SPAIN VS EGYPT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EGYPT		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	73,896	1	51,684	+ 22,212
Liver Disease	2	25,552	23	4,231	+ 21,321
Stroke	3	18,632	3	29,004	- 10,372
Liver Cancer	4	10,418	18	5,098	+ 5,319
Hypertension	5	8,965	9	9,115	- 149
Kidney Disease	6	8,962	8	9,725	- 763
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,795	7	13,717	- 4,922
Diabetes Mellitus	8	8,131	10	7,773	+ 357
Lung Disease	9	5,692	5	18,926	- 13,234
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,169	38	863	+ 4,306
Low Birth Weight	11	4,841	52	253	+ 4,589
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,310	31	1,829	+ 2,480
Breast Cancer	13	3,901	11	7,067	- 3,166
Lymphomas	14	3,204	16	5,335	- 2,131
Asthma	15	3,019	35	1,133	+ 1,886
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	2,964	2	42,339	- 39,374
Birth Trauma	17	2,596	60	113	+ 2,483
Lung Cancers	18	2,413	4	22,131	- 19,718
Bladder Cancer	19	2,181	17	5,222	- 3,041
Violence	20	1,770	51	262	+ 1,509
Other Injuries	21	1,623	15	5,536	- 3,913
Leukemia	22	1,599	24	3,772	- 2,173
Diarrhoeal diseases	23	1,569	36	1,064	+ 505
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,310	6	16,957	- 15,647
Suicide	25	1,284	25	3,609	- 2,325
Pancreas Cancer	26	1,235	12	6,752	- 5,517
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,058	19	4,984	- 3,926
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,016	20	4,943	- 3,927
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,008	21	4,863	- 3,855
Falls	30	858	26	3,246	- 2,388
Ovary Cancer	31	826	28	2,026	- 1,200
Stomach Cancer	32	784	14	5,796	- 5,012
Fires	33	667	55	185	+ 482
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	569	44	475	+ 94
Prostate Cancer	35	545	13	6,420	- 5,875
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	530	33	1,612	- 1,082
Drownings	37	477	45	446	+ 31
Encephalitis	38	444	70	4	+ 441
Skin Cancers	39	431	32	1,803	- 1,372
Hepatitis B	40	420	58	162	+ 258
Oesophagus Cancer	41	404	29	2,011	- 1,607
Pertussis	42	385	73	2	+ 383
Meningitis	43	352	59	129	+ 223
Maternal Conditions	44	338	64	14	+ 324
Oral Cancer	45	337	27	2,583	- 2,246
Malnutrition	46	322	47	302	+ 20
War	47	303	68	6	+ 298
Cervical Cancer	48	266	39	855	- 589
Tetanus	49	230	72	2	+ 228
Epilepsy	50	192	40	824	- 632
Tuberculosis	51	183	50	270	- 87
Uterin Cancer	52	179	34	1,612	- 1,433
HIV/AIDS	53	169	43	538	- 370
Schistosomiasis	54	94	74	0	+ 93
Skin Disease	55	93	30	1,840	- 1,747
Multiple Sclerosis	56	90	49	287	- 197
Poisonings	57	83	57	170	- 88
Syphilis	58	68	67	9	+ 59
Appendicitis	59	61	61	79	- 19
Alcohol	60	60	46	333	- 273
Other Neoplasms	61	49	22	4,748	- 4,698
Drug Use	62	49	41	776	- 727
Hepatitis C	63	41	42	652	- 611
Measles	64	18	81	0	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	11	48	294	- 283
Leishmaniasis	66	6	65	11	- 5
Ascariasis	67	2	78	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	2	62	47	- 44
Dengue	69	2	77	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	69	4	- 4
Chagas disease	75	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	181	- 181
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	37	914	- 914
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	85	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Egypt

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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.