MEXICO VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	228,556	1	116,238	+ 112,319
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	79,527	30	3,447	+ 76,080
Stroke	3	77,390	4	39,790	+ 37,600
Lung Cancers	4	72,365	17	7,349	+ 65,016
Lung Disease	5	66,516	7	29,123	+ 37,393
Hypertension	6	41,646	9	17,806	+ 23,840
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	40,450	20	6,871	+ 33,579
Kidney Disease	8	35,390	3	44,622	- 9,232
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	32,192	8	24,816	+ 7,376
Breast Cancer	10	29,285	16	7,380	+ 21,905
Pancreas Cancer	11	27,932	27	4,510	+ 23,421
Prostate Cancer	12	25,625	15	7,494	+ 18,131
Diabetes Mellitus	13	24,183	2	86,110	- 61,926
Falls	14	23,819	35	2,628	+ 21,190
Liver Disease	15	23,615	6	29,838	- 6,223
Parkinson's Disease	16	19,573	43	1,567	+ 18,006
Lymphomas	17	19,037	24	4,961	+ 14,076
Endocrine Disorders	18	16,595	12	11,310	+ 5,285
Suicide	19	15,984	22	6,772	+ 9,212
Stomach Cancer	20	15,010	19	6,939	+ 8,072
Inflammatory/Heart	21	13,819	41	1,866	+ 11,953
Leukemia	22	13,579	25	4,830	+ 8,749
Other Injuries	23	12,820	11	12,175	+ 645
Other Neoplasms	24	12,684	23	6,204	+ 6,479
Liver Cancer	25	12,523	21	6,817	+ 5,706
Alcohol	26	9,725	32	2,945	+ 6,780
Oesophagus Cancer	27	9,656	49	1,252	+ 8,404
Bladder Cancer	28	9,625	48	1,272	+ 8,353
Oral Cancer	29	9,361	46	1,355	+ 8,006
Ovary Cancer	30	8,070	34	2,649	+ 5,421
Skin Cancers	31	6,303	40	1,909	+ 4,394
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	5,953	29	3,476	+ 2,477
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	5,619	52	859	+ 4,760
Road Traffic Accidents	34	4,911	10	16,303	- 11,392
Epilepsy	35	4,804	39	1,912	+ 2,893
Congenital Anomalies	36	3,561	13	10,457	- 6,895
Uterin Cancer	37	3,467	50	902	+ 2,565
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	3,367	33	2,734	+ 632
Cervical Cancer	39	3,313	26	4,787	- 1,475
Drug Use	40	3,000	44	1,470	+ 1,530
Multiple Sclerosis	41	2,441	60	295	+ 2,146
Skin Disease	42	2,398	31	3,029	- 631
Anemia	43	1,544	37	2,182	- 638
Asthma	44	1,437	47	1,342	+ 94
Low Birth Weight	45	1,197	18	7,163	- 5,966
Violence	46	1,195	5	32,450	- 31,255
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	844	45	1,415	- 572
Hepatitis C	48	788	55	625	+ 162
Drownings	49	713	42	1,799	- 1,086
Malnutrition	50	700	14	7,552	- 6,852
Schizophrenia	51	607	63	127	+ 480
Osteoarthritis	52	565	59	305	+ 261
Fires	53	557	56	604	- 46
HIV/AIDS	54	537	28	4,128	- 3,591
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	453	51	894	- 441
Tuberculosis	56	437	38	1,943	- 1,506
Birth Trauma	57	372	36	2,552	- 2,180
Poisonings	58	336	57	531	- 194
Hepatitis B	59	282	61	210	+ 73
Meningitis	60	260	58	357	- 97
Upper Respiratory	61	215	64	127	+ 89
Appendicitis	62	200	53	774	- 574
Oral conditions	63	96	65	125	- 28
Maternal Conditions	64	59	54	750	- 690
Otitis Media	65	25	68	29	- 4
War	66	16	66	112	- 96
Encephalitis	67	12	62	140	- 128
Syphilis	68	9	73	5	+ 4
Pertussis	69	4	70	21	- 18
Measles	70	3	80	0	+ 3
Iodine Deficiency	71	3	74	2	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	1	76	1	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	1	83	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	74	1	69	24	- 23
Tetanus	75	1	71	10	- 9
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	1	86	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	72	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	67	30	- 30
Leprosy	84	0	75	1	- 1
Chlamydia	85	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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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.