GREECE VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,301	1	21,124	- 11,824
Diabetes Mellitus	2	6,890	20	1,266	+ 5,625
Kidney Disease	3	3,570	6	4,759	- 1,188
Stroke	4	3,184	2	14,077	- 10,894
Violence	5	2,596	42	104	+ 2,493
Liver Disease	6	2,387	23	809	+ 1,578
Lung Disease	7	2,330	5	5,526	- 3,196
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,986	3	8,282	- 6,297
Hypertension	9	1,425	9	2,922	- 1,498
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,304	22	870	+ 434
Other Injuries	11	974	17	1,453	- 479
Endocrine Disorders	12	905	29	526	+ 379
Congenital Anomalies	13	837	38	174	+ 663
Malnutrition	14	604	66	1	+ 603
Prostate Cancer	15	600	12	2,023	- 1,424
Breast Cancer	16	590	11	2,520	- 1,930
Lung Cancers	17	588	4	7,355	- 6,767
Low Birth Weight	18	573	41	127	+ 446
Stomach Cancer	19	555	16	1,535	- 980
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	550	8	3,264	- 2,714
Liver Cancer	21	545	14	1,566	- 1,020
Suicide	22	542	28	533	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	23	496	25	679	- 182
Lymphomas	24	397	19	1,268	- 871
Leukemia	25	386	18	1,354	- 967
Cervical Cancer	26	383	36	243	+ 140
Pancreas Cancer	27	361	13	1,904	- 1,543
HIV/AIDS	28	330	50	47	+ 283
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	278	44	95	+ 183
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	276	7	3,940	- 3,664
Skin Disease	31	242	47	56	+ 186
Alcohol	32	236	49	50	+ 185
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	219	26	611	- 392
Ovary Cancer	34	212	27	557	- 345
Falls	35	210	21	1,245	- 1,035
Birth Trauma	36	204	57	17	+ 187
Anemia	37	175	51	47	+ 128
Tuberculosis	38	155	46	66	+ 89
Epilepsy	39	153	34	249	- 96
Skin Cancers	40	153	31	438	- 285
Inflammatory/Heart	41	149	24	725	- 576
Drownings	42	144	32	435	- 291
Parkinson's Disease	43	125	10	2,646	- 2,520
Drug Use	44	118	37	193	- 76
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	113	45	67	+ 47
Oral Cancer	46	108	30	440	- 332
Asthma	47	107	55	27	+ 80
Bladder Cancer	48	102	15	1,551	- 1,449
Oesophagus Cancer	49	100	35	246	- 145
Uterin Cancer	50	72	33	373	- 300
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	72	86	0	+ 72
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	69	43	100	- 31
Appendicitis	53	62	58	9	+ 52
Maternal Conditions	54	60	61	2	+ 58
Hepatitis C	55	50	52	38	+ 12
Fires	56	48	39	146	- 98
Poisonings	57	42	56	19	+ 23
Meningitis	58	29	53	33	- 5
Osteoarthritis	59	24	85	0	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	60	24	40	135	- 112
Hepatitis B	61	17	48	56	- 39
Encephalitis	62	11	67	1	+ 11
Schizophrenia	63	10	54	27	- 17
Upper Respiratory	64	10	59	8	+ 2
Oral conditions	65	10	63	2	+ 8
War	66	9	64	1	+ 8
Dengue	67	2	71	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	2	82	0	+ 2
Chagas disease	69	2	77	0	+ 2
Pertussis	70	2	69	0	+ 2
Tetanus	71	1	62	2	- 1
Ascariasis	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Syphilis	73	0	65	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	81	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	60	4	- 4
Chlamydia	77	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	80	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Mexico

Greece

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.