USA VS GEORGIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GEORGIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,117,403	1	504,904	+ 612,499
Stroke	2	835,152	4	158,520	+ 676,632
Hypertension	3	306,125	8	65,960	+ 240,165
Liver Disease	4	130,555	16	43,402	+ 87,153
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	127,432	2	287,198	- 159,767
Diabetes Mellitus	6	113,121	10	61,418	+ 51,703
Lung Disease	7	80,831	3	195,387	- 114,556
Lung Cancers	8	80,365	5	155,533	- 75,167
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	61,801	11	60,317	+ 1,484
Kidney Disease	10	57,621	6	85,861	- 28,240
Breast Cancer	11	42,761	13	48,671	- 5,909
Stomach Cancer	12	37,201	33	13,077	+ 24,125
Road Traffic Accidents	13	34,608	17	41,694	- 7,086
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	30,946	9	61,827	- 30,882
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	29,750	47	3,646	+ 26,104
Falls	16	29,300	18	40,418	- 11,118
Liver Cancer	17	26,839	23	27,064	- 225
Suicide	18	25,600	12	53,099	- 27,498
Parkinson's Disease	19	24,724	21	34,491	- 9,767
Other Injuries	20	24,173	25	25,997	- 1,824
Inflammatory/Heart	21	24,155	22	32,529	- 8,374
Prostate Cancer	22	20,268	20	35,612	- 15,344
Pancreas Cancer	23	15,858	15	44,293	- 28,435
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	15,784	48	3,461	+ 12,323
Lymphomas	25	14,540	19	40,281	- 25,741
Bladder Cancer	26	14,325	26	19,622	- 5,297
Cervical Cancer	27	13,057	38	6,984	+ 6,073
Congenital Anomalies	28	12,165	34	11,762	+ 403
Ovary Cancer	29	12,133	31	14,591	- 2,458
Leukemia	30	11,963	24	26,966	- 15,003
Oral Cancer	31	11,619	35	11,555	+ 64
Tuberculosis	32	10,650	62	546	+ 10,103
Skin Cancers	33	10,398	32	14,311	- 3,913
Fires	34	9,749	49	3,183	+ 6,566
Asthma	35	9,481	46	3,818	+ 5,663
Uterin Cancer	36	8,016	36	10,063	- 2,047
Low Birth Weight	37	7,986	39	6,924	+ 1,062
Endocrine Disorders	38	7,580	14	46,985	- 39,405
Drownings	39	6,632	45	4,070	+ 2,562
Violence	40	6,308	27	18,976	- 12,668
Drug Use	41	6,251	7	74,435	- 68,183
HIV/AIDS	42	6,210	42	5,660	+ 549
Oesophagus Cancer	43	5,244	28	17,829	- 12,585
Epilepsy	44	3,546	50	3,162	+ 383
Alcohol	45	3,427	30	14,659	- 11,233
Birth Trauma	46	2,753	54	1,233	+ 1,520
Meningitis	47	1,715	60	606	+ 1,109
Encephalitis	48	1,678	68	25	+ 1,653
Poisonings	49	1,636	53	1,674	- 39
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	1,299	37	9,955	- 8,655
Skin Disease	51	1,157	43	5,409	- 4,252
Other Neoplasms	52	1,013	29	17,743	- 16,730
Maternal Conditions	53	903	56	779	+ 124
Multiple Sclerosis	54	832	44	5,059	- 4,227
Appendicitis	55	731	63	424	+ 306
Leishmaniasis	56	549	79	0	+ 549
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	528	52	2,461	- 1,933
Hepatitis B	58	493	59	608	- 115
Malnutrition	59	322	40	6,762	- 6,440
Upper Respiratory	60	47	65	229	- 182
War	61	31	55	1,198	- 1,167
Tetanus	62	26	71	2	+ 24
Syphilis	63	25	66	49	- 24
Hepatitis C	64	25	41	5,684	- 5,659
Chlamydia	65	17	84	0	+ 17
Otitis Media	66	9	67	34	- 25
Pertussis	67	4	69	16	- 11
Measles	68	3	80	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	82	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	2	75	0	+ 2
Malaria	71	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	70	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	73	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.