BHUTAN VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,786	1	702	+ 1,084
Stroke	2	1,190	3	360	+ 830
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	700	4	177	+ 523
Lung Cancers	4	622	21	44	+ 578
Lung Disease	5	467	2	524	- 57
Kidney Disease	6	402	8	149	+ 254
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	333	13	105	+ 229
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	276	31	24	+ 252
Hypertension	9	247	16	77	+ 171
Parkinson's Disease	10	224	28	31	+ 192
Breast Cancer	11	213	43	8	+ 205
Prostate Cancer	12	171	55	3	+ 168
Pancreas Cancer	13	161	33	20	+ 141
Liver Cancer	14	132	27	35	+ 97
Bladder Cancer	15	131	48	6	+ 125
Stomach Cancer	16	130	11	118	+ 12
Other Injuries	17	123	24	43	+ 80
Leukemia	18	114	34	19	+ 96
Lymphomas	19	107	52	5	+ 102
Diabetes Mellitus	20	107	7	164	- 57
Falls	21	105	12	111	- 6
Road Traffic Accidents	22	74	10	123	- 50
Liver Disease	23	68	6	166	- 97
Inflammatory/Heart	24	61	45	8	+ 54
Other Neoplasms	25	57	57	2	+ 55
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	52	25	39	+ 13
Ovary Cancer	27	47	37	14	+ 33
Suicide	28	45	26	35	+ 10
Endocrine Disorders	29	44	39	11	+ 34
Oral Cancer	30	37	23	43	- 6
Skin Cancers	31	37	41	9	+ 28
Drownings	32	37	32	20	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	33	31	71	0	+ 31
Epilepsy	34	21	38	14	+ 7
Oesophagus Cancer	35	21	22	44	- 23
Cervical Cancer	36	21	29	30	- 10
Drug Use	37	16	47	7	+ 9
Congenital Anomalies	38	15	20	50	- 36
Fires	39	12	44	8	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	40	11	62	1	+ 10
Low Birth Weight	41	11	14	79	- 68
Violence	42	9	35	18	- 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	8	17	68	- 59
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	8	5	169	- 161
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	6	50	5	+ 0
Tuberculosis	46	6	9	138	- 132
Skin Disease	47	5	46	7	- 3
Hepatitis B	48	5	53	4	+ 1
Alcohol	49	4	49	6	- 2
HIV/AIDS	50	4	18	58	- 54
Anemia	51	4	72	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	52	3	64	1	+ 2
Meningitis	53	3	36	17	- 14
Schizophrenia	54	2	75	0	+ 2
Asthma	55	2	15	78	- 75
Poisonings	56	2	59	2	- 0
Birth Trauma	57	1	19	51	- 50
Appendicitis	58	1	51	5	- 4
Upper Respiratory	59	1	61	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	60	0	65	1	- 1
Maternal Conditions	61	0	42	9	- 9
Tetanus	62	0	60	1	- 1
Oral conditions	63	0	76	0	+ 0
War	64	0	68	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	0	40	11	- 11
Malnutrition	66	0	54	3	- 3
Encephalitis	67	0	30	28	- 28
Measles	68	0	58	2	- 2
Pertussis	69	0	63	1	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	56	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	86	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	77	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

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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.