SWAZILAND VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		SWAZILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,124	5	755	+ 369
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	669	27	77	+ 592
Stroke	3	524	4	800	- 276
Lung Cancers	4	413	46	17	+ 396
Lung Disease	5	400	12	264	+ 136
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	330	43	19	+ 311
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	203	2	921	- 718
Diabetes Mellitus	8	169	3	892	- 722
Prostate Cancer	9	163	31	45	+ 118
Breast Cancer	10	162	35	37	+ 126
Falls	11	138	32	41	+ 97
Skin Cancers	12	135	42	20	+ 115
Lymphomas	13	134	36	31	+ 103
Pancreas Cancer	14	120	56	6	+ 114
Suicide	15	117	9	338	- 221
Road Traffic Accidents	16	101	7	384	- 283
Kidney Disease	17	95	8	381	- 286
Leukemia	18	86	47	16	+ 70
Parkinson's Disease	19	78	41	24	+ 54
Hypertension	20	72	10	292	- 220
Endocrine Disorders	21	72	28	74	- 3
Stomach Cancer	22	71	53	7	+ 64
Inflammatory/Heart	23	69	24	94	- 25
Liver Cancer	24	63	37	29	+ 34
Oesophagus Cancer	25	62	44	18	+ 43
Bladder Cancer	26	59	55	6	+ 53
Other Neoplasms	27	54	61	4	+ 50
Other Injuries	28	48	17	190	- 142
Ovary Cancer	29	46	52	10	+ 36
Congenital Anomalies	30	39	19	160	- 122
Oral Cancer	31	36	51	10	+ 26
Liver Disease	32	35	11	274	- 239
Uterin Cancer	33	32	50	11	+ 20
Skin Disease	34	26	40	25	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	25	39	26	- 1
Asthma	36	20	20	150	- 130
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	18	6	517	- 499
Low Birth Weight	38	17	14	233	- 216
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	15	29	51	- 35
Drug Use	40	15	38	27	- 12
Cervical Cancer	41	13	15	215	- 202
Violence	42	13	16	212	- 200
Epilepsy	43	12	30	46	- 34
Drownings	44	12	25	87	- 75
Alcohol	45	11	48	16	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	10	58	5	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	47	10	63	1	+ 8
Hepatitis C	48	7	65	0	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	49	5	81	0	+ 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	5	80	0	+ 5
Anemia	51	4	84	0	+ 4
Tuberculosis	52	4	13	256	- 252
Fires	53	4	26	84	- 80
Birth Trauma	54	3	18	166	- 163
Malnutrition	55	3	22	106	- 103
Hepatitis B	56	3	57	6	- 3
HIV/AIDS	57	2	1	2,314	- 2,311
Poisonings	58	2	34	37	- 35
Meningitis	59	2	23	97	- 95
Schizophrenia	60	2	83	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	61	2	82	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	62	1	54	7	- 5
Maternal Conditions	63	1	21	116	- 115
Upper Respiratory	64	1	60	4	- 3
Pertussis	65	0	33	39	- 39
Encephalitis	66	0	59	5	- 5
Otitis Media	67	0	68	0	- 0
War	68	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	62	4	- 4
Syphilis	70	0	45	17	- 17
Chlamydia	71	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	66	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	49	13	- 13
Malaria	78	0	67	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	64	1	- 1
Diphtheria	83	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWAZILAND

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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.