ITALY VS ARGENTINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARGENTINA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	63,261	1	97,116	- 33,855
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	53,170	9	16,339	+ 36,832
Lung Disease	3	30,141	5	32,382	- 2,242
Stroke	4	29,679	2	62,633	- 32,955
Kidney Disease	5	17,627	11	12,726	+ 4,902
Lung Cancers	6	12,990	4	34,152	- 21,162
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,585	7	21,254	- 9,668
Breast Cancer	8	9,162	10	13,868	- 4,706
Diabetes Mellitus	9	8,871	8	19,836	- 10,965
Road Traffic Accidents	10	8,170	30	3,221	+ 4,949
Hypertension	11	7,523	6	29,931	- 22,408
Other Injuries	12	7,319	12	12,112	- 4,793
Inflammatory/Heart	13	7,128	24	5,531	+ 1,598
Pancreas Cancer	14	5,976	13	12,095	- 6,119
Prostate Cancer	15	5,847	20	8,409	- 2,562
Liver Disease	16	5,227	23	5,559	- 333
Endocrine Disorders	17	5,173	18	8,431	- 3,258
Suicide	18	4,861	26	4,042	+ 819
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	4,848	3	41,445	- 36,596
Stomach Cancer	20	4,571	14	10,252	- 5,682
Other Neoplasms	21	4,183	15	9,984	- 5,802
Skin Disease	22	4,113	38	1,440	+ 2,673
Violence	23	3,518	50	409	+ 3,110
Lymphomas	24	3,513	16	9,670	- 6,157
Cervical Cancer	25	3,217	40	1,154	+ 2,063
Congenital Anomalies	26	3,138	37	1,443	+ 1,695
Leukemia	27	2,840	21	6,728	- 3,889
Low Birth Weight	28	2,832	51	357	+ 2,474
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,665	34	2,045	+ 620
Liver Cancer	30	2,653	17	9,620	- 6,967
Bladder Cancer	31	2,173	22	6,711	- 4,537
HIV/AIDS	32	1,922	46	520	+ 1,402
Ovary Cancer	33	1,696	28	3,282	- 1,586
Skin Cancers	34	1,392	29	3,239	- 1,847
Oral Cancer	35	1,392	27	3,343	- 1,952
Parkinson's Disease	36	1,251	19	8,428	- 7,176
Uterin Cancer	37	1,224	33	2,198	- 974
Malnutrition	38	1,206	41	775	+ 430
Drug Use	39	1,071	45	654	+ 417
Anemia	40	896	35	1,672	- 776
Tuberculosis	41	850	53	336	+ 514
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	750	36	1,622	- 872
Falls	43	657	25	4,222	- 3,566
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	633	43	690	- 57
Chagas disease	45	585	72	1	+ 584
Alcohol	46	573	55	277	+ 296
Asthma	47	523	47	494	+ 29
Drownings	48	493	52	344	+ 149
Birth Trauma	49	485	59	140	+ 344
Epilepsy	50	431	39	1,337	- 905
Meningitis	51	410	60	128	+ 283
Fires	52	363	56	271	+ 92
Maternal Conditions	53	362	67	6	+ 356
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	315	42	701	- 386
Poisonings	55	251	58	154	+ 97
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	180	32	2,216	- 2,035
Hepatitis C	57	146	31	2,451	- 2,304
Multiple Sclerosis	58	132	44	677	- 545
Osteoarthritis	59	95	48	481	- 386
Appendicitis	60	91	61	49	+ 43
Schizophrenia	61	77	49	424	- 347
Hepatitis B	62	73	54	334	- 261
Prostatic Hypertrophy	63	62	57	241	- 179
Encephalitis	64	22	68	5	+ 18
Syphilis	65	19	69	4	+ 15
Oral conditions	66	18	62	47	- 29
Upper Respiratory	67	16	64	20	- 5
Pertussis	68	13	73	1	+ 13
Leprosy	69	7	74	0	+ 6
War	70	6	66	6	+ 0
Tetanus	71	4	63	22	- 18
Leishmaniasis	72	3	70	3	- 0
Otitis Media	73	2	65	16	- 14
Iodine Deficiency	74	2	75	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	77	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	76	0	+ 0
Measles	79	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Argentina

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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.