USA VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	544,742	1	504,904	+ 39,838
Stroke	2	351,322	4	158,520	+ 192,803
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	232,470	2	287,198	- 54,728
Lung Cancers	4	191,567	5	155,533	+ 36,035
Lung Disease	5	181,639	3	195,387	- 13,748
Hypertension	6	167,889	8	65,960	+ 101,929
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	119,215	9	61,827	+ 57,388
Diabetes Mellitus	8	111,264	10	61,418	+ 49,846
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	91,646	11	60,317	+ 31,328
Breast Cancer	10	77,789	13	48,671	+ 29,119
Kidney Disease	11	71,381	6	85,861	- 14,480
Other Injuries	12	67,940	25	25,997	+ 41,943
Pancreas Cancer	13	67,841	15	44,293	+ 23,548
Stomach Cancer	14	57,508	33	13,077	+ 44,431
Other Neoplasms	15	56,003	29	17,743	+ 38,260
Lymphomas	16	54,243	19	40,281	+ 13,962
Liver Cancer	17	53,961	23	27,064	+ 26,897
Endocrine Disorders	18	47,290	14	46,985	+ 305
Parkinson's Disease	19	47,272	21	34,491	+ 12,781
Prostate Cancer	20	47,169	20	35,612	+ 11,557
Leukemia	21	37,741	24	26,966	+ 10,776
Bladder Cancer	22	37,641	26	19,622	+ 18,019
Liver Disease	23	31,184	16	43,402	- 12,219
Inflammatory/Heart	24	31,024	22	32,529	- 1,505
Falls	25	23,684	18	40,418	- 16,734
Suicide	26	22,671	12	53,099	- 30,427
Oral Cancer	27	18,753	35	11,555	+ 7,198
Ovary Cancer	28	18,407	31	14,591	+ 3,815
Skin Cancers	29	18,168	32	14,311	+ 3,857
Road Traffic Accidents	30	18,066	17	41,694	- 23,628
Hepatitis C	31	13,746	41	5,684	+ 8,062
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	12,429	47	3,646	+ 8,783
Uterin Cancer	33	12,328	36	10,063	+ 2,265
Oesophagus Cancer	34	11,472	28	17,829	- 6,357
Anemia	35	9,381	51	3,115	+ 6,266
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	9,098	37	9,955	- 857
Congenital Anomalies	37	8,095	34	11,762	- 3,667
Skin Disease	38	8,076	43	5,409	+ 2,667
Epilepsy	39	7,497	50	3,162	+ 4,334
Cervical Cancer	40	6,471	38	6,984	- 513
Malnutrition	41	4,350	40	6,762	- 2,412
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	3,935	52	2,461	+ 1,474
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	3,870	48	3,461	+ 409
Multiple Sclerosis	44	3,795	44	5,059	- 1,264
Drug Use	45	3,669	7	74,435	- 70,766
HIV/AIDS	46	2,916	42	5,660	- 2,745
Asthma	47	2,768	46	3,818	- 1,050
Osteoarthritis	48	2,699	61	579	+ 2,120
Schizophrenia	49	2,379	57	723	+ 1,656
Violence	50	2,291	27	18,976	- 16,685
Low Birth Weight	51	2,005	39	6,924	- 4,919
Drownings	52	1,929	45	4,070	- 2,141
Tuberculosis	53	1,885	62	546	+ 1,338
Hepatitis B	54	1,873	59	608	+ 1,265
Alcohol	55	1,554	30	14,659	- 13,106
Fires	56	1,520	49	3,183	- 1,663
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	1,351	58	678	+ 673
Poisonings	58	864	53	1,674	- 810
Birth Trauma	59	787	54	1,233	- 447
Meningitis	60	717	60	606	+ 111
Appendicitis	61	272	63	424	- 152
Oral conditions	62	265	64	286	- 20
Tetanus	63	121	71	2	+ 119
Upper Respiratory	64	113	65	229	- 116
Otitis Media	65	89	67	34	+ 55
War	66	35	55	1,198	- 1,163
Maternal Conditions	67	33	56	779	- 745
Encephalitis	68	26	68	25	+ 1
Syphilis	69	24	66	49	- 25
Leishmaniasis	70	18	79	0	+ 18
Measles	71	8	80	0	+ 8
Chagas disease	72	6	70	4	+ 1
Pertussis	73	3	69	16	- 12
Leprosy	74	2	74	0	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	75	2	73	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	84	0	- 0
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.