ITALY VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	123,108	1	97,116	+ 25,992
Stroke	2	82,040	2	62,633	+ 19,407
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	48,267	9	16,339	+ 31,929
Lung Cancers	4	42,866	4	34,152	+ 8,714
Lung Disease	5	32,205	5	32,382	- 177
Kidney Disease	6	27,732	11	12,726	+ 15,006
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	22,959	3	41,445	- 18,485
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	19,020	7	21,254	- 2,234
Hypertension	9	17,031	6	29,931	- 12,901
Parkinson's Disease	10	15,419	19	8,428	+ 6,992
Breast Cancer	11	14,688	10	13,868	+ 820
Prostate Cancer	12	11,791	20	8,409	+ 3,381
Pancreas Cancer	13	11,097	13	12,095	- 997
Liver Cancer	14	9,123	17	9,620	- 497
Bladder Cancer	15	9,037	22	6,711	+ 2,326
Stomach Cancer	16	8,948	14	10,252	- 1,305
Other Injuries	17	8,470	12	12,112	- 3,643
Leukemia	18	7,890	21	6,728	+ 1,162
Lymphomas	19	7,392	16	9,670	- 2,278
Diabetes Mellitus	20	7,375	8	19,836	- 12,461
Falls	21	7,256	25	4,222	+ 3,033
Road Traffic Accidents	22	5,072	30	3,221	+ 1,851
Liver Disease	23	4,716	23	5,559	- 843
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4,225	24	5,531	- 1,306
Other Neoplasms	25	3,954	15	9,984	- 6,030
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	3,559	43	690	+ 2,869
Ovary Cancer	27	3,247	28	3,282	- 34
Suicide	28	3,104	26	4,042	- 938
Endocrine Disorders	29	3,065	18	8,431	- 5,366
Oral Cancer	30	2,565	27	3,343	- 778
Skin Cancers	31	2,554	29	3,239	- 685
Drownings	32	2,537	52	344	+ 2,193
Uterin Cancer	33	2,171	33	2,198	- 27
Epilepsy	34	1,452	39	1,337	+ 115
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,431	34	2,045	- 614
Cervical Cancer	36	1,418	40	1,154	+ 264
Drug Use	37	1,126	45	654	+ 472
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,015	37	1,443	- 428
Fires	39	853	56	271	+ 582
Multiple Sclerosis	40	788	44	677	+ 111
Low Birth Weight	41	741	51	357	+ 384
Violence	42	606	50	409	+ 197
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	583	32	2,216	- 1,633
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	553	36	1,622	- 1,069
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	389	42	701	- 313
Tuberculosis	46	387	53	336	+ 52
Skin Disease	47	328	38	1,440	- 1,112
Hepatitis B	48	326	54	334	- 8
Alcohol	49	294	55	277	+ 17
HIV/AIDS	50	275	46	520	- 245
Anemia	51	273	35	1,672	- 1,400
Hepatitis C	52	224	31	2,451	- 2,226
Meningitis	53	194	60	128	+ 66
Schizophrenia	54	160	49	424	- 264
Asthma	55	160	47	494	- 333
Poisonings	56	113	58	154	- 41
Birth Trauma	57	98	59	140	- 42
Appendicitis	58	55	61	49	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	59	46	64	20	+ 26
Leishmaniasis	60	21	70	3	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	61	13	67	6	+ 7
Tetanus	62	10	63	22	- 11
Oral conditions	63	9	62	47	- 38
War	64	6	66	6	+ 0
Syphilis	65	6	69	4	+ 2
Malnutrition	66	5	41	775	- 771
Encephalitis	67	4	68	5	- 1
Measles	68	2	71	1	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	73	1	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	65	16	- 16
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	57	241	- 241
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.