SPAIN VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,675	1	51,684	- 5,009
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	27,772	2	42,339	- 14,566
Stroke	3	21,787	3	29,004	- 7,217
Lung Cancers	4	17,162	4	22,131	- 4,969
Lung Disease	5	16,625	5	18,926	- 2,301
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,693	6	16,957	- 3,265
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,428	7	13,717	- 5,289
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,041	10	7,773	- 733
Prostate Cancer	9	6,768	13	6,420	+ 349
Breast Cancer	10	6,749	11	7,067	- 318
Falls	11	5,741	26	3,246	+ 2,494
Skin Cancers	12	5,602	32	1,803	+ 3,799
Lymphomas	13	5,571	16	5,335	+ 237
Pancreas Cancer	14	4,973	12	6,752	- 1,779
Suicide	15	4,840	25	3,609	+ 1,231
Road Traffic Accidents	16	4,195	31	1,829	+ 2,366
Kidney Disease	17	3,957	8	9,725	- 5,767
Leukemia	18	3,582	24	3,772	- 190
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,234	20	4,943	- 1,709
Hypertension	20	2,994	9	9,115	- 6,121
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,973	21	4,863	- 1,890
Stomach Cancer	22	2,957	14	5,796	- 2,839
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,867	19	4,984	- 2,117
Liver Cancer	24	2,637	18	5,098	- 2,461
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,556	29	2,011	+ 545
Bladder Cancer	26	2,444	17	5,222	- 2,778
Other Neoplasms	27	2,244	22	4,748	- 2,504
Other Injuries	28	1,998	15	5,536	- 3,538
Ovary Cancer	29	1,895	28	2,026	- 131
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,608	38	863	+ 745
Oral Cancer	31	1,499	27	2,583	- 1,084
Liver Disease	32	1,444	23	4,231	- 2,787
Uterin Cancer	33	1,324	34	1,612	- 288
Skin Disease	34	1,080	30	1,840	- 760
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,031	33	1,612	- 581
Asthma	36	830	35	1,133	- 303
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	741	36	1,064	- 323
Low Birth Weight	38	718	52	253	+ 466
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	643	44	475	+ 168
Drug Use	40	633	41	776	- 143
Cervical Cancer	41	557	39	855	- 298
Violence	42	525	51	262	+ 263
Epilepsy	43	504	40	824	- 320
Drownings	44	498	45	446	+ 52
Alcohol	45	471	46	333	+ 137
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	431	48	294	+ 137
Multiple Sclerosis	47	398	49	287	+ 111
Hepatitis C	48	271	42	652	- 381
Osteoarthritis	49	220	53	212	+ 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	203	54	204	- 2
Anemia	51	160	37	914	- 754
Tuberculosis	52	157	50	270	- 113
Fires	53	155	55	185	- 30
Birth Trauma	54	133	60	113	+ 21
Malnutrition	55	129	47	302	- 174
Hepatitis B	56	127	58	162	- 35
HIV/AIDS	57	95	43	538	- 443
Poisonings	58	85	57	170	- 85
Meningitis	59	82	59	129	- 46
Schizophrenia	60	74	56	181	- 107
Oral conditions	61	71	63	44	+ 28
Appendicitis	62	54	61	79	- 26
Maternal Conditions	63	44	64	14	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	64	33	62	47	- 13
Pertussis	65	7	73	2	+ 5
Encephalitis	66	6	70	4	+ 3
Otitis Media	67	6	66	9	- 3
War	68	5	68	6	- 0
Tetanus	69	3	72	2	+ 2
Syphilis	70	3	67	9	- 6
Chlamydia	71	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	80	0	65	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	81	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	69	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.