VANUATU VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		VANUATU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	556	1	454	+ 102
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	193	21	18	+ 176
Stroke	3	188	2	288	- 100
Lung Cancers	4	176	23	15	+ 161
Lung Disease	5	162	5	108	+ 53
Hypertension	6	101	11	47	+ 54
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	98	35	8	+ 90
Kidney Disease	8	86	7	70	+ 16
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	78	4	124	- 46
Breast Cancer	10	71	26	13	+ 58
Pancreas Cancer	11	68	53	1	+ 67
Prostate Cancer	12	62	34	9	+ 54
Diabetes Mellitus	13	59	3	127	- 68
Falls	14	58	25	13	+ 45
Liver Disease	15	57	9	51	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	16	48	28	12	+ 36
Lymphomas	17	46	45	3	+ 43
Endocrine Disorders	18	40	33	9	+ 32
Suicide	19	39	8	54	- 15
Stomach Cancer	20	37	40	6	+ 30
Inflammatory/Heart	21	34	29	11	+ 23
Leukemia	22	33	32	9	+ 24
Other Injuries	23	31	17	30	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	24	31	55	1	+ 30
Liver Cancer	25	30	18	27	+ 3
Alcohol	26	24	43	4	+ 20
Oesophagus Cancer	27	23	82	0	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	28	23	49	2	+ 22
Oral Cancer	29	23	54	1	+ 22
Ovary Cancer	30	20	44	4	+ 16
Skin Cancers	31	15	86	0	+ 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	14	6	80	- 65
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	14	15	35	- 21
Road Traffic Accidents	34	12	12	45	- 33
Epilepsy	35	12	41	5	+ 6
Congenital Anomalies	36	9	10	48	- 39
Uterin Cancer	37	8	48	2	+ 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	8	20	18	- 10
Cervical Cancer	39	8	27	13	- 5
Drug Use	40	7	56	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	41	6	57	0	+ 6
Skin Disease	42	6	39	7	- 1
Anemia	43	4	83	0	+ 4
Asthma	44	3	13	45	- 41
Low Birth Weight	45	3	14	43	- 40
Violence	46	3	38	7	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	2	58	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	48	2	61	0	+ 2
Drownings	49	2	16	35	- 33
Malnutrition	50	2	31	10	- 8
Schizophrenia	51	1	85	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	52	1	79	0	+ 1
Fires	53	1	42	4	- 3
HIV/AIDS	54	1	72	0	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	1	78	0	+ 1
Tuberculosis	56	1	22	16	- 15
Birth Trauma	57	1	19	20	- 19
Poisonings	58	1	47	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	59	1	51	1	- 1
Meningitis	60	1	36	8	- 7
Upper Respiratory	61	1	65	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	62	0	50	1	- 1
Oral conditions	63	0	80	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	24	14	- 14
Otitis Media	65	0	67	0	+ 0
War	66	0	64	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	52	1	- 1
Syphilis	68	0	37	8	- 8
Pertussis	69	0	30	10	- 10
Measles	70	0	62	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	46	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	60	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	63	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	59	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	66	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VANUATU

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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.