193	- 1,844
Other Neoplasms	27	3,992	24	8,161	- 4,169
Other Injuries	28	3,554	23	8,248	- 4,694
Ovary Cancer	29	3,371	30	5,192	- 1,821
Congenital Anomalies	30	2,861	36	2,291	+ 569
Oral Cancer	31	2,667	29	6,023	- 3,356
Liver Disease	32	2,569	15	15,194	- 12,625
Uterin Cancer	33	2,355	37	2,231	+ 124
Skin Disease	34	1,922	42	1,543	+ 379
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,835	33	3,615	- 1,780
Asthma	36	1,477	44	924	+ 553
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,318	32	3,830	- 2,513
Low Birth Weight	38	1,278	45	770	+ 508
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,145	38	2,166	- 1,022
Drug Use	40	1,127	40	1,930	- 804
Cervical Cancer	41	990	39	2,131	- 1,141
Violence	42	934	46	769	+ 165
Epilepsy	43	896	35	3,091	- 2,195
Drownings	44	886	49	459	+ 427
Alcohol	45	838	26	6,257	- 5,420
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	767	47	543	+ 224
Multiple Sclerosis	47	707	41	1,571	- 863
Hepatitis C	48	482	48	507	- 24
Osteoarthritis	49	391	52	364	+ 28
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	360	55	292	+ 69
Anemia	51	285	43	994	- 709
Tuberculosis	52	279	56	281	- 2
Fires	53	275	53	359	- 83
Birth Trauma	54	237	57	239	- 2
Malnutrition	55	229	50	450	- 221
Hepatitis B	56	226	59	182	+ 44
HIV/AIDS	57	169	54	345	- 176
Poisonings	58	151	58	216	- 65
Meningitis	59	146	60	168	- 21
Schizophrenia	60	131	51	391	- 260
Oral conditions	61	127	63	62	+ 65
Appendicitis	62	95	62	129	- 34
Maternal Conditions	63	78	64	38	+ 40
Upper Respiratory	64	60	61	138	- 79
Pertussis	65	12	69	2	+ 10
Encephalitis	66	11	67	8	+ 4
Otitis Media	67	11	65	16	- 5
War	68	9	66	10	- 1
Tetanus	69	6	75	1	+ 5
Syphilis	70	6	68	6	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	73	1	- 1
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	80	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	70	2	- 2
Diphtheria	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	71	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.