ITALY VS EGYPT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EGYPT		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	95,284	1	97,116	- 1,832
Liver Disease	2	32,948	23	5,559	+ 27,388
Stroke	3	24,024	2	62,633	- 38,609
Liver Cancer	4	13,433	17	9,620	+ 3,813
Hypertension	5	11,560	6	29,931	- 18,371
Kidney Disease	6	11,556	11	12,726	- 1,170
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	11,341	9	16,339	- 4,998
Diabetes Mellitus	8	10,484	8	19,836	- 9,352
Lung Disease	9	7,339	5	32,382	- 25,043
Congenital Anomalies	10	6,665	37	1,443	+ 5,222
Low Birth Weight	11	6,243	51	357	+ 5,885
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,557	30	3,221	+ 2,336
Breast Cancer	13	5,031	10	13,868	- 8,838
Lymphomas	14	4,131	16	9,670	- 5,539
Asthma	15	3,893	47	494	+ 3,399
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	3,822	3	41,445	- 37,622
Birth Trauma	17	3,348	59	140	+ 3,208
Lung Cancers	18	3,111	4	34,152	- 31,041
Bladder Cancer	19	2,813	22	6,711	- 3,898
Violence	20	2,282	50	409	+ 1,874
Other Injuries	21	2,093	12	12,112	- 10,019
Leukemia	22	2,062	21	6,728	- 4,666
Diarrhoeal diseases	23	2,023	36	1,622	+ 401
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,689	7	21,254	- 19,564
Suicide	25	1,656	26	4,042	- 2,386
Pancreas Cancer	26	1,593	13	12,095	- 10,502
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,364	24	5,531	- 4,167
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,310	19	8,428	- 7,117
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,300	18	8,431	- 7,131
Falls	30	1,106	25	4,222	- 3,116
Ovary Cancer	31	1,065	28	3,282	- 2,216
Stomach Cancer	32	1,011	14	10,252	- 9,242
Fires	33	859	56	271	+ 588
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	734	43	690	+ 44
Prostate Cancer	35	703	20	8,409	- 7,707
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	684	32	2,216	- 1,532
Drownings	37	615	52	344	+ 271
Encephalitis	38	573	68	5	+ 568
Skin Cancers	39	555	29	3,239	- 2,684
Hepatitis B	40	542	54	334	+ 208
Oesophagus Cancer	41	521	34	2,045	- 1,524
Pertussis	42	497	73	1	+ 496
Meningitis	43	453	60	128	+ 325
Maternal Conditions	44	436	67	6	+ 430
Oral Cancer	45	435	27	3,343	- 2,909
Malnutrition	46	416	41	775	- 360
War	47	391	66	6	+ 385
Cervical Cancer	48	342	40	1,154	- 811
Tetanus	49	296	63	22	+ 275
Epilepsy	50	247	39	1,337	- 1,089
Tuberculosis	51	237	53	336	- 99
Uterin Cancer	52	231	33	2,198	- 1,967
HIV/AIDS	53	218	46	520	- 302
Schistosomiasis	54	121	78	0	+ 121
Skin Disease	55	120	38	1,440	- 1,320
Multiple Sclerosis	56	117	44	677	- 560
Poisonings	57	107	58	154	- 47
Syphilis	58	87	69	4	+ 83
Appendicitis	59	78	61	49	+ 30
Alcohol	60	77	55	277	- 200
Other Neoplasms	61	64	15	9,984	- 9,920
Drug Use	62	64	45	654	- 590
Hepatitis C	63	53	31	2,451	- 2,398
Measles	64	24	71	1	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	14	42	701	- 687
Leishmaniasis	66	7	70	3	+ 4
Ascariasis	67	3	80	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	3	64	20	- 17
Dengue	69	3	81	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	2	76	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	49	424	- 424
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	85	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Egypt

Italy

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.