PHILIPPINES VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	116,763	1	129,955	- 13,192
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	69,476	39	2,010	+ 67,465
Stroke	3	54,502	3	74,167	- 19,665
Lung Cancers	4	42,932	13	10,296	+ 32,637
Lung Disease	5	41,590	6	32,559	+ 9,030
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	34,253	16	8,063	+ 26,190
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	21,084	2	93,807	- 72,723
Diabetes Mellitus	8	17,613	7	32,260	- 14,647
Prostate Cancer	9	16,932	26	4,149	+ 12,782
Breast Cancer	10	16,884	15	9,802	+ 7,082
Falls	11	14,361	28	3,861	+ 10,500
Skin Cancers	12	14,014	61	368	+ 13,646
Lymphomas	13	13,937	36	2,279	+ 11,658
Pancreas Cancer	14	12,440	37	2,121	+ 10,319
Suicide	15	12,108	35	2,325	+ 9,783
Road Traffic Accidents	16	10,495	10	13,017	- 2,522
Kidney Disease	17	9,900	4	39,380	- 29,480
Leukemia	18	8,961	29	3,596	+ 5,364
Parkinson's Disease	19	8,090	55	594	+ 7,496
Hypertension	20	7,490	5	34,500	- 27,010
Endocrine Disorders	21	7,437	12	10,464	- 3,026
Stomach Cancer	22	7,397	41	1,868	+ 5,529
Inflammatory/Heart	23	7,171	30	3,545	+ 3,626
Liver Cancer	24	6,597	19	7,663	- 1,067
Oesophagus Cancer	25	6,394	53	672	+ 5,722
Bladder Cancer	26	6,114	58	569	+ 5,545
Other Neoplasms	27	5,613	23	5,146	+ 467
Other Injuries	28	4,998	31	3,536	+ 1,462
Ovary Cancer	29	4,740	40	1,994	+ 2,747
Congenital Anomalies	30	4,022	17	8,051	- 4,029
Oral Cancer	31	3,750	34	2,916	+ 834
Liver Disease	32	3,612	20	7,076	- 3,465
Uterin Cancer	33	3,312	50	761	+ 2,551
Skin Disease	34	2,702	25	4,229	- 1,527
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	2,580	42	1,807	+ 773
Asthma	36	2,077	11	11,404	- 9,327
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,853	22	6,189	- 4,336
Low Birth Weight	38	1,797	14	10,141	- 8,344
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,609	21	6,865	- 5,256
Drug Use	40	1,584	52	695	+ 889
Cervical Cancer	41	1,392	33	3,076	- 1,683
Violence	42	1,313	9	14,835	- 13,522
Epilepsy	43	1,260	45	1,120	+ 140
Drownings	44	1,246	27	3,881	- 2,635
Alcohol	45	1,178	60	401	+ 777
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	1,078	62	323	+ 755
Multiple Sclerosis	47	995	72	31	+ 963
Hepatitis C	48	678	81	0	+ 678
Osteoarthritis	49	550	57	570	- 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	507	51	752	- 245
Anemia	51	401	32	3,435	- 3,035
Tuberculosis	52	393	8	27,061	- 26,668
Fires	53	387	54	600	- 213
Birth Trauma	54	334	18	7,960	- 7,626
Malnutrition	55	322	24	4,311	- 3,989
Hepatitis B	56	317	56	590	- 272
HIV/AIDS	57	238	66	204	+ 34
Poisonings	58	213	65	226	- 13
Meningitis	59	206	47	1,041	- 835
Schizophrenia	60	184	68	127	+ 57
Oral conditions	61	178	73	28	+ 150
Appendicitis	62	134	63	276	- 142
Maternal Conditions	63	110	38	2,042	- 1,932
Upper Respiratory	64	84	70	39	+ 45
Pertussis	65	17	43	1,760	- 1,743
Encephalitis	66	16	67	185	- 169
Otitis Media	67	15	74	23	- 7
War	68	13	49	817	- 804
Tetanus	69	8	59	521	- 512
Syphilis	70	8	44	1,157	- 1,149
Chlamydia	71	0	78	4	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	71	37	- 37
Hookworm Disease	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	85	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	46	1,060	- 1,060
Ascariasis	76	0	76	13	- 13
Schistosomiasis	77	0	64	233	- 233
Malaria	78	0	69	94	- 94
Chagas disease	79	0	79	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	48	894	- 894
Diphtheria	83	0	75	14	- 14
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	2	- 2
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

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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.