SPAIN VS CHILE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHILE		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,066	1	51,684	- 24,618
Stroke	2	24,651	3	29,004	- 4,353
Kidney Disease	3	10,297	8	9,725	+ 572
Lung Disease	4	10,291	5	18,926	- 8,636
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	10,132	2	42,339	- 32,206
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,930	7	13,717	- 3,787
Hypertension	7	9,668	9	9,115	+ 553
Stomach Cancer	8	9,197	14	5,796	+ 3,400
Lung Cancers	9	8,745	4	22,131	- 13,385
Diabetes Mellitus	10	8,047	10	7,773	+ 273
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	7,656	6	16,957	- 9,302
Road Traffic Accidents	12	7,160	31	1,829	+ 5,331
Liver Disease	13	6,706	23	4,231	+ 2,475
Prostate Cancer	14	6,169	13	6,420	- 251
Suicide	15	4,307	25	3,609	+ 698
Breast Cancer	16	4,277	11	7,067	- 2,790
Pancreas Cancer	17	3,969	12	6,752	- 2,783
Lymphomas	18	3,531	16	5,335	- 1,804
Liver Cancer	19	3,468	18	5,098	- 1,630
Other Neoplasms	20	3,440	22	4,748	- 1,308
Other Injuries	21	3,319	15	5,536	- 2,217
Endocrine Disorders	22	3,259	21	4,863	- 1,605
Falls	23	2,291	26	3,246	- 956
Leukemia	24	2,227	24	3,772	- 1,545
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,173	38	863	+ 1,310
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,001	20	4,943	- 2,942
Cervical Cancer	27	1,975	39	855	+ 1,120
Skin Disease	28	1,934	30	1,840	+ 93
Violence	29	1,884	51	262	+ 1,622
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,829	29	2,011	- 182
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,796	19	4,984	- 3,188
Bladder Cancer	32	1,624	17	5,222	- 3,598
HIV/AIDS	33	1,366	43	538	+ 828
Skin Cancers	34	1,332	32	1,803	- 471
Ovary Cancer	35	1,303	28	2,026	- 723
Low Birth Weight	36	1,108	52	253	+ 855
Malnutrition	37	1,064	47	302	+ 762
Tuberculosis	38	1,039	50	270	+ 769
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	847	36	1,064	- 217
Oral Cancer	40	777	27	2,583	- 1,806
Fires	41	748	55	185	+ 564
Asthma	42	746	35	1,133	- 387
Epilepsy	43	746	40	824	- 78
Drownings	44	717	45	446	+ 271
Uterin Cancer	45	696	34	1,612	- 916
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	565	44	475	+ 90
Alcohol	47	524	46	333	+ 191
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	473	48	294	+ 179
Anemia	49	455	37	914	- 459
Drug Use	50	376	41	776	- 400
Osteoarthritis	51	332	53	212	+ 120
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	265	33	1,612	- 1,348
Meningitis	53	241	59	129	+ 112
Birth Trauma	54	221	60	113	+ 108
Chagas disease	55	199	71	3	+ 196
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	186	54	204	- 19
Poisonings	57	173	57	170	+ 2
Schizophrenia	58	96	56	181	- 85
Appendicitis	59	93	61	79	+ 14
Hepatitis B	60	76	58	162	- 86
Hepatitis C	61	68	42	652	- 585
Multiple Sclerosis	62	67	49	287	- 220
Maternal Conditions	63	60	64	14	+ 46
War	64	34	68	6	+ 29
Oral conditions	65	13	63	44	- 30
Syphilis	66	12	67	9	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	67	11	62	47	- 35
Pertussis	68	7	73	2	+ 5
Tetanus	69	4	72	2	+ 3
Encephalitis	70	4	70	4	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	4	66	9	- 5
Ascariasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	69	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	65	11	- 11
Malaria	82	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Chile

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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.