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Compare New Zealand and Turkey 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   Turkey TURKEY
           
    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
     
    48.9
    52.1
    50.5
    94
    94
    93
    1970
    68.2
    74.5
    71.3
    18
    16
    14
     
    54.9
    58.6
    56.7
    93
    92
    91
    1980
    70.0
    75.8
    72.8
    22
    21
    22
     
    59.2
    63.8
    61.4
    96
    93
    94
    1990
    72.5
    78.4
    75.4
    21
    22
    20
     
    63.8
    68.3
    66.0
    99
    103
    101
    2000
    76.1
    81.3
    78.6
    11
    10
    11
     
    68.1
    72.8
    70.4
    74
    90
    82
    2010
    79.0
    82.8
    80.9
    9
    18
    13
     
    70.9
    77.6
    74.2
    73
    59
    65
    2015
    80.0
    83.3
    81.6
    12
    26
    17
     
    72.6
    78.9
    75.8
    68
    54
    58
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Turkey TURKEY
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.0
    83.3
    12
    26
     
    72.6
    78.9
    68
    54
    Age 5
    80.5
    83.7
    9
    25
     
    73.7
    79.8
    68
    52
    Age 10
    80.5
    83.7
    9
    25
     
    74.0
    80.1
    64
    48
    Age 15
    80.6
    83.8
    9
    25
     
    74.2
    80.3
    61
    47
    Age 20
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    24
     
    74.5
    80.5
    60
    47
    Age 25
    81.0
    84.0
    8
    23
     
    74.9
    80.7
    59
    47
    Age 30
    81.2
    84.1
    7
    22
     
    75.3
    80.9
    58
    46
    Age 35
    81.4
    84.2
    6
    21
     
    75.8
    81.2
    59
    45
    Age 40
    81.7
    84.4
    6
    20
     
    76.3
    81.4
    57
    45
    Age 45
    82.0
    84.6
    6
    19
     
    76.8
    81.7
    57
    46
    Age 50
    82.4
    84.9
    4
    18
     
    77.4
    82.1
    59
    47
    Age 55
    82.9
    85.3
    5
    17
     
    78.1
    82.5
    61
    49
    Age 60
    83.5
    85.8
    5
    18
     
    79.0
    83.0
    68
    55
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.4
    8
    18
     
    80.1
    83.7
    74
    59
    Age 70
    85.5
    87.3
    8
    16
     
    81.6
    84.7
    80
    64
    Age 75
    86.8
    88.4
    10
    19
     
    83.5
    86.0
    90
    71
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.9
    11
    24
     
    86.0
    87.9
    105
    81
    Age 85
    91.2
    91.9
    22
    34
     
    89.2
    90.5
    120
    88
    Age 90
    94.2
    94.5
    37
    54
     
    92.9
    93.7
    131
    98
    Age 95
    97.9
    98.0
    61
    72
     
    97.1
    97.6
    147
    105
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.0
    78
    96
     
    101.7
    102.0
    130
    104
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Turkey TURKEY
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    62.78
    134
     
    140.53
    37
    2. Stroke
    28.73
    160
     
    95.07
    82
    3. Lung Cancers
    22.61
    47
     
    31.40
    17
    4. Lung Disease
    19.44
    82
     
    28.40
    42
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    19.02
    19
     
    1.65
    131
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.94
    62
     
    13.49
    113
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.41
    16
     
    10.24
    66
    8. Prostate Cancer
    17.06
    81
     
    25.40
    38
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.71
    137
     
    12.61
    132
    10. Suicide
    9.84
    72
     
    7.92
    94
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.39
    156
     
    13.84
    139
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.19
    139
     
    12.23
    118
    13. Skin Cancers
    7.68
    1
     
    1.25
    116
    14. Falls
    7.56
    62
     
    2.16
    147
    15. Lymphomas
    6.49
    40
     
    7.85
    14
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    6.17
    49
     
    4.42
    66
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    6.16
    83
     
    2.51
    140
    18. Ovary Cancer
    5.73
    46
     
    4.11
    90
    19. Kidney Disease
    5.52
    148
     
    3.69
    163
    20. Hypertension
    5.43
    158
     
    16.24
    93
    21. Other Injuries
    5.28
    147
     
    8.91
    107
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.43
    83
     
    2.13
    110
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    4.16
    141
     
    9.15
    67
    24. Leukemia
    3.99
    77
     
    4.65
    45
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.81
    58
     
    3.36
    69
    26. Liver Cancer
    3.81
    128
     
    3.05
    149
    27. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    125
     
    12.43
    32
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.45
    140
     
    4.85
    124
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.13
    98
     
    18.26
    4
    30. Uterin Cancer
    3.05
    44
     
    2.48
    63
    31. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    60
     
    6.86
    4
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    2.83
    48
     
    0.71
    142
    33. Low Birth Weight
    2.56
    144
     
    6.68
    99
    34. Drug Use
    2.39
    46
     
    0.05
    160
    35. Liver Disease
    2.37
    170
     
    4.45
    158
    36. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    124
     
    1.68
    137
    37. Other Neoplasms
    1.81
    120
     
    0.03
    170
    38. Cervical Cancer
    1.74
    158
     
    1.72
    159
    39. Violence
    1.64
    136
     
    3.23
    109
    40. Skin Disease
    1.49
    93
     
    0.87
    118
    41. Drownings
    1.39
    137
     
    1.04
    146
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    131
     
    3.15
    76
    43. Alcohol
    1.29
    70
     
    0.24
    120
    44. Epilepsy
    0.96
    137
     
    1.87
    89
    45. Asthma
    0.89
    141
     
    10.30
    39
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.87
    136
     
    2.42
    104
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.82
    22
     
    0.31
    54
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.55
    88
     
    0.24
    137
    49. Hepatitis C
    0.47
    50
     
    0.02
    148
    50. Osteoarthritis
    0.42
    7
     
    0.00
    172
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Turkey TURKEY
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,571
    19.46
     
    95,573
    25.61
    2. Stroke
    2,138
    9.10
     
    64,583
    17.30
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,534
    6.53
     
    21,690
    5.81
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1,481
    6.30
     
    1,110
    0.30
    5. Lung Disease
    1,427
    6.08
     
    19,218
    5.15
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,274
    5.42
     
    7,040
    1.89
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    813
    3.46
     
    8,539
    2.29
    8. Breast Cancer
    624
    2.66
     
    5,116
    1.37
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    594
    2.53
     
    9,589
    2.57
    10. Prostate Cancer
    573
    2.44
     
    7,215
    1.93
    11. Falls
    552
    2.35
     
    1,552
    0.42
    12. Skin Cancers
    512
    2.18
     
    861
    0.23
    13. Suicide
    459
    1.95
     
    5,898
    1.58
    14. Lymphomas
    446
    1.90
     
    5,431
    1.46
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    418
    1.78
     
    3,024
    0.81
    16. Kidney Disease
    414
    1.76
     
    2,534
    0.68
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    393
    1.67
     
    1,747
    0.47
    18. Hypertension
    389
    1.66
     
    10,994
    2.95
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    385
    1.64
     
    8,948
    2.40
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    340
    1.45
     
    1,476
    0.40
    21. Oesophagus Cancer
    273
    1.16
     
    2,310
    0.62
    22. Leukemia
    267
    1.14
     
    3,278
    0.88
    23. Other Injuries
    258
    1.10
     
    6,551
    1.76
    24. Stomach Cancer
    252
    1.07
     
    8,525
    2.28
    25. Liver Cancer
    246
    1.05
     
    2,093
    0.56
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    220
    0.94
     
    474
    0.13
    27. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    217
    0.92
     
    12,618
    3.38
    28. Bladder Cancer
    214
    0.91
     
    4,645
    1.24
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    199
    0.85
     
    3,378
    0.91
    30. Ovary Cancer
    196
    0.83
     
    1,549
    0.42
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    179
    0.76
     
    6,578
    1.76
    32. Liver Disease
    144
    0.61
     
    3,085
    0.83
    33. Oral Cancer
    131
    0.56
     
    1,178
    0.32
    34. Other Neoplasms
    131
    0.56
     
    20
    0.01
    35. Uterin Cancer
    114
    0.48
     
    930
    0.25
    36. Drug Use
    113
    0.48
     
    34
    0.01
    37. Skin Disease
    111
    0.47
     
    597
    0.16
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    92
    0.39
     
    2,175
    0.58
    39. Low Birth Weight
    91
    0.39
     
    4,784
    1.28
    40. Violence
    71
    0.30
     
    2,424
    0.65
    41. Alcohol
    66
    0.28
     
    172
    0.05
    42. Drownings
    63
    0.27
     
    783
    0.21
    43. Cervical Cancer
    58
    0.25
     
    651
    0.17
    44. Epilepsy
    52
    0.22
     
    1,384
    0.37
    45. Asthma
    50
    0.21
     
    7,036
    1.89
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    48
    0.20
     
    220
    0.06
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    41
    0.18
     
    168
    0.04
    48. Osteoarthritis
    32
    0.14
     
    0
    0.00
    49. Birth Trauma
    31
    0.13
     
    1,737
    0.47
    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   Turkey TURKEY
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.61
    47
     
    31.40
    17
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.94
    62
     
    13.49
    113
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.41
    16
     
    10.24
    66
    4. Prostate Cancer
    17.06
    81
     
    25.40
    38
    5. Skin Cancers
    7.68
    1
     
    1.25
    116
    6. Lymphomas
    6.49
    40
     
    7.85
    14
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    6.17
    49
     
    4.42
    66
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.73
    46
     
    4.11
    90
    9. Leukemia
    3.99
    77
     
    4.65
    45
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.81
    58
     
    3.36
    69
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.81
    128
     
    3.05
    149
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    125
     
    12.43
    32
    13. Uterin Cancer
    3.05
    44
     
    2.48
    63
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    60
     
    6.86
    4
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    124
     
    1.68
    137
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.74
    158
     
    1.72
    159
     
     
     
    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.