UNITED KINGDOM VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,364	2	71,728	- 17,363
Lung Disease	2	40,588	6	32,896	+ 7,692
Stroke	3	27,882	4	37,626	- 9,745
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	13,706	3	40,540	- 26,835
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	13,108	38	1,599	+ 11,509
Liver Disease	6	12,813	14	7,666	+ 5,147
Diabetes Mellitus	7	12,688	17	5,842	+ 6,846
Kidney Disease	8	11,503	18	5,471	+ 6,032
Tuberculosis	9	10,662	47	351	+ 10,311
Road Traffic Accidents	10	9,556	33	2,169	+ 7,387
Stomach Cancer	11	9,142	24	4,999	+ 4,143
Falls	12	8,585	15	7,618	+ 967
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	8,090	1	98,135	- 90,045
Low Birth Weight	14	6,132	40	1,313	+ 4,818
Asthma	15	6,017	41	1,302	+ 4,715
Hypertension	16	5,923	23	5,208	+ 715
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	5,230	45	876	+ 4,354
HIV/AIDS	18	4,489	55	188	+ 4,301
Birth Trauma	19	3,967	54	190	+ 3,778
Congenital Anomalies	20	3,890	35	2,127	+ 1,764
Lung Cancers	21	3,408	5	35,715	- 32,306
Oesophagus Cancer	22	3,386	12	8,727	- 5,340
Oral Cancer	23	3,331	30	3,109	+ 222
Other Injuries	24	3,298	19	5,464	- 2,166
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,989	36	2,090	+ 899
Suicide	26	2,719	20	5,325	- 2,606
Liver Cancer	27	2,703	21	5,237	- 2,534
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,431	13	8,573	- 6,142
Cervical Cancer	29	2,359	43	1,099	+ 1,260
Encephalitis	30	2,169	68	6	+ 2,163
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,870	7	18,446	- 16,576
Drownings	32	1,572	49	301	+ 1,271
Pancreas Cancer	33	1,544	11	8,995	- 7,451
Leukemia	34	1,436	22	5,211	- 3,775
Violence	35	1,418	46	868	+ 550
Meningitis	36	1,333	52	232	+ 1,100
Ovary Cancer	37	1,103	25	4,019	- 2,916
Epilepsy	38	1,068	42	1,193	- 125
Endocrine Disorders	39	849	28	3,297	- 2,448
Syphilis	40	822	62	49	+ 774
Skin Cancers	41	715	27	3,727	- 3,013
Maternal Conditions	42	708	64	47	+ 661
Breast Cancer	43	613	9	12,718	- 12,105
Fires	44	609	48	334	+ 275
Inflammatory/Heart	45	593	29	3,126	- 2,533
Skin Disease	46	563	34	2,134	- 1,571
Drug Use	47	531	31	2,824	- 2,294
Bladder Cancer	48	502	16	6,133	- 5,631
Alcohol	49	462	39	1,555	- 1,092
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	411	44	1,014	- 602
Appendicitis	51	389	59	105	+ 284
Lymphomas	52	375	10	9,350	- 8,976
Hepatitis B	53	313	65	40	+ 273
Malnutrition	54	268	58	116	+ 152
Prostate Cancer	55	262	8	13,289	- 13,027
Dengue	56	257	73	0	+ 256
Other Neoplasms	57	167	26	3,986	- 3,819
Measles	58	159	75	0	+ 159
Poisonings	59	147	53	221	- 73
Tetanus	60	107	72	0	+ 107
Upper Respiratory	61	79	63	48	+ 31
Multiple Sclerosis	62	77	37	1,856	- 1,778
Pertussis	63	74	69	3	+ 71
Hepatitis C	64	71	51	267	- 196
Leishmaniasis	65	71	70	0	+ 71
Ascariasis	66	14	80	0	+ 14
Chlamydia	67	7	79	0	+ 7
War	68	7	67	10	- 3
Otitis Media	69	4	66	16	- 12
Diphtheria	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	71	0	32	2,346	- 2,346
Anemia	72	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	60	101	- 101
Oral conditions	76	0	61	54	- 54
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	78	0	57	167	- 167
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.