USA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	337,585	1	504,904	- 167,319
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	200,868	2	287,198	- 86,330
Stroke	3	157,575	4	158,520	- 945
Lung Cancers	4	124,126	5	155,533	- 31,407
Lung Disease	5	120,244	3	195,387	- 75,143
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	99,034	9	61,827	+ 37,206
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	60,959	11	60,317	+ 641
Diabetes Mellitus	8	50,923	10	61,418	- 10,495
Prostate Cancer	9	48,953	20	35,612	+ 13,341
Breast Cancer	10	48,816	13	48,671	+ 145
Falls	11	41,519	18	40,418	+ 1,101
Skin Cancers	12	40,518	32	14,311	+ 26,207
Lymphomas	13	40,294	19	40,281	+ 13
Pancreas Cancer	14	35,967	15	44,293	- 8,326
Suicide	15	35,008	12	53,099	- 18,091
Road Traffic Accidents	16	30,342	17	41,694	- 11,352
Kidney Disease	17	28,622	6	85,861	- 57,238
Leukemia	18	25,907	24	26,966	- 1,059
Parkinson's Disease	19	23,391	21	34,491	- 11,101
Hypertension	20	21,654	8	65,960	- 44,306
Endocrine Disorders	21	21,502	14	46,985	- 25,483
Stomach Cancer	22	21,387	33	13,077	+ 8,310
Inflammatory/Heart	23	20,733	22	32,529	- 11,796
Liver Cancer	24	19,073	23	27,064	- 7,992
Oesophagus Cancer	25	18,486	28	17,829	+ 656
Bladder Cancer	26	17,677	26	19,622	- 1,945
Other Neoplasms	27	16,229	29	17,743	- 1,514
Other Injuries	28	14,450	25	25,997	- 11,548
Ovary Cancer	29	13,705	31	14,591	- 886
Congenital Anomalies	30	11,629	34	11,762	- 133
Oral Cancer	31	10,843	35	11,555	- 712
Liver Disease	32	10,443	16	43,402	- 32,960
Uterin Cancer	33	9,574	36	10,063	- 489
Skin Disease	34	7,812	43	5,409	+ 2,403
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	7,460	47	3,646	+ 3,814
Asthma	36	6,005	46	3,818	+ 2,187
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	5,356	37	9,955	- 4,598
Low Birth Weight	38	5,195	39	6,924	- 1,729
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	4,653	48	3,461	+ 1,191
Drug Use	40	4,580	7	74,435	- 69,855
Cervical Cancer	41	4,025	38	6,984	- 2,959
Violence	42	3,797	27	18,976	- 15,179
Epilepsy	43	3,643	50	3,162	+ 481
Drownings	44	3,601	45	4,070	- 469
Alcohol	45	3,405	30	14,659	- 11,254
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	3,116	52	2,461	+ 656
Multiple Sclerosis	47	2,875	44	5,059	- 2,184
Hepatitis C	48	1,961	41	5,684	- 3,723
Osteoarthritis	49	1,590	61	579	+ 1,012
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	1,465	58	678	+ 787
Anemia	51	1,158	51	3,115	- 1,956
Tuberculosis	52	1,135	62	546	+ 589
Fires	53	1,118	49	3,183	- 2,065
Birth Trauma	54	965	54	1,233	- 268
Malnutrition	55	932	40	6,762	- 5,830
Hepatitis B	56	918	59	608	+ 310
HIV/AIDS	57	689	42	5,660	- 4,971
Poisonings	58	615	53	1,674	- 1,059
Meningitis	59	596	60	606	- 10
Schizophrenia	60	533	57	723	- 190
Oral conditions	61	516	64	286	+ 230
Appendicitis	62	387	63	424	- 37
Maternal Conditions	63	318	56	779	- 461
Upper Respiratory	64	242	65	229	+ 13
Pertussis	65	50	69	16	+ 34
Encephalitis	66	46	68	25	+ 21
Otitis Media	67	45	67	34	+ 11
War	68	38	55	1,198	- 1,160
Tetanus	69	24	71	2	+ 22
Syphilis	70	23	66	49	- 26
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	80	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.