USA VS PANAMA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PANAMA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	200,727	1	504,904	- 304,177
Stroke	2	153,450	4	158,520	- 5,069
Kidney Disease	3	84,623	6	85,861	- 1,238
Diabetes Mellitus	4	81,859	10	61,418	+ 20,440
Lung Disease	5	62,354	3	195,387	- 133,033
Violence	6	55,822	27	18,976	+ 36,846
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	53,309	11	60,317	- 7,008
HIV/AIDS	8	49,960	42	5,660	+ 44,300
Road Traffic Accidents	9	45,223	17	41,694	+ 3,528
Hypertension	10	39,008	8	65,960	- 26,952
Stomach Cancer	11	30,368	33	13,077	+ 17,292
Prostate Cancer	12	29,822	20	35,612	- 5,791
Congenital Anomalies	13	28,881	34	11,762	+ 17,120
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	26,952	9	61,827	- 34,876
Liver Disease	15	24,899	16	43,402	- 18,504
Lung Cancers	16	23,167	5	155,533	- 132,365
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	22,665	2	287,198	- 264,534
Endocrine Disorders	18	21,348	14	46,985	- 25,637
Breast Cancer	19	21,314	13	48,671	- 27,357
Inflammatory/Heart	20	20,647	22	32,529	- 11,882
Other Neoplasms	21	19,592	29	17,743	+ 1,849
Low Birth Weight	22	18,189	39	6,924	+ 11,265
Tuberculosis	23	17,055	62	546	+ 16,509
Lymphomas	24	15,650	19	40,281	- 24,631
Leukemia	25	14,453	24	26,966	- 12,513
Cervical Cancer	26	14,116	38	6,984	+ 7,132
Liver Cancer	27	13,889	23	27,064	- 13,175
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	12,468	37	9,955	+ 2,513
Pancreas Cancer	29	10,330	15	44,293	- 33,963
Skin Disease	30	9,747	43	5,409	+ 4,338
Malnutrition	31	9,353	40	6,762	+ 2,591
Suicide	32	9,279	12	53,099	- 43,820
Parkinson's Disease	33	8,763	21	34,491	- 25,728
Drownings	34	7,903	45	4,070	+ 3,833
Other Injuries	35	7,633	25	25,997	- 18,364
Birth Trauma	36	7,165	54	1,233	+ 5,932
Falls	37	7,027	18	40,418	- 33,391
Oral Cancer	38	5,988	35	11,555	- 5,567
Epilepsy	39	5,087	50	3,162	+ 1,924
Uterin Cancer	40	5,019	36	10,063	- 5,043
Ovary Cancer	41	4,870	31	14,591	- 9,722
Anemia	42	4,823	51	3,115	+ 1,708
Asthma	43	4,295	46	3,818	+ 477
Skin Cancers	44	4,267	32	14,311	- 10,044
Oesophagus Cancer	45	3,941	28	17,829	- 13,889
Bladder Cancer	46	2,514	26	19,622	- 17,108
Drug Use	47	2,509	7	74,435	- 71,925
Maternal Conditions	48	2,485	56	779	+ 1,706
Alcohol	49	2,312	30	14,659	- 12,347
Peptic Ulcer Disease	50	2,293	48	3,461	- 1,168
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	2,147	58	678	+ 1,469
Meningitis	52	2,073	60	606	+ 1,467
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	1,898	47	3,646	- 1,748
Upper Respiratory	54	1,046	65	229	+ 817
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	1,041	52	2,461	- 1,420
Appendicitis	56	866	63	424	+ 441
Fires	57	862	49	3,183	- 2,321
Schizophrenia	58	742	57	723	+ 19
Hepatitis B	59	557	59	608	- 51
Osteoarthritis	60	327	61	579	- 251
Poisonings	61	302	53	1,674	- 1,372
Multiple Sclerosis	62	211	44	5,059	- 4,848
Encephalitis	63	200	68	25	+ 175
Dengue	64	148	76	0	+ 147
Syphilis	65	109	66	49	+ 60
Hepatitis C	66	49	41	5,684	- 5,634
War	67	37	55	1,198	- 1,161
Otitis Media	68	31	67	34	- 3
Tetanus	69	29	71	2	+ 27
Leishmaniasis	70	28	79	0	+ 28
Iodine Deficiency	71	27	73	1	+ 26
Oral conditions	72	27	64	286	- 259
Chagas disease	73	23	70	4	+ 19
Pertussis	74	15	69	16	- 0
Ascariasis	75	6	82	0	+ 6
Trichuriasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Panama

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.