UNITED KINGDOM VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	193,830	2	71,728	+ 122,103
Stroke	2	193,677	4	37,626	+ 156,051
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	40,256	1	98,135	- 57,878
Lung Cancers	4	22,613	5	35,715	- 13,102
Lung Disease	5	19,310	6	32,896	- 13,586
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,964	3	40,540	- 26,577
Stomach Cancer	7	10,866	24	4,999	+ 5,868
Inflammatory/Heart	8	10,242	29	3,126	+ 7,115
Liver Cancer	9	9,557	21	5,237	+ 4,320
Hypertension	10	9,369	23	5,208	+ 4,161
Kidney Disease	11	8,781	18	5,471	+ 3,310
Liver Disease	12	8,286	14	7,666	+ 620
Parkinson's Disease	13	8,120	13	8,573	- 453
Road Traffic Accidents	14	7,426	33	2,169	+ 5,258
Bladder Cancer	15	7,266	16	6,133	+ 1,133
Prostate Cancer	16	6,846	8	13,289	- 6,443
Breast Cancer	17	5,055	9	12,718	- 7,664
Pancreas Cancer	18	4,949	11	8,995	- 4,046
Diabetes Mellitus	19	4,594	17	5,842	- 1,249
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	4,341	7	18,446	- 14,105
Asthma	21	4,244	41	1,302	+ 2,942
Leukemia	22	2,895	22	5,211	- 2,316
Falls	23	2,754	15	7,618	- 4,865
Suicide	24	2,753	20	5,325	- 2,572
Low Birth Weight	25	2,344	40	1,313	+ 1,030
Other Injuries	26	2,324	19	5,464	- 3,140
Violence	27	2,260	46	868	+ 1,392
Congenital Anomalies	28	2,257	35	2,127	+ 130
Endocrine Disorders	29	2,000	28	3,297	- 1,297
Oral Cancer	30	1,973	30	3,109	- 1,136
Lymphomas	31	1,515	10	9,350	- 7,835
Skin Cancers	32	1,402	27	3,727	- 2,325
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,253	36	2,090	- 837
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,136	12	8,727	- 7,591
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,107	45	876	+ 231
Cervical Cancer	36	1,053	43	1,099	- 46
Epilepsy	37	971	42	1,193	- 222
Uterin Cancer	38	924	32	2,346	- 1,423
Ovary Cancer	39	870	25	4,019	- 3,149
Multiple Sclerosis	40	854	37	1,856	- 1,002
Birth Trauma	41	712	54	190	+ 523
HIV/AIDS	42	564	55	188	+ 376
Drownings	43	560	49	301	+ 259
Drug Use	44	554	31	2,824	- 2,270
Fires	45	433	48	334	+ 99
Encephalitis	46	432	68	6	+ 426
Other Neoplasms	47	428	26	3,986	- 3,558
Alcohol	48	405	39	1,555	- 1,149
Meningitis	49	303	52	232	+ 71
Upper Respiratory	50	268	63	48	+ 220
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	244	44	1,014	- 770
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	205	38	1,599	- 1,394
Poisonings	53	197	53	221	- 23
Tuberculosis	54	186	47	351	- 166
Skin Disease	55	132	34	2,134	- 2,002
Appendicitis	56	117	59	105	+ 11
Tetanus	57	60	72	0	+ 60
Malnutrition	58	57	58	116	- 58
Maternal Conditions	59	44	64	47	- 3
Pertussis	60	30	69	3	+ 27
Leishmaniasis	61	18	70	0	+ 18
Syphilis	62	18	62	49	- 31
Hepatitis B	63	11	65	40	- 29
War	64	8	67	10	- 2
Measles	65	4	75	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	66	3	51	267	- 264
Chlamydia	67	3	79	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	1	66	16	- 15
Diphtheria	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	101	- 101
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	50	277	- 277
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Albania

United Kingdom

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.