USA VS NO MACEDONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NO MACEDONIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	883,981	4	158,520	+ 725,461
Coronary Heart Disease	2	707,710	1	504,904	+ 202,806
Inflammatory/Heart	3	680,437	22	32,529	+ 647,908
Diabetes Mellitus	4	176,697	10	61,418	+ 115,278
Lung Cancers	5	168,914	5	155,533	+ 13,381
Lung Disease	6	129,151	3	195,387	- 66,236
Hypertension	7	100,472	8	65,960	+ 34,511
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	89,730	9	61,827	+ 27,902
Kidney Disease	9	82,553	6	85,861	- 3,308
Stomach Cancer	10	72,867	33	13,077	+ 59,791
Breast Cancer	11	61,842	13	48,671	+ 13,171
Pancreas Cancer	12	42,675	15	44,293	- 1,617
Liver Cancer	13	41,635	23	27,064	+ 14,571
Prostate Cancer	14	41,483	20	35,612	+ 5,870
Liver Disease	15	34,859	16	43,402	- 8,543
Suicide	16	31,338	12	53,099	- 21,761
Other Injuries	17	29,304	25	25,997	+ 3,306
Bladder Cancer	18	26,021	26	19,622	+ 6,399
Influenza and Pneumonia	19	25,066	11	60,317	- 35,252
Parkinson's Disease	20	22,504	21	34,491	- 11,987
Skin Cancers	21	20,178	32	14,311	+ 5,867
Leukemia	22	18,317	24	26,966	- 8,649
Uterin Cancer	23	17,291	36	10,063	+ 7,228
Road Traffic Accidents	24	17,165	17	41,694	- 24,529
Lymphomas	25	15,342	19	40,281	- 24,939
Ovary Cancer	26	14,962	31	14,591	+ 371
Falls	27	12,456	18	40,418	- 27,962
Low Birth Weight	28	11,758	39	6,924	+ 4,834
Oral Cancer	29	11,503	35	11,555	- 52
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	11,345	2	287,198	- 275,853
Cervical Cancer	31	10,859	38	6,984	+ 3,874
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	8,963	48	3,461	+ 5,502
Asthma	33	8,494	46	3,818	+ 4,676
Oesophagus Cancer	34	7,256	28	17,829	- 10,573
Tuberculosis	35	5,093	62	546	+ 4,547
Violence	36	4,950	27	18,976	- 14,026
Congenital Anomalies	37	4,592	34	11,762	- 7,170
Epilepsy	38	3,696	50	3,162	+ 533
Multiple Sclerosis	39	3,390	44	5,059	- 1,669
Other Neoplasms	40	3,023	29	17,743	- 14,720
Drownings	41	2,853	45	4,070	- 1,217
Alcohol	42	2,204	30	14,659	- 12,455
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	2,054	47	3,646	- 1,592
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,950	14	46,985	- 45,035
Poisonings	45	1,796	53	1,674	+ 122
Fires	46	1,746	49	3,183	- 1,437
Drug Use	47	1,442	7	74,435	- 72,993
Birth Trauma	48	1,150	54	1,233	- 83
Hepatitis B	49	1,146	59	608	+ 538
Pertussis	50	584	69	16	+ 568
Meningitis	51	577	60	606	- 29
Anemia	52	558	51	3,115	- 2,557
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	445	58	678	- 233
Maternal Conditions	54	306	56	779	- 472
Appendicitis	55	224	63	424	- 200
Diarrhoeal diseases	56	166	37	9,955	- 9,789
Skin Disease	57	166	43	5,409	- 5,243
Malnutrition	58	96	40	6,762	- 6,666
Encephalitis	59	83	68	25	+ 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	67	52	2,461	- 2,394
HIV/AIDS	61	54	42	5,660	- 5,607
Syphilis	62	44	66	49	- 5
War	63	35	55	1,198	- 1,163
Leishmaniasis	64	18	79	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	65	1	65	229	- 228
Diphtheria	66	1	75	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	41	5,684	- 5,683
Chlamydia	68	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	73	1	- 1
Dengue	70	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	80	0	- 0
Tetanus	75	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	72	1	- 1
Otitis Media	80	0	67	34	- 34
Leprosy	81	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	83	0	64	286	- 286
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	57	723	- 723
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

No Macedonia

United States

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.