UNITED KINGDOM VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	67,583	2	71,728	- 4,145
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	40,213	1	98,135	- 57,922
Stroke	3	31,546	4	37,626	- 6,081
Lung Cancers	4	24,849	5	35,715	- 10,866
Lung Disease	5	24,072	6	32,896	- 8,824
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	19,826	7	18,446	+ 1,380
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	12,204	3	40,540	- 28,337
Diabetes Mellitus	8	10,195	17	5,842	+ 4,352
Prostate Cancer	9	9,800	8	13,289	- 3,489
Breast Cancer	10	9,773	9	12,718	- 2,946
Falls	11	8,312	15	7,618	+ 694
Skin Cancers	12	8,112	27	3,727	+ 4,384
Lymphomas	13	8,067	10	9,350	- 1,284
Pancreas Cancer	14	7,200	11	8,995	- 1,795
Suicide	15	7,008	20	5,325	+ 1,683
Road Traffic Accidents	16	6,074	33	2,169	+ 3,905
Kidney Disease	17	5,730	18	5,471	+ 259
Leukemia	18	5,186	22	5,211	- 25
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,683	13	8,573	- 3,890
Hypertension	20	4,335	23	5,208	- 873
Endocrine Disorders	21	4,305	28	3,297	+ 1,008
Stomach Cancer	22	4,282	24	4,999	- 717
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,151	29	3,126	+ 1,024
Liver Cancer	24	3,818	21	5,237	- 1,418
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,701	12	8,727	- 5,026
Bladder Cancer	26	3,539	16	6,133	- 2,595
Other Neoplasms	27	3,249	26	3,986	- 737
Other Injuries	28	2,893	19	5,464	- 2,571
Ovary Cancer	29	2,744	25	4,019	- 1,275
Congenital Anomalies	30	2,328	35	2,127	+ 201
Oral Cancer	31	2,171	30	3,109	- 938
Liver Disease	32	2,091	14	7,666	- 5,575
Uterin Cancer	33	1,917	32	2,346	- 430
Skin Disease	34	1,564	34	2,134	- 570
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,493	45	876	+ 617
Asthma	36	1,202	41	1,302	- 100
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,072	38	1,599	- 527
Low Birth Weight	38	1,040	40	1,313	- 274
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	931	36	2,090	- 1,158
Drug Use	40	917	31	2,824	- 1,907
Cervical Cancer	41	806	43	1,099	- 293
Violence	42	760	46	868	- 108
Epilepsy	43	729	42	1,193	- 464
Drownings	44	721	49	301	+ 420
Alcohol	45	682	39	1,555	- 873
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	624	44	1,014	- 390
Multiple Sclerosis	47	576	37	1,856	- 1,280
Hepatitis C	48	393	51	267	+ 125
Osteoarthritis	49	318	57	167	+ 151
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	293	56	184	+ 109
Anemia	51	232	50	277	- 45
Tuberculosis	52	227	47	351	- 124
Fires	53	224	48	334	- 111
Birth Trauma	54	193	54	190	+ 4
Malnutrition	55	187	58	116	+ 71
Hepatitis B	56	184	65	40	+ 144
HIV/AIDS	57	138	55	188	- 50
Poisonings	58	123	53	221	- 97
Meningitis	59	119	52	232	- 113
Schizophrenia	60	107	60	101	+ 5
Oral conditions	61	103	61	54	+ 50
Appendicitis	62	77	59	105	- 28
Maternal Conditions	63	64	64	47	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	64	48	63	48	+ 0
Pertussis	65	10	69	3	+ 7
Encephalitis	66	9	68	6	+ 3
Otitis Media	67	9	66	16	- 7
War	68	8	67	10	- 2
Tetanus	69	5	72	0	+ 5
Syphilis	70	5	62	49	- 44
Chlamydia	71	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.