SWEDEN VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,454	1	15,136	- 4,681
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,220	2	10,917	- 4,696
Stroke	3	4,880	3	6,035	- 1,155
Lung Cancers	4	3,844	5	3,722	+ 122
Lung Disease	5	3,724	4	4,344	- 621
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,067	6	3,049	+ 17
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,888	7	2,659	- 771
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,577	11	1,834	- 257
Prostate Cancer	9	1,516	8	2,622	- 1,106
Breast Cancer	10	1,512	13	1,582	- 71
Falls	11	1,286	17	1,109	+ 177
Skin Cancers	12	1,255	25	650	+ 604
Lymphomas	13	1,248	16	1,357	- 109
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,114	9	1,849	- 735
Suicide	15	1,084	14	1,479	- 395
Road Traffic Accidents	16	940	34	315	+ 625
Kidney Disease	17	886	12	1,629	- 743
Leukemia	18	802	20	825	- 23
Parkinson's Disease	19	724	19	943	- 219
Hypertension	20	671	10	1,838	- 1,168
Endocrine Disorders	21	666	24	702	- 36
Stomach Cancer	22	662	26	612	+ 50
Inflammatory/Heart	23	642	28	547	+ 95
Liver Cancer	24	591	22	752	- 161
Oesophagus Cancer	25	572	29	538	+ 34
Bladder Cancer	26	547	21	760	- 213
Other Neoplasms	27	503	18	1,036	- 533
Other Injuries	28	447	15	1,374	- 926
Ovary Cancer	29	424	27	553	- 128
Congenital Anomalies	30	360	35	308	+ 52
Oral Cancer	31	336	31	379	- 44
Liver Disease	32	323	23	723	- 400
Uterin Cancer	33	296	33	345	- 48
Skin Disease	34	242	39	220	+ 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	231	48	110	+ 121
Asthma	36	186	42	158	+ 28
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	166	36	289	- 123
Low Birth Weight	38	161	51	50	+ 111
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	144	37	277	- 133
Drug Use	40	142	30	423	- 282
Cervical Cancer	41	125	38	228	- 103
Violence	42	118	47	113	+ 5
Epilepsy	43	113	44	121	- 8
Drownings	44	112	46	114	- 3
Alcohol	45	105	32	359	- 253
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	97	43	129	- 32
Multiple Sclerosis	47	89	41	170	- 81
Hepatitis C	48	61	53	44	+ 17
Osteoarthritis	49	49	57	24	+ 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	45	52	46	- 0
Anemia	51	36	40	175	- 139
Tuberculosis	52	35	56	24	+ 11
Fires	53	35	49	65	- 30
Birth Trauma	54	30	55	34	- 4
Malnutrition	55	29	45	117	- 88
Hepatitis B	56	28	62	9	+ 19
HIV/AIDS	57	21	61	13	+ 9
Poisonings	58	19	60	18	+ 1
Meningitis	59	18	54	35	- 17
Schizophrenia	60	17	50	63	- 47
Oral conditions	61	16	63	8	+ 8
Appendicitis	62	12	59	18	- 6
Maternal Conditions	63	10	64	5	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	64	8	58	20	- 12
Pertussis	65	2	67	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	67	1	66	1	+ 1
War	68	1	65	2	- 1
Tetanus	69	1	68	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	83	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

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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.