EGYPT VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	224,645	1	173,871	+ 50,773
Stroke	2	149,705	3	43,839	+ 105,866
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	88,077	7	20,695	+ 67,383
Lung Cancers	4	78,221	18	5,677	+ 72,543
Lung Disease	5	58,767	9	13,393	+ 45,375
Kidney Disease	6	50,604	6	21,087	+ 29,517
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	41,895	16	6,975	+ 34,920
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	34,706	24	3,083	+ 31,624
Hypertension	9	31,077	5	21,094	+ 9,983
Parkinson's Disease	10	28,137	28	2,391	+ 25,746
Breast Cancer	11	26,802	13	9,180	+ 17,622
Prostate Cancer	12	21,515	35	1,282	+ 20,233
Pancreas Cancer	13	20,250	26	2,906	+ 17,344
Liver Cancer	14	16,648	4	24,512	- 7,864
Bladder Cancer	15	16,490	19	5,133	+ 11,358
Stomach Cancer	16	16,328	32	1,844	+ 14,483
Other Injuries	17	15,455	21	3,819	+ 11,636
Leukemia	18	14,398	22	3,763	+ 10,635
Lymphomas	19	13,489	14	7,539	+ 5,950
Diabetes Mellitus	20	13,458	8	19,131	- 5,673
Falls	21	13,240	30	2,019	+ 11,221
Road Traffic Accidents	22	9,255	12	10,141	- 886
Liver Disease	23	8,606	2	60,122	- 51,516
Inflammatory/Heart	24	7,709	27	2,489	+ 5,220
Other Neoplasms	25	7,215	61	116	+ 7,099
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	6,494	34	1,339	+ 5,155
Ovary Cancer	27	5,925	31	1,944	+ 3,982
Suicide	28	5,664	25	3,022	+ 2,642
Endocrine Disorders	29	5,593	29	2,372	+ 3,221
Oral Cancer	30	4,681	45	793	+ 3,888
Skin Cancers	31	4,660	39	1,013	+ 3,646
Drownings	32	4,629	37	1,122	+ 3,507
Uterin Cancer	33	3,961	52	422	+ 3,539
Epilepsy	34	2,649	50	451	+ 2,198
Oesophagus Cancer	35	2,612	41	951	+ 1,661
Cervical Cancer	36	2,588	48	625	+ 1,963
Drug Use	37	2,055	62	116	+ 1,939
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,851	10	12,163	- 10,311
Fires	39	1,556	33	1,568	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	40	1,437	56	213	+ 1,225
Low Birth Weight	41	1,353	11	11,391	- 10,039
Violence	42	1,106	20	4,165	- 3,059
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,064	36	1,248	- 184
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	1,009	23	3,692	- 2,683
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	710	65	26	+ 684
Tuberculosis	46	707	51	432	+ 275
Skin Disease	47	598	55	219	+ 379
Hepatitis B	48	595	40	988	- 394
Alcohol	49	536	60	141	+ 395
HIV/AIDS	50	502	53	397	+ 105
Anemia	51	498	82	0	+ 498
Hepatitis C	52	409	63	97	+ 313
Meningitis	53	354	43	827	- 473
Schizophrenia	54	292	80	0	+ 292
Asthma	55	292	15	7,104	- 6,812
Poisonings	56	206	57	195	+ 12
Birth Trauma	57	179	17	6,109	- 5,930
Appendicitis	58	101	59	142	- 42
Upper Respiratory	59	84	68	5	+ 79
Leishmaniasis	60	39	66	13	+ 25
Maternal Conditions	61	23	44	795	- 772
Tetanus	62	19	49	540	- 522
Oral conditions	63	17	86	0	+ 17
War	64	12	47	714	- 702
Syphilis	65	11	58	159	- 148
Malnutrition	66	9	46	759	- 750
Encephalitis	67	7	38	1,046	- 1,039
Measles	68	3	64	43	- 40
Pertussis	69	0	42	906	- 906
Diphtheria	70	0	70	3	- 3
Dengue	71	0	69	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	67	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	220	- 220
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	81	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Greece

Egypt

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.