QATAR VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		QATAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,519	1	1,082	+ 1,438
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,499	12	75	+ 1,424
Stroke	3	1,176	3	255	+ 921
Lung Cancers	4	926	13	73	+ 854
Lung Disease	5	897	15	68	+ 829
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	739	11	83	+ 656
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	455	10	108	+ 347
Diabetes Mellitus	8	380	2	459	- 79
Prostate Cancer	9	365	31	18	+ 348
Breast Cancer	10	364	17	53	+ 312
Falls	11	310	8	129	+ 181
Skin Cancers	12	302	43	8	+ 294
Lymphomas	13	301	18	48	+ 252
Pancreas Cancer	14	268	30	25	+ 244
Suicide	15	261	7	165	+ 96
Road Traffic Accidents	16	226	4	206	+ 21
Kidney Disease	17	214	6	179	+ 35
Leukemia	18	193	16	57	+ 136
Parkinson's Disease	19	175	26	28	+ 146
Hypertension	20	162	28	26	+ 135
Endocrine Disorders	21	160	24	39	+ 121
Stomach Cancer	22	160	23	42	+ 118
Inflammatory/Heart	23	155	25	32	+ 122
Liver Cancer	24	142	21	44	+ 98
Oesophagus Cancer	25	138	37	13	+ 125
Bladder Cancer	26	132	27	27	+ 105
Other Neoplasms	27	121	51	3	+ 118
Other Injuries	28	108	9	115	- 7
Ovary Cancer	29	102	32	17	+ 85
Congenital Anomalies	30	87	14	70	+ 17
Oral Cancer	31	81	29	25	+ 56
Liver Disease	32	78	5	202	- 125
Uterin Cancer	33	71	49	6	+ 65
Skin Disease	34	58	33	16	+ 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	56	45	8	+ 48
Asthma	36	45	40	10	+ 35
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	40	41	10	+ 30
Low Birth Weight	38	39	20	45	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	35	46	7	+ 27
Drug Use	40	34	39	12	+ 22
Cervical Cancer	41	30	36	13	+ 17
Violence	42	28	34	14	+ 14
Epilepsy	43	27	35	13	+ 14
Drownings	44	27	19	45	- 18
Alcohol	45	25	48	7	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	23	59	0	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	47	21	55	2	+ 20
Hepatitis C	48	15	63	0	+ 15
Osteoarthritis	49	12	81	0	+ 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	11	80	0	+ 11
Anemia	51	9	85	0	+ 9
Tuberculosis	52	8	44	8	+ 0
Fires	53	8	22	42	- 34
Birth Trauma	54	7	38	13	- 5
Malnutrition	55	7	58	1	+ 6
Hepatitis B	56	7	56	2	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	57	5	71	0	+ 5
Poisonings	58	5	42	9	- 4
Meningitis	59	4	47	7	- 3
Schizophrenia	60	4	83	0	+ 4
Oral conditions	61	4	82	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	62	3	57	1	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	63	2	52	3	- 0
Upper Respiratory	64	2	65	0	+ 2
Pertussis	65	0	54	2	- 2
Encephalitis	66	0	50	5	- 5
Otitis Media	67	0	69	0	+ 0
War	68	0	61	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	60	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	53	2	- 2
Chlamydia	71	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	62	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	64	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	67	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	66	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to QATAR

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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.