INDIA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,845,490	1	1,520,034	+ 1,325,456
Stroke	2	1,896,262	3	697,038	+ 1,199,223
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,115,642	6	392,425	+ 723,217
Lung Cancers	4	990,794	21	88,276	+ 902,518
Lung Disease	5	744,386	2	879,732	- 135,346
Kidney Disease	6	640,982	11	222,903	+ 418,079
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	530,673	17	126,593	+ 404,080
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	439,614	25	77,368	+ 362,246
Hypertension	9	393,642	19	108,050	+ 285,592
Parkinson's Disease	10	356,399	32	43,398	+ 313,001
Breast Cancer	11	339,491	22	82,821	+ 256,671
Prostate Cancer	12	272,525	38	30,945	+ 241,581
Pancreas Cancer	13	256,500	37	32,812	+ 223,688
Liver Cancer	14	210,878	39	30,369	+ 180,509
Bladder Cancer	15	208,878	48	14,081	+ 194,798
Stomach Cancer	16	206,819	24	81,058	+ 125,761
Other Injuries	17	195,766	15	149,570	+ 46,196
Leukemia	18	182,378	35	33,383	+ 148,995
Lymphomas	19	170,861	33	40,159	+ 130,701
Diabetes Mellitus	20	170,467	7	271,495	- 101,028
Falls	21	167,709	10	225,755	- 58,046
Road Traffic Accidents	22	117,230	12	212,596	- 95,366
Liver Disease	23	109,010	8	268,580	- 159,570
Inflammatory/Heart	24	97,646	49	12,651	+ 84,995
Other Neoplasms	25	91,396	62	2,968	+ 88,427
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	82,256	26	68,108	+ 14,149
Ovary Cancer	27	75,056	44	21,947	+ 53,109
Suicide	28	71,749	14	173,347	- 101,598
Endocrine Disorders	29	70,845	47	15,264	+ 55,581
Oral Cancer	30	59,292	16	134,187	- 74,895
Skin Cancers	31	59,022	60	5,054	+ 53,968
Drownings	32	58,639	28	48,774	+ 9,865
Uterin Cancer	33	50,177	59	6,841	+ 43,336
Epilepsy	34	33,558	40	30,307	+ 3,250
Oesophagus Cancer	35	33,081	34	38,898	- 5,817
Cervical Cancer	36	32,776	30	45,319	- 12,544
Drug Use	37	26,028	52	11,747	+ 14,280
Congenital Anomalies	38	23,452	23	82,769	- 59,317
Fires	39	19,716	42	23,265	- 3,549
Multiple Sclerosis	40	18,206	63	2,328	+ 15,878
Low Birth Weight	41	17,133	9	238,739	- 221,607
Violence	42	14,003	27	51,767	- 37,763
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	13,474	18	126,079	- 112,605
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	12,783	4	670,315	- 657,531
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	8,990	50	11,931	- 2,941
Tuberculosis	46	8,956	5	435,882	- 426,925
Skin Disease	47	7,578	45	17,857	- 10,279
Hepatitis B	48	7,532	56	8,184	- 652
Alcohol	49	6,795	43	23,097	- 16,302
HIV/AIDS	50	6,361	31	44,406	- 38,045
Anemia	51	6,307	81	0	+ 6,307
Hepatitis C	52	5,183	65	1,364	+ 3,819
Meningitis	53	4,485	36	33,337	- 28,851
Schizophrenia	54	3,703	83	0	+ 3,703
Asthma	55	3,699	13	196,051	- 192,352
Poisonings	56	2,616	61	3,540	- 924
Birth Trauma	57	2,271	20	102,819	- 100,548
Appendicitis	58	1,276	53	11,245	- 9,969
Upper Respiratory	59	1,067	68	584	+ 483
Leishmaniasis	60	490	66	973	- 483
Maternal Conditions	61	294	41	25,917	- 25,623
Tetanus	62	237	58	7,093	- 6,856
Oral conditions	63	215	84	0	+ 215
War	64	147	67	890	- 742
Syphilis	65	140	64	2,007	- 1,867
Malnutrition	66	112	55	8,626	- 8,514
Encephalitis	67	86	29	48,080	- 47,994
Measles	68	39	51	11,923	- 11,884
Pertussis	69	5	54	10,094	- 10,089
Diphtheria	70	0	72	65	- 65
Dengue	71	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	70	126	- 126
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	379	- 379
Leprosy	81	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	68	- 68
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Greece

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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.