GREECE VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,288	1	21,124	- 2,837
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,363	7	3,940	+ 2,424
Stroke	3	6,192	2	14,077	- 7,885
Lung Cancers	4	5,790	4	7,355	- 1,565
Lung Disease	5	5,322	5	5,526	- 204
Hypertension	6	3,332	9	2,922	+ 410
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,237	8	3,264	- 27
Kidney Disease	8	2,832	6	4,759	- 1,927
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,576	3	8,282	- 5,707
Breast Cancer	10	2,343	11	2,520	- 177
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,235	13	1,904	+ 331
Prostate Cancer	12	2,050	12	2,023	+ 27
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,935	20	1,266	+ 670
Falls	14	1,906	21	1,245	+ 661
Liver Disease	15	1,890	23	809	+ 1,080
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,566	10	2,646	- 1,080
Lymphomas	17	1,523	19	1,268	+ 255
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,328	29	526	+ 802
Suicide	19	1,279	28	533	+ 746
Stomach Cancer	20	1,201	16	1,535	- 334
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,106	24	725	+ 381
Leukemia	22	1,087	18	1,354	- 267
Other Injuries	23	1,026	17	1,453	- 428
Other Neoplasms	24	1,015	25	679	+ 336
Liver Cancer	25	1,002	14	1,566	- 564
Alcohol	26	778	49	50	+ 728
Oesophagus Cancer	27	773	35	246	+ 527
Bladder Cancer	28	770	15	1,551	- 781
Oral Cancer	29	749	30	440	+ 309
Ovary Cancer	30	646	27	557	+ 89
Skin Cancers	31	504	31	438	+ 66
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	476	44	95	+ 381
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	450	43	100	+ 350
Road Traffic Accidents	34	393	22	870	- 477
Epilepsy	35	384	34	249	+ 135
Congenital Anomalies	36	285	38	174	+ 111
Uterin Cancer	37	277	33	373	- 95
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	269	26	611	- 341
Cervical Cancer	39	265	36	243	+ 22
Drug Use	40	240	37	193	+ 47
Multiple Sclerosis	41	195	40	135	+ 60
Skin Disease	42	192	47	56	+ 136
Anemia	43	124	51	47	+ 77
Asthma	44	115	55	27	+ 87
Low Birth Weight	45	96	41	127	- 31
Violence	46	96	42	104	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	67	45	67	+ 1
Hepatitis C	48	63	52	38	+ 25
Drownings	49	57	32	435	- 378
Malnutrition	50	56	66	1	+ 55
Schizophrenia	51	49	54	27	+ 21
Osteoarthritis	52	45	85	0	+ 45
Fires	53	45	39	146	- 102
HIV/AIDS	54	43	50	47	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	36	86	0	+ 36
Tuberculosis	56	35	46	66	- 32
Birth Trauma	57	30	57	17	+ 13
Poisonings	58	27	56	19	+ 8
Hepatitis B	59	23	48	56	- 33
Meningitis	60	21	53	33	- 12
Upper Respiratory	61	17	59	8	+ 9
Appendicitis	62	16	58	9	+ 7
Oral conditions	63	8	63	2	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	64	5	61	2	+ 3
Otitis Media	65	2	82	0	+ 2
War	66	1	64	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	1	67	1	+ 0
Syphilis	68	1	65	1	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	60	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	62	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	70	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

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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.