CHILE VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,426	1	10,685	+ 7,741
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,964	5	4,000	+ 6,964
Stroke	3	8,601	2	9,731	- 1,131
Lung Cancers	4	6,775	9	3,452	+ 3,322
Lung Disease	5	6,563	4	4,062	+ 2,501
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,405	11	3,022	+ 2,383
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,327	6	3,920	- 593
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,779	10	3,177	- 397
Prostate Cancer	9	2,672	14	2,435	+ 237
Breast Cancer	10	2,664	16	1,689	+ 976
Falls	11	2,266	23	904	+ 1,362
Skin Cancers	12	2,212	34	526	+ 1,686
Lymphomas	13	2,199	18	1,394	+ 806
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,963	17	1,567	+ 396
Suicide	15	1,911	15	1,700	+ 210
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,656	12	2,826	- 1,170
Kidney Disease	17	1,562	3	4,065	- 2,503
Leukemia	18	1,414	24	879	+ 535
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,277	26	790	+ 487
Hypertension	20	1,182	7	3,817	- 2,635
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,174	22	1,286	- 113
Stomach Cancer	22	1,167	8	3,631	- 2,463
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,132	31	709	+ 422
Liver Cancer	24	1,041	19	1,369	- 328
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,009	30	722	+ 287
Bladder Cancer	26	965	32	641	+ 324
Other Neoplasms	27	886	20	1,358	- 472
Other Injuries	28	789	21	1,310	- 522
Ovary Cancer	29	748	35	514	+ 234
Congenital Anomalies	30	635	25	858	- 223
Oral Cancer	31	592	40	307	+ 285
Liver Disease	32	570	13	2,647	- 2,077
Uterin Cancer	33	523	45	275	+ 248
Skin Disease	34	426	28	763	- 337
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	407	52	104	+ 303
Asthma	36	328	42	295	+ 33
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	292	39	334	- 42
Low Birth Weight	38	284	36	437	- 154
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	254	46	223	+ 31
Drug Use	40	250	50	149	+ 101
Cervical Cancer	41	220	27	780	- 560
Violence	42	207	29	744	- 537
Epilepsy	43	199	43	294	- 96
Drownings	44	197	44	283	- 86
Alcohol	45	186	47	207	- 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	170	48	187	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	47	157	62	27	+ 130
Hepatitis C	48	107	61	27	+ 80
Osteoarthritis	49	87	51	131	- 44
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	80	56	73	+ 7
Anemia	51	63	49	180	- 116
Tuberculosis	52	62	38	410	- 348
Fires	53	61	41	295	- 234
Birth Trauma	54	53	54	87	- 35
Malnutrition	55	51	37	420	- 369
Hepatitis B	56	50	60	30	+ 20
HIV/AIDS	57	38	33	539	- 502
Poisonings	58	34	57	68	- 35
Meningitis	59	33	53	95	- 62
Schizophrenia	60	29	58	38	- 9
Oral conditions	61	28	65	5	+ 23
Appendicitis	62	21	59	37	- 16
Maternal Conditions	63	17	63	24	- 6
Upper Respiratory	64	13	67	4	+ 9
Pertussis	65	3	68	3	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	3	70	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	67	2	71	2	+ 1
War	68	2	64	14	- 12
Tetanus	69	1	69	2	- 0
Syphilis	70	1	66	5	- 4
Chlamydia	71	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	55	79	- 79
Leishmaniasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

New Zealand

Chile

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.