USA VS EGYPT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EGYPT		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	534,464	1	504,904	+ 29,560
Liver Disease	2	184,810	16	43,402	+ 141,408
Stroke	3	134,757	4	158,520	- 23,763
Liver Cancer	4	75,348	23	27,064	+ 48,283
Hypertension	5	64,842	8	65,960	- 1,118
Kidney Disease	6	64,820	6	85,861	- 21,040
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	63,613	11	60,317	+ 3,296
Diabetes Mellitus	8	58,807	10	61,418	- 2,611
Lung Disease	9	41,169	3	195,387	- 154,218
Congenital Anomalies	10	37,388	34	11,762	+ 25,626
Low Birth Weight	11	35,016	39	6,924	+ 28,092
Road Traffic Accidents	12	31,171	17	41,694	- 10,523
Breast Cancer	13	28,218	13	48,671	- 20,453
Lymphomas	14	23,173	19	40,281	- 17,108
Asthma	15	21,836	46	3,818	+ 18,018
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	21,440	2	287,198	- 265,758
Birth Trauma	17	18,778	54	1,233	+ 17,545
Lung Cancers	18	17,451	5	155,533	- 138,081
Bladder Cancer	19	15,777	26	19,622	- 3,845
Violence	20	12,803	27	18,976	- 6,174
Other Injuries	21	11,739	25	25,997	- 14,258
Leukemia	22	11,567	24	26,966	- 15,399
Diarrhoeal diseases	23	11,349	37	9,955	+ 1,394
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	9,476	9	61,827	- 52,351
Suicide	25	9,289	12	53,099	- 43,810
Pancreas Cancer	26	8,933	15	44,293	- 35,359
Inflammatory/Heart	27	7,651	22	32,529	- 24,878
Parkinson's Disease	28	7,350	21	34,491	- 27,141
Endocrine Disorders	29	7,291	14	46,985	- 39,694
Falls	30	6,206	18	40,418	- 34,212
Ovary Cancer	31	5,974	31	14,591	- 8,617
Stomach Cancer	32	5,669	33	13,077	- 7,407
Fires	33	4,821	49	3,183	+ 1,638
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	4,115	48	3,461	+ 654
Prostate Cancer	35	3,942	20	35,612	- 31,671
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	3,836	47	3,646	+ 190
Drownings	37	3,450	45	4,070	- 620
Encephalitis	38	3,214	68	25	+ 3,189
Skin Cancers	39	3,114	32	14,311	- 11,197
Hepatitis B	40	3,038	59	608	+ 2,431
Oesophagus Cancer	41	2,923	28	17,829	- 14,907
Pertussis	42	2,786	69	16	+ 2,770
Meningitis	43	2,542	60	606	+ 1,937
Maternal Conditions	44	2,444	56	779	+ 1,665
Oral Cancer	45	2,438	35	11,555	- 9,117
Malnutrition	46	2,332	40	6,762	- 4,430
War	47	2,193	55	1,198	+ 996
Cervical Cancer	48	1,921	38	6,984	- 5,063
Tetanus	49	1,661	71	2	+ 1,659
Epilepsy	50	1,386	50	3,162	- 1,777
Tuberculosis	51	1,327	62	546	+ 781
Uterin Cancer	52	1,298	36	10,063	- 8,765
HIV/AIDS	53	1,220	42	5,660	- 4,440
Schistosomiasis	54	677	72	1	+ 676
Skin Disease	55	674	43	5,409	- 4,735
Multiple Sclerosis	56	654	44	5,059	- 4,405
Poisonings	57	599	53	1,674	- 1,075
Syphilis	58	490	66	49	+ 440
Appendicitis	59	438	63	424	+ 13
Alcohol	60	434	30	14,659	- 14,225
Other Neoplasms	61	358	29	17,743	- 17,385
Drug Use	62	357	7	74,435	- 74,078
Hepatitis C	63	297	41	5,684	- 5,387
Measles	64	133	80	0	+ 133
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	80	52	2,461	- 2,381
Leishmaniasis	66	41	79	0	+ 41
Ascariasis	67	17	82	0	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	68	16	65	229	- 214
Dengue	69	15	76	0	+ 15
Diphtheria	70	10	75	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	71	3	84	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	1	67	34	- 33
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	723	- 723
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Egypt

United States

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.