ITALY VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	48,413	1	97,116	- 48,703
Lung Disease	2	36,145	5	32,382	+ 3,763
Stroke	3	24,829	2	62,633	- 37,804
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,205	9	16,339	- 4,133
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	11,673	36	1,622	+ 10,051
Liver Disease	6	11,410	23	5,559	+ 5,851
Diabetes Mellitus	7	11,299	8	19,836	- 8,537
Kidney Disease	8	10,243	11	12,726	- 2,482
Tuberculosis	9	9,495	53	336	+ 9,159
Road Traffic Accidents	10	8,510	30	3,221	+ 5,289
Stomach Cancer	11	8,141	14	10,252	- 2,111
Falls	12	7,645	25	4,222	+ 3,423
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	7,204	3	41,445	- 34,240
Low Birth Weight	14	5,461	51	357	+ 5,103
Asthma	15	5,359	47	494	+ 4,865
Hypertension	16	5,274	6	29,931	- 24,657
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	4,658	32	2,216	+ 2,442
HIV/AIDS	18	3,997	46	520	+ 3,478
Birth Trauma	19	3,533	59	140	+ 3,393
Congenital Anomalies	20	3,464	37	1,443	+ 2,021
Lung Cancers	21	3,035	4	34,152	- 31,117
Oesophagus Cancer	22	3,016	34	2,045	+ 970
Oral Cancer	23	2,967	27	3,343	- 377
Other Injuries	24	2,937	12	12,112	- 9,175
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,662	43	690	+ 1,972
Suicide	26	2,422	26	4,042	- 1,620
Liver Cancer	27	2,407	17	9,620	- 7,213
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,165	19	8,428	- 6,263
Cervical Cancer	29	2,100	40	1,154	+ 947
Encephalitis	30	1,931	68	5	+ 1,927
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,666	7	21,254	- 19,588
Drownings	32	1,400	52	344	+ 1,056
Pancreas Cancer	33	1,375	13	12,095	- 10,719
Leukemia	34	1,279	21	6,728	- 5,450
Violence	35	1,263	50	409	+ 854
Meningitis	36	1,187	60	128	+ 1,059
Ovary Cancer	37	982	28	3,282	- 2,299
Epilepsy	38	951	39	1,337	- 385
Endocrine Disorders	39	756	18	8,431	- 7,675
Syphilis	40	732	69	4	+ 728
Skin Cancers	41	636	29	3,239	- 2,603
Maternal Conditions	42	631	67	6	+ 625
Breast Cancer	43	546	10	13,868	- 13,322
Fires	44	542	56	271	+ 271
Inflammatory/Heart	45	528	24	5,531	- 5,003
Skin Disease	46	501	38	1,440	- 939
Drug Use	47	472	45	654	- 182
Bladder Cancer	48	447	22	6,711	- 6,263
Alcohol	49	412	55	277	+ 135
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	366	42	701	- 335
Appendicitis	51	347	61	49	+ 298
Lymphomas	52	334	16	9,670	- 9,337
Hepatitis B	53	279	54	334	- 55
Malnutrition	54	239	41	775	- 537
Prostate Cancer	55	233	20	8,409	- 8,176
Dengue	56	229	81	0	+ 229
Other Neoplasms	57	148	15	9,984	- 9,836
Measles	58	141	71	1	+ 140
Poisonings	59	131	58	154	- 23
Tetanus	60	95	63	22	+ 74
Upper Respiratory	61	70	64	20	+ 50
Multiple Sclerosis	62	69	44	677	- 608
Pertussis	63	65	73	1	+ 65
Hepatitis C	64	64	31	2,451	- 2,387
Leishmaniasis	65	63	70	3	+ 60
Ascariasis	66	12	80	0	+ 12
Chlamydia	67	7	84	0	+ 7
War	68	6	66	6	- 0
Otitis Media	69	3	65	16	- 13
Diphtheria	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	71	0	33	2,198	- 2,198
Anemia	72	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	49	424	- 424
Oral conditions	76	0	62	47	- 47
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	78	0	48	481	- 481
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	75	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.