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New Zealand
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare New Zealand and China health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

China
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
New Zealand Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   China CHINA
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   China CHINA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    68.7
    73.9
    71.2
    6
    9
    7
     
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    1970
    68.2
    74.5
    71.3
    18
    16
    14
     
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    1980
    70.0
    75.8
    72.8
    21
    21
    22
     
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    1990
    72.5
    78.4
    75.4
    21
    22
    20
     
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    2000
    75.9
    81.2
    78.6
    10
    11
    11
     
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
    2010
    79.0
    82.8
    80.9
    9
    18
    13
     
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    2019
    80.4
    83.5
    82.0
    15
    24
    16
     
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   China CHINA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.4
    83.5
    15
    24
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    Age 5
    80.8
    83.9
    14
    24
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    Age 10
    80.8
    83.9
    14
    24
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 15
    80.9
    83.9
    14
    24
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 20
    81.0
    84.0
    13
    24
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    Age 25
    81.2
    84.1
    12
    24
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 30
    81.4
    84.2
    12
    24
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 35
    81.6
    84.3
    12
    24
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    Age 40
    81.8
    84.5
    11
    24
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    Age 45
    82.1
    84.6
    9
    22
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    Age 50
    82.5
    84.9
    7
    20
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.3
    6
    20
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    Age 60
    83.8
    85.8
    6
    19
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    Age 65
    84.6
    86.4
    7
    18
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    Age 70
    85.7
    87.2
    9
    20
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    Age 75
    87.0
    88.2
    9
    21
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.6
    12
    23
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.5
    19
    24
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   China CHINA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    49.59
    163
    97.57
    115
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    24.84
    16
    17.36
    97
    3. Stroke
    22.24
    165
    110.80
    58
    4. Lung Cancers
    21.61
    43
    36.63
    5
    5. Lung Disease
    18.17
    111
    54.18
    13
    6. Breast Cancer
    17.60
    84
    8.95
    169
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.22
    19
    13.02
    42
    8. Prostate Cancer
    15.97
    90
    6.41
    152
    9. Suicide
    10.30
    68
    6.67
    121
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.83
    127
    15.09
    96
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.34
    152
    8.56
    148
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.08
    166
    11.28
    152
    13. Skin Cancers
    6.63
    3
    1.05
    137
    14. Lymphomas
    6.60
    25
    3.04
    145
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    6.18
    54
    5.72
    59
    16. Falls
    5.65
    92
    8.04
    50
    17. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    81
    2.76
    153
    18. Leukemia
    4.49
    43
    3.48
    97
    19. Kidney Disease
    4.19
    176
    10.39
    141
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.07
    115
    1.73
    168
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    3.95
    82
    1.51
    162
    22. Stomach Cancer
    3.82
    133
    20.55
    3
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    3.49
    147
    3.32
    150
    24. Liver Cancer
    3.48
    153
    9.30
    33
    25. Other Injuries
    3.23
    168
    3.50
    161
    26. Uterin Cancer
    3.21
    47
    1.16
    157
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    3.16
    138
    3.95
    98
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.13
    64
    12.42
    6
    29. Hypertension
    3.04
    166
    16.80
    98
    30. Bladder Cancer
    2.70
    66
    2.04
    94
    31. Other Neoplasms
    2.42
    44
    0.24
    152
    32. Liver Disease
    2.07
    181
    7.57
    146
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.93
    136
    2.81
    89
    34. Low Birth Weight
    1.87
    149
    1.76
    150
    35. Cervical Cancer
    1.65
    176
    5.16
    124
    36. Drug Use
    1.38
    74
    1.34
    79
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.33
    98
    3.53
    34
    38. Violence
    1.20
    146
    0.73
    166
    39. Drownings
    1.17
    142
    3.66
    56
    40. Skin Disease
    1.10
    108
    0.30
    162
    41. Asthma
    1.03
    133
    1.29
    123
    42. Epilepsy
    0.97
    139
    0.74
    163
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.76
    149
    0.72
    150
    44. Alcohol
    0.75
    128
    1.05
    111
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.68
    165
    2.05
    106
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.52
    33
    0.09
    167
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    58
    0.55
    41
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.44
    22
    0.01
    163
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.34
    169
    1.40
    108
    50. Fires
    0.29
    164
    0.62
    129
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   China CHINA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,095
    18.16
    1.772m
    18.44
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,032
    10.81
    304,455
    3.17
    3. Stroke
    2,378
    8.47
    2.043m
    21.27
    4. Lung Cancers
    1,873
    6.67
    714,311
    7.44
    5. Lung Disease
    1,815
    6.47
    968,607
    10.08
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,495
    5.33
    248,388
    2.59
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    920
    3.28
    183,342
    1.91
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    769
    2.74
    161,672
    1.68
    9. Prostate Cancer
    739
    2.63
    51,056
    0.53
    10. Breast Cancer
    737
    2.63
    92,757
    0.97
    11. Falls
    627
    2.23
    138,878
    1.45
    12. Skin Cancers
    612
    2.18
    19,669
    0.20
    13. Lymphomas
    608
    2.17
    57,838
    0.60
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    543
    1.94
    111,537
    1.16
    15. Suicide
    528
    1.88
    116,324
    1.21
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    458
    1.63
    250,272
    2.61
    17. Kidney Disease
    432
    1.54
    192,302
    2.00
    18. Leukemia
    391
    1.39
    58,145
    0.61
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    353
    1.26
    70,699
    0.74
    20. Hypertension
    327
    1.17
    301,183
    3.14
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    325
    1.16
    25,613
    0.27
    22. Stomach Cancer
    323
    1.15
    398,439
    4.15
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    313
    1.12
    29,954
    0.31
    24. Liver Cancer
    288
    1.03
    180,952
    1.88
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    279
    0.99
    242,891
    2.53
    26. Bladder Cancer
    267
    0.95
    37,873
    0.39
    27. Other Neoplasms
    245
    0.87
    4,374
    0.05
    28. Other Injuries
    218
    0.78
    54,087
    0.56
    29. Ovary Cancer
    207
    0.74
    28,078
    0.29
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    176
    0.63
    36,613
    0.38
    31. Oral Cancer
    164
    0.58
    54,695
    0.57
    32. Liver Disease
    158
    0.56
    145,603
    1.52
    33. Uterin Cancer
    145
    0.52
    11,751
    0.12
    34. Skin Disease
    118
    0.42
    5,222
    0.05
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    113
    0.40
    65,350
    0.68
    36. Asthma
    91
    0.32
    23,147
    0.24
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    81
    0.29
    8,719
    0.09
    38. Low Birth Weight
    78
    0.28
    21,631
    0.23
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    70
    0.25
    37,723
    0.39
    40. Drug Use
    69
    0.25
    24,214
    0.25
    41. Cervical Cancer
    61
    0.22
    51,650
    0.54
    42. Violence
    57
    0.20
    11,115
    0.12
    43. Epilepsy
    55
    0.20
    11,365
    0.12
    44. Drownings
    54
    0.19
    52,807
    0.55
    45. Alcohol
    51
    0.18
    19,071
    0.20
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    47
    0.17
    10,108
    0.11
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    43
    0.15
    1,734
    0.02
    48. Hepatitis C
    30
    0.11
    86
    0.00
    49. Osteoarthritis
    24
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    22
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   China CHINA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.61
    43
    36.63
    5
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.60
    84
    8.95
    169
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.22
    19
    13.02
    42
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.97
    90
    6.41
    152
    5. Skin Cancers
    6.63
    3
    1.05
    137
    6. Lymphomas
    6.60
    25
    3.04
    145
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    6.18
    54
    5.72
    59
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    81
    2.76
    153
    9. Leukemia
    4.49
    43
    3.48
    97
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.82
    133
    20.55
    3
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.48
    153
    9.30
    33
    12. Uterin Cancer
    3.21
    47
    1.16
    157
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.13
    64
    12.42
    6
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.70
    66
    2.04
    94
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.93
    136
    2.81
    89
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.65
    176
    5.16
    124
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.