UNITED KINGDOM VS NICARAGUA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NICARAGUA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,913	2	71,728	- 11,815
Kidney Disease	2	36,223	18	5,471	+ 30,752
Stroke	3	22,809	4	37,626	- 14,818
Diabetes Mellitus	4	21,199	17	5,842	+ 15,356
Lung Disease	5	16,092	6	32,896	- 16,803
Liver Disease	6	12,336	14	7,666	+ 4,671
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	11,807	3	40,540	- 28,733
Road Traffic Accidents	8	11,367	33	2,169	+ 9,198
Hypertension	9	11,311	23	5,208	+ 6,103
Violence	10	6,342	46	868	+ 5,474
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,852	35	2,127	+ 3,725
Liver Cancer	12	5,215	21	5,237	- 22
Low Birth Weight	13	5,020	40	1,313	+ 3,707
Stomach Cancer	14	4,897	24	4,999	- 102
Prostate Cancer	15	3,958	8	13,289	- 9,332
Cervical Cancer	16	3,836	43	1,099	+ 2,737
Other Injuries	17	3,666	19	5,464	- 1,798
Colon-Rectum Cancers	18	3,233	7	18,446	- 15,213
Suicide	19	2,918	20	5,325	- 2,407
Breast Cancer	20	2,902	9	12,718	- 9,816
Alcohol	21	2,857	39	1,555	+ 1,302
Falls	22	2,831	15	7,618	- 4,787
Lung Cancers	23	2,808	5	35,715	- 32,907
Leukemia	24	2,327	22	5,211	- 2,884
Birth Trauma	25	2,029	54	190	+ 1,840
Other Neoplasms	26	1,971	26	3,986	- 2,015
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,823	11	8,995	- 7,173
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,678	28	3,297	- 1,619
Lymphomas	29	1,677	10	9,350	- 7,673
Malnutrition	30	1,672	58	116	+ 1,557
Skin Disease	31	1,659	34	2,134	- 475
Drownings	32	1,609	49	301	+ 1,308
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,528	1	98,135	- 96,607
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,429	29	3,126	- 1,697
HIV/AIDS	35	1,427	55	188	+ 1,239
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,255	38	1,599	- 344
Tuberculosis	37	1,176	47	351	+ 825
Asthma	38	1,076	41	1,302	- 226
Maternal Conditions	39	903	64	47	+ 856
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	877	36	2,090	- 1,213
Epilepsy	41	760	42	1,193	- 433
Parkinson's Disease	42	684	13	8,573	- 7,889
Oral Cancer	43	659	30	3,109	- 2,450
Ovary Cancer	44	628	25	4,019	- 3,391
Skin Cancers	45	604	27	3,727	- 3,123
Drug Use	46	516	31	2,824	- 2,308
Oesophagus Cancer	47	429	12	8,727	- 8,298
Uterin Cancer	48	399	32	2,346	- 1,947
Appendicitis	49	325	59	105	+ 220
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	314	44	1,014	- 700
Meningitis	51	297	52	232	+ 64
Bladder Cancer	52	287	16	6,133	- 5,846
Anemia	53	286	50	277	+ 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	204	45	876	- 672
Poisonings	55	181	53	221	- 40
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	173	56	184	- 11
Fires	57	168	48	334	- 167
Encephalitis	58	105	68	6	+ 99
Osteoarthritis	59	100	57	167	- 67
Syphilis	60	96	62	49	+ 47
Multiple Sclerosis	61	69	37	1,856	- 1,786
Hepatitis B	62	53	65	40	+ 13
Oral conditions	63	47	61	54	- 7
Dengue	64	45	73	0	+ 45
Chagas disease	65	41	71	0	+ 40
Schizophrenia	66	34	60	101	- 67
Pertussis	67	31	69	3	+ 28
Hepatitis C	68	13	51	267	- 255
Ascariasis	69	9	80	0	+ 9
War	70	7	67	10	- 3
Leprosy	71	6	83	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	72	5	63	48	- 43
Iodine Deficiency	73	4	84	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	74	3	79	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	75	2	66	16	- 14
Leishmaniasis	76	1	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	79	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Nicaragua

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.