USA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	597,812	1	504,904	+ 92,908
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	208,010	2	287,198	- 79,188
Stroke	3	202,422	4	158,520	+ 43,902
Lung Cancers	4	189,277	5	155,533	+ 33,745
Lung Disease	5	173,979	3	195,387	- 21,408
Hypertension	6	108,930	8	65,960	+ 42,969
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	105,801	9	61,827	+ 43,974
Kidney Disease	8	92,567	6	85,861	+ 6,706
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	84,201	11	60,317	+ 23,883
Breast Cancer	10	76,597	13	48,671	+ 27,926
Pancreas Cancer	11	73,058	15	44,293	+ 28,765
Prostate Cancer	12	67,024	20	35,612	+ 31,412
Diabetes Mellitus	13	63,254	10	61,418	+ 1,836
Falls	14	62,300	18	40,418	+ 21,882
Liver Disease	15	61,767	16	43,402	+ 18,364
Parkinson's Disease	16	51,196	21	34,491	+ 16,705
Lymphomas	17	49,794	19	40,281	+ 9,513
Endocrine Disorders	18	43,406	14	46,985	- 3,580
Suicide	19	41,808	12	53,099	- 11,291
Stomach Cancer	20	39,261	33	13,077	+ 26,184
Inflammatory/Heart	21	36,145	22	32,529	+ 3,616
Leukemia	22	35,518	24	26,966	+ 8,552
Other Injuries	23	33,532	25	25,997	+ 7,534
Other Neoplasms	24	33,176	29	17,743	+ 15,433
Liver Cancer	25	32,755	23	27,064	+ 5,691
Alcohol	26	25,438	30	14,659	+ 10,778
Oesophagus Cancer	27	25,255	28	17,829	+ 7,426
Bladder Cancer	28	25,175	26	19,622	+ 5,553
Oral Cancer	29	24,485	35	11,555	+ 12,930
Ovary Cancer	30	21,108	31	14,591	+ 6,517
Skin Cancers	31	16,486	32	14,311	+ 2,175
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	15,570	37	9,955	+ 5,616
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	14,698	47	3,646	+ 11,052
Road Traffic Accidents	34	12,846	17	41,694	- 28,849
Epilepsy	35	12,566	50	3,162	+ 9,404
Congenital Anomalies	36	9,315	34	11,762	- 2,446
Uterin Cancer	37	9,069	36	10,063	- 994
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	8,805	48	3,461	+ 5,344
Cervical Cancer	39	8,664	38	6,984	+ 1,680
Drug Use	40	7,847	7	74,435	- 66,588
Multiple Sclerosis	41	6,385	44	5,059	+ 1,326
Skin Disease	42	6,272	43	5,409	+ 863
Anemia	43	4,039	51	3,115	+ 924
Asthma	44	3,758	46	3,818	- 60
Low Birth Weight	45	3,131	39	6,924	- 3,793
Violence	46	3,125	27	18,976	- 15,851
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	2,206	52	2,461	- 254
Hepatitis C	48	2,060	41	5,684	- 3,624
Drownings	49	1,864	45	4,070	- 2,206
Malnutrition	50	1,830	40	6,762	- 4,932
Schizophrenia	51	1,588	57	723	+ 865
Osteoarthritis	52	1,478	61	579	+ 900
Fires	53	1,458	49	3,183	- 1,725
HIV/AIDS	54	1,404	42	5,660	- 4,257
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	1,186	58	678	+ 508
Tuberculosis	56	1,142	62	546	+ 595
Birth Trauma	57	972	54	1,233	- 261
Poisonings	58	880	53	1,674	- 794
Hepatitis B	59	739	59	608	+ 131
Meningitis	60	681	60	606	+ 75
Upper Respiratory	61	563	65	229	+ 334
Appendicitis	62	524	63	424	+ 100
Oral conditions	63	252	64	286	- 33
Maternal Conditions	64	155	56	779	- 623
Otitis Media	65	64	67	34	+ 30
War	66	42	55	1,198	- 1,156
Encephalitis	67	31	68	25	+ 5
Syphilis	68	22	66	49	- 27
Pertussis	69	10	69	16	- 6
Measles	70	9	80	0	+ 9
Iodine Deficiency	71	8	73	1	+ 7
Leishmaniasis	72	3	79	0	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	73	3	72	1	+ 2
Chagas disease	74	3	70	4	- 2
Tetanus	75	2	71	2	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	2	85	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.