GREECE VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,619	1	21,124	+ 8,494
Stroke	2	29,595	2	14,077	+ 15,518
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	6,151	7	3,940	+ 2,212
Lung Cancers	4	3,455	4	7,355	- 3,900
Lung Disease	5	2,951	5	5,526	- 2,575
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,134	3	8,282	- 6,149
Stomach Cancer	7	1,660	16	1,535	+ 125
Inflammatory/Heart	8	1,565	24	725	+ 840
Liver Cancer	9	1,460	14	1,566	- 105
Hypertension	10	1,432	9	2,922	- 1,491
Kidney Disease	11	1,342	6	4,759	- 3,417
Liver Disease	12	1,266	23	809	+ 457
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,241	10	2,646	- 1,405
Road Traffic Accidents	14	1,135	22	870	+ 265
Bladder Cancer	15	1,110	15	1,551	- 440
Prostate Cancer	16	1,046	12	2,023	- 977
Breast Cancer	17	772	11	2,520	- 1,748
Pancreas Cancer	18	756	13	1,904	- 1,148
Diabetes Mellitus	19	702	20	1,266	- 564
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	663	8	3,264	- 2,600
Asthma	21	648	55	27	+ 621
Leukemia	22	442	18	1,354	- 912
Falls	23	421	21	1,245	- 824
Suicide	24	421	28	533	- 112
Low Birth Weight	25	358	41	127	+ 231
Other Injuries	26	355	17	1,453	- 1,098
Violence	27	345	42	104	+ 241
Congenital Anomalies	28	345	38	174	+ 171
Endocrine Disorders	29	306	29	526	- 220
Oral Cancer	30	301	30	440	- 139
Lymphomas	31	232	19	1,268	- 1,037
Skin Cancers	32	214	31	438	- 224
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	191	26	611	- 419
Oesophagus Cancer	34	174	35	246	- 72
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	169	43	100	+ 69
Cervical Cancer	36	161	36	243	- 82
Epilepsy	37	148	34	249	- 101
Uterin Cancer	38	141	33	373	- 231
Ovary Cancer	39	133	27	557	- 424
Multiple Sclerosis	40	130	40	135	- 5
Birth Trauma	41	109	57	17	+ 92
HIV/AIDS	42	86	50	47	+ 39
Drownings	43	86	32	435	- 350
Drug Use	44	85	37	193	- 109
Fires	45	66	39	146	- 80
Encephalitis	46	66	67	1	+ 65
Other Neoplasms	47	65	25	679	- 613
Alcohol	48	62	49	50	+ 12
Meningitis	49	46	53	33	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	50	41	59	8	+ 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	37	45	67	- 29
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	31	44	95	- 64
Poisonings	53	30	56	19	+ 11
Tuberculosis	54	28	46	66	- 38
Skin Disease	55	20	47	56	- 36
Appendicitis	56	18	58	9	+ 8
Tetanus	57	9	62	2	+ 7
Malnutrition	58	9	66	1	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	59	7	61	2	+ 4
Pertussis	60	5	69	0	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	61	3	60	4	- 1
Syphilis	62	3	65	1	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	2	48	56	- 54
War	64	1	64	1	+ 0
Measles	65	1	68	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	52	38	- 38
Chlamydia	67	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	63	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	27	- 27
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	51	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Albania

Greece

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.