JORDAN VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		JORDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,031	1	4,856	+ 6,175
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,564	11	706	+ 5,857
Stroke	3	5,149	2	2,908	+ 2,241
Lung Cancers	4	4,056	7	1,059	+ 2,997
Lung Disease	5	3,929	15	444	+ 3,485
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,236	13	616	+ 2,620
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,992	8	937	+ 1,054
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,664	4	1,684	- 20
Prostate Cancer	9	1,600	33	131	+ 1,469
Breast Cancer	10	1,595	12	686	+ 909
Falls	11	1,357	24	191	+ 1,166
Skin Cancers	12	1,324	49	38	+ 1,286
Lymphomas	13	1,317	18	323	+ 993
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,175	22	245	+ 930
Suicide	15	1,144	28	165	+ 979
Road Traffic Accidents	16	991	3	1,717	- 726
Kidney Disease	17	935	6	1,494	- 559
Leukemia	18	847	16	370	+ 477
Parkinson's Disease	19	764	27	169	+ 595
Hypertension	20	708	5	1,532	- 824
Endocrine Disorders	21	703	26	180	+ 522
Stomach Cancer	22	699	17	365	+ 334
Inflammatory/Heart	23	677	38	74	+ 603
Liver Cancer	24	623	25	186	+ 437
Oesophagus Cancer	25	604	42	63	+ 541
Bladder Cancer	26	578	23	213	+ 365
Other Neoplasms	27	530	57	9	+ 521
Other Injuries	28	472	19	294	+ 178
Ovary Cancer	29	448	32	139	+ 309
Congenital Anomalies	30	380	9	934	- 554
Oral Cancer	31	354	31	143	+ 211
Liver Disease	32	341	14	494	- 152
Uterin Cancer	33	313	39	74	+ 239
Skin Disease	34	255	48	42	+ 213
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	244	50	22	+ 221
Asthma	36	196	35	114	+ 82
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	175	30	152	+ 23
Low Birth Weight	38	170	10	857	- 687
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	152	40	67	+ 85
Drug Use	40	150	34	115	+ 35
Cervical Cancer	41	132	41	64	+ 68
Violence	42	124	21	269	- 145
Epilepsy	43	119	46	49	+ 70
Drownings	44	118	36	107	+ 11
Alcohol	45	111	55	11	+ 101
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	102	61	4	+ 98
Multiple Sclerosis	47	94	54	12	+ 82
Hepatitis C	48	64	64	1	+ 63
Osteoarthritis	49	52	84	0	+ 52
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	48	85	0	+ 48
Anemia	51	38	82	0	+ 38
Tuberculosis	52	37	53	12	+ 25
Fires	53	37	29	153	- 116
Birth Trauma	54	32	20	271	- 239
Malnutrition	55	30	51	15	+ 16
Hepatitis B	56	30	60	4	+ 26
HIV/AIDS	57	23	63	2	+ 21
Poisonings	58	20	47	47	- 27
Meningitis	59	19	37	78	- 59
Schizophrenia	60	17	81	0	+ 17
Oral conditions	61	17	86	0	+ 17
Appendicitis	62	13	58	8	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	63	10	44	53	- 42
Upper Respiratory	64	8	69	0	+ 8
Pertussis	65	2	43	55	- 53
Encephalitis	66	2	52	14	- 12
Otitis Media	67	1	71	0	+ 1
War	68	1	59	6	- 5
Tetanus	69	1	56	11	- 10
Syphilis	70	1	45	52	- 51
Chlamydia	71	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	62	3	- 3
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	65	1	- 1
Diphtheria	83	0	67	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JORDAN

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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.