NICARAGUA VS GEORGIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GEORGIA		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,818	1	5,843	+ 15,974
Stroke	2	16,307	3	2,225	+ 14,082
Hypertension	3	5,977	9	1,103	+ 4,874
Liver Disease	4	2,549	6	1,203	+ 1,346
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	2,488	33	149	+ 2,339
Diabetes Mellitus	6	2,209	4	2,068	+ 141
Lung Disease	7	1,578	5	1,570	+ 9
Lung Cancers	8	1,569	23	274	+ 1,295
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,207	7	1,152	+ 55
Kidney Disease	10	1,125	2	3,533	- 2,408
Breast Cancer	11	835	20	283	+ 552
Stomach Cancer	12	726	14	478	+ 249
Road Traffic Accidents	13	676	8	1,109	- 433
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	604	18	315	+ 289
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	581	54	20	+ 561
Falls	16	572	22	276	+ 296
Liver Cancer	17	524	12	509	+ 15
Suicide	18	500	19	285	+ 215
Parkinson's Disease	19	483	42	67	+ 416
Other Injuries	20	472	17	358	+ 114
Inflammatory/Heart	21	472	34	139	+ 332
Prostate Cancer	22	396	15	386	+ 10
Pancreas Cancer	23	310	27	178	+ 132
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	308	40	85	+ 223
Lymphomas	25	284	29	164	+ 120
Bladder Cancer	26	280	52	28	+ 252
Cervical Cancer	27	255	16	374	- 119
Congenital Anomalies	28	238	11	571	- 333
Ovary Cancer	29	237	44	61	+ 176
Leukemia	30	234	24	227	+ 7
Oral Cancer	31	227	43	64	+ 163
Tuberculosis	32	208	37	115	+ 93
Skin Cancers	33	203	45	59	+ 144
Fires	34	190	57	16	+ 174
Asthma	35	185	38	105	+ 80
Uterin Cancer	36	157	48	39	+ 118
Low Birth Weight	37	156	13	490	- 334
Endocrine Disorders	38	148	28	164	- 16
Drownings	39	129	32	157	- 27
Violence	40	123	10	619	- 495
Drug Use	41	122	46	50	+ 72
HIV/AIDS	42	121	35	139	- 18
Oesophagus Cancer	43	102	47	42	+ 61
Epilepsy	44	69	41	74	- 5
Alcohol	45	67	21	279	- 212
Birth Trauma	46	54	25	198	- 144
Meningitis	47	33	51	29	+ 5
Encephalitis	48	33	58	10	+ 23
Poisonings	49	32	55	18	+ 14
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	25	36	122	- 97
Skin Disease	51	23	31	162	- 139
Other Neoplasms	52	20	26	192	- 172
Maternal Conditions	53	18	39	88	- 70
Multiple Sclerosis	54	16	61	7	+ 9
Appendicitis	55	14	49	32	- 17
Leishmaniasis	56	11	76	0	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	10	50	31	- 20
Hepatitis B	58	10	62	5	+ 4
Malnutrition	59	6	30	163	- 157
Upper Respiratory	60	1	72	1	+ 0
War	61	1	70	1	- 0
Tetanus	62	1	79	0	+ 1
Syphilis	63	0	60	9	- 9
Hepatitis C	64	0	68	1	- 1
Chlamydia	65	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	67	3	- 3
Measles	68	0	78	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	69	1	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	65	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	64	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	59	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	17	- 17
Oral conditions	82	0	63	5	- 5
Schizophrenia	83	0	66	3	- 3
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	53	28	- 28
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Georgia

Nicaragua

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.