NICARAGUA VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,905	1	5,843	+ 13,061
Stroke	2	18,890	3	2,225	+ 16,665
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	3,926	33	149	+ 3,777
Lung Cancers	4	2,205	23	274	+ 1,932
Lung Disease	5	1,883	5	1,570	+ 314
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,362	7	1,152	+ 210
Stomach Cancer	7	1,060	14	478	+ 582
Inflammatory/Heart	8	999	34	139	+ 859
Liver Cancer	9	932	12	509	+ 423
Hypertension	10	914	9	1,103	- 189
Kidney Disease	11	856	2	3,533	- 2,676
Liver Disease	12	808	6	1,203	- 395
Parkinson's Disease	13	792	42	67	+ 725
Road Traffic Accidents	14	724	8	1,109	- 384
Bladder Cancer	15	709	52	28	+ 681
Prostate Cancer	16	668	15	386	+ 282
Breast Cancer	17	493	20	283	+ 210
Pancreas Cancer	18	483	27	178	+ 305
Diabetes Mellitus	19	448	4	2,068	- 1,619
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	423	18	315	+ 108
Asthma	21	414	38	105	+ 309
Leukemia	22	282	24	227	+ 55
Falls	23	269	22	276	- 8
Suicide	24	269	19	285	- 16
Low Birth Weight	25	229	13	490	- 261
Other Injuries	26	227	17	358	- 131
Violence	27	220	10	619	- 398
Congenital Anomalies	28	220	11	571	- 351
Endocrine Disorders	29	195	28	164	+ 31
Oral Cancer	30	192	43	64	+ 128
Lymphomas	31	148	29	164	- 16
Skin Cancers	32	137	45	59	+ 78
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	122	40	85	+ 37
Oesophagus Cancer	34	111	47	42	+ 69
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	108	54	20	+ 88
Cervical Cancer	36	103	16	374	- 271
Epilepsy	37	95	41	74	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	38	90	48	39	+ 51
Ovary Cancer	39	85	44	61	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	40	83	61	7	+ 76
Birth Trauma	41	69	25	198	- 128
HIV/AIDS	42	55	35	139	- 84
Drownings	43	55	32	157	- 102
Drug Use	44	54	46	50	+ 4
Fires	45	42	57	16	+ 26
Encephalitis	46	42	58	10	+ 32
Other Neoplasms	47	42	26	192	- 151
Alcohol	48	40	21	279	- 239
Meningitis	49	30	51	29	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	50	26	72	1	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	24	50	31	- 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	20	36	122	- 102
Poisonings	53	19	55	18	+ 2
Tuberculosis	54	18	37	115	- 97
Skin Disease	55	13	31	162	- 149
Appendicitis	56	11	49	32	- 20
Tetanus	57	6	79	0	+ 6
Malnutrition	58	6	30	163	- 157
Maternal Conditions	59	4	39	88	- 84
Pertussis	60	3	67	3	- 0
Leishmaniasis	61	2	76	0	+ 2
Syphilis	62	2	60	9	- 8
Hepatitis B	63	1	62	5	- 4
War	64	1	70	1	+ 0
Measles	65	0	78	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	68	1	- 1
Chlamydia	67	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	77	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	65	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	76	0	64	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	10	- 10
Oral conditions	82	0	63	5	- 5
Schizophrenia	83	0	66	3	- 3
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	53	28	- 28
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Albania

Nicaragua

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.