NEW ZEALAND VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	7,398	2	3,032	+ 4,367
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,408	1	5,095	+ 313
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,056	7	920	+ 2,136
Stroke	4	2,837	3	2,378	+ 458
Lung Cancers	5	2,693	4	1,873	+ 819
Lung Disease	6	2,480	5	1,815	+ 665
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,391	6	1,495	- 104
Prostate Cancer	8	1,002	9	739	+ 263
Breast Cancer	9	959	10	737	+ 222
Lymphomas	10	705	13	608	+ 97
Pancreas Cancer	11	678	14	543	+ 135
Oesophagus Cancer	12	658	25	279	+ 379
Parkinson's Disease	13	646	19	353	+ 293
Liver Disease	14	578	32	158	+ 420
Falls	15	574	11	627	- 52
Bladder Cancer	16	462	26	267	+ 196
Diabetes Mellitus	17	440	8	769	- 328
Kidney Disease	18	412	17	432	- 20
Other Injuries	19	412	28	218	+ 194
Suicide	20	401	15	528	- 127
Liver Cancer	21	395	24	288	+ 107
Leukemia	22	393	18	391	+ 2
Hypertension	23	393	20	327	+ 66
Stomach Cancer	24	377	22	323	+ 54
Ovary Cancer	25	303	29	207	+ 96
Other Neoplasms	26	301	27	245	+ 56
Skin Cancers	27	281	12	612	- 331
Endocrine Disorders	28	249	21	325	- 76
Inflammatory/Heart	29	236	23	313	- 77
Oral Cancer	30	234	31	164	+ 71
Drug Use	31	213	40	69	+ 144
Uterin Cancer	32	177	33	145	+ 32
Road Traffic Accidents	33	164	16	458	- 294
Skin Disease	34	161	34	118	+ 43
Congenital Anomalies	35	160	30	176	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	158	39	70	+ 87
Multiple Sclerosis	37	140	47	43	+ 97
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	121	37	81	+ 40
Alcohol	39	117	45	51	+ 66
Low Birth Weight	40	99	38	78	+ 21
Asthma	41	98	36	91	+ 8
Epilepsy	42	90	43	55	+ 35
Cervical Cancer	43	83	41	61	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	76	46	47	+ 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	66	35	113	- 47
Violence	46	65	42	57	+ 8
Tuberculosis	47	26	52	17	+ 9
Fires	48	25	53	17	+ 8
Drownings	49	23	44	54	- 32
Anemia	50	21	51	17	+ 3
Hepatitis C	51	20	48	30	- 9
Meningitis	52	18	59	9	+ 9
Poisonings	53	17	58	9	+ 7
Birth Trauma	54	14	54	15	- 0
HIV/AIDS	55	14	57	10	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	14	50	22	- 8
Osteoarthritis	57	13	49	24	- 11
Malnutrition	58	9	55	14	- 5
Appendicitis	59	8	62	6	+ 2
Schizophrenia	60	8	60	8	- 0
Oral conditions	61	4	61	8	- 4
Syphilis	62	4	70	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	63	4	64	4	- 0
Maternal Conditions	64	4	63	5	- 1
Hepatitis B	65	3	56	14	- 11
Otitis Media	66	1	67	1	+ 1
War	67	1	68	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	66	1	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	65	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

United Kingdom

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.