MALDIVES VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		MALDIVES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	384	1	279	+ 105
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	228	5	47	+ 181
Stroke	3	179	2	143	+ 36
Lung Cancers	4	141	7	36	+ 105
Lung Disease	5	137	3	91	+ 46
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	113	14	21	+ 92
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	69	8	33	+ 36
Diabetes Mellitus	8	58	6	47	+ 11
Prostate Cancer	9	56	26	11	+ 44
Breast Cancer	10	56	9	28	+ 28
Falls	11	47	16	19	+ 28
Skin Cancers	12	46	63	0	+ 46
Lymphomas	13	46	34	7	+ 38
Pancreas Cancer	14	41	40	4	+ 37
Suicide	15	40	21	15	+ 25
Road Traffic Accidents	16	35	31	9	+ 26
Kidney Disease	17	33	4	80	- 48
Leukemia	18	29	24	13	+ 17
Parkinson's Disease	19	27	25	12	+ 15
Hypertension	20	25	17	16	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	21	24	12	22	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	22	24	49	1	+ 23
Inflammatory/Heart	23	24	36	5	+ 18
Liver Cancer	24	22	10	27	- 5
Oesophagus Cancer	25	21	59	0	+ 21
Bladder Cancer	26	20	37	5	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	27	18	46	2	+ 16
Other Injuries	28	16	18	16	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	29	16	30	9	+ 6
Congenital Anomalies	30	13	15	19	- 6
Oral Cancer	31	12	19	15	- 3
Liver Disease	32	12	11	24	- 13
Uterin Cancer	33	11	47	2	+ 9
Skin Disease	34	9	32	8	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	8	43	3	+ 5
Asthma	36	7	29	10	- 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	6	22	14	- 8
Low Birth Weight	38	6	20	15	- 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	5	42	4	+ 2
Drug Use	40	5	48	2	+ 3
Cervical Cancer	41	5	13	22	- 17
Violence	42	4	28	10	- 6
Epilepsy	43	4	38	5	- 1
Drownings	44	4	23	14	- 10
Alcohol	45	4	51	1	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	4	53	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	47	3	57	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	48	2	64	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	49	2	81	0	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	2	80	0	+ 2
Anemia	51	1	85	0	+ 1
Tuberculosis	52	1	27	11	- 10
Fires	53	1	41	4	- 3
Birth Trauma	54	1	39	5	- 4
Malnutrition	55	1	45	3	- 2
Hepatitis B	56	1	56	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	57	1	78	0	+ 1
Poisonings	58	1	55	0	+ 0
Meningitis	59	1	50	1	- 0
Schizophrenia	60	1	86	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	1	82	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	62	0	61	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	63	0	35	5	- 5
Upper Respiratory	64	0	66	0	+ 0
Pertussis	65	0	52	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	44	3	- 3
Otitis Media	67	0	69	0	+ 0
War	68	0	62	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	54	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	58	0	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	33	8	- 8
Ascariasis	76	0	65	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	60	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALDIVES

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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.