NEW ZEALAND VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,422	1	5,095	+ 15,327
Stroke	2	14,136	3	2,378	+ 11,758
Hypertension	3	3,130	20	327	+ 2,804
Lung Cancers	4	2,876	4	1,873	+ 1,003
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	2,661	7	920	+ 1,741
Liver Disease	6	2,537	32	158	+ 2,379
Lung Disease	7	2,093	5	1,815	+ 278
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,944	6	1,495	+ 449
Kidney Disease	9	1,472	17	432	+ 1,040
Inflammatory/Heart	10	1,261	23	313	+ 948
Breast Cancer	11	1,095	10	737	+ 358
Stomach Cancer	12	983	22	323	+ 660
Liver Cancer	13	885	24	288	+ 598
Pancreas Cancer	14	835	14	543	+ 292
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	807	2	3,032	- 2,224
Prostate Cancer	16	696	9	739	- 42
Oral Cancer	17	651	31	164	+ 488
Diabetes Mellitus	18	634	8	769	- 134
Other Injuries	19	608	28	218	+ 390
Road Traffic Accidents	20	567	16	458	+ 109
Suicide	21	536	15	528	+ 8
Cervical Cancer	22	532	41	61	+ 471
Bladder Cancer	23	488	26	267	+ 221
Falls	24	428	11	627	- 199
Lymphomas	25	394	13	608	- 214
Leukemia	26	382	18	391	- 9
Ovary Cancer	27	315	29	207	+ 109
Tuberculosis	28	289	52	17	+ 272
Skin Cancers	29	285	12	612	- 326
Oesophagus Cancer	30	215	25	279	- 64
Parkinson's Disease	31	211	19	353	- 142
Drownings	32	170	44	54	+ 115
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	151	39	70	+ 81
Uterin Cancer	34	149	33	145	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	125	35	113	+ 13
Fires	36	120	53	17	+ 103
Alcohol	37	116	45	51	+ 65
Congenital Anomalies	38	104	30	176	- 71
Poisonings	39	104	58	9	+ 95
Drug Use	40	98	40	69	+ 29
Low Birth Weight	41	90	38	78	+ 12
Epilepsy	42	89	43	55	+ 34
Other Neoplasms	43	82	27	245	- 163
Violence	44	73	42	57	+ 15
Asthma	45	64	36	91	- 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	64	37	81	- 17
HIV/AIDS	47	62	57	10	+ 52
Endocrine Disorders	48	55	21	325	- 270
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	41	50	22	+ 19
Malnutrition	50	40	55	14	+ 26
Schizophrenia	51	29	60	8	+ 21
Hepatitis C	52	28	48	30	- 2
Skin Disease	53	28	34	118	- 90
Meningitis	54	22	59	9	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	55	19	47	43	- 25
Anemia	56	17	51	17	- 1
Birth Trauma	57	11	54	15	- 4
Maternal Conditions	58	10	63	5	+ 5
Hepatitis B	59	9	56	14	- 5
Appendicitis	60	6	62	6	+ 0
Measles	61	2	82	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	62	2	66	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	1	64	4	- 3
Oral conditions	64	1	61	8	- 7
War	65	1	68	1	+ 0
Syphilis	66	0	70	0	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	67	1	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	65	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	83	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	46	47	- 47
Osteoarthritis	86	0	49	24	- 24
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Romania

New Zealand

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.