SPAIN VS PAKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PAKISTAN		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,099	1	51,684	- 6,585
Stroke	2	26,497	3	29,004	- 2,506
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	19,556	36	1,064	+ 18,493
Low Birth Weight	4	17,493	52	253	+ 17,241
Lung Disease	5	16,293	5	18,926	- 2,633
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	15,641	7	13,717	+ 1,924
Diabetes Mellitus	7	11,963	10	7,773	+ 4,189
Birth Trauma	8	11,158	60	113	+ 11,045
Kidney Disease	9	10,641	8	9,725	+ 916
Liver Disease	10	10,273	23	4,231	+ 6,042
Tuberculosis	11	7,888	50	270	+ 7,618
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,278	31	1,829	+ 3,448
Other Injuries	13	5,060	15	5,536	- 476
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,931	38	863	+ 4,068
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	4,874	33	1,612	+ 3,262
Hypertension	16	4,294	9	9,115	- 4,821
Asthma	17	3,888	35	1,133	+ 2,755
Suicide	18	3,622	25	3,609	+ 12
Meningitis	19	3,377	59	129	+ 3,248
Breast Cancer	20	3,374	11	7,067	- 3,693
Oral Cancer	21	3,219	27	2,583	+ 636
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,851	2	42,339	- 39,488
Violence	23	2,421	51	262	+ 2,160
Maternal Conditions	24	2,322	64	14	+ 2,308
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,143	21	4,863	- 2,720
Lung Cancers	26	1,815	4	22,131	- 20,316
Malnutrition	27	1,658	47	302	+ 1,356
Falls	28	1,619	26	3,246	- 1,627
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,474	29	2,011	- 538
Tetanus	30	1,413	72	2	+ 1,411
Lymphomas	31	1,315	16	5,335	- 4,019
HIV/AIDS	32	1,273	43	538	+ 735
Encephalitis	33	1,246	70	4	+ 1,242
Pertussis	34	1,191	73	2	+ 1,189
Parkinson's Disease	35	1,151	20	4,943	- 3,792
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,021	44	475	+ 546
Drownings	37	1,007	45	446	+ 561
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	989	6	16,957	- 15,968
Leukemia	39	984	24	3,772	- 2,788
Epilepsy	40	913	40	824	+ 89
Liver Cancer	41	829	18	5,098	- 4,269
Fires	42	807	55	185	+ 622
Stomach Cancer	43	758	14	5,796	- 5,039
Cervical Cancer	44	751	39	855	- 104
Prostate Cancer	45	667	13	6,420	- 5,753
Ovary Cancer	46	662	28	2,026	- 1,364
Poisonings	47	630	57	170	+ 460
Bladder Cancer	48	511	17	5,222	- 4,711
Measles	49	483	81	0	+ 483
Alcohol	50	472	46	333	+ 139
Appendicitis	51	463	61	79	+ 384
Inflammatory/Heart	52	434	19	4,984	- 4,550
Hepatitis B	53	425	58	162	+ 263
Skin Cancers	54	288	32	1,803	- 1,515
Dengue	55	268	77	0	+ 268
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	260	48	294	- 34
Syphilis	57	241	67	9	+ 232
Hepatitis C	58	230	42	652	- 422
Uterin Cancer	59	223	34	1,612	- 1,389
Pancreas Cancer	60	200	12	6,752	- 6,552
Drug Use	61	155	41	776	- 621
War	62	112	68	6	+ 106
Malaria	63	110	83	0	+ 110
Other Neoplasms	64	77	22	4,748	- 4,671
Multiple Sclerosis	65	77	49	287	- 210
Upper Respiratory	66	54	62	47	+ 8
Skin Disease	67	25	30	1,840	- 1,816
Ascariasis	68	14	78	0	+ 14
Diphtheria	69	13	76	0	+ 12
Chlamydia	70	8	82	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	71	5	66	9	- 4
Leishmaniasis	72	1	65	11	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	69	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	181	- 181
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Pakistan

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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.