UNITED KINGDOM VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	119,678	2	71,728	+ 47,951
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	41,642	1	98,135	- 56,492
Stroke	3	40,524	4	37,626	+ 2,897
Lung Cancers	4	37,892	5	35,715	+ 2,177
Lung Disease	5	34,830	6	32,896	+ 1,934
Hypertension	6	21,807	23	5,208	+ 16,599
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	21,181	7	18,446	+ 2,735
Kidney Disease	8	18,531	18	5,471	+ 13,060
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	16,856	3	40,540	- 23,684
Breast Cancer	10	15,334	9	12,718	+ 2,616
Pancreas Cancer	11	14,626	11	8,995	+ 5,630
Prostate Cancer	12	13,418	8	13,289	+ 128
Diabetes Mellitus	13	12,663	17	5,842	+ 6,821
Falls	14	12,472	15	7,618	+ 4,854
Liver Disease	15	12,365	14	7,666	+ 4,700
Parkinson's Disease	16	10,249	13	8,573	+ 1,677
Lymphomas	17	9,969	10	9,350	+ 618
Endocrine Disorders	18	8,690	28	3,297	+ 5,393
Suicide	19	8,370	20	5,325	+ 3,045
Stomach Cancer	20	7,860	24	4,999	+ 2,861
Inflammatory/Heart	21	7,236	29	3,126	+ 4,110
Leukemia	22	7,110	22	5,211	+ 1,899
Other Injuries	23	6,713	19	5,464	+ 1,249
Other Neoplasms	24	6,642	26	3,986	+ 2,656
Liver Cancer	25	6,557	21	5,237	+ 1,321
Alcohol	26	5,092	39	1,555	+ 3,538
Oesophagus Cancer	27	5,056	12	8,727	- 3,671
Bladder Cancer	28	5,040	16	6,133	- 1,093
Oral Cancer	29	4,902	30	3,109	+ 1,793
Ovary Cancer	30	4,226	25	4,019	+ 207
Skin Cancers	31	3,300	27	3,727	- 427
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	3,117	38	1,599	+ 1,518
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,942	45	876	+ 2,066
Road Traffic Accidents	34	2,572	33	2,169	+ 403
Epilepsy	35	2,516	42	1,193	+ 1,322
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,865	35	2,127	- 262
Uterin Cancer	37	1,816	32	2,346	- 531
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,763	36	2,090	- 327
Cervical Cancer	39	1,735	43	1,099	+ 636
Drug Use	40	1,571	31	2,824	- 1,253
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,278	37	1,856	- 577
Skin Disease	42	1,256	34	2,134	- 878
Anemia	43	809	50	277	+ 532
Asthma	44	752	41	1,302	- 550
Low Birth Weight	45	627	40	1,313	- 687
Violence	46	626	46	868	- 242
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	442	44	1,014	- 572
Hepatitis C	48	412	51	267	+ 145
Drownings	49	373	49	301	+ 72
Malnutrition	50	366	58	116	+ 251
Schizophrenia	51	318	60	101	+ 216
Osteoarthritis	52	296	57	167	+ 129
Fires	53	292	48	334	- 43
HIV/AIDS	54	281	55	188	+ 93
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	237	56	184	+ 54
Tuberculosis	56	229	47	351	- 123
Birth Trauma	57	195	54	190	+ 5
Poisonings	58	176	53	221	- 44
Hepatitis B	59	148	65	40	+ 108
Meningitis	60	136	52	232	- 96
Upper Respiratory	61	113	63	48	+ 64
Appendicitis	62	105	59	105	- 0
Oral conditions	63	51	61	54	- 3
Maternal Conditions	64	31	64	47	- 16
Otitis Media	65	13	66	16	- 3
War	66	8	67	10	- 1
Encephalitis	67	6	68	6	+ 0
Syphilis	68	4	62	49	- 44
Pertussis	69	2	69	3	- 1
Measles	70	2	75	0	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	71	2	84	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	72	1	70	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	1	78	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	74	1	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	72	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.