ZIMBABWE VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,931	3	8,493	+ 8,438
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,074	31	768	+ 9,306
Stroke	3	7,903	5	5,126	+ 2,777
Lung Cancers	4	6,225	43	286	+ 5,939
Lung Disease	5	6,031	23	1,163	+ 4,867
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,967	40	505	+ 4,462
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,057	2	10,779	- 7,722
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,554	9	3,344	- 790
Prostate Cancer	9	2,455	32	628	+ 1,827
Breast Cancer	10	2,448	28	839	+ 1,609
Falls	11	2,082	41	465	+ 1,618
Skin Cancers	12	2,032	44	264	+ 1,768
Lymphomas	13	2,021	26	960	+ 1,061
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,804	47	217	+ 1,587
Suicide	15	1,756	13	2,069	- 313
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,522	4	6,037	- 4,516
Kidney Disease	17	1,435	12	2,214	- 778
Leukemia	18	1,299	45	244	+ 1,056
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,173	46	226	+ 947
Hypertension	20	1,086	24	1,146	- 60
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,078	34	553	+ 525
Stomach Cancer	22	1,073	33	559	+ 514
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,040	25	1,047	- 7
Liver Cancer	24	957	38	510	+ 447
Oesophagus Cancer	25	927	29	801	+ 126
Bladder Cancer	26	887	54	125	+ 762
Other Neoplasms	27	814	62	37	+ 777
Other Injuries	28	725	20	1,656	- 931
Ovary Cancer	29	687	51	173	+ 514
Congenital Anomalies	30	583	11	2,217	- 1,634
Oral Cancer	31	544	49	208	+ 336
Liver Disease	32	524	17	1,941	- 1,418
Uterin Cancer	33	480	50	182	+ 298
Skin Disease	34	392	52	173	+ 219
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	374	36	542	- 168
Asthma	36	301	21	1,531	- 1,229
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	269	6	4,595	- 4,326
Low Birth Weight	38	261	7	4,038	- 3,777
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	233	35	548	- 315
Drug Use	40	230	48	213	+ 17
Cervical Cancer	41	202	14	2,023	- 1,821
Violence	42	190	18	1,916	- 1,726
Epilepsy	43	183	39	508	- 325
Drownings	44	181	27	956	- 775
Alcohol	45	171	61	48	+ 123
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	156	64	26	+ 130
Multiple Sclerosis	47	144	67	14	+ 130
Hepatitis C	48	98	66	14	+ 84
Osteoarthritis	49	80	81	0	+ 80
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	73	80	0	+ 73
Anemia	51	58	84	0	+ 58
Tuberculosis	52	57	16	1,999	- 1,942
Fires	53	56	30	793	- 736
Birth Trauma	54	48	8	3,405	- 3,357
Malnutrition	55	47	10	2,396	- 2,349
Hepatitis B	56	46	60	57	- 11
HIV/AIDS	57	35	1	19,988	- 19,954
Poisonings	58	31	37	515	- 484
Meningitis	59	30	22	1,325	- 1,295
Schizophrenia	60	27	86	0	+ 27
Oral conditions	61	26	82	0	+ 26
Appendicitis	62	19	58	66	- 47
Maternal Conditions	63	16	19	1,749	- 1,733
Upper Respiratory	64	12	59	65	- 53
Pertussis	65	2	42	419	- 416
Encephalitis	66	2	56	117	- 115
Otitis Media	67	2	68	3	- 1
War	68	2	65	26	- 24
Tetanus	69	1	57	102	- 101
Syphilis	70	1	55	124	- 123
Chlamydia	71	0	69	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	70	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	53	172	- 172
Malaria	78	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	71	2	- 2
Measles	82	0	63	30	- 30
Diphtheria	83	0	72	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

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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.