USA VS HUNGARY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	HUNGARY		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,275,677	1	504,904	+ 770,773
Stroke	2	413,414	4	158,520	+ 254,894
Lung Cancers	3	290,659	5	155,533	+ 135,126
Hypertension	4	251,963	8	65,960	+ 186,002
Lung Disease	5	223,324	3	195,387	+ 27,937
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	174,404	9	61,827	+ 112,577
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	159,441	2	287,198	- 127,758
Liver Disease	8	106,163	16	43,402	+ 62,760
Diabetes Mellitus	9	87,251	10	61,418	+ 25,833
Breast Cancer	10	78,365	13	48,671	+ 29,694
Pancreas Cancer	11	72,789	15	44,293	+ 28,496
Falls	12	60,582	18	40,418	+ 20,164
Inflammatory/Heart	13	56,444	22	32,529	+ 23,915
Suicide	14	55,943	12	53,099	+ 2,844
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	53,017	11	60,317	- 7,301
Stomach Cancer	16	47,178	33	13,077	+ 34,101
Oral Cancer	17	46,568	35	11,555	+ 35,013
Prostate Cancer	18	45,924	20	35,612	+ 10,312
Bladder Cancer	19	36,444	26	19,622	+ 16,822
Leukemia	20	31,512	24	26,966	+ 4,546
Lymphomas	21	31,393	19	40,281	- 8,888
Kidney Disease	22	30,328	6	85,861	- 55,533
Liver Cancer	23	29,421	23	27,064	+ 2,356
Road Traffic Accidents	24	26,021	17	41,694	- 15,673
Other Injuries	25	24,375	25	25,997	- 1,622
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	23,817	48	3,461	+ 20,356
Ovary Cancer	27	22,766	31	14,591	+ 8,175
Other Neoplasms	28	21,327	29	17,743	+ 3,584
Skin Cancers	29	20,102	32	14,311	+ 5,791
Endocrine Disorders	30	19,701	14	46,985	- 27,284
Oesophagus Cancer	31	19,620	28	17,829	+ 1,791
Parkinson's Disease	32	16,962	21	34,491	- 17,529
Alcohol	33	16,777	30	14,659	+ 2,117
Cervical Cancer	34	16,181	38	6,984	+ 9,197
Uterin Cancer	35	14,489	36	10,063	+ 4,426
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	9,746	37	9,955	- 208
Congenital Anomalies	37	8,817	34	11,762	- 2,944
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	8,418	47	3,646	+ 4,772
Violence	39	4,696	27	18,976	- 14,280
Skin Disease	40	4,620	43	5,409	- 789
Asthma	41	4,231	46	3,818	+ 412
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	4,186	58	678	+ 3,508
Low Birth Weight	43	3,938	39	6,924	- 2,986
Multiple Sclerosis	44	3,834	44	5,059	- 1,226
Fires	45	3,565	49	3,183	+ 382
Drownings	46	3,350	45	4,070	- 719
Epilepsy	47	3,226	50	3,162	+ 64
Schizophrenia	48	2,754	57	723	+ 2,031
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	2,306	52	2,461	- 155
Hepatitis C	50	2,238	41	5,684	- 3,446
Osteoarthritis	51	2,181	61	579	+ 1,603
Tuberculosis	52	2,144	62	546	+ 1,598
Drug Use	53	2,048	7	74,435	- 72,387
Poisonings	54	1,671	53	1,674	- 3
Anemia	55	1,374	51	3,115	- 1,741
Hepatitis B	56	1,370	59	608	+ 762
Meningitis	57	1,369	60	606	+ 764
Appendicitis	58	1,237	63	424	+ 813
Malnutrition	59	727	40	6,762	- 6,035
Birth Trauma	60	696	54	1,233	- 537
HIV/AIDS	61	482	42	5,660	- 5,178
Maternal Conditions	62	371	56	779	- 407
Upper Respiratory	63	294	65	229	+ 64
Otitis Media	64	284	67	34	+ 250
Tetanus	65	137	71	2	+ 135
Oral conditions	66	104	64	286	- 181
Encephalitis	67	69	68	25	+ 43
War	68	36	55	1,198	- 1,162
Measles	69	20	80	0	+ 20
Pertussis	70	1	69	16	- 15
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Syphilis	74	0	66	49	- 49
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	4	- 4
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.