USA VS MOROCCO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOROCCO		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	707,387	1	504,904	+ 202,483
Stroke	2	291,412	4	158,520	+ 132,892
Hypertension	3	98,199	8	65,960	+ 32,238
Kidney Disease	4	93,443	6	85,861	+ 7,583
Diabetes Mellitus	5	67,475	10	61,418	+ 6,057
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	66,192	11	60,317	+ 5,874
Lung Cancers	7	60,227	5	155,533	- 95,306
Lung Disease	8	57,588	3	195,387	- 137,799
Road Traffic Accidents	9	56,570	17	41,694	+ 14,875
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	45,432	2	287,198	- 241,767
Liver Disease	11	44,507	16	43,402	+ 1,104
Breast Cancer	12	32,960	13	48,671	- 15,711
Asthma	13	30,564	46	3,818	+ 26,746
Low Birth Weight	14	30,226	39	6,924	+ 23,302
Tuberculosis	15	26,252	62	546	+ 25,706
Suicide	16	23,939	12	53,099	- 29,159
Colon-Rectum Cancers	17	23,378	9	61,827	- 38,449
Cervical Cancer	18	22,938	38	6,984	+ 15,953
Falls	19	22,463	18	40,418	- 17,955
Lymphomas	20	20,798	19	40,281	- 19,483
Other Injuries	21	20,775	25	25,997	- 5,222
Congenital Anomalies	22	19,430	34	11,762	+ 7,668
Birth Trauma	23	18,905	54	1,233	+ 17,672
Prostate Cancer	24	17,507	20	35,612	- 18,105
Stomach Cancer	25	15,470	33	13,077	+ 2,393
Parkinson's Disease	26	13,820	21	34,491	- 20,671
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	10,900	37	9,955	+ 945
Endocrine Disorders	28	10,330	14	46,985	- 36,655
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	9,838	48	3,461	+ 6,377
Bladder Cancer	30	9,773	26	19,622	- 9,849
Leukemia	31	9,464	24	26,966	- 17,502
Inflammatory/Heart	32	9,352	22	32,529	- 23,177
Fires	33	8,270	49	3,183	+ 5,087
Ovary Cancer	34	7,313	31	14,591	- 7,279
Oral Cancer	35	7,138	35	11,555	- 4,417
Pancreas Cancer	36	6,830	15	44,293	- 37,462
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	6,570	47	3,646	+ 2,924
Maternal Conditions	38	6,437	56	779	+ 5,659
Violence	39	5,781	27	18,976	- 13,195
Meningitis	40	4,962	60	606	+ 4,356
Skin Cancers	41	4,367	32	14,311	- 9,944
Oesophagus Cancer	42	4,020	28	17,829	- 13,810
Drownings	43	3,895	45	4,070	- 175
Liver Cancer	44	3,867	23	27,064	- 23,197
Epilepsy	45	3,072	50	3,162	- 90
Pertussis	46	2,967	69	16	+ 2,951
Drug Use	47	2,936	7	74,435	- 71,498
Hepatitis B	48	2,891	59	608	+ 2,283
HIV/AIDS	49	2,643	42	5,660	- 3,017
Poisonings	50	2,433	53	1,674	+ 759
Malnutrition	51	1,831	40	6,762	- 4,931
Encephalitis	52	1,614	68	25	+ 1,588
Uterin Cancer	53	1,409	36	10,063	- 8,654
Skin Disease	54	1,359	43	5,409	- 4,049
Syphilis	55	1,284	66	49	+ 1,235
Appendicitis	56	1,192	63	424	+ 767
Alcohol	57	999	30	14,659	- 13,661
Multiple Sclerosis	58	966	44	5,059	- 4,093
Tetanus	59	699	71	2	+ 697
Other Neoplasms	60	641	29	17,743	- 17,102
Schistosomiasis	61	609	72	1	+ 608
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	348	52	2,461	- 2,112
War	63	197	55	1,198	- 1,000
Leishmaniasis	64	140	79	0	+ 140
Hepatitis C	65	66	41	5,684	- 5,618
Ascariasis	66	45	82	0	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	67	34	65	229	- 196
Chlamydia	68	15	84	0	+ 15
Diphtheria	69	8	75	0	+ 8
Measles	70	2	80	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	67	34	- 33
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	723	- 723
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Morocco

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.