ITALY VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ISRAEL		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,213	1	97,116	- 63,903
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	19,422	3	41,445	- 22,022
Kidney Disease	3	15,800	11	12,726	+ 3,074
Stroke	4	15,764	2	62,633	- 46,870
Lung Cancers	5	13,135	4	34,152	- 21,018
Diabetes Mellitus	6	12,404	8	19,836	- 7,432
Lung Disease	7	10,025	5	32,382	- 22,357
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	9,849	9	16,339	- 6,489
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	9,792	7	21,254	- 11,461
Breast Cancer	10	8,020	10	13,868	- 5,849
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,630	13	12,095	- 5,464
Endocrine Disorders	12	6,499	18	8,431	- 1,932
Lymphomas	13	5,999	16	9,670	- 3,672
Other Injuries	14	5,368	12	12,112	- 6,745
Leukemia	15	3,966	21	6,728	- 2,762
Stomach Cancer	16	3,665	14	10,252	- 6,588
Prostate Cancer	17	3,381	20	8,409	- 5,028
Bladder Cancer	18	3,218	22	6,711	- 3,493
Suicide	19	2,940	26	4,042	- 1,101
Other Neoplasms	20	2,722	15	9,984	- 7,262
Hypertension	21	2,596	6	29,931	- 27,336
Parkinson's Disease	22	2,580	19	8,428	- 5,848
Skin Cancers	23	2,458	29	3,239	- 781
Skin Disease	24	2,385	38	1,440	+ 945
Liver Cancer	25	2,237	17	9,620	- 7,383
Road Traffic Accidents	26	2,159	30	3,221	- 1,062
Ovary Cancer	27	2,091	28	3,282	- 1,190
Liver Disease	28	1,895	23	5,559	- 3,665
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,887	37	1,443	+ 444
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,391	24	5,531	- 4,140
Uterin Cancer	31	1,309	33	2,198	- 889
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	1,078	36	1,622	- 544
Oral Cancer	33	974	27	3,343	- 2,369
Anemia	34	967	35	1,672	- 706
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	934	32	2,216	- 1,282
Asthma	36	918	47	494	+ 425
Oesophagus Cancer	37	893	34	2,045	- 1,152
Cervical Cancer	38	862	40	1,154	- 291
Falls	39	800	25	4,222	- 3,422
Epilepsy	40	704	39	1,337	- 633
Violence	41	674	50	409	+ 266
Low Birth Weight	42	610	51	357	+ 252
Drug Use	43	437	45	654	- 217
Schizophrenia	44	431	49	424	+ 7
Drownings	45	253	52	344	- 91
Hepatitis C	46	252	31	2,451	- 2,199
Multiple Sclerosis	47	252	44	677	- 425
Malnutrition	48	251	41	775	- 524
Alcohol	49	250	55	277	- 27
Birth Trauma	50	226	59	140	+ 86
Peptic Ulcer Disease	51	215	43	690	- 475
HIV/AIDS	52	165	46	520	- 355
Fires	53	157	56	271	- 114
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	149	42	701	- 552
Meningitis	55	131	60	128	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	112	57	241	- 128
Tuberculosis	57	105	53	336	- 231
Hepatitis B	58	102	54	334	- 232
Osteoarthritis	59	51	48	481	- 430
War	60	47	66	6	+ 41
Maternal Conditions	61	37	67	6	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	62	35	64	20	+ 15
Poisonings	63	26	58	154	- 128
Appendicitis	64	24	61	49	- 24
Oral conditions	65	24	62	47	- 23
Encephalitis	66	22	68	5	+ 18
Otitis Media	67	5	65	16	- 11
Leprosy	68	2	74	0	+ 2
Pertussis	69	1	73	1	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	70	3	- 3
Syphilis	71	0	69	4	- 4
Diphtheria	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	73	0	63	22	- 22
Measles	74	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.