UNITED KINGDOM VS PARAGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PARAGUAY		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,380	2	71,728	- 32,348
Stroke	2	27,369	4	37,626	- 10,258
Diabetes Mellitus	3	21,490	17	5,842	+ 15,647
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	15,120	3	40,540	- 25,420
Kidney Disease	5	14,490	18	5,471	+ 9,019
Road Traffic Accidents	6	14,121	33	2,169	+ 11,952
Lung Disease	7	10,745	6	32,896	- 22,151
Hypertension	8	8,148	23	5,208	+ 2,940
Other Injuries	9	7,676	19	5,464	+ 2,212
Lung Cancers	10	6,713	5	35,715	- 29,002
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,021	35	2,127	+ 3,895
Low Birth Weight	12	5,865	40	1,313	+ 4,551
Violence	13	5,147	46	868	+ 4,279
Endocrine Disorders	14	5,115	28	3,297	+ 1,818
Prostate Cancer	15	4,973	8	13,289	- 8,317
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	4,940	7	18,446	- 13,506
Liver Disease	17	4,767	14	7,666	- 2,898
Cervical Cancer	18	4,692	43	1,099	+ 3,593
Other Neoplasms	19	4,429	26	3,986	+ 443
Breast Cancer	20	4,374	9	12,718	- 8,344
HIV/AIDS	21	4,077	55	188	+ 3,889
Suicide	22	3,869	20	5,325	- 1,456
Alcohol	23	3,728	39	1,555	+ 2,173
Stomach Cancer	24	3,231	24	4,999	- 1,767
Malnutrition	25	3,002	58	116	+ 2,886
Tuberculosis	26	2,480	47	351	+ 2,129
Leukemia	27	2,479	22	5,211	- 2,732
Pancreas Cancer	28	2,349	11	8,995	- 6,646
Lymphomas	29	2,227	10	9,350	- 7,123
Birth Trauma	30	1,935	54	190	+ 1,745
Diarrhoeal diseases	31	1,749	38	1,599	+ 150
Drownings	32	1,621	49	301	+ 1,321
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,577	12	8,727	- 7,150
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,402	29	3,126	- 1,725
Liver Cancer	35	1,385	21	5,237	- 3,851
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	1,309	1	98,135	- 96,825
Skin Disease	37	1,308	34	2,134	- 826
Oral Cancer	38	1,215	30	3,109	- 1,894
Asthma	39	1,150	41	1,302	- 152
Skin Cancers	40	1,136	27	3,727	- 2,591
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,107	13	8,573	- 7,465
Syphilis	42	1,080	62	49	+ 1,032
Falls	43	913	15	7,618	- 6,705
Epilepsy	44	896	42	1,193	- 298
Ovary Cancer	45	775	25	4,019	- 3,244
Anemia	46	742	50	277	+ 466
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	624	36	2,090	- 1,466
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	597	44	1,014	- 416
Maternal Conditions	49	585	64	47	+ 538
Fires	50	577	48	334	+ 243
Bladder Cancer	51	515	16	6,133	- 5,619
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	477	56	184	+ 293
Meningitis	53	476	52	232	+ 243
Uterin Cancer	54	414	32	2,346	- 1,933
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	393	45	876	- 483
Drug Use	56	343	31	2,824	- 2,482
Appendicitis	57	339	59	105	+ 234
Osteoarthritis	58	276	57	167	+ 109
Pertussis	59	272	69	3	+ 269
Chagas disease	60	175	71	0	+ 175
Leishmaniasis	61	153	70	0	+ 153
Dengue	62	149	73	0	+ 148
Poisonings	63	125	53	221	- 96
Tetanus	64	112	72	0	+ 111
Leprosy	65	107	83	0	+ 107
Encephalitis	66	99	68	6	+ 93
Hepatitis B	67	87	65	40	+ 47
Multiple Sclerosis	68	77	37	1,856	- 1,779
Schizophrenia	69	70	60	101	- 31
Upper Respiratory	70	39	63	48	- 9
War	71	26	67	10	+ 16
Hepatitis C	72	26	51	267	- 242
Oral conditions	73	20	61	54	- 34
Otitis Media	74	13	66	16	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	75	11	84	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	76	4	80	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	77	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Paraguay

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.