VENEZUELA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,631	1	26,905	+ 27,726
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	19,009	35	572	+ 18,437
Stroke	3	18,498	3	12,133	+ 6,365
Lung Cancers	4	17,297	11	3,900	+ 13,397
Lung Disease	5	15,899	10	5,150	+ 10,750
Hypertension	6	9,955	9	5,195	+ 4,760
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,669	19	2,037	+ 7,631
Kidney Disease	8	8,459	8	5,932	+ 2,528
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	7,695	7	7,188	+ 507
Breast Cancer	10	7,000	15	2,563	+ 4,437
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,676	25	1,082	+ 5,594
Prostate Cancer	12	6,125	13	2,848	+ 3,277
Diabetes Mellitus	13	5,780	4	11,176	- 5,396
Falls	14	5,693	28	865	+ 4,828
Liver Disease	15	5,645	16	2,340	+ 3,304
Parkinson's Disease	16	4,679	48	252	+ 4,427
Lymphomas	17	4,550	23	1,248	+ 3,303
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,967	30	760	+ 3,207
Suicide	19	3,821	34	585	+ 3,235
Stomach Cancer	20	3,588	17	2,175	+ 1,413
Inflammatory/Heart	21	3,303	33	599	+ 2,704
Leukemia	22	3,246	27	1,007	+ 2,238
Other Injuries	23	3,064	21	1,693	+ 1,371
Other Neoplasms	24	3,032	18	2,167	+ 864
Liver Cancer	25	2,993	26	1,029	+ 1,964
Alcohol	26	2,325	62	34	+ 2,290
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,308	44	370	+ 1,938
Bladder Cancer	28	2,301	45	365	+ 1,936
Oral Cancer	29	2,238	38	544	+ 1,693
Ovary Cancer	30	1,929	36	563	+ 1,366
Skin Cancers	31	1,507	37	553	+ 953
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	1,423	22	1,359	+ 64
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,343	57	80	+ 1,263
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,174	5	11,127	- 9,953
Epilepsy	35	1,148	41	411	+ 738
Congenital Anomalies	36	851	14	2,846	- 1,994
Uterin Cancer	37	829	47	309	+ 519
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	805	40	418	+ 387
Cervical Cancer	39	792	20	1,986	- 1,195
Drug Use	40	717	50	225	+ 492
Multiple Sclerosis	41	584	60	51	+ 533
Skin Disease	42	573	66	18	+ 556
Anemia	43	369	55	126	+ 243
Asthma	44	343	46	311	+ 32
Low Birth Weight	45	286	12	3,088	- 2,802
Violence	46	286	2	18,132	- 17,846
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	202	52	180	+ 22
Hepatitis C	48	188	65	21	+ 167
Drownings	49	170	43	388	- 218
Malnutrition	50	167	32	629	- 462
Schizophrenia	51	145	69	6	+ 139
Osteoarthritis	52	135	72	3	+ 132
Fires	53	133	54	144	- 11
HIV/AIDS	54	128	6	7,490	- 7,362
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	108	53	151	- 42
Tuberculosis	56	104	31	748	- 643
Birth Trauma	57	89	24	1,087	- 998
Poisonings	58	80	58	68	+ 13
Hepatitis B	59	68	63	30	+ 38
Meningitis	60	62	49	251	- 188
Upper Respiratory	61	51	74	1	+ 50
Appendicitis	62	48	56	98	- 50
Oral conditions	63	23	86	0	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	64	14	39	422	- 408
Otitis Media	65	6	75	1	+ 5
War	66	4	51	185	- 181
Encephalitis	67	3	61	37	- 34
Syphilis	68	2	67	15	- 13
Pertussis	69	1	64	26	- 25
Measles	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	77	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	73	3	- 2
Schistosomiasis	73	0	76	1	- 1
Chagas disease	74	0	29	826	- 826
Tetanus	75	0	68	8	- 7
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	42	402	- 402
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	59	65	- 65
Leprosy	84	0	71	4	- 4
Chlamydia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Germany

Venezuela

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.