SPAIN VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	133,867	1	51,684	+ 82,183
Stroke	2	133,761	3	29,004	+ 104,757
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	27,803	2	42,339	- 14,536
Lung Cancers	4	15,617	4	22,131	- 6,513
Lung Disease	5	13,336	5	18,926	- 5,590
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,644	7	13,717	- 4,073
Stomach Cancer	7	7,505	14	5,796	+ 1,709
Inflammatory/Heart	8	7,073	19	4,984	+ 2,089
Liver Cancer	9	6,600	18	5,098	+ 1,502
Hypertension	10	6,471	9	9,115	- 2,644
Kidney Disease	11	6,064	8	9,725	- 3,660
Liver Disease	12	5,723	23	4,231	+ 1,491
Parkinson's Disease	13	5,608	20	4,943	+ 665
Road Traffic Accidents	14	5,129	31	1,829	+ 3,300
Bladder Cancer	15	5,018	17	5,222	- 204
Prostate Cancer	16	4,728	13	6,420	- 1,691
Breast Cancer	17	3,491	11	7,067	- 3,576
Pancreas Cancer	18	3,418	12	6,752	- 3,334
Diabetes Mellitus	19	3,173	10	7,773	- 4,601
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	2,998	6	16,957	- 13,960
Asthma	21	2,931	35	1,133	+ 1,798
Leukemia	22	1,999	24	3,772	- 1,773
Falls	23	1,902	26	3,246	- 1,345
Suicide	24	1,902	25	3,609	- 1,708
Low Birth Weight	25	1,619	52	253	+ 1,366
Other Injuries	26	1,605	15	5,536	- 3,931
Violence	27	1,561	51	262	+ 1,299
Congenital Anomalies	28	1,559	38	863	+ 696
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,381	21	4,863	- 3,482
Oral Cancer	30	1,362	27	2,583	- 1,221
Lymphomas	31	1,046	16	5,335	- 4,288
Skin Cancers	32	969	32	1,803	- 834
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	866	44	475	+ 390
Oesophagus Cancer	34	784	29	2,011	- 1,227
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	765	33	1,612	- 847
Cervical Cancer	36	727	39	855	- 128
Epilepsy	37	671	40	824	- 153
Uterin Cancer	38	638	34	1,612	- 974
Ovary Cancer	39	601	28	2,026	- 1,425
Multiple Sclerosis	40	589	49	287	+ 302
Birth Trauma	41	492	60	113	+ 379
HIV/AIDS	42	390	43	538	- 149
Drownings	43	387	45	446	- 59
Drug Use	44	383	41	776	- 394
Fires	45	299	55	185	+ 115
Encephalitis	46	298	70	4	+ 294
Other Neoplasms	47	295	22	4,748	- 4,452
Alcohol	48	280	46	333	- 53
Meningitis	49	210	59	129	+ 81
Upper Respiratory	50	185	62	47	+ 139
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	168	48	294	- 125
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	141	36	1,064	- 922
Poisonings	53	136	57	170	- 34
Tuberculosis	54	128	50	270	- 142
Skin Disease	55	91	30	1,840	- 1,750
Appendicitis	56	81	61	79	+ 1
Tetanus	57	42	72	2	+ 40
Malnutrition	58	40	47	302	- 263
Maternal Conditions	59	30	64	14	+ 17
Pertussis	60	21	73	2	+ 19
Leishmaniasis	61	13	65	11	+ 2
Syphilis	62	12	67	9	+ 4
Hepatitis B	63	8	58	162	- 155
War	64	5	68	6	- 0
Measles	65	3	81	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	66	2	42	652	- 650
Chlamydia	67	2	82	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	1	66	9	- 8
Diphtheria	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	71	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	81	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	181	- 181
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	37	914	- 914
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Albania

Spain

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.