USA VS NICARAGUA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NICARAGUA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	299,275	1	504,904	- 205,629
Kidney Disease	2	180,938	6	85,861	+ 95,077
Stroke	3	113,932	4	158,520	- 44,588
Diabetes Mellitus	4	105,890	10	61,418	+ 44,472
Lung Disease	5	80,384	3	195,387	- 115,003
Liver Disease	6	61,623	16	43,402	+ 18,220
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	58,978	11	60,317	- 1,339
Road Traffic Accidents	8	56,778	17	41,694	+ 15,084
Hypertension	9	56,498	8	65,960	- 9,462
Violence	10	31,677	27	18,976	+ 12,701
Congenital Anomalies	11	29,230	34	11,762	+ 17,469
Liver Cancer	12	26,049	23	27,064	- 1,015
Low Birth Weight	13	25,078	39	6,924	+ 18,154
Stomach Cancer	14	24,460	33	13,077	+ 11,383
Prostate Cancer	15	19,769	20	35,612	- 15,843
Cervical Cancer	16	19,161	38	6,984	+ 12,176
Other Injuries	17	18,311	25	25,997	- 7,686
Colon-Rectum Cancers	18	16,151	9	61,827	- 45,676
Suicide	19	14,577	12	53,099	- 38,522
Breast Cancer	20	14,495	13	48,671	- 34,175
Alcohol	21	14,271	30	14,659	- 389
Falls	22	14,141	18	40,418	- 26,277
Lung Cancers	23	14,026	5	155,533	- 141,507
Leukemia	24	11,622	24	26,966	- 15,343
Birth Trauma	25	10,137	54	1,233	+ 8,904
Other Neoplasms	26	9,846	29	17,743	- 7,897
Pancreas Cancer	27	9,104	15	44,293	- 35,188
Endocrine Disorders	28	8,380	14	46,985	- 38,606
Lymphomas	29	8,379	19	40,281	- 31,902
Malnutrition	30	8,353	40	6,762	+ 1,591
Skin Disease	31	8,285	43	5,409	+ 2,877
Drownings	32	8,035	45	4,070	+ 3,965
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	7,632	2	287,198	- 279,566
Inflammatory/Heart	34	7,140	22	32,529	- 25,389
HIV/AIDS	35	7,130	42	5,660	+ 1,470
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	6,268	37	9,955	- 3,687
Tuberculosis	37	5,875	62	546	+ 5,328
Asthma	38	5,374	46	3,818	+ 1,556
Maternal Conditions	39	4,509	56	779	+ 3,731
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	4,379	48	3,461	+ 918
Epilepsy	41	3,797	50	3,162	+ 635
Parkinson's Disease	42	3,417	21	34,491	- 31,074
Oral Cancer	43	3,292	35	11,555	- 8,263
Ovary Cancer	44	3,137	31	14,591	- 11,455
Skin Cancers	45	3,016	32	14,311	- 11,295
Drug Use	46	2,577	7	74,435	- 71,857
Oesophagus Cancer	47	2,143	28	17,829	- 15,687
Uterin Cancer	48	1,994	36	10,063	- 8,069
Appendicitis	49	1,624	63	424	+ 1,200
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	1,569	52	2,461	- 892
Meningitis	51	1,483	60	606	+ 877
Bladder Cancer	52	1,433	26	19,622	- 18,189
Anemia	53	1,431	51	3,115	- 1,684
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	1,021	47	3,646	- 2,624
Poisonings	55	902	53	1,674	- 772
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	865	58	678	+ 187
Fires	57	838	49	3,183	- 2,345
Encephalitis	58	524	68	25	+ 499
Osteoarthritis	59	501	61	579	- 78
Syphilis	60	480	66	49	+ 431
Multiple Sclerosis	61	347	44	5,059	- 4,712
Hepatitis B	62	264	59	608	- 343
Oral conditions	63	235	64	286	- 50
Dengue	64	225	76	0	+ 225
Chagas disease	65	203	70	4	+ 198
Schizophrenia	66	170	57	723	- 552
Pertussis	67	154	69	16	+ 138
Hepatitis C	68	63	41	5,684	- 5,621
Ascariasis	69	43	82	0	+ 43
War	70	35	55	1,198	- 1,163
Leprosy	71	30	74	0	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	72	26	65	229	- 203
Iodine Deficiency	73	22	73	1	+ 21
Chlamydia	74	17	84	0	+ 17
Otitis Media	75	9	67	34	- 25
Leishmaniasis	76	4	79	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	77	2	75	0	+ 2
Measles	78	0	80	0	- 0
Tetanus	79	0	71	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	72	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Nicaragua

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.