MEXICO VS CHILE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHILE		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	74,844	1	116,238	- 41,393
Stroke	2	68,164	4	39,790	+ 28,374
Kidney Disease	3	28,473	3	44,622	- 16,149
Lung Disease	4	28,456	7	29,123	- 667
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	28,018	30	3,447	+ 24,571
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	27,457	8	24,816	+ 2,641
Hypertension	7	26,734	9	17,806	+ 8,928
Stomach Cancer	8	25,431	19	6,939	+ 18,492
Lung Cancers	9	24,183	17	7,349	+ 16,834
Diabetes Mellitus	10	22,251	2	86,110	- 63,858
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	21,170	20	6,871	+ 14,299
Road Traffic Accidents	12	19,798	10	16,303	+ 3,496
Liver Disease	13	18,544	6	29,838	- 11,294
Prostate Cancer	14	17,058	15	7,494	+ 9,564
Suicide	15	11,910	22	6,772	+ 5,138
Breast Cancer	16	11,827	16	7,380	+ 4,448
Pancreas Cancer	17	10,975	27	4,510	+ 6,465
Lymphomas	18	9,763	24	4,961	+ 4,801
Liver Cancer	19	9,590	21	6,817	+ 2,773
Other Neoplasms	20	9,511	23	6,204	+ 3,306
Other Injuries	21	9,178	11	12,175	- 2,997
Endocrine Disorders	22	9,011	12	11,310	- 2,299
Falls	23	6,334	35	2,628	+ 3,706
Leukemia	24	6,159	25	4,830	+ 1,329
Congenital Anomalies	25	6,009	13	10,457	- 4,448
Parkinson's Disease	26	5,534	43	1,567	+ 3,967
Cervical Cancer	27	5,461	26	4,787	+ 674
Skin Disease	28	5,347	31	3,029	+ 2,318
Violence	29	5,210	5	32,450	- 27,241
Oesophagus Cancer	30	5,058	49	1,252	+ 3,806
Inflammatory/Heart	31	4,967	41	1,866	+ 3,101
Bladder Cancer	32	4,491	48	1,272	+ 3,219
HIV/AIDS	33	3,778	28	4,128	- 350
Skin Cancers	34	3,682	40	1,909	+ 1,773
Ovary Cancer	35	3,603	34	2,649	+ 954
Low Birth Weight	36	3,064	18	7,163	- 4,099
Malnutrition	37	2,943	14	7,552	- 4,609
Tuberculosis	38	2,873	38	1,943	+ 930
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	2,342	29	3,476	- 1,134
Oral Cancer	40	2,150	46	1,355	+ 795
Fires	41	2,070	56	604	+ 1,466
Asthma	42	2,064	47	1,342	+ 721
Epilepsy	43	2,062	39	1,912	+ 150
Drownings	44	1,982	42	1,799	+ 184
Uterin Cancer	45	1,925	50	902	+ 1,023
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	1,564	33	2,734	- 1,170
Alcohol	47	1,450	32	2,945	- 1,495
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	1,307	45	1,415	- 109
Anemia	49	1,258	37	2,182	- 924
Drug Use	50	1,041	44	1,470	- 429
Osteoarthritis	51	919	59	305	+ 615
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	731	52	859	- 128
Meningitis	53	665	58	357	+ 308
Birth Trauma	54	612	36	2,552	- 1,940
Chagas disease	55	550	69	24	+ 526
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	513	51	894	- 381
Poisonings	57	478	57	531	- 53
Schizophrenia	58	265	63	127	+ 138
Appendicitis	59	258	53	774	- 516
Hepatitis B	60	210	61	210	- 0
Hepatitis C	61	187	55	625	- 439
Multiple Sclerosis	62	186	60	295	- 110
Maternal Conditions	63	166	54	750	- 584
War	64	95	66	112	- 16
Oral conditions	65	37	65	125	- 88
Syphilis	66	35	73	5	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	67	31	64	127	- 96
Pertussis	68	18	70	21	- 3
Tetanus	69	12	71	10	+ 3
Encephalitis	70	12	62	140	- 128
Otitis Media	71	12	68	29	- 17
Ascariasis	72	0	72	5	- 5
Dengue	73	0	67	30	- 30
Diphtheria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	76	1	- 1
Malaria	82	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Chile

Mexico

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.