SPAIN VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	95,475	1	51,684	+ 43,791
Stroke	2	63,625	3	29,004	+ 34,622
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	37,433	7	13,717	+ 23,716
Lung Cancers	4	33,244	4	22,131	+ 11,114
Lung Disease	5	24,976	5	18,926	+ 6,050
Kidney Disease	6	21,507	8	9,725	+ 11,782
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	17,806	2	42,339	- 24,533
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	14,750	6	16,957	- 2,207
Hypertension	9	13,208	9	9,115	+ 4,093
Parkinson's Disease	10	11,958	20	4,943	+ 7,015
Breast Cancer	11	11,391	11	7,067	+ 4,323
Prostate Cancer	12	9,144	13	6,420	+ 2,724
Pancreas Cancer	13	8,606	12	6,752	+ 1,854
Liver Cancer	14	7,076	18	5,098	+ 1,977
Bladder Cancer	15	7,008	17	5,222	+ 1,786
Stomach Cancer	16	6,939	14	5,796	+ 1,143
Other Injuries	17	6,569	15	5,536	+ 1,032
Leukemia	18	6,119	24	3,772	+ 2,347
Lymphomas	19	5,733	16	5,335	+ 398
Diabetes Mellitus	20	5,720	10	7,773	- 2,054
Falls	21	5,627	26	3,246	+ 2,381
Road Traffic Accidents	22	3,933	31	1,829	+ 2,104
Liver Disease	23	3,658	23	4,231	- 574
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,276	19	4,984	- 1,708
Other Neoplasms	25	3,067	22	4,748	- 1,681
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,760	44	475	+ 2,285
Ovary Cancer	27	2,518	28	2,026	+ 493
Suicide	28	2,407	25	3,609	- 1,202
Endocrine Disorders	29	2,377	21	4,863	- 2,486
Oral Cancer	30	1,989	27	2,583	- 594
Skin Cancers	31	1,980	32	1,803	+ 177
Drownings	32	1,968	45	446	+ 1,522
Uterin Cancer	33	1,684	34	1,612	+ 72
Epilepsy	34	1,126	40	824	+ 302
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,110	29	2,011	- 901
Cervical Cancer	36	1,100	39	855	+ 245
Drug Use	37	873	41	776	+ 97
Congenital Anomalies	38	787	38	863	- 76
Fires	39	662	55	185	+ 477
Multiple Sclerosis	40	611	49	287	+ 324
Low Birth Weight	41	575	52	253	+ 322
Violence	42	470	51	262	+ 208
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	452	33	1,612	- 1,160
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	429	36	1,064	- 635
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	302	48	294	+ 8
Tuberculosis	46	301	50	270	+ 30
Skin Disease	47	254	30	1,840	- 1,586
Hepatitis B	48	253	58	162	+ 91
Alcohol	49	228	46	333	- 105
HIV/AIDS	50	213	43	538	- 325
Anemia	51	212	37	914	- 703
Hepatitis C	52	174	42	652	- 478
Meningitis	53	150	59	129	+ 22
Schizophrenia	54	124	56	181	- 56
Asthma	55	124	35	1,133	- 1,009
Poisonings	56	88	57	170	- 83
Birth Trauma	57	76	60	113	- 37
Appendicitis	58	43	61	79	- 36
Upper Respiratory	59	36	62	47	- 11
Leishmaniasis	60	16	65	11	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	61	10	64	14	- 4
Tetanus	62	8	72	2	+ 6
Oral conditions	63	7	63	44	- 37
War	64	5	68	6	- 1
Syphilis	65	5	67	9	- 4
Malnutrition	66	4	47	302	- 299
Encephalitis	67	3	70	4	- 1
Measles	68	1	81	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	73	2	- 2
Diphtheria	70	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	3	- 3
Malaria	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Chlamydia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	66	9	- 9
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	54	204	- 204
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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.