SPAIN VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	275,772	1	51,684	+ 224,088
Stroke	2	101,518	3	29,004	+ 72,515
Lung Cancers	3	23,903	4	22,131	+ 1,773
Hypertension	4	23,190	9	9,115	+ 14,076
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	19,316	6	16,957	+ 2,358
Suicide	6	12,979	25	3,609	+ 9,370
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	11,768	7	13,717	- 1,949
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	11,674	2	42,339	- 30,664
Liver Disease	9	11,577	23	4,231	+ 7,345
Stomach Cancer	10	11,499	14	5,796	+ 5,702
Breast Cancer	11	11,315	11	7,067	+ 4,247
Prostate Cancer	12	10,756	13	6,420	+ 4,337
Pancreas Cancer	13	10,397	12	6,752	+ 3,645
Diabetes Mellitus	14	9,447	10	7,773	+ 1,673
Falls	15	9,319	26	3,246	+ 6,073
Lung Disease	16	9,228	5	18,926	- 9,698
Inflammatory/Heart	17	8,707	19	4,984	+ 3,723
Other Injuries	18	7,475	15	5,536	+ 1,939
Kidney Disease	19	6,689	8	9,725	- 3,035
Oral Cancer	20	6,080	27	2,583	+ 3,497
Lymphomas	21	5,783	16	5,335	+ 449
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	5,626	44	475	+ 5,151
Bladder Cancer	23	5,261	17	5,222	+ 38
Leukemia	24	5,105	24	3,772	+ 1,333
Liver Cancer	25	4,297	18	5,098	- 801
Ovary Cancer	26	4,195	28	2,026	+ 2,169
Road Traffic Accidents	27	4,040	31	1,829	+ 2,210
Cervical Cancer	28	4,035	39	855	+ 3,180
Parkinson's Disease	29	4,000	20	4,943	- 943
Oesophagus Cancer	30	3,936	29	2,011	+ 1,925
Other Neoplasms	31	3,813	22	4,748	- 935
Skin Cancers	32	3,536	32	1,803	+ 1,733
Alcohol	33	3,447	46	333	+ 3,114
Uterin Cancer	34	2,867	34	1,612	+ 1,255
Drownings	35	2,697	45	446	+ 2,251
Violence	36	2,366	51	262	+ 2,105
Drug Use	37	2,199	41	776	+ 1,423
Tuberculosis	38	2,136	50	270	+ 1,866
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,296	21	4,863	- 3,567
Epilepsy	40	1,116	40	824	+ 292
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,109	38	863	+ 246
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	1,068	36	1,064	+ 5
Fires	43	921	55	185	+ 736
Skin Disease	44	861	30	1,840	- 979
Poisonings	45	830	57	170	+ 660
Asthma	46	816	35	1,133	- 317
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	738	48	294	+ 444
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	525	33	1,612	- 1,087
Multiple Sclerosis	49	517	49	287	+ 230
Hepatitis C	50	421	42	652	- 232
HIV/AIDS	51	401	43	538	- 137
Meningitis	52	348	59	129	+ 219
Birth Trauma	53	185	60	113	+ 72
Appendicitis	54	175	61	79	+ 96
Low Birth Weight	55	159	52	253	- 94
Schizophrenia	56	152	56	181	- 28
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	144	54	204	- 60
Malnutrition	58	127	47	302	- 175
Osteoarthritis	59	112	53	212	- 100
Anemia	60	96	37	914	- 819
Hepatitis B	61	85	58	162	- 77
Tetanus	62	43	72	2	+ 42
Maternal Conditions	63	38	64	14	+ 25
Oral conditions	64	35	63	44	- 8
Encephalitis	65	29	70	4	+ 25
Otitis Media	66	18	66	9	+ 9
War	67	5	68	6	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	1	62	47	- 46
Pertussis	69	0	73	2	- 1
Syphilis	70	0	67	9	- 9
Chlamydia	71	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	11	- 11
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	83	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	69	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.