VENEZUELA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,850	1	26,905	+ 3,945
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,356	35	572	+ 17,784
Stroke	3	14,400	3	12,133	+ 2,267
Lung Cancers	4	11,343	11	3,900	+ 7,443
Lung Disease	5	10,989	10	5,150	+ 5,839
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,050	19	2,037	+ 7,013
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,571	7	7,188	- 1,617
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,654	4	11,176	- 6,523
Prostate Cancer	9	4,474	13	2,848	+ 1,625
Breast Cancer	10	4,461	15	2,563	+ 1,898
Falls	11	3,794	28	865	+ 2,929
Skin Cancers	12	3,703	37	553	+ 3,150
Lymphomas	13	3,682	23	1,248	+ 2,435
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,287	25	1,082	+ 2,205
Suicide	15	3,199	34	585	+ 2,614
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,773	5	11,127	- 8,354
Kidney Disease	17	2,616	8	5,932	- 3,316
Leukemia	18	2,367	27	1,007	+ 1,360
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,138	48	252	+ 1,886
Hypertension	20	1,979	9	5,195	- 3,216
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,965	30	760	+ 1,205
Stomach Cancer	22	1,954	17	2,175	- 221
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,895	33	599	+ 1,296
Liver Cancer	24	1,743	26	1,029	+ 714
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,689	44	370	+ 1,319
Bladder Cancer	26	1,615	45	365	+ 1,251
Other Neoplasms	27	1,483	18	2,167	- 684
Other Injuries	28	1,320	21	1,693	- 373
Ovary Cancer	29	1,252	36	563	+ 690
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,063	14	2,846	- 1,783
Oral Cancer	31	991	38	544	+ 447
Liver Disease	32	954	16	2,340	- 1,386
Uterin Cancer	33	875	47	309	+ 566
Skin Disease	34	714	66	18	+ 696
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	682	57	80	+ 602
Asthma	36	549	46	311	+ 238
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	489	22	1,359	- 870
Low Birth Weight	38	475	12	3,088	- 2,613
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	425	40	418	+ 8
Drug Use	40	419	50	225	+ 193
Cervical Cancer	41	368	20	1,986	- 1,618
Violence	42	347	2	18,132	- 17,785
Epilepsy	43	333	41	411	- 78
Drownings	44	329	43	388	- 59
Alcohol	45	311	62	34	+ 277
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	285	52	180	+ 105
Multiple Sclerosis	47	263	60	51	+ 212
Hepatitis C	48	179	65	21	+ 158
Osteoarthritis	49	145	72	3	+ 142
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	134	53	151	- 17
Anemia	51	106	55	126	- 20
Tuberculosis	52	104	31	748	- 644
Fires	53	102	54	144	- 42
Birth Trauma	54	88	24	1,087	- 999
Malnutrition	55	85	32	629	- 544
Hepatitis B	56	84	63	30	+ 54
HIV/AIDS	57	63	6	7,490	- 7,427
Poisonings	58	56	58	68	- 11
Meningitis	59	54	49	251	- 196
Schizophrenia	60	49	69	6	+ 43
Oral conditions	61	47	86	0	+ 47
Appendicitis	62	35	56	98	- 62
Maternal Conditions	63	29	39	422	- 393
Upper Respiratory	64	22	74	1	+ 21
Pertussis	65	5	64	26	- 21
Encephalitis	66	4	61	37	- 33
Otitis Media	67	4	75	1	+ 3
War	68	3	51	185	- 181
Tetanus	69	2	68	8	- 5
Syphilis	70	2	67	15	- 13
Chlamydia	71	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	59	65	- 65
Ascariasis	76	0	70	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	1	- 1
Malaria	78	0	42	402	- 402
Chagas disease	79	0	29	826	- 826
Leishmaniasis	80	0	73	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

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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.