ITALY VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	172,612	1	97,116	+ 75,496
Stroke	2	172,476	2	62,633	+ 109,842
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	35,850	3	41,445	- 5,595
Lung Cancers	4	20,137	4	34,152	- 14,015
Lung Disease	5	17,196	5	32,382	- 15,186
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,435	9	16,339	- 3,903
Stomach Cancer	7	9,677	14	10,252	- 576
Inflammatory/Heart	8	9,121	24	5,531	+ 3,590
Liver Cancer	9	8,511	17	9,620	- 1,109
Hypertension	10	8,343	6	29,931	- 21,588
Kidney Disease	11	7,820	11	12,726	- 4,906
Liver Disease	12	7,379	23	5,559	+ 1,819
Parkinson's Disease	13	7,231	19	8,428	- 1,197
Road Traffic Accidents	14	6,614	30	3,221	+ 3,393
Bladder Cancer	15	6,471	22	6,711	- 240
Prostate Cancer	16	6,097	20	8,409	- 2,312
Breast Cancer	17	4,501	10	13,868	- 9,367
Pancreas Cancer	18	4,408	13	12,095	- 7,687
Diabetes Mellitus	19	4,091	8	19,836	- 15,745
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	3,866	7	21,254	- 17,388
Asthma	21	3,779	47	494	+ 3,286
Leukemia	22	2,578	21	6,728	- 4,151
Falls	23	2,452	25	4,222	- 1,770
Suicide	24	2,452	26	4,042	- 1,590
Low Birth Weight	25	2,087	51	357	+ 1,730
Other Injuries	26	2,069	12	12,112	- 10,043
Violence	27	2,012	50	409	+ 1,604
Congenital Anomalies	28	2,010	37	1,443	+ 567
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,781	18	8,431	- 6,650
Oral Cancer	30	1,757	27	3,343	- 1,587
Lymphomas	31	1,349	16	9,670	- 8,321
Skin Cancers	32	1,249	29	3,239	- 1,990
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,116	43	690	+ 426
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,011	34	2,045	- 1,034
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	986	32	2,216	- 1,230
Cervical Cancer	36	938	40	1,154	- 216
Epilepsy	37	865	39	1,337	- 471
Uterin Cancer	38	823	33	2,198	- 1,375
Ovary Cancer	39	774	28	3,282	- 2,507
Multiple Sclerosis	40	760	44	677	+ 83
Birth Trauma	41	634	59	140	+ 494
HIV/AIDS	42	502	46	520	- 17
Drownings	43	498	52	344	+ 155
Drug Use	44	493	45	654	- 161
Fires	45	386	56	271	+ 115
Encephalitis	46	384	68	5	+ 380
Other Neoplasms	47	381	15	9,984	- 9,603
Alcohol	48	361	55	277	+ 84
Meningitis	49	270	60	128	+ 142
Upper Respiratory	50	239	64	20	+ 219
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	217	42	701	- 484
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	182	36	1,622	- 1,440
Poisonings	53	176	58	154	+ 22
Tuberculosis	54	165	53	336	- 171
Skin Disease	55	117	38	1,440	- 1,323
Appendicitis	56	104	61	49	+ 55
Tetanus	57	54	63	22	+ 32
Malnutrition	58	51	41	775	- 724
Maternal Conditions	59	39	67	6	+ 33
Pertussis	60	27	73	1	+ 26
Leishmaniasis	61	16	70	3	+ 13
Syphilis	62	16	69	4	+ 12
Hepatitis B	63	10	54	334	- 324
War	64	7	66	6	+ 1
Measles	65	4	71	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	3	31	2,451	- 2,448
Chlamydia	67	2	84	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	1	65	16	- 15
Diphtheria	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	72	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	81	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Schizophrenia	83	0	49	424	- 424
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Albania

Italy

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.