MEXICO VS NICARAGUA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NICARAGUA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	114,419	1	116,238	- 1,819
Kidney Disease	2	69,177	3	44,622	+ 24,554
Stroke	3	43,559	4	39,790	+ 3,769
Diabetes Mellitus	4	40,484	2	86,110	- 45,626
Lung Disease	5	30,733	7	29,123	+ 1,610
Liver Disease	6	23,560	6	29,838	- 6,278
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	22,549	8	24,816	- 2,267
Road Traffic Accidents	8	21,707	10	16,303	+ 5,405
Hypertension	9	21,600	9	17,806	+ 3,794
Violence	10	12,111	5	32,450	- 20,339
Congenital Anomalies	11	11,175	13	10,457	+ 719
Liver Cancer	12	9,959	21	6,817	+ 3,142
Low Birth Weight	13	9,588	18	7,163	+ 2,425
Stomach Cancer	14	9,352	19	6,939	+ 2,413
Prostate Cancer	15	7,558	15	7,494	+ 64
Cervical Cancer	16	7,326	26	4,787	+ 2,538
Other Injuries	17	7,001	11	12,175	- 5,174
Colon-Rectum Cancers	18	6,175	20	6,871	- 696
Suicide	19	5,573	22	6,772	- 1,199
Breast Cancer	20	5,542	16	7,380	- 1,838
Alcohol	21	5,456	32	2,945	+ 2,511
Falls	22	5,406	35	2,628	+ 2,778
Lung Cancers	23	5,362	17	7,349	- 1,987
Leukemia	24	4,443	25	4,830	- 387
Birth Trauma	25	3,876	36	2,552	+ 1,324
Other Neoplasms	26	3,764	23	6,204	- 2,440
Pancreas Cancer	27	3,481	27	4,510	- 1,029
Endocrine Disorders	28	3,204	12	11,310	- 8,107
Lymphomas	29	3,204	24	4,961	- 1,758
Malnutrition	30	3,193	14	7,552	- 4,358
Skin Disease	31	3,168	31	3,029	+ 139
Drownings	32	3,072	42	1,799	+ 1,273
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,918	30	3,447	- 529
Inflammatory/Heart	34	2,730	41	1,866	+ 864
HIV/AIDS	35	2,726	28	4,128	- 1,402
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,396	29	3,476	- 1,079
Tuberculosis	37	2,246	38	1,943	+ 303
Asthma	38	2,055	47	1,342	+ 712
Maternal Conditions	39	1,724	54	750	+ 974
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,674	33	2,734	- 1,060
Epilepsy	41	1,452	39	1,912	- 460
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,306	43	1,567	- 261
Oral Cancer	43	1,259	46	1,355	- 96
Ovary Cancer	44	1,199	34	2,649	- 1,450
Skin Cancers	45	1,153	40	1,909	- 756
Drug Use	46	985	44	1,470	- 485
Oesophagus Cancer	47	819	49	1,252	- 432
Uterin Cancer	48	762	50	902	- 139
Appendicitis	49	621	53	774	- 153
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	600	45	1,415	- 816
Meningitis	51	567	58	357	+ 210
Bladder Cancer	52	548	48	1,272	- 724
Anemia	53	547	37	2,182	- 1,635
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	391	52	859	- 469
Poisonings	55	345	57	531	- 186
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	331	51	894	- 563
Fires	57	320	56	604	- 283
Encephalitis	58	200	62	140	+ 60
Osteoarthritis	59	191	59	305	- 113
Syphilis	60	184	73	5	+ 179
Multiple Sclerosis	61	133	60	295	- 163
Hepatitis B	62	101	61	210	- 109
Oral conditions	63	90	65	125	- 35
Dengue	64	86	67	30	+ 56
Chagas disease	65	78	69	24	+ 53
Schizophrenia	66	65	63	127	- 62
Pertussis	67	59	70	21	+ 37
Hepatitis C	68	24	55	625	- 601
Ascariasis	69	16	72	5	+ 12
War	70	13	66	112	- 98
Leprosy	71	12	75	1	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	72	10	64	127	- 117
Iodine Deficiency	73	8	74	2	+ 6
Chlamydia	74	6	77	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	75	3	68	29	- 26
Leishmaniasis	76	2	76	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	77	1	79	0	+ 1
Measles	78	0	80	0	- 0
Tetanus	79	0	71	10	- 10
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Nicaragua

Mexico

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.