NEW ZEALAND VS SLOVENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVENIA		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,898	1	5,095	+ 3,803
Stroke	2	4,864	3	2,378	+ 2,486
Lung Cancers	3	3,102	4	1,873	+ 1,229
Hypertension	4	2,167	20	327	+ 1,840
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,828	6	1,495	+ 333
Falls	6	1,741	11	627	+ 1,114
Lung Disease	7	1,660	5	1,815	- 155
Alcohol	8	1,257	45	51	+ 1,206
Breast Cancer	9	1,191	10	737	+ 454
Prostate Cancer	10	1,171	9	739	+ 432
Lymphomas	11	1,144	13	608	+ 536
Liver Disease	12	1,056	32	158	+ 898
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	1,013	7	920	+ 93
Suicide	14	1,012	15	528	+ 483
Pancreas Cancer	15	1,007	14	543	+ 464
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	924	2	3,032	- 2,108
Stomach Cancer	17	838	22	323	+ 515
Diabetes Mellitus	18	837	8	769	+ 68
Liver Cancer	19	700	24	288	+ 412
Inflammatory/Heart	20	588	23	313	+ 275
Leukemia	21	555	18	391	+ 164
Bladder Cancer	22	520	26	267	+ 253
Other Injuries	23	499	28	218	+ 281
Parkinson's Disease	24	483	19	353	+ 130
Skin Cancers	25	469	12	612	- 143
Rheumatic Heart Disease	26	373	35	113	+ 260
Oral Cancer	27	356	31	164	+ 193
Kidney Disease	28	353	17	432	- 79
Ovary Cancer	29	301	29	207	+ 94
Uterin Cancer	30	260	33	145	+ 115
Road Traffic Accidents	31	258	16	458	- 200
Oesophagus Cancer	32	228	25	279	- 51
Endocrine Disorders	33	228	21	325	- 97
Other Neoplasms	34	170	27	245	- 75
Epilepsy	35	153	43	55	+ 98
Cervical Cancer	36	149	41	61	+ 88
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	134	39	70	+ 64
Congenital Anomalies	38	121	30	176	- 55
Multiple Sclerosis	39	85	47	43	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	73	46	47	+ 26
Drug Use	41	59	40	69	- 10
Violence	42	46	42	57	- 11
Low Birth Weight	43	41	38	78	- 37
Drownings	44	41	44	54	- 13
Asthma	45	40	36	91	- 50
Tuberculosis	46	36	52	17	+ 19
Schizophrenia	47	23	60	8	+ 15
Fires	48	20	53	17	+ 3
Skin Disease	49	13	34	118	- 105
Meningitis	50	13	59	9	+ 4
Poisonings	51	10	58	9	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	10	37	81	- 71
Oral conditions	53	8	61	8	- 0
Appendicitis	54	5	62	6	- 1
Syphilis	55	5	70	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	56	3	63	5	- 2
Birth Trauma	57	3	54	15	- 11
Hepatitis B	58	3	56	14	- 11
Tetanus	59	3	69	0	+ 2
Anemia	60	3	51	17	- 15
War	61	1	68	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	62	0	80	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	64	4	- 4
Malnutrition	64	0	55	14	- 14
Encephalitis	65	0	66	1	- 1
Pertussis	66	0	65	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	0	48	30	- 30
Otitis Media	68	0	67	1	- 1
Leprosy	69	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	57	10	- 10
Chlamydia	71	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	82	0	- 0
Diphtheria	77	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	49	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	50	22	- 22
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Slovenia

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.