ITALY VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,184	1	97,116	- 36,932
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	35,811	3	41,445	- 5,634
Stroke	3	28,092	2	62,633	- 34,541
Lung Cancers	4	22,129	4	34,152	- 12,023
Lung Disease	5	21,437	5	32,382	- 10,945
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	17,656	7	21,254	- 3,598
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,868	9	16,339	- 5,471
Diabetes Mellitus	8	9,079	8	19,836	- 10,758
Prostate Cancer	9	8,727	20	8,409	+ 318
Breast Cancer	10	8,703	10	13,868	- 5,165
Falls	11	7,402	25	4,222	+ 3,180
Skin Cancers	12	7,224	29	3,239	+ 3,985
Lymphomas	13	7,184	16	9,670	- 2,487
Pancreas Cancer	14	6,412	13	12,095	- 5,682
Suicide	15	6,241	26	4,042	+ 2,199
Road Traffic Accidents	16	5,409	30	3,221	+ 2,189
Kidney Disease	17	5,103	11	12,726	- 7,623
Leukemia	18	4,619	21	6,728	- 2,110
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,170	19	8,428	- 4,258
Hypertension	20	3,860	6	29,931	- 26,071
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,833	18	8,431	- 4,597
Stomach Cancer	22	3,813	14	10,252	- 6,440
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,696	24	5,531	- 1,835
Liver Cancer	24	3,400	17	9,620	- 6,220
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,296	34	2,045	+ 1,250
Bladder Cancer	26	3,152	22	6,711	- 3,559
Other Neoplasms	27	2,893	15	9,984	- 7,091
Other Injuries	28	2,576	12	12,112	- 9,536
Ovary Cancer	29	2,443	28	3,282	- 838
Congenital Anomalies	30	2,073	37	1,443	+ 630
Oral Cancer	31	1,933	27	3,343	- 1,410
Liver Disease	32	1,862	23	5,559	- 3,698
Uterin Cancer	33	1,707	33	2,198	- 491
Skin Disease	34	1,393	38	1,440	- 47
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,330	32	2,216	- 886
Asthma	36	1,071	47	494	+ 577
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	955	36	1,622	- 667
Low Birth Weight	38	926	51	357	+ 569
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	829	43	690	+ 140
Drug Use	40	817	45	654	+ 162
Cervical Cancer	41	718	40	1,154	- 436
Violence	42	677	50	409	+ 268
Epilepsy	43	649	39	1,337	- 687
Drownings	44	642	52	344	+ 298
Alcohol	45	607	55	277	+ 330
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	556	42	701	- 146
Multiple Sclerosis	47	513	44	677	- 164
Hepatitis C	48	350	31	2,451	- 2,101
Osteoarthritis	49	284	48	481	- 198
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	261	57	241	+ 20
Anemia	51	207	35	1,672	- 1,466
Tuberculosis	52	202	53	336	- 134
Fires	53	199	56	271	- 72
Birth Trauma	54	172	59	140	+ 32
Malnutrition	55	166	41	775	- 609
Hepatitis B	56	164	54	334	- 170
HIV/AIDS	57	123	46	520	- 397
Poisonings	58	110	58	154	- 44
Meningitis	59	106	60	128	- 22
Schizophrenia	60	95	49	424	- 329
Oral conditions	61	92	62	47	+ 45
Appendicitis	62	69	61	49	+ 20
Maternal Conditions	63	57	67	6	+ 51
Upper Respiratory	64	43	64	20	+ 23
Pertussis	65	9	73	1	+ 8
Encephalitis	66	8	68	5	+ 4
Otitis Media	67	8	65	16	- 8
War	68	7	66	6	+ 1
Tetanus	69	4	63	22	- 17
Syphilis	70	4	69	4	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	80	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	71	1	- 1
Diphtheria	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.