USA VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	968,212	1	504,904	+ 463,308
Stroke	2	967,448	4	158,520	+ 808,928
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	201,087	2	287,198	- 86,112
Lung Cancers	4	112,954	5	155,533	- 42,579
Lung Disease	5	96,456	3	195,387	- 98,931
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	69,751	11	60,317	+ 9,433
Stomach Cancer	7	54,280	33	13,077	+ 41,203
Inflammatory/Heart	8	51,159	22	32,529	+ 18,630
Liver Cancer	9	47,739	23	27,064	+ 20,674
Hypertension	10	46,799	8	65,960	- 19,162
Kidney Disease	11	43,862	6	85,861	- 41,999
Liver Disease	12	41,389	16	43,402	- 2,013
Parkinson's Disease	13	40,561	21	34,491	+ 6,070
Road Traffic Accidents	14	37,096	17	41,694	- 4,598
Bladder Cancer	15	36,295	26	19,622	+ 16,672
Prostate Cancer	16	34,198	20	35,612	- 1,414
Breast Cancer	17	25,249	13	48,671	- 23,421
Pancreas Cancer	18	24,723	15	44,293	- 19,570
Diabetes Mellitus	19	22,947	10	61,418	- 38,472
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	21,683	9	61,827	- 40,144
Asthma	21	21,199	46	3,818	+ 17,380
Leukemia	22	14,459	24	26,966	- 12,506
Falls	23	13,755	18	40,418	- 26,663
Suicide	24	13,754	12	53,099	- 39,345
Low Birth Weight	25	11,708	39	6,924	+ 4,784
Other Injuries	26	11,608	25	25,997	- 14,389
Violence	27	11,288	27	18,976	- 7,688
Congenital Anomalies	28	11,274	34	11,762	- 487
Endocrine Disorders	29	9,989	14	46,985	- 36,996
Oral Cancer	30	9,854	35	11,555	- 1,701
Lymphomas	31	7,569	19	40,281	- 32,712
Skin Cancers	32	7,005	32	14,311	- 7,305
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	6,260	48	3,461	+ 2,799
Oesophagus Cancer	34	5,673	28	17,829	- 12,156
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	5,530	47	3,646	+ 1,884
Cervical Cancer	36	5,261	38	6,984	- 1,723
Epilepsy	37	4,852	50	3,162	+ 1,690
Uterin Cancer	38	4,614	36	10,063	- 5,449
Ovary Cancer	39	4,344	31	14,591	- 10,247
Multiple Sclerosis	40	4,264	44	5,059	- 795
Birth Trauma	41	3,558	54	1,233	+ 2,325
HIV/AIDS	42	2,818	42	5,660	- 2,842
Drownings	43	2,796	45	4,070	- 1,274
Drug Use	44	2,767	7	74,435	- 71,668
Fires	45	2,164	49	3,183	- 1,019
Encephalitis	46	2,157	68	25	+ 2,131
Other Neoplasms	47	2,137	29	17,743	- 15,606
Alcohol	48	2,025	30	14,659	- 12,634
Meningitis	49	1,516	60	606	+ 910
Upper Respiratory	50	1,340	65	229	+ 1,111
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1,218	52	2,461	- 1,243
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	1,022	37	9,955	- 8,933
Poisonings	53	985	53	1,674	- 689
Tuberculosis	54	928	62	546	+ 381
Skin Disease	55	657	43	5,409	- 4,752
Appendicitis	56	582	63	424	+ 158
Tetanus	57	301	71	2	+ 299
Malnutrition	58	286	40	6,762	- 6,476
Maternal Conditions	59	217	56	779	- 561
Pertussis	60	152	69	16	+ 136
Leishmaniasis	61	90	79	0	+ 90
Syphilis	62	90	66	49	+ 41
Hepatitis B	63	54	59	608	- 554
War	64	38	55	1,198	- 1,160
Measles	65	21	80	0	+ 21
Hepatitis C	66	15	41	5,684	- 5,669
Chlamydia	67	13	84	0	+ 13
Otitis Media	68	6	67	34	- 29
Diphtheria	69	2	75	0	+ 2
Malaria	70	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	73	0	70	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Albania

United States

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.