UNITED KINGDOM VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ISRAEL		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,296	2	71,728	- 34,432
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	21,810	1	98,135	- 76,325
Kidney Disease	3	17,742	18	5,471	+ 12,271
Stroke	4	17,702	4	37,626	- 19,925
Lung Cancers	5	14,749	5	35,715	- 20,966
Diabetes Mellitus	6	13,929	17	5,842	+ 8,086
Lung Disease	7	11,258	6	32,896	- 21,638
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	11,060	3	40,540	- 29,480
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	10,996	7	18,446	- 7,450
Breast Cancer	10	9,005	9	12,718	- 3,713
Pancreas Cancer	11	7,445	11	8,995	- 1,550
Endocrine Disorders	12	7,298	28	3,297	+ 4,001
Lymphomas	13	6,736	10	9,350	- 2,614
Other Injuries	14	6,027	19	5,464	+ 563
Leukemia	15	4,454	22	5,211	- 757
Stomach Cancer	16	4,115	24	4,999	- 884
Prostate Cancer	17	3,796	8	13,289	- 9,493
Bladder Cancer	18	3,614	16	6,133	- 2,520
Suicide	19	3,302	20	5,325	- 2,023
Other Neoplasms	20	3,057	26	3,986	- 929
Hypertension	21	2,915	23	5,208	- 2,293
Parkinson's Disease	22	2,897	13	8,573	- 5,675
Skin Cancers	23	2,760	27	3,727	- 967
Skin Disease	24	2,678	34	2,134	+ 544
Liver Cancer	25	2,512	21	5,237	- 2,725
Road Traffic Accidents	26	2,425	33	2,169	+ 256
Ovary Cancer	27	2,349	25	4,019	- 1,670
Liver Disease	28	2,128	14	7,666	- 5,538
Congenital Anomalies	29	2,119	35	2,127	- 8
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,562	29	3,126	- 1,565
Uterin Cancer	31	1,470	32	2,346	- 876
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	1,210	38	1,599	- 389
Oral Cancer	33	1,094	30	3,109	- 2,015
Anemia	34	1,086	50	277	+ 809
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,049	45	876	+ 173
Asthma	36	1,031	41	1,302	- 271
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,003	12	8,727	- 7,723
Cervical Cancer	38	968	43	1,099	- 131
Falls	39	898	15	7,618	- 6,720
Epilepsy	40	790	42	1,193	- 403
Violence	41	757	46	868	- 110
Low Birth Weight	42	685	40	1,313	- 629
Drug Use	43	491	31	2,824	- 2,333
Schizophrenia	44	484	60	101	+ 383
Drownings	45	284	49	301	- 17
Hepatitis C	46	283	51	267	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	47	283	37	1,856	- 1,573
Malnutrition	48	282	58	116	+ 167
Alcohol	49	281	39	1,555	- 1,274
Birth Trauma	50	254	54	190	+ 64
Peptic Ulcer Disease	51	242	36	2,090	- 1,848
HIV/AIDS	52	185	55	188	- 3
Fires	53	177	48	334	- 158
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	167	44	1,014	- 846
Meningitis	55	147	52	232	- 85
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	126	56	184	- 58
Tuberculosis	57	118	47	351	- 234
Hepatitis B	58	115	65	40	+ 75
Osteoarthritis	59	57	57	167	- 110
War	60	53	67	10	+ 43
Maternal Conditions	61	42	64	47	- 5
Upper Respiratory	62	39	63	48	- 9
Poisonings	63	29	53	221	- 191
Appendicitis	64	27	59	105	- 78
Oral conditions	65	27	61	54	- 27
Encephalitis	66	25	68	6	+ 19
Otitis Media	67	5	66	16	- 10
Leprosy	68	3	83	0	+ 3
Pertussis	69	1	69	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	70	0	70	0	- 0
Syphilis	71	0	62	49	- 49
Diphtheria	72	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.