INDIA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,391,087	1	1,520,034	- 128,947
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	827,717	17	126,593	+ 701,124
Stroke	3	649,320	3	697,038	- 47,718
Lung Cancers	4	511,485	21	88,276	+ 423,209
Lung Disease	5	495,491	2	879,732	- 384,242
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	408,087	25	77,368	+ 330,719
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	251,192	6	392,425	- 141,233
Diabetes Mellitus	8	209,839	7	271,495	- 61,656
Prostate Cancer	9	201,721	38	30,945	+ 170,776
Breast Cancer	10	201,156	22	82,821	+ 118,335
Falls	11	171,089	10	225,755	- 54,666
Skin Cancers	12	166,964	60	5,054	+ 161,910
Lymphomas	13	166,040	33	40,159	+ 125,881
Pancreas Cancer	14	148,209	37	32,812	+ 115,397
Suicide	15	144,257	14	173,347	- 29,090
Road Traffic Accidents	16	125,031	12	212,596	- 87,565
Kidney Disease	17	117,944	11	222,903	- 104,958
Leukemia	18	106,754	35	33,383	+ 73,371
Parkinson's Disease	19	96,385	32	43,398	+ 52,987
Hypertension	20	89,230	19	108,050	- 18,820
Endocrine Disorders	21	88,605	47	15,264	+ 73,341
Stomach Cancer	22	88,130	24	81,058	+ 7,072
Inflammatory/Heart	23	85,435	49	12,651	+ 72,784
Liver Cancer	24	78,592	39	30,369	+ 48,224
Oesophagus Cancer	25	76,174	34	38,898	+ 37,276
Bladder Cancer	26	72,843	48	14,081	+ 58,762
Other Neoplasms	27	66,877	62	2,968	+ 63,908
Other Injuries	28	59,542	15	149,570	- 90,028
Ovary Cancer	29	56,474	44	21,947	+ 34,527
Congenital Anomalies	30	47,918	23	82,769	- 34,851
Oral Cancer	31	44,679	16	134,187	- 89,508
Liver Disease	32	43,031	8	268,580	- 225,548
Uterin Cancer	33	39,453	59	6,841	+ 32,613
Skin Disease	34	32,193	45	17,857	+ 14,335
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	30,740	18	126,079	- 95,339
Asthma	36	24,745	13	196,051	- 171,306
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	22,071	4	670,315	- 648,243
Low Birth Weight	38	21,406	9	238,739	- 217,334
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	19,172	26	68,108	- 48,935
Drug Use	40	18,873	52	11,747	+ 7,125
Cervical Cancer	41	16,587	30	45,319	- 28,732
Violence	42	15,644	27	51,767	- 36,122
Epilepsy	43	15,012	40	30,307	- 15,295
Drownings	44	14,839	28	48,774	- 33,935
Alcohol	45	14,031	43	23,097	- 9,065
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	12,841	50	11,931	+ 910
Multiple Sclerosis	47	11,849	63	2,328	+ 9,520
Hepatitis C	48	8,081	65	1,364	+ 6,717
Osteoarthritis	49	6,554	85	0	+ 6,554
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	6,037	86	0	+ 6,037
Anemia	51	4,774	81	0	+ 4,774
Tuberculosis	52	4,679	5	435,882	- 431,203
Fires	53	4,609	42	23,265	- 18,656
Birth Trauma	54	3,977	20	102,819	- 98,841
Malnutrition	55	3,841	55	8,626	- 4,785
Hepatitis B	56	3,781	56	8,184	- 4,403
HIV/AIDS	57	2,839	31	44,406	- 41,567
Poisonings	58	2,535	61	3,540	- 1,005
Meningitis	59	2,454	36	33,337	- 30,883
Schizophrenia	60	2,196	83	0	+ 2,196
Oral conditions	61	2,126	84	0	+ 2,126
Appendicitis	62	1,595	53	11,245	- 9,650
Maternal Conditions	63	1,309	41	25,917	- 24,608
Upper Respiratory	64	998	68	584	+ 414
Pertussis	65	204	54	10,094	- 9,890
Encephalitis	66	189	29	48,080	- 47,891
Otitis Media	67	184	71	68	+ 116
War	68	157	67	890	- 733
Tetanus	69	100	58	7,093	- 6,992
Syphilis	70	96	64	2,007	- 1,911
Chlamydia	71	0	69	379	- 379
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Ascariasis	76	0	70	126	- 126
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	66	973	- 973
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Diphtheria	83	0	72	65	- 65
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.