UNITED KINGDOM VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,865	2	71,728	- 10,863
Diabetes Mellitus	2	45,089	17	5,842	+ 39,247
Kidney Disease	3	23,365	18	5,471	+ 17,895
Stroke	4	20,835	4	37,626	- 16,791
Violence	5	16,992	46	868	+ 16,124
Liver Disease	6	15,624	14	7,666	+ 7,958
Lung Disease	7	15,250	6	32,896	- 17,646
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	12,994	3	40,540	- 27,546
Hypertension	9	9,324	23	5,208	+ 4,116
Road Traffic Accidents	10	8,537	33	2,169	+ 6,368
Other Injuries	11	6,375	19	5,464	+ 911
Endocrine Disorders	12	5,922	28	3,297	+ 2,626
Congenital Anomalies	13	5,475	35	2,127	+ 3,349
Malnutrition	14	3,954	58	116	+ 3,839
Prostate Cancer	15	3,924	8	13,289	- 9,365
Breast Cancer	16	3,864	9	12,718	- 8,854
Lung Cancers	17	3,848	5	35,715	- 31,867
Low Birth Weight	18	3,751	40	1,313	+ 2,437
Stomach Cancer	19	3,633	24	4,999	- 1,366
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	3,598	7	18,446	- 14,848
Liver Cancer	21	3,570	21	5,237	- 1,667
Suicide	22	3,546	20	5,325	- 1,779
Other Neoplasms	23	3,249	26	3,986	- 737
Lymphomas	24	2,598	10	9,350	- 6,753
Leukemia	25	2,529	22	5,211	- 2,682
Cervical Cancer	26	2,507	43	1,099	+ 1,408
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,362	11	8,995	- 6,634
HIV/AIDS	28	2,161	55	188	+ 1,973
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,820	38	1,599	+ 221
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,805	1	98,135	- 96,330
Skin Disease	31	1,586	34	2,134	- 548
Alcohol	32	1,542	39	1,555	- 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,432	36	2,090	- 658
Ovary Cancer	34	1,387	25	4,019	- 2,632
Falls	35	1,376	15	7,618	- 6,242
Birth Trauma	36	1,336	54	190	+ 1,147
Anemia	37	1,143	50	277	+ 866
Tuberculosis	38	1,017	47	351	+ 666
Epilepsy	39	1,001	42	1,193	- 192
Skin Cancers	40	999	27	3,727	- 2,728
Inflammatory/Heart	41	977	29	3,126	- 2,149
Drownings	42	942	49	301	+ 641
Parkinson's Disease	43	821	13	8,573	- 7,752
Drug Use	44	770	31	2,824	- 2,054
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	741	44	1,014	- 273
Oral Cancer	46	709	30	3,109	- 2,399
Asthma	47	703	41	1,302	- 599
Bladder Cancer	48	666	16	6,133	- 5,467
Oesophagus Cancer	49	655	12	8,727	- 8,071
Uterin Cancer	50	472	32	2,346	- 1,874
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	468	56	184	+ 284
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	450	45	876	- 426
Appendicitis	53	405	59	105	+ 300
Maternal Conditions	54	393	64	47	+ 346
Hepatitis C	55	327	51	267	+ 60
Fires	56	316	48	334	- 18
Poisonings	57	278	53	221	+ 57
Meningitis	58	187	52	232	- 45
Osteoarthritis	59	160	57	167	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	60	155	37	1,856	- 1,701
Hepatitis B	61	110	65	40	+ 70
Encephalitis	62	73	68	6	+ 68
Schizophrenia	63	67	60	101	- 35
Upper Respiratory	64	66	63	48	+ 18
Oral conditions	65	65	61	54	+ 12
War	66	59	67	10	+ 49
Dengue	67	16	73	0	+ 15
Otitis Media	68	15	66	16	- 0
Chagas disease	69	13	71	0	+ 12
Pertussis	70	11	69	3	+ 8
Tetanus	71	5	72	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	72	3	80	0	+ 3
Syphilis	73	2	62	49	- 46
Iodine Deficiency	74	1	84	0	+ 1
Leprosy	75	1	83	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	76	1	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	77	0	79	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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United Kingdom

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.