USA VS HONDURAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	HONDURAS		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	289,338	1	504,904	- 215,566
Violence	2	233,988	27	18,976	+ 215,012
Stroke	3	203,373	4	158,520	+ 44,853
Kidney Disease	4	109,667	6	85,861	+ 23,807
Lung Disease	5	107,538	3	195,387	- 87,849
Liver Disease	6	97,659	16	43,402	+ 54,257
Road Traffic Accidents	7	56,415	17	41,694	+ 14,721
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	50,691	2	287,198	- 236,507
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	47,925	11	60,317	- 12,393
Diabetes Mellitus	10	38,584	10	61,418	- 22,834
Diarrhoeal diseases	11	33,105	37	9,955	+ 23,150
Other Injuries	12	30,335	25	25,997	+ 4,338
Hypertension	13	30,076	8	65,960	- 35,884
HIV/AIDS	14	28,489	42	5,660	+ 22,828
Congenital Anomalies	15	28,459	34	11,762	+ 16,698
Low Birth Weight	16	27,088	39	6,924	+ 20,164
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	23,565	48	3,461	+ 20,104
Stomach Cancer	18	23,062	33	13,077	+ 9,985
Cervical Cancer	19	17,683	38	6,984	+ 10,698
Breast Cancer	20	17,153	13	48,671	- 31,517
Leukemia	21	17,045	24	26,966	- 9,921
Tuberculosis	22	16,242	62	546	+ 15,696
Parkinson's Disease	23	15,395	21	34,491	- 19,096
Lymphomas	24	14,002	19	40,281	- 26,279
Prostate Cancer	25	13,566	20	35,612	- 22,046
Liver Cancer	26	13,481	23	27,064	- 13,583
Lung Cancers	27	13,249	5	155,533	- 142,283
Inflammatory/Heart	28	13,147	22	32,529	- 19,382
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	12,687	9	61,827	- 49,140
Asthma	30	12,421	46	3,818	+ 8,603
Endocrine Disorders	31	12,000	14	46,985	- 34,985
Pancreas Cancer	32	11,671	15	44,293	- 32,621
Birth Trauma	33	11,134	54	1,233	+ 9,901
Alcohol	34	11,062	30	14,659	- 3,598
Falls	35	10,387	18	40,418	- 30,031
Epilepsy	36	7,231	50	3,162	+ 4,068
Suicide	37	7,205	12	53,099	- 45,893
Drownings	38	6,565	45	4,070	+ 2,495
Malnutrition	39	6,511	40	6,762	- 251
Skin Disease	40	6,010	43	5,409	+ 601
Appendicitis	41	5,002	63	424	+ 4,577
Drug Use	42	4,619	7	74,435	- 69,815
Dengue	43	4,314	76	0	+ 4,314
Oral Cancer	44	3,543	35	11,555	- 8,012
Ovary Cancer	45	3,499	31	14,591	- 11,093
Meningitis	46	3,289	60	606	+ 2,683
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	3,278	52	2,461	+ 817
Maternal Conditions	48	3,227	56	779	+ 2,448
Bladder Cancer	49	2,933	26	19,622	- 16,689
Oesophagus Cancer	50	2,909	28	17,829	- 14,920
Encephalitis	51	2,821	68	25	+ 2,796
Skin Cancers	52	2,435	32	14,311	- 11,876
Pertussis	53	2,072	69	16	+ 2,057
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	1,672	47	3,646	- 1,974
Poisonings	55	1,609	53	1,674	- 65
Other Neoplasms	56	1,463	29	17,743	- 16,280
Fires	57	1,435	49	3,183	- 1,748
Chagas disease	58	962	70	4	+ 958
Tetanus	59	927	71	2	+ 925
Uterin Cancer	60	823	36	10,063	- 9,240
Syphilis	61	656	66	49	+ 607
Multiple Sclerosis	62	381	44	5,059	- 4,678
Upper Respiratory	63	326	65	229	+ 96
Hepatitis B	64	179	59	608	- 429
War	65	146	55	1,198	- 1,052
Hepatitis C	66	115	41	5,684	- 5,568
Ascariasis	67	61	82	0	+ 61
Chlamydia	68	34	84	0	+ 34
Leishmaniasis	69	27	79	0	+ 27
Diphtheria	70	7	75	0	+ 7
Malaria	71	5	77	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	72	1	67	34	- 33
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	1	- 1
Measles	79	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	286	- 286
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	58	678	- 678
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	723	- 723
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Honduras

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.