PHILIPPINES VS NICARAGUA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NICARAGUA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	103,512	1	129,955	- 26,443
Kidney Disease	2	62,582	4	39,380	+ 23,202
Stroke	3	39,407	3	74,167	- 34,760
Diabetes Mellitus	4	36,625	7	32,260	+ 4,364
Lung Disease	5	27,803	6	32,559	- 4,756
Liver Disease	6	21,314	20	7,076	+ 14,237
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	20,399	2	93,807	- 73,408
Road Traffic Accidents	8	19,638	10	13,017	+ 6,621
Hypertension	9	19,541	5	34,500	- 14,958
Violence	10	10,956	9	14,835	- 3,878
Congenital Anomalies	11	10,110	17	8,051	+ 2,059
Liver Cancer	12	9,010	19	7,663	+ 1,346
Low Birth Weight	13	8,674	14	10,141	- 1,467
Stomach Cancer	14	8,460	41	1,868	+ 6,592
Prostate Cancer	15	6,838	26	4,149	+ 2,688
Cervical Cancer	16	6,627	33	3,076	+ 3,552
Other Injuries	17	6,334	31	3,536	+ 2,798
Colon-Rectum Cancers	18	5,586	16	8,063	- 2,477
Suicide	19	5,042	35	2,325	+ 2,716
Breast Cancer	20	5,014	15	9,802	- 4,789
Alcohol	21	4,936	60	401	+ 4,535
Falls	22	4,891	28	3,861	+ 1,030
Lung Cancers	23	4,851	13	10,296	- 5,444
Leukemia	24	4,020	29	3,596	+ 424
Birth Trauma	25	3,506	18	7,960	- 4,454
Other Neoplasms	26	3,405	23	5,146	- 1,741
Pancreas Cancer	27	3,149	37	2,121	+ 1,028
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,898	12	10,464	- 7,565
Lymphomas	29	2,898	36	2,279	+ 619
Malnutrition	30	2,889	24	4,311	- 1,422
Skin Disease	31	2,866	25	4,229	- 1,364
Drownings	32	2,779	27	3,881	- 1,102
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,640	39	2,010	+ 630
Inflammatory/Heart	34	2,470	30	3,545	- 1,076
HIV/AIDS	35	2,466	66	204	+ 2,262
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,168	22	6,189	- 4,021
Tuberculosis	37	2,032	8	27,061	- 25,029
Asthma	38	1,859	11	11,404	- 9,545
Maternal Conditions	39	1,560	38	2,042	- 482
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,515	21	6,865	- 5,351
Epilepsy	41	1,313	45	1,120	+ 194
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,182	55	594	+ 588
Oral Cancer	43	1,139	34	2,916	- 1,778
Ovary Cancer	44	1,085	40	1,994	- 909
Skin Cancers	45	1,043	61	368	+ 675
Drug Use	46	891	52	695	+ 197
Oesophagus Cancer	47	741	53	672	+ 69
Uterin Cancer	48	690	50	761	- 71
Appendicitis	49	562	63	276	+ 286
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	543	62	323	+ 220
Meningitis	51	513	47	1,041	- 528
Bladder Cancer	52	496	58	569	- 74
Anemia	53	495	32	3,435	- 2,940
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	353	42	1,807	- 1,453
Poisonings	55	312	65	226	+ 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	299	51	752	- 453
Fires	57	290	54	600	- 310
Encephalitis	58	181	67	185	- 3
Osteoarthritis	59	173	57	570	- 397
Syphilis	60	166	44	1,157	- 991
Multiple Sclerosis	61	120	72	31	+ 89
Hepatitis B	62	91	56	590	- 498
Oral conditions	63	81	73	28	+ 53
Dengue	64	78	46	1,060	- 982
Chagas disease	65	70	79	2	+ 68
Schizophrenia	66	59	68	127	- 68
Pertussis	67	53	43	1,760	- 1,707
Hepatitis C	68	22	81	0	+ 21
Ascariasis	69	15	76	13	+ 2
War	70	12	49	817	- 805
Leprosy	71	10	71	37	- 26
Upper Respiratory	72	9	70	39	- 30
Iodine Deficiency	73	7	77	4	+ 4
Chlamydia	74	6	78	4	+ 2
Otitis Media	75	3	74	23	- 20
Leishmaniasis	76	2	82	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	77	1	75	14	- 13
Measles	78	0	48	894	- 894
Tetanus	79	0	59	521	- 521
Hookworm Disease	80	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	69	94	- 94
Schistosomiasis	84	0	64	233	- 233
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	2	- 2
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Nicaragua

Philippines

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.