USA VS OMAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	OMAN		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	463,382	1	504,904	- 41,522
Stroke	2	144,406	4	158,520	- 14,114
Diabetes Mellitus	3	90,183	10	61,418	+ 28,765
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	61,425	11	60,317	+ 1,108
Road Traffic Accidents	5	46,185	17	41,694	+ 4,491
Liver Disease	6	35,595	16	43,402	- 7,807
Congenital Anomalies	7	33,835	34	11,762	+ 22,073
Hypertension	8	31,519	8	65,960	- 34,441
Lung Disease	9	28,497	3	195,387	- 166,890
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	28,332	2	287,198	- 258,866
Kidney Disease	11	27,357	6	85,861	- 58,503
Falls	12	25,622	18	40,418	- 14,796
Suicide	13	21,151	12	53,099	- 31,948
Drownings	14	18,478	45	4,070	+ 14,408
Low Birth Weight	15	18,138	39	6,924	+ 11,214
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	17,928	9	61,827	- 43,899
Stomach Cancer	17	16,255	33	13,077	+ 3,178
Breast Cancer	18	12,365	13	48,671	- 36,305
Lymphomas	19	12,070	19	40,281	- 28,211
Other Injuries	20	11,380	25	25,997	- 14,617
Inflammatory/Heart	21	11,159	22	32,529	- 21,370
Leukemia	22	11,131	24	26,966	- 15,835
Encephalitis	23	11,023	68	25	+ 10,997
Liver Cancer	24	10,202	23	27,064	- 16,863
Lung Cancers	25	9,890	5	155,533	- 145,643
Parkinson's Disease	26	9,613	21	34,491	- 24,878
Skin Disease	27	8,055	43	5,409	+ 2,646
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	6,859	37	9,955	- 3,096
Birth Trauma	29	6,760	54	1,233	+ 5,527
Pancreas Cancer	30	6,719	15	44,293	- 37,573
Oral Cancer	31	6,143	35	11,555	- 5,412
Endocrine Disorders	32	4,654	14	46,985	- 42,331
Poisonings	33	4,117	53	1,674	+ 2,442
Cervical Cancer	34	3,718	38	6,984	- 3,267
Bladder Cancer	35	3,616	26	19,622	- 16,006
Fires	36	3,353	49	3,183	+ 170
Prostate Cancer	37	3,236	20	35,612	- 32,376
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	3,185	48	3,461	- 276
Violence	39	3,004	27	18,976	- 15,972
Oesophagus Cancer	40	2,826	28	17,829	- 15,003
HIV/AIDS	41	2,717	42	5,660	- 2,944
Drug Use	42	2,506	7	74,435	- 71,929
Ovary Cancer	43	2,303	31	14,591	- 12,288
Epilepsy	44	1,926	50	3,162	- 1,236
Skin Cancers	45	1,914	32	14,311	- 12,397
Maternal Conditions	46	1,902	56	779	+ 1,123
Meningitis	47	1,830	60	606	+ 1,225
Tuberculosis	48	1,565	62	546	+ 1,019
Dengue	49	1,375	76	0	+ 1,375
Alcohol	50	1,170	30	14,659	- 13,489
Pertussis	51	1,153	69	16	+ 1,137
Multiple Sclerosis	52	1,013	44	5,059	- 4,046
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	1,008	47	3,646	- 2,638
Uterin Cancer	54	997	36	10,063	- 9,066
Asthma	55	983	46	3,818	- 2,836
Other Neoplasms	56	597	29	17,743	- 17,146
Appendicitis	57	409	63	424	- 16
War	58	377	55	1,198	- 821
Schistosomiasis	59	191	72	1	+ 190
Malnutrition	60	188	40	6,762	- 6,575
Syphilis	61	163	66	49	+ 114
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	133	52	2,461	- 2,328
Tetanus	63	84	71	2	+ 82
Hepatitis B	64	39	59	608	- 569
Ascariasis	65	21	82	0	+ 21
Leishmaniasis	66	21	79	0	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	67	13	65	229	- 217
Diphtheria	68	11	75	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	69	5	84	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	70	4	67	34	- 30
Hepatitis C	71	2	41	5,684	- 5,682
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	70	4	- 4
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Oman

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.