VENEZUELA VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,816	1	26,905	- 2,089
Lung Disease	2	18,528	10	5,150	+ 13,378
Stroke	3	12,727	3	12,133	+ 594
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,256	7	7,188	- 932
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,983	22	1,359	+ 4,624
Liver Disease	6	5,849	16	2,340	+ 3,508
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,792	4	11,176	- 5,385
Kidney Disease	8	5,251	8	5,932	- 681
Tuberculosis	9	4,867	31	748	+ 4,119
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,362	5	11,127	- 6,765
Stomach Cancer	11	4,173	17	2,175	+ 1,998
Falls	12	3,919	28	865	+ 3,054
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	3,693	35	572	+ 3,121
Low Birth Weight	14	2,799	12	3,088	- 289
Asthma	15	2,747	46	311	+ 2,436
Hypertension	16	2,704	9	5,195	- 2,491
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,388	57	80	+ 2,308
HIV/AIDS	18	2,049	6	7,490	- 5,441
Birth Trauma	19	1,811	24	1,087	+ 724
Congenital Anomalies	20	1,776	14	2,846	- 1,070
Lung Cancers	21	1,556	11	3,900	- 2,344
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,546	44	370	+ 1,176
Oral Cancer	23	1,521	38	544	+ 976
Other Injuries	24	1,506	21	1,693	- 188
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,364	40	418	+ 947
Suicide	26	1,241	34	585	+ 656
Liver Cancer	27	1,234	26	1,029	+ 204
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,110	48	252	+ 858
Cervical Cancer	29	1,077	20	1,986	- 910
Encephalitis	30	990	61	37	+ 953
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	854	19	2,037	- 1,184
Drownings	32	717	43	388	+ 329
Pancreas Cancer	33	705	25	1,082	- 377
Leukemia	34	656	27	1,007	- 352
Violence	35	647	2	18,132	- 17,485
Meningitis	36	608	49	251	+ 358
Ovary Cancer	37	503	36	563	- 59
Epilepsy	38	488	41	411	+ 77
Endocrine Disorders	39	387	30	760	- 373
Syphilis	40	375	67	15	+ 360
Skin Cancers	41	326	37	553	- 227
Maternal Conditions	42	323	39	422	- 99
Breast Cancer	43	280	15	2,563	- 2,283
Fires	44	278	54	144	+ 134
Inflammatory/Heart	45	271	33	599	- 328
Skin Disease	46	257	66	18	+ 239
Drug Use	47	242	50	225	+ 17
Bladder Cancer	48	229	45	365	- 135
Alcohol	49	211	62	34	+ 177
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	188	52	180	+ 8
Appendicitis	51	178	56	98	+ 80
Lymphomas	52	171	23	1,248	- 1,077
Hepatitis B	53	143	63	30	+ 113
Malnutrition	54	122	32	629	- 507
Prostate Cancer	55	120	13	2,848	- 2,729
Dengue	56	117	59	65	+ 52
Other Neoplasms	57	76	18	2,167	- 2,091
Measles	58	72	79	0	+ 72
Poisonings	59	67	58	68	- 0
Tetanus	60	49	68	8	+ 41
Upper Respiratory	61	36	74	1	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	62	35	60	51	- 15
Pertussis	63	34	64	26	+ 8
Hepatitis C	64	33	65	21	+ 11
Leishmaniasis	65	33	73	3	+ 30
Ascariasis	66	6	70	5	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	3	82	0	+ 3
War	68	3	51	185	- 182
Otitis Media	69	2	75	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	71	0	47	309	- 309
Anemia	72	0	55	126	- 126
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	69	6	- 6
Oral conditions	76	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	42	402	- 402
Schistosomiasis	82	0	76	1	- 1
Chagas disease	83	0	29	826	- 826
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	71	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	77	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Bhutan

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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.