PHILIPPINES VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	188,413	1	129,955	+ 58,458
Stroke	2	121,514	3	74,167	+ 47,348
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	80,406	39	2,010	+ 78,396
Lung Cancers	4	66,259	13	10,296	+ 55,963
Lung Disease	5	62,825	6	32,559	+ 30,265
Hypertension	6	58,069	5	34,500	+ 23,569
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	41,234	16	8,063	+ 33,171
Diabetes Mellitus	8	38,484	7	32,260	+ 6,223
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	31,698	2	93,807	- 62,109
Breast Cancer	10	26,906	15	9,802	+ 17,103
Kidney Disease	11	24,689	4	39,380	- 14,691
Other Injuries	12	23,499	31	3,536	+ 19,963
Pancreas Cancer	13	23,464	37	2,121	+ 21,343
Stomach Cancer	14	19,891	41	1,868	+ 18,022
Other Neoplasms	15	19,370	23	5,146	+ 14,224
Lymphomas	16	18,761	36	2,279	+ 16,483
Liver Cancer	17	18,664	19	7,663	+ 11,000
Endocrine Disorders	18	16,356	12	10,464	+ 5,893
Parkinson's Disease	19	16,350	55	594	+ 15,756
Prostate Cancer	20	16,315	26	4,149	+ 12,165
Leukemia	21	13,054	29	3,596	+ 9,458
Bladder Cancer	22	13,019	58	569	+ 12,450
Liver Disease	23	10,786	20	7,076	+ 3,709
Inflammatory/Heart	24	10,730	30	3,545	+ 7,185
Falls	25	8,192	28	3,861	+ 4,331
Suicide	26	7,842	35	2,325	+ 5,516
Oral Cancer	27	6,486	34	2,916	+ 3,570
Ovary Cancer	28	6,366	40	1,994	+ 4,373
Skin Cancers	29	6,284	61	368	+ 5,916
Road Traffic Accidents	30	6,249	10	13,017	- 6,768
Hepatitis C	31	4,754	81	0	+ 4,754
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	4,299	42	1,807	+ 2,492
Uterin Cancer	33	4,264	50	761	+ 3,503
Oesophagus Cancer	34	3,968	53	672	+ 3,296
Anemia	35	3,245	32	3,435	- 190
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	3,147	22	6,189	- 3,042
Congenital Anomalies	37	2,800	17	8,051	- 5,251
Skin Disease	38	2,793	25	4,229	- 1,436
Epilepsy	39	2,593	45	1,120	+ 1,473
Cervical Cancer	40	2,238	33	3,076	- 837
Malnutrition	41	1,505	24	4,311	- 2,806
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	1,361	62	323	+ 1,038
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,338	21	6,865	- 5,527
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,313	72	31	+ 1,282
Drug Use	45	1,269	52	695	+ 574
HIV/AIDS	46	1,009	66	204	+ 804
Asthma	47	958	11	11,404	- 10,446
Osteoarthritis	48	933	57	570	+ 364
Schizophrenia	49	823	68	127	+ 696
Violence	50	793	9	14,835	- 14,042
Low Birth Weight	51	693	14	10,141	- 9,447
Drownings	52	667	27	3,881	- 3,214
Tuberculosis	53	652	8	27,061	- 26,409
Hepatitis B	54	648	56	590	+ 58
Alcohol	55	537	60	401	+ 137
Fires	56	526	54	600	- 74
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	467	51	752	- 285
Poisonings	58	299	65	226	+ 73
Birth Trauma	59	272	18	7,960	- 7,688
Meningitis	60	248	47	1,041	- 793
Appendicitis	61	94	63	276	- 182
Oral conditions	62	92	73	28	+ 63
Tetanus	63	42	59	521	- 479
Upper Respiratory	64	39	70	39	+ 1
Otitis Media	65	31	74	23	+ 8
War	66	12	49	817	- 805
Maternal Conditions	67	12	38	2,042	- 2,030
Encephalitis	68	9	67	185	- 176
Syphilis	69	8	44	1,157	- 1,149
Leishmaniasis	70	6	82	0	+ 6
Measles	71	3	48	894	- 891
Chagas disease	72	2	79	2	- 0
Pertussis	73	1	43	1,760	- 1,759
Leprosy	74	1	71	37	- 36
Iodine Deficiency	75	1	77	4	- 3
Diphtheria	76	0	75	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	64	233	- 233
Malaria	79	0	69	94	- 94
Ascariasis	80	0	76	13	- 13
Dengue	81	0	46	1,060	- 1,060
Trichuriasis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	78	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	2	- 2
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

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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.