VENEZUELA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	63,105	1	26,905	+ 36,199
Stroke	2	42,053	3	12,133	+ 29,920
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	24,742	7	7,188	+ 17,553
Lung Cancers	4	21,973	11	3,900	+ 18,073
Lung Disease	5	16,508	10	5,150	+ 11,359
Kidney Disease	6	14,215	8	5,932	+ 8,283
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	11,769	35	572	+ 11,197
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	9,749	19	2,037	+ 7,712
Hypertension	9	8,730	9	5,195	+ 3,535
Parkinson's Disease	10	7,904	48	252	+ 7,652
Breast Cancer	11	7,529	15	2,563	+ 4,966
Prostate Cancer	12	6,044	13	2,848	+ 3,195
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,688	25	1,082	+ 4,606
Liver Cancer	14	4,677	26	1,029	+ 3,647
Bladder Cancer	15	4,632	45	365	+ 4,268
Stomach Cancer	16	4,587	17	2,175	+ 2,412
Other Injuries	17	4,342	21	1,693	+ 2,648
Leukemia	18	4,045	27	1,007	+ 3,037
Lymphomas	19	3,789	23	1,248	+ 2,541
Diabetes Mellitus	20	3,780	4	11,176	- 7,396
Falls	21	3,719	28	865	+ 2,854
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,600	5	11,127	- 8,527
Liver Disease	23	2,418	16	2,340	+ 77
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,166	33	599	+ 1,567
Other Neoplasms	25	2,027	18	2,167	- 141
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,824	40	418	+ 1,407
Ovary Cancer	27	1,665	36	563	+ 1,102
Suicide	28	1,591	34	585	+ 1,006
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,571	30	760	+ 811
Oral Cancer	30	1,315	38	544	+ 771
Skin Cancers	31	1,309	37	553	+ 756
Drownings	32	1,300	43	388	+ 912
Uterin Cancer	33	1,113	47	309	+ 803
Epilepsy	34	744	41	411	+ 334
Oesophagus Cancer	35	734	44	370	+ 364
Cervical Cancer	36	727	20	1,986	- 1,259
Drug Use	37	577	50	225	+ 352
Congenital Anomalies	38	520	14	2,846	- 2,326
Fires	39	437	54	144	+ 293
Multiple Sclerosis	40	404	60	51	+ 353
Low Birth Weight	41	380	12	3,088	- 2,708
Violence	42	311	2	18,132	- 17,821
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	299	57	80	+ 219
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	283	22	1,359	- 1,076
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	199	52	180	+ 19
Tuberculosis	46	199	31	748	- 549
Skin Disease	47	168	66	18	+ 150
Hepatitis B	48	167	63	30	+ 137
Alcohol	49	151	62	34	+ 116
HIV/AIDS	50	141	6	7,490	- 7,349
Anemia	51	140	55	126	+ 14
Hepatitis C	52	115	65	21	+ 94
Meningitis	53	99	49	251	- 151
Schizophrenia	54	82	69	6	+ 76
Asthma	55	82	46	311	- 229
Poisonings	56	58	58	68	- 10
Birth Trauma	57	50	24	1,087	- 1,037
Appendicitis	58	28	56	98	- 69
Upper Respiratory	59	24	74	1	+ 22
Leishmaniasis	60	11	73	3	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	61	7	39	422	- 416
Tetanus	62	5	68	8	- 2
Oral conditions	63	5	86	0	+ 5
War	64	3	51	185	- 182
Syphilis	65	3	67	15	- 12
Malnutrition	66	2	32	629	- 627
Encephalitis	67	2	61	37	- 35
Measles	68	1	79	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	64	26	- 25
Diphtheria	70	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	59	65	- 65
Trichuriasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	70	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	29	826	- 826
Malaria	78	0	42	402	- 402
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	71	4	- 4
Otitis Media	82	0	75	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	53	151	- 151
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Greece

Venezuela

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.