NEW ZEALAND VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,405	1	5,095	+ 310
Diabetes Mellitus	2	4,672	8	769	+ 3,903
Stroke	3	3,012	3	2,378	+ 634
Violence	4	2,012	42	57	+ 1,955
Kidney Disease	5	1,609	17	432	+ 1,177
Prostate Cancer	6	1,208	9	739	+ 469
Breast Cancer	7	946	10	737	+ 209
Lung Cancers	8	796	4	1,873	- 1,078
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	787	2	3,032	- 2,245
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	752	7	920	- 168
Hypertension	11	737	20	327	+ 410
HIV/AIDS	12	718	57	10	+ 708
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	717	6	1,495	- 778
Liver Disease	14	498	32	158	+ 340
Road Traffic Accidents	15	477	16	458	+ 19
Lung Disease	16	473	5	1,815	- 1,341
Suicide	17	443	15	528	- 85
Endocrine Disorders	18	437	21	325	+ 113
Pancreas Cancer	19	417	14	543	- 126
Lymphomas	20	408	13	608	- 200
Cervical Cancer	21	355	41	61	+ 294
Congenital Anomalies	22	342	30	176	+ 166
Low Birth Weight	23	304	38	78	+ 225
Ovary Cancer	24	294	29	207	+ 87
Inflammatory/Heart	25	264	23	313	- 49
Stomach Cancer	26	253	22	323	- 70
Uterin Cancer	27	248	33	145	+ 104
Liver Cancer	28	241	24	288	- 46
Leukemia	29	228	18	391	- 163
Other Injuries	30	223	28	218	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	190	39	70	+ 120
Parkinson's Disease	32	188	19	353	- 165
Falls	33	158	11	627	- 469
Bladder Cancer	34	149	26	267	- 118
Asthma	35	148	36	91	+ 57
Skin Disease	36	142	34	118	+ 24
Epilepsy	37	118	43	55	+ 63
Oral Cancer	38	113	31	164	- 50
Drownings	39	113	44	54	+ 59
Birth Trauma	40	92	54	15	+ 78
Oesophagus Cancer	41	89	25	279	- 190
Alcohol	42	85	45	51	+ 33
Tuberculosis	43	79	52	17	+ 62
Drug Use	44	69	40	69	- 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	66	37	81	- 15
War	46	62	68	1	+ 61
Malnutrition	47	61	55	14	+ 47
Fires	48	60	53	17	+ 43
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	41	35	113	- 72
Maternal Conditions	50	38	63	5	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	51	37	27	245	- 208
Meningitis	52	35	59	9	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	30	46	47	- 17
Encephalitis	54	22	66	1	+ 22
Dengue	55	19	75	0	+ 19
Appendicitis	56	16	62	6	+ 10
Skin Cancers	57	16	12	612	- 596
Multiple Sclerosis	58	8	47	43	- 35
Poisonings	59	5	58	9	- 4
Hepatitis B	60	2	56	14	- 12
Syphilis	61	0	70	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	62	0	48	30	- 29
Chlamydia	63	0	71	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	64	4	- 3
Tetanus	65	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	65	1	- 1
Diphtheria	68	0	83	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	67	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	81	0	49	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	50	22	- 22
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	51	17	- 17
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Trinidad/Tob.

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.