SPAIN VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,546	1	51,684	- 14,138
Lung Disease	2	28,032	5	18,926	+ 9,105
Stroke	3	19,256	3	29,004	- 9,747
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	9,466	7	13,717	- 4,251
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,053	36	1,064	+ 7,989
Liver Disease	6	8,849	23	4,231	+ 4,618
Diabetes Mellitus	7	8,763	10	7,773	+ 989
Kidney Disease	8	7,944	8	9,725	- 1,781
Tuberculosis	9	7,363	50	270	+ 7,093
Road Traffic Accidents	10	6,600	31	1,829	+ 4,770
Stomach Cancer	11	6,314	14	5,796	+ 518
Falls	12	5,929	26	3,246	+ 2,683
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	5,587	2	42,339	- 36,751
Low Birth Weight	14	4,235	52	253	+ 3,982
Asthma	15	4,156	35	1,133	+ 3,023
Hypertension	16	4,090	9	9,115	- 5,024
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	3,612	33	1,612	+ 2,000
HIV/AIDS	18	3,100	43	538	+ 2,562
Birth Trauma	19	2,740	60	113	+ 2,627
Congenital Anomalies	20	2,687	38	863	+ 1,824
Lung Cancers	21	2,354	4	22,131	- 19,777
Oesophagus Cancer	22	2,339	29	2,011	+ 327
Oral Cancer	23	2,301	27	2,583	- 282
Other Injuries	24	2,278	15	5,536	- 3,258
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,064	44	475	+ 1,589
Suicide	26	1,878	25	3,609	- 1,731
Liver Cancer	27	1,867	18	5,098	- 3,232
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,679	20	4,943	- 3,264
Cervical Cancer	29	1,629	39	855	+ 774
Encephalitis	30	1,498	70	4	+ 1,494
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,292	6	16,957	- 15,666
Drownings	32	1,085	45	446	+ 640
Pancreas Cancer	33	1,066	12	6,752	- 5,686
Leukemia	34	992	24	3,772	- 2,781
Violence	35	979	51	262	+ 718
Meningitis	36	920	59	129	+ 792
Ovary Cancer	37	762	28	2,026	- 1,264
Epilepsy	38	738	40	824	- 86
Endocrine Disorders	39	586	21	4,863	- 4,277
Syphilis	40	568	67	9	+ 559
Skin Cancers	41	494	32	1,803	- 1,309
Maternal Conditions	42	489	64	14	+ 475
Breast Cancer	43	423	11	7,067	- 6,644
Fires	44	421	55	185	+ 236
Inflammatory/Heart	45	410	19	4,984	- 4,574
Skin Disease	46	389	30	1,840	- 1,452
Drug Use	47	366	41	776	- 410
Bladder Cancer	48	347	17	5,222	- 4,875
Alcohol	49	319	46	333	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	284	48	294	- 10
Appendicitis	51	269	61	79	+ 190
Lymphomas	52	259	16	5,335	- 5,076
Hepatitis B	53	216	58	162	+ 54
Malnutrition	54	185	47	302	- 117
Prostate Cancer	55	181	13	6,420	- 6,239
Dengue	56	177	77	0	+ 177
Other Neoplasms	57	115	22	4,748	- 4,633
Measles	58	110	81	0	+ 110
Poisonings	59	102	57	170	- 69
Tetanus	60	74	72	2	+ 72
Upper Respiratory	61	55	62	47	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	62	54	49	287	- 234
Pertussis	63	51	73	2	+ 49
Hepatitis C	64	49	42	652	- 603
Leishmaniasis	65	49	65	11	+ 38
Ascariasis	66	10	78	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	67	5	82	0	+ 5
War	68	5	68	6	- 1
Otitis Media	69	3	66	9	- 6
Diphtheria	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	71	0	34	1,612	- 1,612
Anemia	72	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	56	181	- 181
Oral conditions	76	0	63	44	- 44
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	78	0	53	212	- 212
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	69	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.