SPAIN VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	82,654	1	51,684	+ 30,970
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	28,760	2	42,339	- 13,579
Stroke	3	27,987	3	29,004	- 1,016
Lung Cancers	4	26,170	4	22,131	+ 4,039
Lung Disease	5	24,055	5	18,926	+ 5,128
Hypertension	6	15,061	9	9,115	+ 5,946
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	14,628	6	16,957	- 2,329
Kidney Disease	8	12,798	8	9,725	+ 3,074
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	11,642	7	13,717	- 2,075
Breast Cancer	10	10,590	11	7,067	+ 3,523
Pancreas Cancer	11	10,101	12	6,752	+ 3,349
Prostate Cancer	12	9,267	13	6,420	+ 2,847
Diabetes Mellitus	13	8,746	10	7,773	+ 972
Falls	14	8,614	26	3,246	+ 5,367
Liver Disease	15	8,540	23	4,231	+ 4,309
Parkinson's Disease	16	7,079	20	4,943	+ 2,136
Lymphomas	17	6,885	16	5,335	+ 1,550
Endocrine Disorders	18	6,001	21	4,863	+ 1,138
Suicide	19	5,780	25	3,609	+ 2,171
Stomach Cancer	20	5,428	14	5,796	- 368
Inflammatory/Heart	21	4,997	19	4,984	+ 13
Leukemia	22	4,911	24	3,772	+ 1,138
Other Injuries	23	4,636	15	5,536	- 900
Other Neoplasms	24	4,587	22	4,748	- 161
Liver Cancer	25	4,529	18	5,098	- 570
Alcohol	26	3,517	46	333	+ 3,184
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,492	29	2,011	+ 1,481
Bladder Cancer	28	3,481	17	5,222	- 1,741
Oral Cancer	29	3,385	27	2,583	+ 802
Ovary Cancer	30	2,918	28	2,026	+ 893
Skin Cancers	31	2,279	32	1,803	+ 476
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	2,153	36	1,064	+ 1,089
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,032	33	1,612	+ 420
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,776	31	1,829	- 53
Epilepsy	35	1,737	40	824	+ 913
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,288	38	863	+ 425
Uterin Cancer	37	1,254	34	1,612	- 358
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,217	44	475	+ 742
Cervical Cancer	39	1,198	39	855	+ 343
Drug Use	40	1,085	41	776	+ 309
Multiple Sclerosis	41	883	49	287	+ 596
Skin Disease	42	867	30	1,840	- 973
Anemia	43	558	37	914	- 356
Asthma	44	520	35	1,133	- 613
Low Birth Weight	45	433	52	253	+ 180
Violence	46	432	51	262	+ 171
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	305	48	294	+ 11
Hepatitis C	48	285	42	652	- 367
Drownings	49	258	45	446	- 188
Malnutrition	50	253	47	302	- 49
Schizophrenia	51	220	56	181	+ 39
Osteoarthritis	52	204	53	212	- 8
Fires	53	202	55	185	+ 17
HIV/AIDS	54	194	43	538	- 344
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	164	54	204	- 40
Tuberculosis	56	158	50	270	- 112
Birth Trauma	57	134	60	113	+ 22
Poisonings	58	122	57	170	- 49
Hepatitis B	59	102	58	162	- 60
Meningitis	60	94	59	129	- 35
Upper Respiratory	61	78	62	47	+ 31
Appendicitis	62	72	61	79	- 7
Oral conditions	63	35	63	44	- 9
Maternal Conditions	64	21	64	14	+ 8
Otitis Media	65	9	66	9	- 0
War	66	6	68	6	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	4	70	4	+ 1
Syphilis	68	3	67	9	- 6
Pertussis	69	1	73	2	- 0
Measles	70	1	81	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	69	4	- 3
Leishmaniasis	72	0	65	11	- 10
Schistosomiasis	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	71	3	- 3
Tetanus	75	0	72	2	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.