EGYPT VS NICARAGUA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NICARAGUA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	97,360	1	173,871	- 76,511
Kidney Disease	2	58,863	6	21,087	+ 37,775
Stroke	3	37,064	3	43,839	- 6,775
Diabetes Mellitus	4	34,448	8	19,131	+ 15,317
Lung Disease	5	26,151	9	13,393	+ 12,758
Liver Disease	6	20,047	2	60,122	- 40,075
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	19,187	7	20,695	- 1,508
Road Traffic Accidents	8	18,471	12	10,141	+ 8,330
Hypertension	9	18,380	5	21,094	- 2,714
Violence	10	10,305	20	4,165	+ 6,140
Congenital Anomalies	11	9,509	10	12,163	- 2,654
Liver Cancer	12	8,474	4	24,512	- 16,038
Low Birth Weight	13	8,158	11	11,391	- 3,233
Stomach Cancer	14	7,957	32	1,844	+ 6,113
Prostate Cancer	15	6,431	35	1,282	+ 5,149
Cervical Cancer	16	6,233	48	625	+ 5,608
Other Injuries	17	5,957	21	3,819	+ 2,138
Colon-Rectum Cancers	18	5,254	24	3,083	+ 2,171
Suicide	19	4,742	25	3,022	+ 1,720
Breast Cancer	20	4,716	13	9,180	- 4,464
Alcohol	21	4,643	60	141	+ 4,501
Falls	22	4,600	30	2,019	+ 2,581
Lung Cancers	23	4,563	18	5,677	- 1,114
Leukemia	24	3,781	22	3,763	+ 18
Birth Trauma	25	3,298	17	6,109	- 2,811
Other Neoplasms	26	3,203	61	116	+ 3,087
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,962	26	2,906	+ 56
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,726	29	2,372	+ 354
Lymphomas	29	2,726	14	7,539	- 4,813
Malnutrition	30	2,717	46	759	+ 1,959
Skin Disease	31	2,695	55	219	+ 2,476
Drownings	32	2,614	37	1,122	+ 1,492
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,483	16	6,975	- 4,492
Inflammatory/Heart	34	2,323	27	2,489	- 166
HIV/AIDS	35	2,320	53	397	+ 1,923
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,039	23	3,692	- 1,653
Tuberculosis	37	1,911	51	432	+ 1,479
Asthma	38	1,748	15	7,104	- 5,355
Maternal Conditions	39	1,467	44	795	+ 672
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,425	34	1,339	+ 86
Epilepsy	41	1,235	50	451	+ 784
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,112	28	2,391	- 1,279
Oral Cancer	43	1,071	45	793	+ 278
Ovary Cancer	44	1,020	31	1,944	- 923
Skin Cancers	45	981	39	1,013	- 32
Drug Use	46	839	62	116	+ 722
Oesophagus Cancer	47	697	41	951	- 254
Uterin Cancer	48	649	52	422	+ 227
Appendicitis	49	528	59	142	+ 386
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	510	65	26	+ 484
Meningitis	51	482	43	827	- 345
Bladder Cancer	52	466	19	5,133	- 4,666
Anemia	53	465	82	0	+ 465
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	332	36	1,248	- 916
Poisonings	55	293	57	195	+ 98
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	282	84	0	+ 282
Fires	57	272	33	1,568	- 1,296
Encephalitis	58	170	38	1,046	- 875
Osteoarthritis	59	163	85	0	+ 163
Syphilis	60	156	58	159	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	61	113	56	213	- 100
Hepatitis B	62	86	40	988	- 902
Oral conditions	63	77	86	0	+ 77
Dengue	64	73	69	5	+ 68
Chagas disease	65	66	75	0	+ 66
Schizophrenia	66	55	80	0	+ 55
Pertussis	67	50	42	906	- 856
Hepatitis C	68	20	63	97	- 76
Ascariasis	69	14	67	6	+ 8
War	70	11	47	714	- 702
Leprosy	71	10	73	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	72	8	68	5	+ 3
Iodine Deficiency	73	7	74	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	74	5	71	1	+ 4
Otitis Media	75	3	72	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	76	1	66	13	- 12
Diphtheria	77	1	70	3	- 2
Measles	78	0	64	43	- 43
Tetanus	79	0	49	540	- 540
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	54	220	- 220
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Nicaragua

Egypt

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.