MEXICO VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	129,066	1	116,238	+ 12,828
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	76,796	30	3,447	+ 73,350
Stroke	3	60,244	4	39,790	+ 20,454
Lung Cancers	4	47,456	17	7,349	+ 40,107
Lung Disease	5	45,972	7	29,123	+ 16,849
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	37,863	20	6,871	+ 30,992
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	23,306	8	24,816	- 1,510
Diabetes Mellitus	8	19,469	2	86,110	- 66,641
Prostate Cancer	9	18,716	15	7,494	+ 11,222
Breast Cancer	10	18,663	16	7,380	+ 11,284
Falls	11	15,874	35	2,628	+ 13,246
Skin Cancers	12	15,491	40	1,909	+ 13,582
Lymphomas	13	15,405	24	4,961	+ 10,444
Pancreas Cancer	14	13,751	27	4,510	+ 9,241
Suicide	15	13,384	22	6,772	+ 6,612
Road Traffic Accidents	16	11,600	10	16,303	- 4,702
Kidney Disease	17	10,943	3	44,622	- 33,679
Leukemia	18	9,905	25	4,830	+ 5,075
Parkinson's Disease	19	8,943	43	1,567	+ 7,375
Hypertension	20	8,279	9	17,806	- 9,528
Endocrine Disorders	21	8,221	12	11,310	- 3,089
Stomach Cancer	22	8,177	19	6,939	+ 1,238
Inflammatory/Heart	23	7,927	41	1,866	+ 6,060
Liver Cancer	24	7,292	21	6,817	+ 475
Oesophagus Cancer	25	7,067	49	1,252	+ 5,816
Bladder Cancer	26	6,758	48	1,272	+ 5,486
Other Neoplasms	27	6,205	23	6,204	+ 0
Other Injuries	28	5,524	11	12,175	- 6,650
Ovary Cancer	29	5,240	34	2,649	+ 2,590
Congenital Anomalies	30	4,446	13	10,457	- 6,011
Oral Cancer	31	4,145	46	1,355	+ 2,790
Liver Disease	32	3,992	6	29,838	- 25,846
Uterin Cancer	33	3,661	50	902	+ 2,759
Skin Disease	34	2,987	31	3,029	- 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	2,852	52	859	+ 1,993
Asthma	36	2,296	47	1,342	+ 954
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	2,048	29	3,476	- 1,428
Low Birth Weight	38	1,986	18	7,163	- 5,177
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,779	33	2,734	- 955
Drug Use	40	1,751	44	1,470	+ 281
Cervical Cancer	41	1,539	26	4,787	- 3,248
Violence	42	1,452	5	32,450	- 30,999
Epilepsy	43	1,393	39	1,912	- 519
Drownings	44	1,377	42	1,799	- 422
Alcohol	45	1,302	32	2,945	- 1,644
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	1,191	45	1,415	- 224
Multiple Sclerosis	47	1,099	60	295	+ 804
Hepatitis C	48	750	55	625	+ 124
Osteoarthritis	49	608	59	305	+ 303
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	560	51	894	- 334
Anemia	51	443	37	2,182	- 1,739
Tuberculosis	52	434	38	1,943	- 1,509
Fires	53	428	56	604	- 176
Birth Trauma	54	369	36	2,552	- 2,183
Malnutrition	55	356	14	7,552	- 7,195
Hepatitis B	56	351	61	210	+ 141
HIV/AIDS	57	263	28	4,128	- 3,864
Poisonings	58	235	57	531	- 296
Meningitis	59	228	58	357	- 130
Schizophrenia	60	204	63	127	+ 77
Oral conditions	61	197	65	125	+ 72
Appendicitis	62	148	53	774	- 626
Maternal Conditions	63	121	54	750	- 628
Upper Respiratory	64	93	64	127	- 34
Pertussis	65	19	70	21	- 2
Encephalitis	66	18	62	140	- 123
Otitis Media	67	17	68	29	- 12
War	68	15	66	112	- 97
Tetanus	69	9	71	10	- 0
Syphilis	70	9	73	5	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	67	30	- 30
Ascariasis	76	0	72	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	69	24	- 24
Leishmaniasis	80	0	76	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	80	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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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.