MEXICO VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	103,823	1	116,238	- 12,415
Lung Disease	2	77,513	7	29,123	+ 48,390
Stroke	3	53,247	4	39,790	+ 13,457
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	26,174	8	24,816	+ 1,358
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	25,033	29	3,476	+ 21,557
Liver Disease	6	24,469	6	29,838	- 5,369
Diabetes Mellitus	7	24,231	2	86,110	- 61,879
Kidney Disease	8	21,967	3	44,622	- 22,655
Tuberculosis	9	20,362	38	1,943	+ 18,419
Road Traffic Accidents	10	18,250	10	16,303	+ 1,947
Stomach Cancer	11	17,459	19	6,939	+ 10,521
Falls	12	16,396	35	2,628	+ 13,768
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	15,450	30	3,447	+ 12,003
Low Birth Weight	14	11,710	18	7,163	+ 4,548
Asthma	15	11,492	47	1,342	+ 10,150
Hypertension	16	11,311	9	17,806	- 6,496
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	9,989	52	859	+ 9,130
HIV/AIDS	18	8,573	28	4,128	+ 4,445
Birth Trauma	19	7,576	36	2,552	+ 5,025
Congenital Anomalies	20	7,430	13	10,457	- 3,027
Lung Cancers	21	6,509	17	7,349	- 840
Oesophagus Cancer	22	6,467	49	1,252	+ 5,215
Oral Cancer	23	6,362	46	1,355	+ 5,007
Other Injuries	24	6,299	11	12,175	- 5,876
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	5,709	33	2,734	+ 2,974
Suicide	26	5,193	22	6,772	- 1,579
Liver Cancer	27	5,161	21	6,817	- 1,656
Parkinson's Disease	28	4,643	43	1,567	+ 3,075
Cervical Cancer	29	4,504	26	4,787	- 283
Encephalitis	30	4,142	62	140	+ 4,002
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	3,572	20	6,871	- 3,299
Drownings	32	3,001	42	1,799	+ 1,203
Pancreas Cancer	33	2,949	27	4,510	- 1,561
Leukemia	34	2,743	25	4,830	- 2,087
Violence	35	2,708	5	32,450	- 29,742
Meningitis	36	2,545	58	357	+ 2,188
Ovary Cancer	37	2,106	34	2,649	- 543
Epilepsy	38	2,040	39	1,912	+ 128
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,621	12	11,310	- 9,690
Syphilis	40	1,570	73	5	+ 1,566
Skin Cancers	41	1,365	40	1,909	- 544
Maternal Conditions	42	1,352	54	750	+ 602
Breast Cancer	43	1,170	16	7,380	- 6,209
Fires	44	1,163	56	604	+ 559
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,133	41	1,866	- 734
Skin Disease	46	1,075	31	3,029	- 1,954
Drug Use	47	1,013	44	1,470	- 457
Bladder Cancer	48	960	48	1,272	- 313
Alcohol	49	883	32	2,945	- 2,062
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	786	45	1,415	- 630
Appendicitis	51	743	53	774	- 31
Lymphomas	52	715	24	4,961	- 4,246
Hepatitis B	53	598	61	210	+ 388
Malnutrition	54	512	14	7,552	- 7,040
Prostate Cancer	55	500	15	7,494	- 6,994
Dengue	56	490	67	30	+ 460
Other Neoplasms	57	318	23	6,204	- 5,886
Measles	58	303	80	0	+ 303
Poisonings	59	281	57	531	- 250
Tetanus	60	204	71	10	+ 195
Upper Respiratory	61	151	64	127	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	62	148	60	295	- 147
Pertussis	63	140	70	21	+ 119
Hepatitis C	64	136	55	625	- 489
Leishmaniasis	65	136	76	1	+ 135
Ascariasis	66	26	72	5	+ 21
Chlamydia	67	14	77	0	+ 14
War	68	13	66	112	- 99
Otitis Media	69	7	68	29	- 22
Diphtheria	70	3	79	0	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	71	0	50	902	- 901
Anemia	72	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	63	127	- 127
Oral conditions	76	0	65	125	- 125
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	78	0	59	305	- 305
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	69	24	- 24
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	75	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	74	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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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.