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Compare New Zealand and New Guinea health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    68.7
    73.9
    71.2
    6
    9
    7
    		  
    37.8
    39.7
    38.7
    151
    154
    152
    1970
    68.2
    74.5
    71.3
    18
    16
    14
    		  
    42.8
    44.7
    43.7
    149
    151
    149
    1980
    70.0
    75.8
    72.8
    22
    21
    22
    		  
    49.5
    53.8
    51.6
    141
    137
    138
    1990
    72.5
    78.4
    75.4
    21
    22
    20
    		  
    52.3
    57.8
    55.0
    151
    144
    144
    2000
    76.1
    81.3
    78.6
    11
    10
    11
    		  
    53.9
    59.7
    56.8
    149
    140
    144
    2010
    79.0
    82.8
    80.9
    9
    18
    13
    		  
    59.5
    64.3
    61.8
    148
    142
    145
    2015
    80.0
    83.3
    81.6
    12
    26
    17
    		  
    60.6
    65.4
    62.9
    153
    149
    151
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.0
    83.3
    12
    26
    		  
    60.6
    65.4
    153
    149
    Age 5
    80.5
    83.7
    9
    25
    		  
    64.5
    69.0
    157
    150
    Age 10
    80.5
    83.7
    9
    25
    		  
    64.8
    69.3
    161
    153
    Age 15
    80.6
    83.8
    9
    25
    		  
    65.1
    69.5
    163
    153
    Age 20
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    24
    		  
    65.5
    69.8
    165
    154
    Age 25
    81.0
    84.0
    8
    23
    		  
    66.0
    70.3
    168
    155
    Age 30
    81.2
    84.1
    7
    22
    		  
    66.6
    70.8
    170
    159
    Age 35
    81.4
    84.2
    6
    21
    		  
    67.2
    71.4
    173
    162
    Age 40
    81.7
    84.4
    6
    20
    		  
    67.9
    72.1
    175
    166
    Age 45
    82.0
    84.6
    6
    19
    		  
    68.8
    72.9
    178
    170
    Age 50
    82.4
    84.9
    4
    18
    		  
    70.0
    73.9
    180
    172
    Age 55
    82.9
    85.3
    5
    17
    		  
    71.5
    75.1
    182
    172
    Age 60
    83.5
    85.8
    5
    18
    		  
    73.4
    76.6
    182
    170
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.4
    8
    18
    		  
    75.7
    78.5
    182
    164
    Age 70
    85.5
    87.3
    8
    16
    		  
    78.5
    80.7
    179
    151
    Age 75
    86.8
    88.4
    10
    19
    		  
    81.8
    83.4
    171
    136
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.9
    11
    24
    		  
    85.3
    86.3
    150
    127
    Age 85
    91.2
    91.9
    22
    34
    		  
    89.1
    89.8
    126
    112
    Age 90
    94.2
    94.5
    37
    54
    		  
    93.1
    93.6
    109
    100
    Age 95
    97.9
    98.0
    61
    72
    		  
    97.4
    97.7
    107
    95
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.0
    78
    96
    		  
    101.9
    102.2
    95
    76
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    62.78
    134
    		  
    50.34
    153
    2. Stroke
    28.73
    160
    		  
    41.43
    136
    3. Lung Cancers
    22.61
    47
    		  
    7.46
    107
    4. Lung Disease
    19.44
    82
    		  
    30.75
    32
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    19.02
    19
    		  
    3.09
    86
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.94
    62
    		  
    19.04
    60
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.41
    16
    		  
    6.83
    95
    8. Prostate Cancer
    17.06
    81
    		  
    19.23
    65
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.71
    137
    		  
    96.50
    6
    10. Suicide
    9.84
    72
    		  
    11.73
    54
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.39
    156
    		  
    224.71
    5
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.19
    139
    		  
    16.62
    89
    13. Skin Cancers
    7.68
    1
    		  
    3.46
    15
    14. Falls
    7.56
    62
    		  
    5.57
    84
    15. Lymphomas
    6.49
    40
    		  
    7.59
    20
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    6.17
    49
    		  
    1.41
    133
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    6.16
    83
    		  
    8.25
    67
    18. Ovary Cancer
    5.73
    46
    		  
    6.44
    30
    19. Kidney Disease
    5.52
    148
    		  
    47.59
    2
    20. Hypertension
    5.43
    158
    		  
    8.66
    142
    21. Other Injuries
    5.28
    147
    		  
    27.48
    20
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.43
    83
    		  
    21.16
    56
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    4.16
    141
    		  
    8.48
    90
    24. Leukemia
    3.99
    77
    		  
    3.98
    78
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.81
    58
    		  
    2.71
    82
    26. Liver Cancer
    3.81
    128
    		  
    11.44
    28
    27. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    125
    		  
    7.31
    62
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.45
    140
    		  
    7.83
    81
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.13
    98
    		  
    8.98
    27
    30. Uterin Cancer
    3.05
    44
    		  
    3.97
    26
    31. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    60
    		  
    1.04
    142
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    2.83
    48
    		  
    0.99
    119
    33. Low Birth Weight
    2.56
    144
    		  
    15.41
    49
    34. Drug Use
    2.39
    46
    		  
    2.02
    56
    35. Liver Disease
    2.37
    170
    		  
    33.61
    20
    36. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    124
    		  
    18.19
    1
    37. Other Neoplasms
    1.81
    120
    		  
    1.39
    134
    38. Cervical Cancer
    1.74
    158
    		  
    22.90
    19
    39. Violence
    1.64
    136
    		  
    5.87
    81
    40. Skin Disease
    1.49
    93
    		  
    7.83
    17
    41. Drownings
    1.39
    137
    		  
    5.71
    54
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    131
    		  
    11.05
    20
    43. Alcohol
    1.29
    70
    		  
    1.11
    74
    44. Epilepsy
    0.96
    137
    		  
    5.23
    48
    45. Asthma
    0.89
    141
    		  
    46.56
    1
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.87
    136
    		  
    15.36
    40
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.82
    22
    		  
    0.14
    126
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.55
    88
    		  
    0.23
    139
    49. Hepatitis C
    0.47
    50
    		  
    0.22
    88
    50. Osteoarthritis
    0.42
    7
    		  
    0.00
    172
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,571
    19.46
    		  
    1,660
    3.31
    2. Stroke
    2,138
    9.10
    		  
    1,354
    2.70
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,534
    6.53
    		  
    259
    0.52
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1,481
    6.30
    		  
    84
    0.17
    5. Lung Disease
    1,427
    6.08
    		  
    905
    1.81
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,274
    5.42
    		  
    243
    0.48
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    813
    3.46
    		  
    3,463
    6.91
    8. Breast Cancer
    624
    2.66
    		  
    426
    0.85
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    594
    2.53
    		  
    8,930
    17.81
    10. Prostate Cancer
    573
    2.44
    		  
    188
    0.38
    11. Falls
    552
    2.35
    		  
    260
    0.52
    12. Skin Cancers
    512
    2.18
    		  
    127
    0.25
    13. Suicide
    459
    1.95
    		  
    550
    1.10
    14. Lymphomas
    446
    1.90
    		  
    285
    0.57
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    418
    1.78
    		  
    52
    0.10
    16. Kidney Disease
    414
    1.76
    		  
    1,742
    3.47
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    393
    1.67
    		  
    451
    0.90
    18. Hypertension
    389
    1.66
    		  
    252
    0.50
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    385
    1.64
    		  
    928
    1.85
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    340
    1.45
    		  
    1,584
    3.16
    21. Oesophagus Cancer
    273
    1.16
    		  
    96
    0.19
    22. Leukemia
    267
    1.14
    		  
    210
    0.42
    23. Other Injuries
    258
    1.10
    		  
    1,634
    3.26
    24. Stomach Cancer
    252
    1.07
    		  
    241
    0.48
    25. Liver Cancer
    246
    1.05
    		  
    523
    1.04
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    220
    0.94
    		  
    25
    0.05
    27. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    217
    0.92
    		  
    339
    0.68
    28. Bladder Cancer
    214
    0.91
    		  
    30
    0.06
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    199
    0.85
    		  
    344
    0.69
    30. Ovary Cancer
    196
    0.83
    		  
    142
    0.28
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    179
    0.76
    		  
    827
    1.65
    32. Liver Disease
    144
    0.61
    		  
    1,339
    2.67
    33. Oral Cancer
    131
    0.56
    		  
    674
    1.34
    34. Other Neoplasms
    131
    0.56
    		  
    59
    0.12
    35. Uterin Cancer
    114
    0.48
    		  
    82
    0.16
    36. Drug Use
    113
    0.48
    		  
    101
    0.20
    37. Skin Disease
    111
    0.47
    		  
    297
    0.59
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    92
    0.39
    		  
    364
    0.73
    39. Low Birth Weight
    91
    0.39
    		  
    1,699
    3.39
    40. Violence
    71
    0.30
    		  
    376
    0.75
    41. Alcohol
    66
    0.28
    		  
    52
    0.10
    42. Drownings
    63
    0.27
    		  
    375
    0.75
    43. Cervical Cancer
    58
    0.25
    		  
    540
    1.08
    44. Epilepsy
    52
    0.22
    		  
    335
    0.67
    45. Asthma
    50
    0.21
    		  
    1,475
    2.94
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    48
    0.20
    		  
    7
    0.01
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    41
    0.18
    		  
    9
    0.02
    48. Osteoarthritis
    32
    0.14
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Birth Trauma
    31
    0.13
    		  
    1,694
    3.38
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    25
    0.11
    		  
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.61
    47
    		  
    7.46
    107
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.94
    62
    		  
    19.04
    60
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.41
    16
    		  
    6.83
    95
    4. Prostate Cancer
    17.06
    81
    		  
    19.23
    65
    5. Skin Cancers
    7.68
    1
    		  
    3.46
    15
    6. Lymphomas
    6.49
    40
    		  
    7.59
    20
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    6.17
    49
    		  
    1.41
    133
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.73
    46
    		  
    6.44
    30
    9. Leukemia
    3.99
    77
    		  
    3.98
    78
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.81
    58
    		  
    2.71
    82
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.81
    128
    		  
    11.44
    28
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    125
    		  
    7.31
    62
    13. Uterin Cancer
    3.05
    44
    		  
    3.97
    26
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    60
    		  
    1.04
    142
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    124
    		  
    18.19
    1
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.74
    158
    		  
    22.90
    19
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.