UNITED KINGDOM VS CHILE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHILE		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,191	2	71,728	- 32,537
Stroke	2	35,693	4	37,626	- 1,934
Kidney Disease	3	14,909	18	5,471	+ 9,438
Lung Disease	4	14,900	6	32,896	- 17,995
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	14,671	1	98,135	- 83,464
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	14,377	3	40,540	- 26,163
Hypertension	7	13,999	23	5,208	+ 8,791
Stomach Cancer	8	13,316	24	4,999	+ 8,317
Lung Cancers	9	12,663	5	35,715	- 23,052
Diabetes Mellitus	10	11,651	17	5,842	+ 5,809
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	11,085	7	18,446	- 7,361
Road Traffic Accidents	12	10,367	33	2,169	+ 8,198
Liver Disease	13	9,710	14	7,666	+ 2,045
Prostate Cancer	14	8,932	8	13,289	- 4,358
Suicide	15	6,237	20	5,325	+ 912
Breast Cancer	16	6,193	9	12,718	- 6,525
Pancreas Cancer	17	5,747	11	8,995	- 3,248
Lymphomas	18	5,112	10	9,350	- 4,238
Liver Cancer	19	5,022	21	5,237	- 215
Other Neoplasms	20	4,980	26	3,986	+ 994
Other Injuries	21	4,806	19	5,464	- 658
Endocrine Disorders	22	4,718	28	3,297	+ 1,421
Falls	23	3,317	15	7,618	- 4,301
Leukemia	24	3,225	22	5,211	- 1,986
Congenital Anomalies	25	3,146	35	2,127	+ 1,020
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,898	13	8,573	- 5,675
Cervical Cancer	27	2,859	43	1,099	+ 1,760
Skin Disease	28	2,800	34	2,134	+ 666
Violence	29	2,728	46	868	+ 1,860
Oesophagus Cancer	30	2,648	12	8,727	- 6,079
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,601	29	3,126	- 525
Bladder Cancer	32	2,352	16	6,133	- 3,782
HIV/AIDS	33	1,978	55	188	+ 1,790
Skin Cancers	34	1,928	27	3,727	- 1,799
Ovary Cancer	35	1,887	25	4,019	- 2,132
Low Birth Weight	36	1,604	40	1,313	+ 291
Malnutrition	37	1,541	58	116	+ 1,425
Tuberculosis	38	1,505	47	351	+ 1,153
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	1,226	38	1,599	- 373
Oral Cancer	40	1,126	30	3,109	- 1,983
Fires	41	1,084	48	334	+ 749
Asthma	42	1,081	41	1,302	- 222
Epilepsy	43	1,080	42	1,193	- 114
Drownings	44	1,038	49	301	+ 737
Uterin Cancer	45	1,008	32	2,346	- 1,339
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	819	36	2,090	- 1,271
Alcohol	47	759	39	1,555	- 795
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	684	44	1,014	- 330
Anemia	49	659	50	277	+ 382
Drug Use	50	545	31	2,824	- 2,279
Osteoarthritis	51	481	57	167	+ 314
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	383	45	876	- 493
Meningitis	53	348	52	232	+ 116
Birth Trauma	54	321	54	190	+ 131
Chagas disease	55	288	71	0	+ 288
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	269	56	184	+ 85
Poisonings	57	250	53	221	+ 30
Schizophrenia	58	139	60	101	+ 38
Appendicitis	59	135	59	105	+ 30
Hepatitis B	60	110	65	40	+ 70
Hepatitis C	61	98	51	267	- 169
Multiple Sclerosis	62	97	37	1,856	- 1,758
Maternal Conditions	63	87	64	47	+ 40
War	64	50	67	10	+ 40
Oral conditions	65	19	61	54	- 34
Syphilis	66	18	62	49	- 31
Upper Respiratory	67	16	63	48	- 32
Pertussis	68	9	69	3	+ 7
Tetanus	69	6	72	0	+ 6
Encephalitis	70	6	68	6	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	6	66	16	- 10
Ascariasis	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Chile

United Kingdom

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.