VANUATU VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		VANUATU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	642	1	454	+ 188
Stroke	2	428	2	288	+ 140
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	252	4	124	+ 127
Lung Cancers	4	224	23	15	+ 209
Lung Disease	5	168	5	108	+ 60
Kidney Disease	6	145	7	70	+ 74
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	120	21	18	+ 102
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	99	35	8	+ 91
Hypertension	9	89	11	47	+ 42
Parkinson's Disease	10	80	28	12	+ 69
Breast Cancer	11	77	26	13	+ 64
Prostate Cancer	12	62	34	9	+ 53
Pancreas Cancer	13	58	53	1	+ 57
Liver Cancer	14	48	18	27	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	15	47	49	2	+ 45
Stomach Cancer	16	47	40	6	+ 41
Other Injuries	17	44	17	30	+ 14
Leukemia	18	41	32	9	+ 32
Lymphomas	19	39	45	3	+ 35
Diabetes Mellitus	20	38	3	127	- 88
Falls	21	38	25	13	+ 25
Road Traffic Accidents	22	26	12	45	- 18
Liver Disease	23	25	9	51	- 27
Inflammatory/Heart	24	22	29	11	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	25	21	55	1	+ 20
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	19	20	18	+ 0
Ovary Cancer	27	17	44	4	+ 13
Suicide	28	16	8	54	- 38
Endocrine Disorders	29	16	33	9	+ 7
Oral Cancer	30	13	54	1	+ 13
Skin Cancers	31	13	86	0	+ 13
Drownings	32	13	16	35	- 22
Uterin Cancer	33	11	48	2	+ 9
Epilepsy	34	8	41	5	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	35	7	82	0	+ 7
Cervical Cancer	36	7	27	13	- 5
Drug Use	37	6	56	0	+ 5
Congenital Anomalies	38	5	10	48	- 42
Fires	39	4	42	4	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	40	4	57	0	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	41	4	14	43	- 39
Violence	42	3	38	7	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	3	15	35	- 32
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	3	6	80	- 77
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	2	58	0	+ 2
Tuberculosis	46	2	22	16	- 14
Skin Disease	47	2	39	7	- 5
Hepatitis B	48	2	51	1	+ 0
Alcohol	49	2	43	4	- 2
HIV/AIDS	50	1	72	0	+ 1
Anemia	51	1	83	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	52	1	61	0	+ 1
Meningitis	53	1	36	8	- 7
Schizophrenia	54	1	85	0	+ 1
Asthma	55	1	13	45	- 44
Poisonings	56	1	47	2	- 2
Birth Trauma	57	1	19	20	- 19
Appendicitis	58	0	50	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	59	0	65	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	60	0	74	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	61	0	24	14	- 14
Tetanus	62	0	46	3	- 3
Oral conditions	63	0	80	0	+ 0
War	64	0	64	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	0	37	8	- 8
Malnutrition	66	0	31	10	- 10
Encephalitis	67	0	52	1	- 1
Measles	68	0	62	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	30	10	- 10
Diphtheria	70	0	60	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	59	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	63	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	67	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	78	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VANUATU

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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.