USA VS CHILE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHILE		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	195,763	1	504,904	- 309,141
Stroke	2	178,291	4	158,520	+ 19,771
Kidney Disease	3	74,474	6	85,861	- 11,387
Lung Disease	4	74,430	3	195,387	- 120,957
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	73,283	2	287,198	- 213,915
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	71,817	11	60,317	+ 11,499
Hypertension	7	69,925	8	65,960	+ 3,965
Stomach Cancer	8	66,517	33	13,077	+ 53,440
Lung Cancers	9	63,253	5	155,533	- 92,279
Diabetes Mellitus	10	58,200	10	61,418	- 3,218
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	55,373	9	61,827	- 6,454
Road Traffic Accidents	12	51,785	17	41,694	+ 10,091
Liver Disease	13	48,503	16	43,402	+ 5,101
Prostate Cancer	14	44,616	20	35,612	+ 9,004
Suicide	15	31,152	12	53,099	- 21,946
Breast Cancer	16	30,936	13	48,671	- 17,735
Pancreas Cancer	17	28,707	15	44,293	- 15,585
Lymphomas	18	25,535	19	40,281	- 14,746
Liver Cancer	19	25,084	23	27,064	- 1,980
Other Neoplasms	20	24,877	29	17,743	+ 7,134
Other Injuries	21	24,005	25	25,997	- 1,992
Endocrine Disorders	22	23,569	14	46,985	- 23,416
Falls	23	16,568	18	40,418	- 23,850
Leukemia	24	16,109	24	26,966	- 10,856
Congenital Anomalies	25	15,716	34	11,762	+ 3,954
Parkinson's Disease	26	14,475	21	34,491	- 20,016
Cervical Cancer	27	14,283	38	6,984	+ 7,299
Skin Disease	28	13,985	43	5,409	+ 8,576
Violence	29	13,626	27	18,976	- 5,350
Oesophagus Cancer	30	13,229	28	17,829	- 4,601
Inflammatory/Heart	31	12,993	22	32,529	- 19,536
Bladder Cancer	32	11,747	26	19,622	- 7,875
HIV/AIDS	33	9,882	42	5,660	+ 4,221
Skin Cancers	34	9,631	32	14,311	- 4,680
Ovary Cancer	35	9,424	31	14,591	- 5,168
Low Birth Weight	36	8,013	39	6,924	+ 1,089
Malnutrition	37	7,697	40	6,762	+ 935
Tuberculosis	38	7,515	62	546	+ 6,969
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	6,125	37	9,955	- 3,830
Oral Cancer	40	5,622	35	11,555	- 5,933
Fires	41	5,413	49	3,183	+ 2,230
Asthma	42	5,398	46	3,818	+ 1,579
Epilepsy	43	5,393	50	3,162	+ 2,231
Drownings	44	5,185	45	4,070	+ 1,115
Uterin Cancer	45	5,034	36	10,063	- 5,029
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	4,090	48	3,461	+ 629
Alcohol	47	3,793	30	14,659	- 10,867
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	3,418	52	2,461	+ 957
Anemia	49	3,292	51	3,115	+ 177
Drug Use	50	2,723	7	74,435	- 71,712
Osteoarthritis	51	2,404	61	579	+ 1,826
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	1,913	47	3,646	- 1,733
Meningitis	53	1,740	60	606	+ 1,134
Birth Trauma	54	1,601	54	1,233	+ 368
Chagas disease	55	1,440	70	4	+ 1,435
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	1,343	58	678	+ 665
Poisonings	57	1,250	53	1,674	- 424
Schizophrenia	58	694	57	723	- 28
Appendicitis	59	674	63	424	+ 250
Hepatitis B	60	548	59	608	- 60
Hepatitis C	61	489	41	5,684	- 5,195
Multiple Sclerosis	62	486	44	5,059	- 4,573
Maternal Conditions	63	433	56	779	- 346
War	64	249	55	1,198	- 948
Oral conditions	65	97	64	286	- 189
Syphilis	66	90	66	49	+ 41
Upper Respiratory	67	80	65	229	- 149
Pertussis	68	47	69	16	+ 32
Tetanus	69	32	71	2	+ 30
Encephalitis	70	32	68	25	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	31	67	34	- 3
Ascariasis	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	72	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.