NEW ZEALAND VS SERBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SERBIA		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,895	1	5,095	+ 11,800
Stroke	2	12,601	3	2,378	+ 10,222
Inflammatory/Heart	3	11,850	23	313	+ 11,537
Lung Cancers	4	5,073	4	1,873	+ 3,200
Kidney Disease	5	3,234	17	432	+ 2,802
Lung Disease	6	2,989	5	1,815	+ 1,174
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,802	8	769	+ 2,033
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,661	6	1,495	+ 1,166
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	2,231	2	3,032	- 800
Breast Cancer	10	1,772	10	737	+ 1,036
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	1,422	7	920	+ 502
Hypertension	12	1,258	20	327	+ 931
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,088	14	543	+ 545
Prostate Cancer	14	1,022	9	739	+ 283
Stomach Cancer	15	933	22	323	+ 610
Suicide	16	773	15	528	+ 245
Liver Cancer	17	712	24	288	+ 424
Bladder Cancer	18	693	26	267	+ 426
Liver Disease	19	689	32	158	+ 531
Lymphomas	20	645	13	608	+ 37
Parkinson's Disease	21	624	19	353	+ 271
Leukemia	22	551	18	391	+ 160
Oral Cancer	23	528	31	164	+ 364
Road Traffic Accidents	24	509	16	458	+ 51
Cervical Cancer	25	495	41	61	+ 435
Skin Cancers	26	495	12	612	- 116
Other Neoplasms	27	467	27	245	+ 222
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	461	39	70	+ 391
Ovary Cancer	29	431	29	207	+ 224
Other Injuries	30	315	28	218	+ 97
Asthma	31	303	36	91	+ 212
Uterin Cancer	32	286	33	145	+ 142
Falls	33	281	11	627	- 346
Alcohol	34	265	45	51	+ 213
Oesophagus Cancer	35	257	25	279	- 22
Endocrine Disorders	36	239	21	325	- 85
Epilepsy	37	173	43	55	+ 118
Low Birth Weight	38	145	38	78	+ 67
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	130	37	81	+ 49
Congenital Anomalies	40	125	30	176	- 50
Anemia	41	118	51	17	+ 100
Multiple Sclerosis	42	114	47	43	+ 70
Skin Disease	43	88	34	118	- 30
Schizophrenia	44	84	60	8	+ 76
Violence	45	83	42	57	+ 26
Tuberculosis	46	78	52	17	+ 61
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	61	35	113	- 52
Drownings	48	57	44	54	+ 2
Drug Use	49	56	40	69	- 13
Fires	50	50	53	17	+ 33
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	40	50	22	+ 18
Birth Trauma	52	35	54	15	+ 21
Hepatitis B	53	28	56	14	+ 14
Meningitis	54	27	59	9	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	26	46	47	- 21
HIV/AIDS	56	19	57	10	+ 9
Poisonings	57	18	58	9	+ 8
Appendicitis	58	12	62	6	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	59	9	63	5	+ 4
Hepatitis C	60	9	48	30	- 20
Malnutrition	61	8	55	14	- 6
Osteoarthritis	62	5	49	24	- 19
Pertussis	63	5	65	1	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	64	2	64	4	- 2
Tetanus	65	2	69	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	66	1	66	1	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	70	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	67	1	+ 0
Oral conditions	69	1	61	8	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	84	0	+ 1
War	71	1	68	1	+ 0
Measles	72	1	82	0	+ 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	85	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	83	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Serbia

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.