SPAIN VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,036	1	51,684	- 9,648
Diabetes Mellitus	2	31,140	10	7,773	+ 23,367
Kidney Disease	3	16,137	8	9,725	+ 6,412
Stroke	4	14,390	3	29,004	- 14,614
Violence	5	11,735	51	262	+ 11,474
Liver Disease	6	10,791	23	4,231	+ 6,559
Lung Disease	7	10,532	5	18,926	- 8,394
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	8,974	7	13,717	- 4,742
Hypertension	9	6,439	9	9,115	- 2,675
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,896	31	1,829	+ 4,066
Other Injuries	11	4,403	15	5,536	- 1,133
Endocrine Disorders	12	4,090	21	4,863	- 773
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,782	38	863	+ 2,919
Malnutrition	14	2,731	47	302	+ 2,429
Prostate Cancer	15	2,710	13	6,420	- 3,709
Breast Cancer	16	2,669	11	7,067	- 4,399
Lung Cancers	17	2,658	4	22,131	- 19,473
Low Birth Weight	18	2,590	52	253	+ 2,338
Stomach Cancer	19	2,509	14	5,796	- 3,287
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	2,485	6	16,957	- 14,473
Liver Cancer	21	2,465	18	5,098	- 2,633
Suicide	22	2,449	25	3,609	- 1,161
Other Neoplasms	23	2,244	22	4,748	- 2,504
Lymphomas	24	1,794	16	5,335	- 3,540
Leukemia	25	1,747	24	3,772	- 2,026
Cervical Cancer	26	1,731	39	855	+ 876
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,631	12	6,752	- 5,121
HIV/AIDS	28	1,493	43	538	+ 954
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,257	36	1,064	+ 193
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,246	2	42,339	- 41,092
Skin Disease	31	1,095	30	1,840	- 745
Alcohol	32	1,065	46	333	+ 732
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	989	44	475	+ 514
Ovary Cancer	34	958	28	2,026	- 1,068
Falls	35	950	26	3,246	- 2,296
Birth Trauma	36	923	60	113	+ 810
Anemia	37	789	37	914	- 125
Tuberculosis	38	703	50	270	+ 432
Epilepsy	39	691	40	824	- 133
Skin Cancers	40	690	32	1,803	- 1,113
Inflammatory/Heart	41	675	19	4,984	- 4,309
Drownings	42	650	45	446	+ 205
Parkinson's Disease	43	567	20	4,943	- 4,376
Drug Use	44	532	41	776	- 245
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	512	48	294	+ 218
Oral Cancer	46	490	27	2,583	- 2,093
Asthma	47	485	35	1,133	- 648
Bladder Cancer	48	460	17	5,222	- 4,762
Oesophagus Cancer	49	453	29	2,011	- 1,559
Uterin Cancer	50	326	34	1,612	- 1,286
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	323	54	204	+ 119
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	311	33	1,612	- 1,301
Appendicitis	53	280	61	79	+ 201
Maternal Conditions	54	271	64	14	+ 258
Hepatitis C	55	226	42	652	- 426
Fires	56	218	55	185	+ 34
Poisonings	57	192	57	170	+ 22
Meningitis	58	129	59	129	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	59	110	53	212	- 102
Multiple Sclerosis	60	107	49	287	- 180
Hepatitis B	61	76	58	162	- 86
Encephalitis	62	51	70	4	+ 47
Schizophrenia	63	46	56	181	- 135
Upper Respiratory	64	46	62	47	- 1
Oral conditions	65	45	63	44	+ 1
War	66	40	68	6	+ 35
Dengue	67	11	77	0	+ 11
Otitis Media	68	11	66	9	+ 2
Chagas disease	69	9	71	3	+ 5
Pertussis	70	8	73	2	+ 6
Tetanus	71	3	72	2	+ 2
Ascariasis	72	2	78	0	+ 2
Syphilis	73	2	67	9	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	74	1	69	4	- 3
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	65	11	- 10
Chlamydia	77	0	82	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Mexico

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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.