NICARAGUA VS CHILE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHILE		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,822	1	5,843	- 2,021
Stroke	2	3,481	3	2,225	+ 1,257
Kidney Disease	3	1,454	2	3,533	- 2,079
Lung Disease	4	1,453	5	1,570	- 116
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	1,431	33	149	+ 1,282
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,402	7	1,152	+ 251
Hypertension	7	1,365	9	1,103	+ 262
Stomach Cancer	8	1,299	14	478	+ 821
Lung Cancers	9	1,235	23	274	+ 961
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,136	4	2,068	- 931
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	1,081	18	315	+ 766
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,011	8	1,109	- 97
Liver Disease	13	947	6	1,203	- 256
Prostate Cancer	14	871	15	386	+ 485
Suicide	15	608	19	285	+ 324
Breast Cancer	16	604	20	283	+ 321
Pancreas Cancer	17	561	27	178	+ 383
Lymphomas	18	499	29	164	+ 335
Liver Cancer	19	490	12	509	- 19
Other Neoplasms	20	486	26	192	+ 293
Other Injuries	21	469	17	358	+ 111
Endocrine Disorders	22	460	28	164	+ 297
Falls	23	323	22	276	+ 47
Leukemia	24	315	24	227	+ 88
Congenital Anomalies	25	307	11	571	- 264
Parkinson's Disease	26	283	42	67	+ 216
Cervical Cancer	27	279	16	374	- 95
Skin Disease	28	273	31	162	+ 111
Violence	29	266	10	619	- 352
Oesophagus Cancer	30	258	47	42	+ 216
Inflammatory/Heart	31	254	34	139	+ 114
Bladder Cancer	32	229	52	28	+ 201
HIV/AIDS	33	193	35	139	+ 54
Skin Cancers	34	188	45	59	+ 129
Ovary Cancer	35	184	44	61	+ 123
Low Birth Weight	36	156	13	490	- 333
Malnutrition	37	150	30	163	- 13
Tuberculosis	38	147	37	115	+ 32
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	120	36	122	- 3
Oral Cancer	40	110	43	64	+ 46
Fires	41	106	57	16	+ 89
Asthma	42	105	38	105	+ 0
Epilepsy	43	105	41	74	+ 31
Drownings	44	101	32	157	- 56
Uterin Cancer	45	98	48	39	+ 59
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	80	40	85	- 6
Alcohol	47	74	21	279	- 205
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	67	50	31	+ 36
Anemia	49	64	53	28	+ 36
Drug Use	50	53	46	50	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	51	47	59	10	+ 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	37	54	20	+ 17
Meningitis	53	34	51	29	+ 5
Birth Trauma	54	31	25	198	- 167
Chagas disease	55	28	65	4	+ 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	26	56	17	+ 9
Poisonings	57	24	55	18	+ 7
Schizophrenia	58	14	66	3	+ 10
Appendicitis	59	13	49	32	- 19
Hepatitis B	60	11	62	5	+ 6
Hepatitis C	61	10	68	1	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	62	9	61	7	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	63	8	39	88	- 80
War	64	5	70	1	+ 4
Oral conditions	65	2	63	5	- 3
Syphilis	66	2	60	9	- 8
Upper Respiratory	67	2	72	1	+ 1
Pertussis	68	1	67	3	- 2
Tetanus	69	1	79	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	70	1	58	10	- 10
Otitis Media	71	1	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	64	4	- 4
Diphtheria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Chile

Nicaragua

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.