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New Zealand
COUNTRY #1
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NEW ZEALAND VS NAMIBIA

Compare New Zealand and Namibia 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.

Namibia
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
New Zealand Population Pyramid
5,607,793
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Namibia Population Pyramid
3,981,125
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Namibia NAMIBIA
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Namibia NAMIBIA
       
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
  
45.0
49.3
47.1
113
100
105
1970
68.2
74.5
71.3
18
16
14
  
50.8
54.8
52.8
114
105
110
1980
70.0
75.8
72.8
21
21
22
  
56.0
60.0
57.9
114
113
114
1990
72.5
78.4
75.4
21
22
20
  
59.5
63.7
61.5
123
122
124
2000
75.9
81.2
78.6
10
11
11
  
56.2
58.5
57.4
142
147
144
2010
79.0
82.8
80.9
9
18
13
  
61.3
64.6
63.0
139
140
138
2019
80.4
83.5
82.0
15
24
16
  
60.6
68.4
64.6
165
142
152
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Namibia NAMIBIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.4
83.5
15
24
60.6
68.4
165
142
Age
80.4
83.5
15
24
60.6
68.4
165
142
Age 5
80.8
83.9
14
24
63.5
71.1
173
148
Age 10
80.8
83.9
14
24
63.8
71.5
173
149
Age 15
80.9
83.9
14
24
64.1
71.7
173
149
Age 20
81.0
84.0
13
24
64.6
72.0
173
149
Age 25
81.2
84.1
12
24
65.2
72.4
173
150
Age 30
81.4
84.2
12
24
65.8
72.8
173
150
Age 35
81.6
84.3
12
24
66.6
73.5
173
149
Age 40
81.8
84.5
11
24
67.6
74.4
173
148
Age 45
82.1
84.6
9
22
69.0
75.5
172
143
Age 50
82.5
84.9
7
20
70.7
76.7
171
138
Age 55
83.1
85.3
6
20
72.6
78.0
171
125
Age 60
83.8
85.8
6
19
74.7
79.3
170
118
Age 65
84.6
86.4
7
18
77.0
80.7
170
113
Age 70
85.7
87.2
9
20
79.5
82.3
169
114
Age 75
87.0
88.2
9
21
82.4
84.4
165
119
Age 80
88.8
89.6
12
23
85.7
87.0
158
126
Age 85
91.1
91.5
19
24
89.2
90.0
153
131
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Namibia NAMIBIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
49.59
163
105.72
98
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
24.84
16
18.25
79
3. Stroke
22.24
165
117.61
46
4. Lung Cancers
21.61
43
4.38
143
5. Lung Disease
18.17
111
40.96
26
6. Breast Cancer
17.60
84
14.84
120
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
16.22
19
4.10
166
8. Prostate Cancer
15.97
90
25.79
40
9. Suicide
10.30
68
13.51
36
10. Road Traffic Accidents
8.83
127
44.05
14
11. Diabetes Mellitus
8.34
152
61.52
25
12. Influenza and Pneumonia
8.08
166
94.17
31
13. Skin Cancers
6.63
3
9.09
2
14. Lymphomas
6.60
25
3.10
144
15. Pancreas Cancer
6.18
54
1.37
158
16. Falls
5.65
92
4.37
118
17. Ovary Cancer
4.63
81
3.01
146
18. Leukemia
4.49
43
1.66
158
19. Kidney Disease
4.19
176
25.76
73
20. Inflammatory/Heart
4.07
115
12.49
19
21. Endocrine Disorders
3.95
82
4.68
70
22. Stomach Cancer
3.82
133
2.39
172
23. Congenital Anomalies
3.49
147
6.25
81
24. Liver Cancer
3.48
153
3.04
164
25. Other Injuries
3.23
168
10.07
66
26. Uterin Cancer
3.21
47
1.63
131
27. Parkinson's Disease
3.16
138
4.18
87
28. Oesophagus Cancer
3.13
64
1.65
120
29. Hypertension
3.04
166
37.70
28
30. Bladder Cancer
2.70
66
1.39
134
31. Other Neoplasms
2.42
44
0.63
76
32. Liver Disease
2.07
181
23.50
80
33. Oral Cancer
1.93
136
7.84
12
34. Low Birth Weight
1.87
149
9.38
39
35. Cervical Cancer
1.65
176
16.57
48
36. Drug Use
1.38
74
1.74
57
37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.33
98
2.22
61
38. Violence
1.20
146
20.18
18
39. Drownings
1.17
142
4.09
43
40. Skin Disease
1.10
108
2.57
36
41. Asthma
1.03
133
15.49
38
42. Epilepsy
0.97
139
2.41
49
43. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.76
149
38.12
45
44. Alcohol
0.75
128
1.87
64
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.68
165
6.23
44
46. Multiple Sclerosis
0.52
33
0.15
116
47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.48
58
0.78
16
48. Hepatitis C
0.44
22
0.04
119
49. Birth Trauma
0.34
169
6.21
53
50. Fires
0.29
164
5.58
8
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Namibia NAMIBIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
5,095
18.16
1,221
7.20
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
3,032
10.81
176
1.04
3. Stroke
2,378
8.47
1,333
7.86
4. Lung Cancers
1,873
6.67
59
0.35
5. Lung Disease
1,815
6.47
461
2.72
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,495
5.33
54
0.32
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
920
3.28
1,464
8.64
8. Diabetes Mellitus
769
2.74
724
4.27
9. Prostate Cancer
739
2.63
94
0.55
10. Breast Cancer
737
2.63
121
0.71
11. Falls
627
2.23
62
0.37
12. Skin Cancers
612
2.18
108
0.64
13. Lymphomas
608
2.17
46
0.27
14. Pancreas Cancer
543
1.94
18
0.11
15. Suicide
528
1.88
243
1.43
16. Road Traffic Accidents
458
1.63
868
5.12
17. Kidney Disease
432
1.54
322
1.90
18. Leukemia
391
1.39
24
0.14
19. Parkinson's Disease
353
1.26
43
0.25
20. Hypertension
327
1.17
428
2.53
21. Endocrine Disorders
325
1.16
73
0.43
22. Stomach Cancer
323
1.15
33
0.19
23. Inflammatory/Heart
313
1.12
162
0.96
24. Liver Cancer
288
1.03
45
0.27
25. Oesophagus Cancer
279
0.99
21
0.12
26. Bladder Cancer
267
0.95
16
0.09
27. Other Neoplasms
245
0.87
8
0.05
28. Other Injuries
218
0.78
207
1.22
29. Ovary Cancer
207
0.74
23
0.14
30. Congenital Anomalies
176
0.63
283
1.67
31. Oral Cancer
164
0.58
100
0.59
32. Liver Disease
158
0.56
336
1.98
33. Uterin Cancer
145
0.52
11
0.06
34. Skin Disease
118
0.42
31
0.18
35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
113
0.40
33
0.19
36. Asthma
91
0.32
200
1.18
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
81
0.29
645
3.81
38. Low Birth Weight
78
0.28
516
3.04
39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
70
0.25
76
0.45
40. Drug Use
69
0.25
32
0.19
41. Cervical Cancer
61
0.22
133
0.78
42. Violence
57
0.20
450
2.66
43. Epilepsy
55
0.20
49
0.29
44. Drownings
54
0.19
110
0.65
45. Alcohol
51
0.18
28
0.17
46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
47
0.17
9
0.05
47. Multiple Sclerosis
43
0.15
2
0.01
48. Hepatitis C
30
0.11
1
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   Namibia NAMIBIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
21.61
43
4.38
143
2. Breast Cancer
17.60
84
14.84
120
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
16.22
19
4.10
166
4. Prostate Cancer
15.97
90
25.79
40
5. Skin Cancers
6.63
3
9.09
2
6. Lymphomas
6.60
25
3.10
144
7. Pancreas Cancer
6.18
54
1.37
158
8. Ovary Cancer
4.63
81
3.01
146
9. Leukemia
4.49
43
1.66
158
10. Stomach Cancer
3.82
133
2.39
172
11. Liver Cancer
3.48
153
3.04
164
12. Uterin Cancer
3.21
47
1.63
131
13. Oesophagus Cancer
3.13
64
1.65
120
14. Bladder Cancer
2.70
66
1.39
134
15. Oral Cancer
1.93
136
7.84
12
16. Cervical Cancer
1.65
176
16.57
48
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.