ROMANIA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,916	1	71,810	- 53,894
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,660	15	2,839	+ 7,821
Stroke	3	8,363	2	49,707	- 41,345
Lung Cancers	4	6,587	4	10,113	- 3,526
Lung Disease	5	6,381	7	7,359	- 978
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,256	8	6,835	- 1,579
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,235	5	9,357	- 6,122
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,703	18	2,230	+ 472
Prostate Cancer	9	2,598	16	2,449	+ 149
Breast Cancer	10	2,591	11	3,851	- 1,260
Falls	11	2,203	24	1,504	+ 699
Skin Cancers	12	2,150	29	1,003	+ 1,147
Lymphomas	13	2,138	25	1,385	+ 754
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,909	14	2,935	- 1,026
Suicide	15	1,858	21	1,886	- 28
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,610	20	1,992	- 382
Kidney Disease	17	1,519	9	5,175	- 3,656
Leukemia	18	1,375	26	1,342	+ 33
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,241	31	741	+ 501
Hypertension	20	1,149	3	11,007	- 9,858
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,141	48	193	+ 949
Stomach Cancer	22	1,135	12	3,457	- 2,322
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,100	10	4,433	- 3,333
Liver Cancer	24	1,012	13	3,114	- 2,101
Oesophagus Cancer	25	981	30	755	+ 226
Bladder Cancer	26	938	23	1,715	- 777
Other Neoplasms	27	861	43	289	+ 573
Other Injuries	28	767	19	2,139	- 1,372
Ovary Cancer	29	727	27	1,109	- 382
Congenital Anomalies	30	617	38	367	+ 250
Oral Cancer	31	575	17	2,290	- 1,714
Liver Disease	32	554	6	8,920	- 8,366
Uterin Cancer	33	508	34	522	- 14
Skin Disease	34	415	53	97	+ 317
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	396	35	440	- 45
Asthma	36	319	45	225	+ 94
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	284	46	223	+ 61
Low Birth Weight	38	276	41	317	- 41
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	247	33	531	- 284
Drug Use	40	243	40	346	- 103
Cervical Cancer	41	214	22	1,870	- 1,656
Violence	42	201	44	255	- 54
Epilepsy	43	193	42	314	- 121
Drownings	44	191	32	596	- 405
Alcohol	45	181	37	409	- 228
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	165	85	0	+ 165
Multiple Sclerosis	47	153	55	66	+ 86
Hepatitis C	48	104	52	98	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	49	84	86	0	+ 84
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	78	49	143	- 66
Anemia	51	61	56	59	+ 3
Tuberculosis	52	60	28	1,015	- 955
Fires	53	59	36	421	- 362
Birth Trauma	54	51	57	38	+ 13
Malnutrition	55	49	50	142	- 92
Hepatitis B	56	49	59	30	+ 18
HIV/AIDS	57	37	47	219	- 182
Poisonings	58	33	39	366	- 334
Meningitis	59	32	54	76	- 45
Schizophrenia	60	28	51	103	- 75
Oral conditions	61	27	64	2	+ 25
Appendicitis	62	21	60	21	- 0
Maternal Conditions	63	17	58	35	- 18
Upper Respiratory	64	13	63	3	+ 10
Pertussis	65	3	69	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	66	2	62	6	- 3
Otitis Media	67	2	68	1	+ 1
War	68	2	65	2	- 0
Tetanus	69	1	67	1	- 0
Syphilis	70	1	66	1	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	61	7	- 7
Diphtheria	83	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

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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.