USA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	690,536	1	504,904	+ 185,632
Stroke	2	460,180	4	158,520	+ 301,660
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	270,741	11	60,317	+ 210,424
Lung Cancers	4	240,443	5	155,533	+ 84,911
Lung Disease	5	180,646	3	195,387	- 14,741
Kidney Disease	6	155,552	6	85,861	+ 69,691
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	128,782	2	287,198	- 158,416
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	106,684	9	61,827	+ 44,857
Hypertension	9	95,528	8	65,960	+ 29,568
Parkinson's Disease	10	86,490	21	34,491	+ 51,999
Breast Cancer	11	82,387	13	48,671	+ 33,716
Prostate Cancer	12	66,136	20	35,612	+ 30,523
Pancreas Cancer	13	62,247	15	44,293	+ 17,954
Liver Cancer	14	51,175	23	27,064	+ 24,111
Bladder Cancer	15	50,690	26	19,622	+ 31,068
Stomach Cancer	16	50,190	33	13,077	+ 37,114
Other Injuries	17	47,508	25	25,997	+ 21,511
Leukemia	18	44,259	24	26,966	+ 17,293
Lymphomas	19	41,464	19	40,281	+ 1,183
Diabetes Mellitus	20	41,368	10	61,418	- 20,050
Falls	21	40,699	18	40,418	+ 281
Road Traffic Accidents	22	28,449	17	41,694	- 13,245
Liver Disease	23	26,454	16	43,402	- 16,948
Inflammatory/Heart	24	23,697	22	32,529	- 8,833
Other Neoplasms	25	22,180	29	17,743	+ 4,437
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	19,962	48	3,461	+ 16,500
Ovary Cancer	27	18,214	31	14,591	+ 3,623
Suicide	28	17,412	12	53,099	- 35,687
Endocrine Disorders	29	17,193	14	46,985	- 29,792
Oral Cancer	30	14,389	35	11,555	+ 2,834
Skin Cancers	31	14,323	32	14,311	+ 12
Drownings	32	14,230	45	4,070	+ 10,160
Uterin Cancer	33	12,177	36	10,063	+ 2,114
Epilepsy	34	8,144	50	3,162	+ 4,981
Oesophagus Cancer	35	8,028	28	17,829	- 9,801
Cervical Cancer	36	7,954	38	6,984	+ 970
Drug Use	37	6,316	7	74,435	- 68,118
Congenital Anomalies	38	5,691	34	11,762	- 6,070
Fires	39	4,785	49	3,183	+ 1,601
Multiple Sclerosis	40	4,418	44	5,059	- 641
Low Birth Weight	41	4,158	39	6,924	- 2,766
Violence	42	3,398	27	18,976	- 15,578
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	3,270	47	3,646	- 376
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	3,102	37	9,955	- 6,852
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	2,182	52	2,461	- 279
Tuberculosis	46	2,174	62	546	+ 1,627
Skin Disease	47	1,839	43	5,409	- 3,570
Hepatitis B	48	1,828	59	608	+ 1,220
Alcohol	49	1,649	30	14,659	- 13,011
HIV/AIDS	50	1,544	42	5,660	- 4,117
Anemia	51	1,531	51	3,115	- 1,584
Hepatitis C	52	1,258	41	5,684	- 4,426
Meningitis	53	1,088	60	606	+ 483
Schizophrenia	54	899	57	723	+ 176
Asthma	55	898	46	3,818	- 2,920
Poisonings	56	635	53	1,674	- 1,039
Birth Trauma	57	551	54	1,233	- 682
Appendicitis	58	310	63	424	- 115
Upper Respiratory	59	259	65	229	+ 30
Leishmaniasis	60	119	79	0	+ 119
Maternal Conditions	61	71	56	779	- 707
Tetanus	62	57	71	2	+ 55
Oral conditions	63	52	64	286	- 233
War	64	36	55	1,198	- 1,162
Syphilis	65	34	66	49	- 15
Malnutrition	66	27	40	6,762	- 6,735
Encephalitis	67	21	68	25	- 4
Measles	68	10	80	0	+ 10
Pertussis	69	1	69	16	- 15
Diphtheria	70	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	67	34	- 34
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	58	678	- 678
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Greece

United States

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.