SPAIN VS CYPRUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CYPRUS		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,091	1	51,684	- 11,593
Stroke	2	16,543	3	29,004	- 12,461
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	14,319	2	42,339	- 28,020
Lung Disease	4	12,723	5	18,926	- 6,203
Diabetes Mellitus	5	11,875	10	7,773	+ 4,101
Lung Cancers	6	11,431	4	22,131	- 10,699
Kidney Disease	7	7,610	8	9,725	- 2,115
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	5,984	6	16,957	- 10,973
Breast Cancer	9	5,538	11	7,067	- 1,529
Other Injuries	10	4,861	15	5,536	- 675
Hypertension	11	4,558	9	9,115	- 4,556
Endocrine Disorders	12	4,505	21	4,863	- 358
Prostate Cancer	13	4,208	13	6,420	- 2,212
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,735	12	6,752	- 3,017
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	3,492	7	13,717	- 10,225
Lymphomas	16	3,479	16	5,335	- 1,855
Leukemia	17	2,962	24	3,772	- 811
Road Traffic Accidents	18	2,468	31	1,829	+ 639
Bladder Cancer	19	2,388	17	5,222	- 2,835
Liver Cancer	20	2,293	18	5,098	- 2,806
Stomach Cancer	21	2,259	14	5,796	- 3,537
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	2,021	36	1,064	+ 958
Other Neoplasms	23	1,915	22	4,748	- 2,833
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,828	19	4,984	- 3,156
Falls	25	1,816	26	3,246	- 1,431
Liver Disease	26	1,803	23	4,231	- 2,428
Ovary Cancer	27	1,603	28	2,026	- 422
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,577	20	4,943	- 3,366
Suicide	29	1,564	25	3,609	- 2,046
Skin Disease	30	1,561	30	1,840	- 280
Skin Cancers	31	1,382	32	1,803	- 421
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,236	33	1,612	- 376
Drownings	33	1,194	45	446	+ 748
Uterin Cancer	34	985	34	1,612	- 627
Asthma	35	865	35	1,133	- 268
Oral Cancer	36	746	27	2,583	- 1,837
Cervical Cancer	37	660	39	855	- 195
Congenital Anomalies	38	631	38	863	- 232
Anemia	39	621	37	914	- 293
Violence	40	547	51	262	+ 286
Drug Use	41	479	41	776	- 298
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	403	44	475	- 72
Oesophagus Cancer	43	370	29	2,011	- 1,642
Epilepsy	44	351	40	824	- 473
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	349	48	294	+ 55
Multiple Sclerosis	46	315	49	287	+ 28
Low Birth Weight	47	229	52	253	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	205	54	204	+ 1
Alcohol	49	188	46	333	- 146
Fires	50	167	55	185	- 18
Poisonings	51	148	57	170	- 22
Tuberculosis	52	133	50	270	- 137
Birth Trauma	53	89	60	113	- 24
Hepatitis B	54	65	58	162	- 97
Meningitis	55	61	59	129	- 68
Malnutrition	56	57	47	302	- 246
Schizophrenia	57	56	56	181	- 125
Hepatitis C	58	55	42	652	- 598
Upper Respiratory	59	39	62	47	- 7
Osteoarthritis	60	32	53	212	- 181
Oral conditions	61	30	63	44	- 14
Syphilis	62	26	67	9	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	63	24	64	14	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	64	15	43	538	- 524
Otitis Media	65	14	66	9	+ 5
Appendicitis	66	14	61	79	- 65
Leishmaniasis	67	14	65	11	+ 3
War	68	5	68	6	- 1
Encephalitis	69	2	70	4	- 2
Pertussis	70	0	73	2	- 1
Tetanus	71	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	81	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	82	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	69	4	- 4
Chlamydia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Cyprus

Spain

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.