RUSSIA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	139,018	1	562,711	- 423,693
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	82,718	5	48,522	+ 34,196
Stroke	3	64,890	2	327,199	- 262,310
Lung Cancers	4	51,115	3	54,361	- 3,246
Lung Disease	5	49,517	9	36,600	+ 12,916
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	40,782	7	42,633	- 1,851
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	25,103	10	32,404	- 7,302
Diabetes Mellitus	8	20,970	18	18,345	+ 2,626
Prostate Cancer	9	20,159	20	14,107	+ 6,052
Breast Cancer	10	20,102	13	23,242	- 3,139
Falls	11	17,098	21	11,705	+ 5,393
Skin Cancers	12	16,685	39	5,612	+ 11,074
Lymphomas	13	16,593	29	8,919	+ 7,674
Pancreas Cancer	14	14,811	16	20,282	- 5,471
Suicide	15	14,416	8	36,625	- 22,209
Road Traffic Accidents	16	12,495	19	17,507	- 5,012
Kidney Disease	17	11,787	22	11,581	+ 206
Leukemia	18	10,668	31	8,238	+ 2,431
Parkinson's Disease	19	9,632	26	9,371	+ 262
Hypertension	20	8,917	17	18,348	- 9,430
Endocrine Disorders	21	8,855	45	2,004	+ 6,851
Stomach Cancer	22	8,807	11	29,386	- 20,579
Inflammatory/Heart	23	8,538	4	54,060	- 45,522
Liver Cancer	24	7,854	24	11,165	- 3,311
Oesophagus Cancer	25	7,612	33	7,431	+ 181
Bladder Cancer	26	7,280	38	6,307	+ 973
Other Neoplasms	27	6,683	51	729	+ 5,955
Other Injuries	28	5,950	14	22,517	- 16,566
Ovary Cancer	29	5,644	32	8,123	- 2,479
Congenital Anomalies	30	4,789	41	4,201	+ 587
Oral Cancer	31	4,465	25	10,880	- 6,415
Liver Disease	32	4,300	6	45,463	- 41,162
Uterin Cancer	33	3,943	35	6,867	- 2,925
Skin Disease	34	3,217	43	2,735	+ 482
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	3,072	42	2,770	+ 302
Asthma	36	2,473	46	1,764	+ 709
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	2,206	55	403	+ 1,803
Low Birth Weight	38	2,139	44	2,153	- 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,916	28	8,938	- 7,022
Drug Use	40	1,886	27	9,113	- 7,227
Cervical Cancer	41	1,658	34	7,423	- 5,765
Violence	42	1,563	23	11,450	- 9,887
Epilepsy	43	1,500	52	718	+ 782
Drownings	44	1,483	36	6,629	- 5,146
Alcohol	45	1,402	12	27,984	- 26,582
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	1,283	50	750	+ 533
Multiple Sclerosis	47	1,184	49	827	+ 357
Hepatitis C	48	808	66	2	+ 806
Osteoarthritis	49	655	84	0	+ 655
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	603	85	0	+ 603
Anemia	51	477	81	0	+ 477
Tuberculosis	52	468	30	8,422	- 7,954
Fires	53	461	37	6,387	- 5,927
Birth Trauma	54	397	53	714	- 317
Malnutrition	55	384	57	242	+ 142
Hepatitis B	56	378	60	43	+ 334
HIV/AIDS	57	284	15	21,262	- 20,978
Poisonings	58	253	40	5,565	- 5,312
Meningitis	59	245	48	1,037	- 792
Schizophrenia	60	219	83	0	+ 219
Oral conditions	61	212	86	0	+ 212
Appendicitis	62	159	54	409	- 249
Maternal Conditions	63	131	56	267	- 137
Upper Respiratory	64	100	58	158	- 58
Pertussis	65	20	65	2	+ 18
Encephalitis	66	19	47	1,076	- 1,057
Otitis Media	67	18	64	3	+ 15
War	68	16	59	123	- 107
Tetanus	69	10	63	3	+ 7
Syphilis	70	10	62	19	- 9
Chlamydia	71	0	61	25	- 25
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	67	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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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.