GERMANY VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	169,864	1	147,055	+ 22,809
Stroke	2	113,199	3	49,794	+ 63,405
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	66,599	9	20,712	+ 45,887
Lung Cancers	4	59,146	4	46,560	+ 12,586
Lung Disease	5	44,437	5	42,797	+ 1,640
Kidney Disease	6	38,264	8	22,770	+ 15,493
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	31,679	2	51,168	- 19,489
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	26,243	7	26,026	+ 217
Hypertension	9	23,499	6	26,796	- 3,297
Parkinson's Disease	10	21,276	16	12,594	+ 8,682
Breast Cancer	11	20,266	10	18,842	+ 1,424
Prostate Cancer	12	16,269	12	16,487	- 219
Pancreas Cancer	13	15,312	11	17,971	- 2,659
Liver Cancer	14	12,589	25	8,057	+ 4,531
Bladder Cancer	15	12,469	28	6,193	+ 6,276
Stomach Cancer	16	12,346	20	9,658	+ 2,689
Other Injuries	17	11,686	23	8,248	+ 3,438
Leukemia	18	10,887	22	8,737	+ 2,150
Lymphomas	19	10,200	17	12,249	- 2,049
Diabetes Mellitus	20	10,176	13	15,560	- 5,384
Falls	21	10,012	14	15,325	- 5,313
Road Traffic Accidents	22	6,998	34	3,160	+ 3,838
Liver Disease	23	6,507	15	15,194	- 8,686
Inflammatory/Heart	24	5,829	21	8,891	- 3,062
Other Neoplasms	25	5,456	24	8,161	- 2,705
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	4,910	38	2,166	+ 2,744
Ovary Cancer	27	4,481	30	5,192	- 712
Suicide	28	4,283	19	10,284	- 6,001
Endocrine Disorders	29	4,229	18	10,677	- 6,448
Oral Cancer	30	3,539	29	6,023	- 2,484
Skin Cancers	31	3,523	31	4,055	- 532
Drownings	32	3,501	49	459	+ 3,042
Uterin Cancer	33	2,995	37	2,231	+ 765
Epilepsy	34	2,003	35	3,091	- 1,088
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,975	27	6,212	- 4,238
Cervical Cancer	36	1,957	39	2,131	- 175
Drug Use	37	1,554	40	1,930	- 376
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,400	36	2,291	- 891
Fires	39	1,177	53	359	+ 818
Multiple Sclerosis	40	1,087	41	1,571	- 484
Low Birth Weight	41	1,023	45	770	+ 253
Violence	42	836	46	769	+ 67
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	804	33	3,615	- 2,811
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	763	32	3,830	- 3,067
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	537	47	543	- 6
Tuberculosis	46	535	56	281	+ 254
Skin Disease	47	452	42	1,543	- 1,091
Hepatitis B	48	450	59	182	+ 268
Alcohol	49	406	26	6,257	- 5,852
HIV/AIDS	50	380	54	345	+ 34
Anemia	51	377	43	994	- 617
Hepatitis C	52	309	48	507	- 197
Meningitis	53	268	60	168	+ 100
Schizophrenia	54	221	51	391	- 170
Asthma	55	221	44	924	- 704
Poisonings	56	156	58	216	- 60
Birth Trauma	57	136	57	239	- 104
Appendicitis	58	76	62	129	- 53
Upper Respiratory	59	64	61	138	- 75
Leishmaniasis	60	29	72	1	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	61	18	64	38	- 21
Tetanus	62	14	75	1	+ 14
Oral conditions	63	13	63	62	- 49
War	64	9	66	10	- 1
Syphilis	65	8	68	6	+ 3
Malnutrition	66	7	50	450	- 443
Encephalitis	67	5	67	8	- 2
Measles	68	2	70	2	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	69	2	- 2
Diphtheria	70	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	1	- 1
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	2	- 2
Chlamydia	80	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	65	16	- 16
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	364	- 364
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	55	292	- 292
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.