BHUTAN VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,546	1	702	+ 844
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	538	13	105	+ 434
Stroke	3	524	3	360	+ 163
Lung Cancers	4	490	21	44	+ 446
Lung Disease	5	450	2	524	- 74
Hypertension	6	282	16	77	+ 205
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	274	31	24	+ 250
Kidney Disease	8	239	8	149	+ 91
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	218	4	177	+ 41
Breast Cancer	10	198	43	8	+ 190
Pancreas Cancer	11	189	33	20	+ 169
Prostate Cancer	12	173	55	3	+ 170
Diabetes Mellitus	13	164	7	164	- 0
Falls	14	161	12	111	+ 50
Liver Disease	15	160	6	166	- 6
Parkinson's Disease	16	132	28	31	+ 101
Lymphomas	17	129	52	5	+ 124
Endocrine Disorders	18	112	39	11	+ 101
Suicide	19	108	26	35	+ 73
Stomach Cancer	20	102	11	118	- 17
Inflammatory/Heart	21	93	45	8	+ 86
Leukemia	22	92	34	19	+ 73
Other Injuries	23	87	24	43	+ 44
Other Neoplasms	24	86	57	2	+ 84
Liver Cancer	25	85	27	35	+ 50
Alcohol	26	66	49	6	+ 60
Oesophagus Cancer	27	65	22	44	+ 22
Bladder Cancer	28	65	48	6	+ 59
Oral Cancer	29	63	23	43	+ 20
Ovary Cancer	30	55	37	14	+ 40
Skin Cancers	31	43	41	9	+ 33
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	40	5	169	- 129
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	38	17	68	- 30
Road Traffic Accidents	34	33	10	123	- 90
Epilepsy	35	33	38	14	+ 19
Congenital Anomalies	36	24	20	50	- 26
Uterin Cancer	37	23	71	0	+ 23
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	23	25	39	- 16
Cervical Cancer	39	22	29	30	- 8
Drug Use	40	20	47	7	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	41	17	62	1	+ 16
Skin Disease	42	16	46	7	+ 9
Anemia	43	10	72	0	+ 10
Asthma	44	10	15	78	- 68
Low Birth Weight	45	8	14	79	- 71
Violence	46	8	35	18	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	6	50	5	+ 0
Hepatitis C	48	5	64	1	+ 4
Drownings	49	5	32	20	- 15
Malnutrition	50	5	54	3	+ 1
Schizophrenia	51	4	75	0	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	52	4	78	0	+ 4
Fires	53	4	44	8	- 4
HIV/AIDS	54	4	18	58	- 54
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	3	77	0	+ 3
Tuberculosis	56	3	9	138	- 135
Birth Trauma	57	3	19	51	- 49
Poisonings	58	2	59	2	+ 0
Hepatitis B	59	2	53	4	- 2
Meningitis	60	2	36	17	- 15
Upper Respiratory	61	1	61	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	62	1	51	5	- 4
Oral conditions	63	1	76	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	0	42	9	- 9
Otitis Media	65	0	69	0	+ 0
War	66	0	68	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	30	28	- 28
Syphilis	68	0	40	11	- 11
Pertussis	69	0	63	1	- 1
Measles	70	0	58	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	86	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	65	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	60	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	56	3	- 3
Leprosy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	67	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	74	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

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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.