SOUTH AFRICA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,669	3	32,739	+ 26,930
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	35,504	22	4,676	+ 30,828
Stroke	3	27,852	4	30,693	- 2,842
Lung Cancers	4	21,939	15	7,705	+ 14,234
Lung Disease	5	21,253	13	11,895	+ 9,359
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	17,504	28	3,587	+ 13,918
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,775	2	39,341	- 28,566
Diabetes Mellitus	8	9,001	5	30,188	- 21,187
Prostate Cancer	9	8,653	24	4,374	+ 4,279
Breast Cancer	10	8,628	23	4,533	+ 4,095
Falls	11	7,339	42	1,399	+ 5,940
Skin Cancers	12	7,162	48	993	+ 6,169
Lymphomas	13	7,122	31	2,818	+ 4,304
Pancreas Cancer	14	6,357	35	2,007	+ 4,350
Suicide	15	6,188	10	13,774	- 7,586
Road Traffic Accidents	16	5,363	11	13,014	- 7,651
Kidney Disease	17	5,059	9	15,302	- 10,243
Leukemia	18	4,579	40	1,464	+ 3,116
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,134	46	1,077	+ 3,057
Hypertension	20	3,827	12	12,789	- 8,961
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,801	19	5,890	- 2,089
Stomach Cancer	22	3,780	39	1,535	+ 2,246
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,665	21	5,408	- 1,744
Liver Cancer	24	3,371	33	2,383	+ 988
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,267	29	3,486	- 218
Bladder Cancer	26	3,125	52	829	+ 2,295
Other Neoplasms	27	2,869	58	267	+ 2,602
Other Injuries	28	2,554	17	6,014	- 3,460
Ovary Cancer	29	2,422	51	951	+ 1,472
Congenital Anomalies	30	2,055	25	4,351	- 2,295
Oral Cancer	31	1,916	41	1,406	+ 511
Liver Disease	32	1,846	14	9,013	- 7,168
Uterin Cancer	33	1,692	54	512	+ 1,180
Skin Disease	34	1,381	45	1,101	+ 279
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,319	47	1,015	+ 304
Asthma	36	1,061	18	5,966	- 4,905
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	947	8	15,843	- 14,896
Low Birth Weight	38	918	16	6,250	- 5,332
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	822	36	1,894	- 1,072
Drug Use	40	810	53	770	+ 40
Cervical Cancer	41	711	20	5,555	- 4,844
Violence	42	671	7	21,000	- 20,329
Epilepsy	43	644	37	1,870	- 1,226
Drownings	44	637	32	2,403	- 1,767
Alcohol	45	602	49	987	- 385
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	551	55	376	+ 175
Multiple Sclerosis	47	508	62	113	+ 395
Hepatitis C	48	347	70	8	+ 339
Osteoarthritis	49	281	85	0	+ 281
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	259	86	0	+ 259
Anemia	51	205	82	0	+ 205
Tuberculosis	52	201	6	21,965	- 21,765
Fires	53	198	27	3,618	- 3,420
Birth Trauma	54	171	30	3,004	- 2,833
Malnutrition	55	165	34	2,381	- 2,216
Hepatitis B	56	162	61	139	+ 23
HIV/AIDS	57	122	1	71,996	- 71,874
Poisonings	58	109	50	975	- 867
Meningitis	59	105	26	3,660	- 3,555
Schizophrenia	60	94	80	0	+ 94
Oral conditions	61	91	84	0	+ 91
Appendicitis	62	68	56	274	- 205
Maternal Conditions	63	56	38	1,700	- 1,643
Upper Respiratory	64	43	60	223	- 180
Pertussis	65	9	43	1,142	- 1,134
Encephalitis	66	8	59	234	- 226
Otitis Media	67	8	67	19	- 11
War	68	7	64	66	- 59
Tetanus	69	4	65	38	- 34
Syphilis	70	4	44	1,130	- 1,125
Chlamydia	71	0	68	18	- 18
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	71	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	77	0	66	35	- 35
Malaria	78	0	63	83	- 83
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	57	270	- 270
Diphtheria	83	0	69	16	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

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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.