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United Kingdom
COUNTRY #1
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UNITED KINGDOM VS NEW ZEALAND

Compare United Kingdom and New Zealand 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.

New Zealand
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   New Zealand NEW ZEALAND
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   New Zealand NEW ZEALAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    68.2
    74.2
    71.1
    9
    4
    9
    		  
    68.7
    73.9
    71.2
    6
    9
    7
    1970
    68.9
    75.2
    72.0
    13
    9
    9
    		  
    68.2
    74.5
    71.3
    18
    16
    14
    1980
    70.7
    76.8
    73.7
    16
    14
    17
    		  
    70.0
    75.8
    72.8
    21
    21
    22
    1990
    73.1
    78.8
    75.9
    17
    16
    16
    		  
    72.5
    78.4
    75.4
    21
    22
    20
    2000
    75.3
    80.1
    77.8
    18
    23
    20
    		  
    75.9
    81.2
    78.6
    10
    11
    11
    2010
    78.1
    82.2
    80.2
    15
    26
    21
    		  
    79.0
    82.8
    80.9
    9
    18
    13
    2019
    79.8
    83.0
    81.4
    19
    31
    25
    		  
    80.4
    83.5
    82.0
    15
    24
    16
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   New Zealand NEW ZEALAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.8
    83.0
    19
    31
    80.4
    83.5
    15
    24
    Age 5
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    80.8
    83.9
    14
    24
    Age 10
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    80.8
    83.9
    14
    24
    Age 15
    80.2
    83.4
    19
    30
    80.9
    83.9
    14
    24
    Age 20
    80.3
    83.4
    20
    31
    81.0
    84.0
    13
    24
    Age 25
    80.4
    83.5
    21
    31
    81.2
    84.1
    12
    24
    Age 30
    80.6
    83.6
    22
    31
    81.4
    84.2
    12
    24
    Age 35
    80.8
    83.7
    23
    31
    81.6
    84.3
    12
    24
    Age 40
    81.0
    83.8
    22
    31
    81.8
    84.5
    11
    24
    Age 45
    81.3
    84.0
    21
    30
    82.1
    84.6
    9
    22
    Age 50
    81.8
    84.3
    21
    30
    82.5
    84.9
    7
    20
    Age 55
    82.3
    84.7
    22
    31
    83.1
    85.3
    6
    20
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.2
    21
    31
    83.8
    85.8
    6
    19
    Age 65
    83.9
    85.9
    18
    31
    84.6
    86.4
    7
    18
    Age 70
    85.0
    86.8
    20
    31
    85.7
    87.2
    9
    20
    Age 75
    86.5
    87.9
    22
    31
    87.0
    88.2
    9
    21
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.4
    21
    32
    88.8
    89.6
    12
    23
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    40
    40
    91.1
    91.5
    19
    24
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   New Zealand NEW ZEALAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43.08
    168
    49.59
    163
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    42.70
    2
    24.84
    16
    3. Lung Cancers
    24.68
    29
    21.61
    43
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.37
    114
    8.08
    166
    5. Stroke
    20.17
    169
    22.24
    165
    6. Lung Disease
    19.80
    107
    18.17
    111
    7. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    82
    17.60
    84
    8. Prostate Cancer
    16.66
    82
    15.97
    90
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.09
    50
    16.22
    19
    10. Liver Disease
    7.90
    142
    2.07
    181
    11. Suicide
    6.88
    116
    10.30
    68
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    52
    6.18
    54
    13. Lymphomas
    6.17
    37
    6.60
    25
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.08
    28
    3.13
    64
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.61
    45
    4.63
    81
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    4.31
    80
    3.16
    138
    17. Falls
    4.31
    120
    5.65
    92
    18. Drug Use
    4.16
    16
    1.38
    74
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.64
    146
    3.48
    153
    20. Other Injuries
    3.64
    157
    3.23
    168
    21. Diabetes Mellitus
    3.59
    178
    8.34
    152
    22. Leukemia
    3.55
    93
    4.49
    43
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    40
    2.70
    66
    24. Stomach Cancer
    3.32
    143
    3.82
    133
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.07
    155
    3.49
    147
    26. Uterin Cancer
    2.98
    56
    3.21
    47
    27. Hypertension
    2.97
    167
    3.04
    166
    28. Kidney Disease
    2.86
    179
    4.19
    176
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.84
    119
    3.95
    82
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.81
    173
    8.83
    127
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.62
    46
    6.63
    3
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.47
    151
    4.07
    115
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    105
    1.93
    136
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.42
    135
    1.87
    149
    35. Other Neoplasms
    2.38
    45
    2.42
    44
    36. Cervical Cancer
    2.01
    165
    1.65
    176
    37. Alcohol
    1.76
    69
    0.75
    128
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.58
    1
    0.52
    33
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    138
    0.68
    165
    40. Epilepsy
    1.31
    114
    0.97
    139
    41. Violence
    1.22
    144
    1.20
    146
    42. Skin Disease
    1.20
    105
    1.10
    108
    43. Asthma
    0.86
    140
    1.03
    133
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.86
    147
    0.76
    149
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.59
    38
    0.48
    58
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.54
    153
    1.33
    98
    47. Drownings
    0.40
    178
    1.17
    142
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.35
    168
    0.34
    169
    49. Fires
    0.32
    162
    0.29
    164
    50. Hepatitis C
    0.29
    38
    0.44
    22
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   New Zealand NEW ZEALAND
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Alzheimers & Dementia
    98,135
    19.17
    3,032
    10.81
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    71,728
    14.01
    5,095
    18.16
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    40,540
    7.92
    920
    3.28
    4. Stroke
    37,626
    7.35
    2,378
    8.47
    5. Lung Cancers
    35,715
    6.98
    1,873
    6.67
    6. Lung Disease
    32,896
    6.43
    1,815
    6.47
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18,446
    3.60
    1,495
    5.33
    8. Prostate Cancer
    13,289
    2.60
    739
    2.63
    9. Breast Cancer
    12,718
    2.48
    737
    2.63
    10. Lymphomas
    9,350
    1.83
    608
    2.17
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    8,995
    1.76
    543
    1.94
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    8,727
    1.70
    279
    0.99
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    8,573
    1.67
    353
    1.26
    14. Liver Disease
    7,666
    1.50
    158
    0.56
    15. Falls
    7,618
    1.49
    627
    2.23
    16. Bladder Cancer
    6,133
    1.20
    267
    0.95
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,842
    1.14
    769
    2.74
    18. Kidney Disease
    5,471
    1.07
    432
    1.54
    19. Other Injuries
    5,464
    1.07
    218
    0.78
    20. Suicide
    5,325
    1.04
    528
    1.88
    21. Liver Cancer
    5,237
    1.02
    288
    1.03
    22. Leukemia
    5,211
    1.02
    391
    1.39
    23. Hypertension
    5,208
    1.02
    327
    1.17
    24. Stomach Cancer
    4,999
    0.98
    323
    1.15
    25. Ovary Cancer
    4,019
    0.79
    207
    0.74
    26. Other Neoplasms
    3,986
    0.78
    245
    0.87
    27. Skin Cancers
    3,727
    0.73
    612
    2.18
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    3,297
    0.64
    325
    1.16
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,126
    0.61
    313
    1.12
    30. Oral Cancer
    3,109
    0.61
    164
    0.58
    31. Drug Use
    2,824
    0.55
    69
    0.25
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2,346
    0.46
    145
    0.52
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,169
    0.42
    458
    1.63
    34. Skin Disease
    2,134
    0.42
    118
    0.42
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    2,127
    0.42
    176
    0.63
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,090
    0.41
    70
    0.25
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,856
    0.36
    43
    0.15
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,599
    0.31
    81
    0.29
    39. Alcohol
    1,555
    0.30
    51
    0.18
    40. Low Birth Weight
    1,313
    0.26
    78
    0.28
    41. Asthma
    1,302
    0.25
    91
    0.32
    42. Epilepsy
    1,193
    0.23
    55
    0.20
    43. Cervical Cancer
    1,099
    0.21
    61
    0.22
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1,014
    0.20
    47
    0.17
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    876
    0.17
    113
    0.40
    46. Violence
    868
    0.17
    57
    0.20
    47. Tuberculosis
    351
    0.07
    17
    0.06
    48. Fires
    334
    0.07
    17
    0.06
    49. Drownings
    301
    0.06
    54
    0.19
    50. Anemia
    277
    0.05
    17
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   New Zealand NEW ZEALAND
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.68
    29
    21.61
    43
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    82
    17.60
    84
    3. Prostate Cancer
    16.66
    82
    15.97
    90
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.09
    50
    16.22
    19
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    52
    6.18
    54
    6. Lymphomas
    6.17
    37
    6.60
    25
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.08
    28
    3.13
    64
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.61
    45
    4.63
    81
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.64
    146
    3.48
    153
    10. Leukemia
    3.55
    93
    4.49
    43
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    40
    2.70
    66
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.32
    143
    3.82
    133
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.98
    56
    3.21
    47
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.62
    46
    6.63
    3
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    105
    1.93
    136
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.01
    165
    1.65
    176
    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.