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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 AFGHANISTAN

Compare New Zealand and Afghanistan 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.

Afghanistan
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   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    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
    		  
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    68.2
    74.5
    71.3
    18
    16
    14
    		  
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    70.0
    75.8
    72.8
    21
    21
    22
    		  
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    72.5
    78.4
    75.4
    21
    22
    20
    		  
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    75.9
    81.2
    78.6
    10
    11
    11
    		  
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    79.0
    82.8
    80.9
    9
    18
    13
    		  
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    80.4
    83.5
    82.0
    15
    24
    16
    		  
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.4
    83.5
    15
    24
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    80.8
    83.9
    14
    24
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    80.8
    83.9
    14
    24
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    80.9
    83.9
    14
    24
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    81.0
    84.0
    13
    24
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    81.2
    84.1
    12
    24
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    81.4
    84.2
    12
    24
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    81.6
    84.3
    12
    24
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    81.8
    84.5
    11
    24
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    82.1
    84.6
    9
    22
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    82.5
    84.9
    7
    20
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.3
    6
    20
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    83.8
    85.8
    6
    19
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    84.6
    86.4
    7
    18
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    85.7
    87.2
    9
    20
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    87.0
    88.2
    9
    21
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.6
    12
    23
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.5
    19
    24
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    49.59
    163
    301.71
    6
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    24.84
    16
    22.34
    26
    3. Stroke
    22.24
    165
    149.10
    25
    4. Lung Cancers
    21.61
    43
    6.90
    122
    5. Lung Disease
    18.17
    111
    37.01
    32
    6. Breast Cancer
    17.60
    84
    20.24
    48
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.22
    19
    4.09
    169
    8. Prostate Cancer
    15.97
    90
    4.49
    167
    9. Suicide
    10.30
    68
    5.96
    129
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.83
    127
    19.81
    76
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.34
    152
    40.94
    58
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.08
    166
    49.80
    62
    13. Skin Cancers
    6.63
    3
    1.03
    138
    14. Lymphomas
    6.60
    25
    4.32
    108
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    6.18
    54
    1.54
    153
    16. Falls
    5.65
    92
    5.13
    99
    17. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    81
    4.07
    106
    18. Leukemia
    4.49
    43
    1.95
    154
    19. Kidney Disease
    4.19
    176
    46.10
    15
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.07
    115
    3.32
    130
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    3.95
    82
    4.30
    80
    22. Stomach Cancer
    3.82
    133
    10.39
    42
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    3.49
    147
    6.42
    70
    24. Liver Cancer
    3.48
    153
    4.22
    119
    25. Other Injuries
    3.23
    168
    13.02
    36
    26. Uterin Cancer
    3.21
    47
    3.66
    32
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    3.16
    138
    5.98
    24
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.13
    64
    8.78
    13
    29. Hypertension
    3.04
    166
    65.86
    4
    30. Bladder Cancer
    2.70
    66
    1.95
    98
    31. Other Neoplasms
    2.42
    44
    0.20
    166
    32. Liver Disease
    2.07
    181
    27.20
    67
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.93
    136
    8.18
    9
    34. Low Birth Weight
    1.87
    149
    12.07
    17
    35. Cervical Cancer
    1.65
    176
    5.73
    117
    36. Drug Use
    1.38
    74
    1.36
    77
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.33
    98
    5.86
    17
    38. Violence
    1.20
    146
    9.87
    52
    39. Drownings
    1.17
    142
    2.78
    78
    40. Skin Disease
    1.10
    108
    0.77
    121
    41. Asthma
    1.03
    133
    24.23
    13
    42. Epilepsy
    0.97
    139
    2.70
    37
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.76
    149
    9.72
    68
    44. Alcohol
    0.75
    128
    0.68
    133
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.68
    165
    10.64
    9
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.52
    33
    0.42
    41
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    58
    0.19
    133
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.44
    22
    0.16
    69
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.34
    169
    10.16
    24
    50. Fires
    0.29
    164
    1.60
    89
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,095
    18.16
    40,195
    17.35
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,032
    10.81
    1,765
    0.76
    3. Stroke
    2,378
    8.47
    19,060
    8.23
    4. Lung Cancers
    1,873
    6.67
    1,076
    0.46
    5. Lung Disease
    1,815
    6.47
    4,650
    2.01
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,495
    5.33
    741
    0.32
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    920
    3.28
    14,649
    6.32
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    769
    2.74
    5,750
    2.48
    9. Prostate Cancer
    739
    2.63
    258
    0.11
    10. Breast Cancer
    737
    2.63
    1,822
    0.79
    11. Falls
    627
    2.23
    905
    0.39
    12. Skin Cancers
    612
    2.18
    145
    0.06
    13. Lymphomas
    608
    2.17
    946
    0.41
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    543
    1.94
    229
    0.10
    15. Suicide
    528
    1.88
    1,573
    0.68
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    458
    1.63
    6,033
    2.60
    17. Kidney Disease
    432
    1.54
    6,590
    2.85
    18. Leukemia
    391
    1.39
    610
    0.26
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    353
    1.26
    628
    0.27
    20. Hypertension
    327
    1.17
    7,995
    3.45
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    325
    1.16
    1,364
    0.59
    22. Stomach Cancer
    323
    1.15
    1,501
    0.65
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    313
    1.12
    527
    0.23
    24. Liver Cancer
    288
    1.03
    657
    0.28
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    279
    0.99
    1,314
    0.57
    26. Bladder Cancer
    267
    0.95
    272
    0.12
    27. Other Neoplasms
    245
    0.87
    29
    0.01
    28. Other Injuries
    218
    0.78
    3,241
    1.40
    29. Ovary Cancer
    207
    0.74
    369
    0.16
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    176
    0.63
    5,001
    2.16
    31. Oral Cancer
    164
    0.58
    1,467
    0.63
    32. Liver Disease
    158
    0.56
    4,600
    1.99
    33. Uterin Cancer
    145
    0.52
    289
    0.12
    34. Skin Disease
    118
    0.42
    94
    0.04
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    113
    0.40
    1,041
    0.45
    36. Asthma
    91
    0.32
    3,403
    1.47
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    81
    0.29
    5,555
    2.40
    38. Low Birth Weight
    78
    0.28
    12,631
    5.45
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    70
    0.25
    1,505
    0.65
    40. Drug Use
    69
    0.25
    328
    0.14
    41. Cervical Cancer
    61
    0.22
    541
    0.23
    42. Violence
    57
    0.20
    3,217
    1.39
    43. Epilepsy
    55
    0.20
    993
    0.43
    44. Drownings
    54
    0.19
    996
    0.43
    45. Alcohol
    51
    0.18
    150
    0.06
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    47
    0.17
    25
    0.01
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    43
    0.15
    84
    0.04
    48. Hepatitis C
    30
    0.11
    28
    0.01
    49. Osteoarthritis
    24
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    22
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.61
    43
    6.90
    122
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.60
    84
    20.24
    48
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.22
    19
    4.09
    169
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.97
    90
    4.49
    167
    5. Skin Cancers
    6.63
    3
    1.03
    138
    6. Lymphomas
    6.60
    25
    4.32
    108
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    6.18
    54
    1.54
    153
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    81
    4.07
    106
    9. Leukemia
    4.49
    43
    1.95
    154
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.82
    133
    10.39
    42
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.48
    153
    4.22
    119
    12. Uterin Cancer
    3.21
    47
    3.66
    32
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.13
    64
    8.78
    13
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.70
    66
    1.95
    98
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.93
    136
    8.18
    9
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.65
    176
    5.73
    117
    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.