NEW ZEALAND VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,444	1	5,095	- 652
Violence	2	2,995	42	57	+ 2,937
Stroke	3	2,004	3	2,378	- 374
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,846	8	769	+ 1,077
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,838	16	458	+ 1,380
HIV/AIDS	6	1,237	57	10	+ 1,227
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,187	7	920	+ 267
Kidney Disease	8	980	17	432	+ 548
Hypertension	9	858	20	327	+ 531
Lung Disease	10	850	5	1,815	- 964
Lung Cancers	11	644	4	1,873	- 1,229
Low Birth Weight	12	510	38	78	+ 432
Prostate Cancer	13	470	9	739	- 268
Congenital Anomalies	14	470	30	176	+ 294
Breast Cancer	15	423	10	737	- 313
Liver Disease	16	387	32	158	+ 229
Stomach Cancer	17	359	22	323	+ 36
Other Neoplasms	18	358	27	245	+ 113
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	336	6	1,495	- 1,158
Cervical Cancer	20	328	41	61	+ 267
Other Injuries	21	280	28	218	+ 62
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	224	37	81	+ 144
Lymphomas	23	206	13	608	- 402
Birth Trauma	24	180	54	15	+ 165
Pancreas Cancer	25	179	14	543	- 364
Liver Cancer	26	170	24	288	- 118
Leukemia	27	166	18	391	- 225
Falls	28	143	11	627	- 484
Chagas disease	29	136	79	0	+ 136
Endocrine Disorders	30	126	21	325	- 199
Tuberculosis	31	123	52	17	+ 106
Malnutrition	32	104	55	14	+ 90
Inflammatory/Heart	33	99	23	313	- 214
Suicide	34	97	15	528	- 432
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	94	2	3,032	- 2,937
Ovary Cancer	36	93	29	207	- 114
Skin Cancers	37	91	12	612	- 520
Oral Cancer	38	90	31	164	- 74
Maternal Conditions	39	70	63	5	+ 65
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	69	39	70	- 1
Epilepsy	41	68	43	55	+ 13
Malaria	42	66	78	0	+ 66
Drownings	43	64	44	54	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	44	61	25	279	- 218
Bladder Cancer	45	60	26	267	- 207
Asthma	46	51	36	91	- 39
Uterin Cancer	47	51	33	145	- 93
Parkinson's Disease	48	42	19	353	- 311
Meningitis	49	41	59	9	+ 32
Drug Use	50	37	40	69	- 32
War	51	31	68	1	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	30	46	47	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	25	50	22	+ 3
Fires	54	24	53	17	+ 7
Anemia	55	21	51	17	+ 3
Appendicitis	56	16	62	6	+ 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	13	35	113	- 99
Poisonings	58	11	58	9	+ 2
Dengue	59	11	75	0	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	60	8	47	43	- 35
Encephalitis	61	6	66	1	+ 5
Alcohol	62	6	45	51	- 46
Hepatitis B	63	5	56	14	- 9
Pertussis	64	4	65	1	+ 3
Hepatitis C	65	4	48	30	- 26
Skin Disease	66	3	34	118	- 115
Syphilis	67	3	70	0	+ 2
Tetanus	68	1	69	0	+ 1
Schizophrenia	69	1	60	8	- 7
Ascariasis	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Leprosy	71	1	72	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	72	0	49	24	- 24
Leishmaniasis	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	74	0	64	4	- 3
Otitis Media	75	0	67	1	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	83	0	+ 0
Measles	79	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	61	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

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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.