UNITED KINGDOM VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	138,241	2	71,728	+ 66,513
Stroke	2	92,125	4	37,626	+ 54,499
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	54,201	3	40,540	+ 13,661
Lung Cancers	4	48,135	5	35,715	+ 12,420
Lung Disease	5	36,164	6	32,896	+ 3,268
Kidney Disease	6	31,141	18	5,471	+ 25,670
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	25,781	1	98,135	- 72,353
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	21,358	7	18,446	+ 2,911
Hypertension	9	19,124	23	5,208	+ 13,916
Parkinson's Disease	10	17,315	13	8,573	+ 8,742
Breast Cancer	11	16,493	9	12,718	+ 3,775
Prostate Cancer	12	13,240	8	13,289	- 49
Pancreas Cancer	13	12,461	11	8,995	+ 3,466
Liver Cancer	14	10,245	21	5,237	+ 5,008
Bladder Cancer	15	10,148	16	6,133	+ 4,014
Stomach Cancer	16	10,048	24	4,999	+ 5,049
Other Injuries	17	9,511	19	5,464	+ 4,047
Leukemia	18	8,860	22	5,211	+ 3,649
Lymphomas	19	8,301	10	9,350	- 1,050
Diabetes Mellitus	20	8,282	17	5,842	+ 2,439
Falls	21	8,148	15	7,618	+ 529
Road Traffic Accidents	22	5,695	33	2,169	+ 3,526
Liver Disease	23	5,296	14	7,666	- 2,370
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4,744	29	3,126	+ 1,617
Other Neoplasms	25	4,440	26	3,986	+ 454
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	3,996	36	2,090	+ 1,906
Ovary Cancer	27	3,646	25	4,019	- 372
Suicide	28	3,486	20	5,325	- 1,839
Endocrine Disorders	29	3,442	28	3,297	+ 145
Oral Cancer	30	2,881	30	3,109	- 228
Skin Cancers	31	2,867	27	3,727	- 860
Drownings	32	2,849	49	301	+ 2,548
Uterin Cancer	33	2,438	32	2,346	+ 91
Epilepsy	34	1,630	42	1,193	+ 437
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,607	12	8,727	- 7,120
Cervical Cancer	36	1,592	43	1,099	+ 493
Drug Use	37	1,265	31	2,824	- 1,560
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,139	35	2,127	- 987
Fires	39	958	48	334	+ 623
Multiple Sclerosis	40	885	37	1,856	- 971
Low Birth Weight	41	832	40	1,313	- 481
Violence	42	680	46	868	- 187
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	655	45	876	- 221
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	621	38	1,599	- 978
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	437	44	1,014	- 577
Tuberculosis	46	435	47	351	+ 84
Skin Disease	47	368	34	2,134	- 1,766
Hepatitis B	48	366	65	40	+ 326
Alcohol	49	330	39	1,555	- 1,225
HIV/AIDS	50	309	55	188	+ 121
Anemia	51	306	50	277	+ 30
Hepatitis C	52	252	51	267	- 15
Meningitis	53	218	52	232	- 14
Schizophrenia	54	180	60	101	+ 78
Asthma	55	180	41	1,302	- 1,123
Poisonings	56	127	53	221	- 93
Birth Trauma	57	110	54	190	- 79
Appendicitis	58	62	59	105	- 43
Upper Respiratory	59	52	63	48	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	60	24	70	0	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	61	14	64	47	- 32
Tetanus	62	11	72	0	+ 11
Oral conditions	63	10	61	54	- 43
War	64	7	67	10	- 2
Syphilis	65	7	62	49	- 42
Malnutrition	66	5	58	116	- 110
Encephalitis	67	4	68	6	- 2
Measles	68	2	75	0	+ 2
Pertussis	69	0	69	3	- 3
Diphtheria	70	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	83	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	66	16	- 16
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	56	184	- 184
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.