SLOVENIA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		SLOVENIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,071	1	3,617	- 1,546
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,232	16	375	+ 857
Stroke	3	967	2	1,977	- 1,010
Lung Cancers	4	761	3	1,261	- 499
Lung Disease	5	738	7	675	+ 63
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	608	5	743	- 135
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	374	13	412	- 38
Diabetes Mellitus	8	312	18	340	- 28
Prostate Cancer	9	300	10	476	- 176
Breast Cancer	10	299	9	484	- 184
Falls	11	255	6	708	- 453
Skin Cancers	12	249	25	191	+ 58
Lymphomas	13	247	11	465	- 218
Pancreas Cancer	14	221	15	409	- 189
Suicide	15	215	14	411	- 196
Road Traffic Accidents	16	186	31	105	+ 81
Kidney Disease	17	176	28	143	+ 32
Leukemia	18	159	21	225	- 66
Parkinson's Disease	19	143	24	196	- 53
Hypertension	20	133	4	881	- 748
Endocrine Disorders	21	132	33	93	+ 39
Stomach Cancer	22	131	17	341	- 209
Inflammatory/Heart	23	127	20	239	- 112
Liver Cancer	24	117	19	285	- 168
Oesophagus Cancer	25	113	32	93	+ 21
Bladder Cancer	26	108	22	211	- 103
Other Neoplasms	27	100	34	69	+ 30
Other Injuries	28	89	23	203	- 114
Ovary Cancer	29	84	29	122	- 38
Congenital Anomalies	30	71	38	49	+ 22
Oral Cancer	31	67	27	145	- 78
Liver Disease	32	64	12	429	- 365
Uterin Cancer	33	59	30	106	- 47
Skin Disease	34	48	49	5	+ 43
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	46	26	151	- 106
Asthma	36	37	45	16	+ 20
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	33	52	4	+ 29
Low Birth Weight	38	32	43	17	+ 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	29	37	55	- 26
Drug Use	40	28	41	24	+ 4
Cervical Cancer	41	25	36	60	- 36
Violence	42	23	42	19	+ 5
Epilepsy	43	22	35	62	- 40
Drownings	44	22	44	17	+ 5
Alcohol	45	21	8	511	- 490
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	19	40	30	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	47	18	39	35	- 17
Hepatitis C	48	12	67	0	+ 12
Osteoarthritis	49	10	85	0	+ 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	9	86	0	+ 9
Anemia	51	7	60	1	+ 6
Tuberculosis	52	7	46	15	- 8
Fires	53	7	48	8	- 1
Birth Trauma	54	6	57	1	+ 5
Malnutrition	55	6	64	0	+ 6
Hepatitis B	56	6	58	1	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	57	4	70	0	+ 4
Poisonings	58	4	51	4	- 0
Meningitis	59	4	50	5	- 1
Schizophrenia	60	3	47	9	- 6
Oral conditions	61	3	53	3	+ 0
Appendicitis	62	2	54	2	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	63	2	56	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	63	0	+ 1
Pertussis	65	0	66	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	67	0	68	0	+ 0
War	68	0	61	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	59	1	- 1
Syphilis	70	0	55	2	- 2
Chlamydia	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	62	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVENIA

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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.