USA VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	271,559	1	504,904	- 233,345
Lung Disease	2	202,744	3	195,387	+ 7,357
Stroke	3	139,273	4	158,520	- 19,247
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	68,461	11	60,317	+ 8,144
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	65,476	37	9,955	+ 55,521
Liver Disease	6	64,000	16	43,402	+ 20,598
Diabetes Mellitus	7	63,378	10	61,418	+ 1,959
Kidney Disease	8	57,457	6	85,861	- 28,404
Tuberculosis	9	53,258	62	546	+ 52,711
Road Traffic Accidents	10	47,734	17	41,694	+ 6,039
Stomach Cancer	11	45,666	33	13,077	+ 32,590
Falls	12	42,884	18	40,418	+ 2,466
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	40,411	2	287,198	- 246,787
Low Birth Weight	14	30,629	39	6,924	+ 23,705
Asthma	15	30,058	46	3,818	+ 26,240
Hypertension	16	29,584	8	65,960	- 36,376
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	26,127	47	3,646	+ 22,481
HIV/AIDS	18	22,423	42	5,660	+ 16,762
Birth Trauma	19	19,817	54	1,233	+ 18,584
Congenital Anomalies	20	19,433	34	11,762	+ 7,671
Lung Cancers	21	17,025	5	155,533	- 138,507
Oesophagus Cancer	22	16,915	28	17,829	- 914
Oral Cancer	23	16,640	35	11,555	+ 5,085
Other Injuries	24	16,476	25	25,997	- 9,522
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	14,931	48	3,461	+ 11,470
Suicide	26	13,583	12	53,099	- 39,516
Liver Cancer	27	13,500	23	27,064	- 13,564
Parkinson's Disease	28	12,143	21	34,491	- 22,348
Cervical Cancer	29	11,781	38	6,984	+ 4,797
Encephalitis	30	10,834	68	25	+ 10,809
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	9,343	9	61,827	- 52,485
Drownings	32	7,851	45	4,070	+ 3,781
Pancreas Cancer	33	7,713	15	44,293	- 36,579
Leukemia	34	7,174	24	26,966	- 19,792
Violence	35	7,083	27	18,976	- 11,893
Meningitis	36	6,657	60	606	+ 6,051
Ovary Cancer	37	5,509	31	14,591	- 9,082
Epilepsy	38	5,336	50	3,162	+ 2,173
Endocrine Disorders	39	4,239	14	46,985	- 42,746
Syphilis	40	4,108	66	49	+ 4,058
Skin Cancers	41	3,569	32	14,311	- 10,741
Maternal Conditions	42	3,537	56	779	+ 2,758
Breast Cancer	43	3,061	13	48,671	- 45,609
Fires	44	3,042	49	3,183	- 141
Inflammatory/Heart	45	2,962	22	32,529	- 29,567
Skin Disease	46	2,811	43	5,409	- 2,598
Drug Use	47	2,650	7	74,435	- 71,784
Bladder Cancer	48	2,510	26	19,622	- 17,112
Alcohol	49	2,310	30	14,659	- 12,350
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	2,055	52	2,461	- 405
Appendicitis	51	1,944	63	424	+ 1,519
Lymphomas	52	1,871	19	40,281	- 38,410
Hepatitis B	53	1,565	59	608	+ 957
Malnutrition	54	1,339	40	6,762	- 5,423
Prostate Cancer	55	1,309	20	35,612	- 34,304
Dengue	56	1,282	76	0	+ 1,282
Other Neoplasms	57	832	29	17,743	- 16,911
Measles	58	793	80	0	+ 793
Poisonings	59	735	53	1,674	- 940
Tetanus	60	534	71	2	+ 532
Upper Respiratory	61	395	65	229	+ 165
Multiple Sclerosis	62	387	44	5,059	- 4,672
Pertussis	63	367	69	16	+ 352
Hepatitis C	64	356	41	5,684	- 5,327
Leishmaniasis	65	356	79	0	+ 356
Ascariasis	66	69	82	0	+ 69
Chlamydia	67	37	84	0	+ 37
War	68	34	55	1,198	- 1,164
Otitis Media	69	19	67	34	- 15
Diphtheria	70	7	75	0	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	71	1	36	10,063	- 10,062
Anemia	72	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	57	723	- 723
Oral conditions	76	0	64	286	- 286
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	78	0	61	579	- 579
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	83	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	73	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Bhutan

United States

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.