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New Zealand
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
NEW ZEALAND VS AUSTRALIA

Compare New Zealand and Australia health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Australia
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
New Zealand Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Australia AUSTRALIA
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Australia AUSTRALIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    68.7
    73.9
    71.2
    6
    9
    7
    		  
    67.8
    74.0
    70.8
    11
    7
    10
    1970
    68.2
    74.5
    71.3
    18
    16
    14
    		  
    67.8
    74.4
    71.0
    22
    17
    19
    1980
    70.0
    75.8
    72.8
    21
    21
    22
    		  
    70.9
    78.0
    74.3
    14
    9
    10
    1990
    72.5
    78.4
    75.4
    21
    22
    20
    		  
    74.0
    80.2
    77.0
    8
    8
    5
    2000
    75.9
    81.2
    78.6
    10
    11
    11
    		  
    76.7
    82.2
    79.5
    6
    6
    5
    2010
    79.0
    82.8
    80.9
    9
    18
    13
    		  
    79.6
    84.1
    81.9
    4
    7
    5
    2019
    80.4
    83.5
    82.0
    15
    24
    16
    		  
    81.3
    84.8
    83.0
    3
    9
    7
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Australia AUSTRALIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.4
    83.5
    15
    24
    81.3
    84.8
    3
    9
    Age 5
    80.8
    83.9
    14
    24
    81.6
    85.1
    3
    9
    Age 10
    80.8
    83.9
    14
    24
    81.6
    85.1
    3
    9
    Age 15
    80.9
    83.9
    14
    24
    81.6
    85.2
    3
    9
    Age 20
    81.0
    84.0
    13
    24
    81.7
    85.2
    3
    9
    Age 25
    81.2
    84.1
    12
    24
    81.9
    85.3
    3
    9
    Age 30
    81.4
    84.2
    12
    24
    82.1
    85.4
    3
    8
    Age 35
    81.6
    84.3
    12
    24
    82.3
    85.5
    2
    8
    Age 40
    81.8
    84.5
    11
    24
    82.5
    85.6
    2
    7
    Age 45
    82.1
    84.6
    9
    22
    82.8
    85.8
    2
    7
    Age 50
    82.5
    84.9
    7
    20
    83.2
    86.0
    1
    6
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.3
    6
    20
    83.7
    86.4
    1
    6
    Age 60
    83.8
    85.8
    6
    19
    84.4
    86.8
    1
    7
    Age 65
    84.6
    86.4
    7
    18
    85.2
    87.4
    1
    7
    Age 70
    85.7
    87.2
    9
    20
    86.2
    88.1
    1
    7
    Age 75
    87.0
    88.2
    9
    21
    87.5
    89.0
    1
    9
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.6
    12
    23
    89.2
    90.2
    3
    12
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.5
    19
    24
    91.3
    91.9
    10
    17
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Australia AUSTRALIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    49.59
    163
    37.36
    176
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    24.84
    16
    22.63
    23
    3. Stroke
    22.24
    165
    17.13
    179
    4. Lung Cancers
    21.61
    43
    18.97
    58
    5. Lung Disease
    18.17
    111
    15.32
    141
    6. Breast Cancer
    17.60
    84
    14.85
    119
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.22
    19
    12.81
    43
    8. Prostate Cancer
    15.97
    90
    14.71
    105
    9. Suicide
    10.30
    68
    11.25
    57
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.83
    127
    4.46
    158
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.34
    152
    8.50
    149
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.08
    166
    6.99
    176
    13. Skin Cancers
    6.63
    3
    4.76
    4
    14. Lymphomas
    6.60
    25
    6.10
    38
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    6.18
    54
    6.62
    46
    16. Falls
    5.65
    92
    4.99
    102
    17. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    81
    4.28
    99
    18. Leukemia
    4.49
    43
    4.40
    52
    19. Kidney Disease
    4.19
    176
    5.16
    166
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.07
    115
    3.42
    125
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    3.95
    82
    4.82
    63
    22. Stomach Cancer
    3.82
    133
    2.80
    162
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    3.49
    147
    2.62
    163
    24. Liver Cancer
    3.48
    153
    4.61
    112
    25. Other Injuries
    3.23
    168
    3.28
    166
    26. Uterin Cancer
    3.21
    47
    2.12
    101
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    3.16
    138
    3.35
    131
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.13
    64
    3.26
    62
    29. Hypertension
    3.04
    166
    2.60
    172
    30. Bladder Cancer
    2.70
    66
    2.11
    89
    31. Other Neoplasms
    2.42
    44
    2.28
    47
    32. Liver Disease
    2.07
    181
    3.89
    172
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.93
    136
    2.22
    120
    34. Low Birth Weight
    1.87
    149
    1.02
    166
    35. Cervical Cancer
    1.65
    176
    1.78
    173
    36. Drug Use
    1.38
    74
    6.56
    3
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.33
    98
    0.71
    136
    38. Violence
    1.20
    146
    0.98
    156
    39. Drownings
    1.17
    142
    0.66
    165
    40. Skin Disease
    1.10
    108
    0.98
    111
    41. Asthma
    1.03
    133
    0.96
    136
    42. Epilepsy
    0.97
    139
    0.86
    145
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.76
    149
    0.51
    162
    44. Alcohol
    0.75
    128
    1.07
    110
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.68
    165
    0.52
    173
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.52
    33
    0.47
    37
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    58
    0.42
    72
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.44
    22
    0.51
    18
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.34
    169
    0.57
    146
    50. Fires
    0.29
    164
    0.15
    179
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Australia AUSTRALIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,095
    18.16
    21,548
    15.79
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,032
    10.81
    15,588
    11.42
    3. Stroke
    2,378
    8.47
    10,331
    7.57
    4. Lung Cancers
    1,873
    6.67
    8,769
    6.43
    5. Lung Disease
    1,815
    6.47
    8,487
    6.22
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,495
    5.33
    6,209
    4.55
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    920
    3.28
    4,446
    3.26
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    769
    2.74
    4,471
    3.28
    9. Prostate Cancer
    739
    2.63
    3,766
    2.76
    10. Breast Cancer
    737
    2.63
    3,405
    2.49
    11. Falls
    627
    2.23
    3,116
    2.28
    12. Skin Cancers
    612
    2.18
    2,319
    1.70
    13. Lymphomas
    608
    2.17
    3,039
    2.23
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    543
    1.94
    3,118
    2.28
    15. Suicide
    528
    1.88
    3,150
    2.31
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    458
    1.63
    1,245
    0.91
    17. Kidney Disease
    432
    1.54
    3,139
    2.30
    18. Leukemia
    391
    1.39
    2,126
    1.56
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    353
    1.26
    2,036
    1.49
    20. Hypertension
    327
    1.17
    1,631
    1.20
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    325
    1.16
    2,328
    1.71
    22. Stomach Cancer
    323
    1.15
    1,288
    0.94
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    313
    1.12
    1,571
    1.15
    24. Liver Cancer
    288
    1.03
    2,036
    1.49
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    279
    0.99
    1,494
    1.09
    26. Bladder Cancer
    267
    0.95
    1,187
    0.87
    27. Other Neoplasms
    245
    0.87
    1,252
    0.92
    28. Other Injuries
    218
    0.78
    1,642
    1.20
    29. Ovary Cancer
    207
    0.74
    1,003
    0.73
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    176
    0.63
    711
    0.52
    31. Oral Cancer
    164
    0.58
    972
    0.71
    32. Liver Disease
    158
    0.56
    1,421
    1.04
    33. Uterin Cancer
    145
    0.52
    524
    0.38
    34. Skin Disease
    118
    0.42
    594
    0.44
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    113
    0.40
    379
    0.28
    36. Asthma
    91
    0.32
    455
    0.33
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    81
    0.29
    296
    0.22
    38. Low Birth Weight
    78
    0.28
    248
    0.18
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    70
    0.25
    276
    0.20
    40. Drug Use
    69
    0.25
    1,783
    1.31
    41. Cervical Cancer
    61
    0.22
    342
    0.25
    42. Violence
    57
    0.20
    243
    0.18
    43. Epilepsy
    55
    0.20
    285
    0.21
    44. Drownings
    54
    0.19
    177
    0.13
    45. Alcohol
    51
    0.18
    380
    0.28
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    47
    0.17
    229
    0.17
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    43
    0.15
    188
    0.14
    48. Hepatitis C
    30
    0.11
    173
    0.13
    49. Osteoarthritis
    24
    0.09
    114
    0.08
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    22
    0.08
    71
    0.05
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Australia AUSTRALIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.61
    43
    18.97
    58
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.60
    84
    14.85
    119
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.22
    19
    12.81
    43
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.97
    90
    14.71
    105
    5. Skin Cancers
    6.63
    3
    4.76
    4
    6. Lymphomas
    6.60
    25
    6.10
    38
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    6.18
    54
    6.62
    46
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    81
    4.28
    99
    9. Leukemia
    4.49
    43
    4.40
    52
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.82
    133
    2.80
    162
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.48
    153
    4.61
    112
    12. Uterin Cancer
    3.21
    47
    2.12
    101
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.13
    64
    3.26
    62
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.70
    66
    2.11
    89
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.93
    136
    2.22
    120
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.65
    176
    1.78
    173
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.