USA VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ISRAEL		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	186,299	1	504,904	- 318,605
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	108,943	2	287,198	- 178,255
Kidney Disease	3	88,624	6	85,861	+ 2,763
Stroke	4	88,422	4	158,520	- 70,098
Lung Cancers	5	73,674	5	155,533	- 81,859
Diabetes Mellitus	6	69,576	10	61,418	+ 8,158
Lung Disease	7	56,235	3	195,387	- 139,152
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	55,245	11	60,317	- 5,072
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	54,927	9	61,827	- 6,900
Breast Cancer	10	44,983	13	48,671	- 3,688
Pancreas Cancer	11	37,191	15	44,293	- 7,102
Endocrine Disorders	12	36,455	14	46,985	- 10,530
Lymphomas	13	33,648	19	40,281	- 6,633
Other Injuries	14	30,108	25	25,997	+ 4,110
Leukemia	15	22,246	24	26,966	- 4,719
Stomach Cancer	16	20,556	33	13,077	+ 7,479
Prostate Cancer	17	18,964	20	35,612	- 16,649
Bladder Cancer	18	18,050	26	19,622	- 1,572
Suicide	19	16,493	12	53,099	- 36,605
Other Neoplasms	20	15,271	29	17,743	- 2,472
Hypertension	21	14,560	8	65,960	- 51,401
Parkinson's Disease	22	14,472	21	34,491	- 20,019
Skin Cancers	23	13,788	32	14,311	- 523
Skin Disease	24	13,378	43	5,409	+ 7,969
Liver Cancer	25	12,547	23	27,064	- 14,518
Road Traffic Accidents	26	12,111	17	41,694	- 29,583
Ovary Cancer	27	11,731	31	14,591	- 2,860
Liver Disease	28	10,628	16	43,402	- 32,774
Congenital Anomalies	29	10,584	34	11,762	- 1,178
Inflammatory/Heart	30	7,801	22	32,529	- 24,728
Uterin Cancer	31	7,344	36	10,063	- 2,719
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	6,044	37	9,955	- 3,911
Oral Cancer	33	5,464	35	11,555	- 6,091
Anemia	34	5,423	51	3,115	+ 2,308
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	5,240	47	3,646	+ 1,594
Asthma	36	5,152	46	3,818	+ 1,334
Oesophagus Cancer	37	5,012	28	17,829	- 12,818
Cervical Cancer	38	4,836	38	6,984	- 2,148
Falls	39	4,488	18	40,418	- 35,930
Epilepsy	40	3,949	50	3,162	+ 786
Violence	41	3,783	27	18,976	- 15,193
Low Birth Weight	42	3,419	39	6,924	- 3,505
Drug Use	43	2,454	7	74,435	- 71,981
Schizophrenia	44	2,418	57	723	+ 1,696
Drownings	45	1,420	45	4,070	- 2,650
Hepatitis C	46	1,413	41	5,684	- 4,271
Multiple Sclerosis	47	1,413	44	5,059	- 3,646
Malnutrition	48	1,410	40	6,762	- 5,352
Alcohol	49	1,402	30	14,659	- 13,257
Birth Trauma	50	1,269	54	1,233	+ 36
Peptic Ulcer Disease	51	1,208	48	3,461	- 2,254
HIV/AIDS	52	923	42	5,660	- 4,737
Fires	53	883	49	3,183	- 2,300
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	836	52	2,461	- 1,625
Meningitis	55	737	60	606	+ 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	630	58	678	- 48
Tuberculosis	57	588	62	546	+ 42
Hepatitis B	58	575	59	608	- 33
Osteoarthritis	59	285	61	579	- 293
War	60	265	55	1,198	- 932
Maternal Conditions	61	210	56	779	- 569
Upper Respiratory	62	197	65	229	- 33
Poisonings	63	145	53	1,674	- 1,529
Appendicitis	64	137	63	424	- 287
Oral conditions	65	135	64	286	- 150
Encephalitis	66	124	68	25	+ 99
Otitis Media	67	27	67	34	- 7
Leprosy	68	13	74	0	+ 13
Pertussis	69	6	69	16	- 10
Leishmaniasis	70	2	79	0	+ 2
Syphilis	71	0	66	49	- 49
Diphtheria	72	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	71	2	- 2
Measles	74	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.