GUINEA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,807	6	5,665	+ 8,142
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,215	30	579	+ 7,637
Stroke	3	6,445	5	5,777	+ 668
Lung Cancers	4	5,077	50	128	+ 4,949
Lung Disease	5	4,918	20	1,373	+ 3,545
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,050	53	100	+ 3,950
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,493	1	12,790	- 10,297
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,083	15	2,138	- 55
Prostate Cancer	9	2,002	32	525	+ 1,477
Breast Cancer	10	1,997	38	345	+ 1,652
Falls	11	1,698	33	480	+ 1,219
Skin Cancers	12	1,657	49	152	+ 1,505
Lymphomas	13	1,648	48	158	+ 1,490
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,471	65	19	+ 1,452
Suicide	15	1,432	29	892	+ 540
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,241	9	3,788	- 2,547
Kidney Disease	17	1,171	16	1,939	- 769
Leukemia	18	1,060	67	17	+ 1,043
Parkinson's Disease	19	957	44	212	+ 745
Hypertension	20	886	21	1,348	- 463
Endocrine Disorders	21	879	25	1,140	- 260
Stomach Cancer	22	875	41	245	+ 630
Inflammatory/Heart	23	848	35	439	+ 409
Liver Cancer	24	780	23	1,167	- 387
Oesophagus Cancer	25	756	63	20	+ 736
Bladder Cancer	26	723	60	32	+ 691
Other Neoplasms	27	664	68	16	+ 648
Other Injuries	28	591	18	1,504	- 913
Ovary Cancer	29	561	54	93	+ 468
Congenital Anomalies	30	476	14	2,181	- 1,705
Oral Cancer	31	443	52	122	+ 322
Liver Disease	32	427	12	2,550	- 2,123
Uterin Cancer	33	392	59	38	+ 354
Skin Disease	34	320	51	127	+ 192
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	305	42	238	+ 67
Asthma	36	246	22	1,179	- 933
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	219	3	6,788	- 6,569
Low Birth Weight	38	212	8	4,319	- 4,106
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	190	34	448	- 258
Drug Use	40	187	46	169	+ 19
Cervical Cancer	41	165	19	1,491	- 1,327
Violence	42	155	26	1,128	- 973
Epilepsy	43	149	37	350	- 201
Drownings	44	147	31	528	- 381
Alcohol	45	139	55	83	+ 56
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	127	70	13	+ 115
Multiple Sclerosis	47	118	66	18	+ 100
Hepatitis C	48	80	61	22	+ 58
Osteoarthritis	49	65	85	0	+ 65
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	60	84	0	+ 60
Anemia	51	47	83	0	+ 47
Tuberculosis	52	46	13	2,369	- 2,322
Fires	53	46	36	410	- 364
Birth Trauma	54	39	7	4,797	- 4,757
Malnutrition	55	38	28	1,032	- 994
Hepatitis B	56	38	47	162	- 125
HIV/AIDS	57	28	10	3,020	- 2,992
Poisonings	58	25	40	295	- 270
Meningitis	59	24	11	2,633	- 2,609
Schizophrenia	60	22	81	0	+ 22
Oral conditions	61	21	86	0	+ 21
Appendicitis	62	16	57	41	- 25
Maternal Conditions	63	13	17	1,793	- 1,780
Upper Respiratory	64	10	69	15	- 5
Pertussis	65	2	24	1,165	- 1,163
Encephalitis	66	2	56	81	- 79
Otitis Media	67	2	72	0	+ 2
War	68	2	64	20	- 18
Tetanus	69	1	45	170	- 169
Syphilis	70	1	39	328	- 327
Chlamydia	71	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	62	22	- 22
Schistosomiasis	77	0	43	232	- 232
Malaria	78	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Measles	82	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Diphtheria	83	0	58	40	- 40
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

New Zealand

Guinea

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.