USA VS PARAGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PARAGUAY		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	196,710	1	504,904	- 308,194
Stroke	2	136,710	4	158,520	- 21,810
Diabetes Mellitus	3	107,344	10	61,418	+ 45,926
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	75,527	11	60,317	+ 15,210
Kidney Disease	5	72,381	6	85,861	- 13,480
Road Traffic Accidents	6	70,537	17	41,694	+ 28,843
Lung Disease	7	53,672	3	195,387	- 141,715
Hypertension	8	40,699	8	65,960	- 25,261
Other Injuries	9	38,344	25	25,997	+ 12,347
Lung Cancers	10	33,533	5	155,533	- 122,000
Congenital Anomalies	11	30,077	34	11,762	+ 18,315
Low Birth Weight	12	29,294	39	6,924	+ 22,370
Violence	13	25,708	27	18,976	+ 6,732
Endocrine Disorders	14	25,549	14	46,985	- 21,436
Prostate Cancer	15	24,840	20	35,612	- 10,773
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	24,678	9	61,827	- 37,149
Liver Disease	17	23,813	16	43,402	- 19,590
Cervical Cancer	18	23,435	38	6,984	+ 16,451
Other Neoplasms	19	22,124	29	17,743	+ 4,381
Breast Cancer	20	21,851	13	48,671	- 26,820
HIV/AIDS	21	20,367	42	5,660	+ 14,706
Suicide	22	19,325	12	53,099	- 33,774
Alcohol	23	18,620	30	14,659	+ 3,960
Stomach Cancer	24	16,142	33	13,077	+ 3,065
Malnutrition	25	14,996	40	6,762	+ 8,234
Tuberculosis	26	12,389	62	546	+ 11,843
Leukemia	27	12,382	24	26,966	- 14,584
Pancreas Cancer	28	11,734	15	44,293	- 32,558
Lymphomas	29	11,126	19	40,281	- 29,155
Birth Trauma	30	9,664	54	1,233	+ 8,431
Diarrhoeal diseases	31	8,734	37	9,955	- 1,220
Drownings	32	8,099	45	4,070	+ 4,029
Oesophagus Cancer	33	7,878	28	17,829	- 9,951
Inflammatory/Heart	34	7,002	22	32,529	- 25,528
Liver Cancer	35	6,919	23	27,064	- 20,145
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	6,540	2	287,198	- 280,658
Skin Disease	37	6,533	43	5,409	+ 1,124
Oral Cancer	38	6,069	35	11,555	- 5,486
Asthma	39	5,746	46	3,818	+ 1,928
Skin Cancers	40	5,673	32	14,311	- 8,638
Parkinson's Disease	41	5,532	21	34,491	- 28,959
Syphilis	42	5,397	66	49	+ 5,348
Falls	43	4,562	18	40,418	- 35,856
Epilepsy	44	4,474	50	3,162	+ 1,311
Ovary Cancer	45	3,869	31	14,591	- 10,723
Anemia	46	3,709	51	3,115	+ 594
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	3,115	48	3,461	- 346
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	2,983	52	2,461	+ 523
Maternal Conditions	49	2,922	56	779	+ 2,143
Fires	50	2,884	49	3,183	- 299
Bladder Cancer	51	2,571	26	19,622	- 17,051
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	2,382	58	678	+ 1,704
Meningitis	53	2,377	60	606	+ 1,771
Uterin Cancer	54	2,067	36	10,063	- 7,996
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	1,965	47	3,646	- 1,681
Drug Use	56	1,712	7	74,435	- 72,723
Appendicitis	57	1,694	63	424	+ 1,269
Osteoarthritis	58	1,381	61	579	+ 802
Pertussis	59	1,359	69	16	+ 1,343
Chagas disease	60	875	70	4	+ 870
Leishmaniasis	61	765	79	0	+ 765
Dengue	62	742	76	0	+ 742
Poisonings	63	623	53	1,674	- 1,051
Tetanus	64	558	71	2	+ 556
Leprosy	65	536	74	0	+ 536
Encephalitis	66	495	68	25	+ 470
Hepatitis B	67	435	59	608	- 173
Multiple Sclerosis	68	384	44	5,059	- 4,675
Schizophrenia	69	352	57	723	- 371
Upper Respiratory	70	195	65	229	- 35
War	71	129	55	1,198	- 1,069
Hepatitis C	72	128	41	5,684	- 5,556
Oral conditions	73	100	64	286	- 185
Otitis Media	74	65	67	34	+ 31
Iodine Deficiency	75	53	73	1	+ 52
Ascariasis	76	19	82	0	+ 19
Diphtheria	77	1	75	0	+ 1
Measles	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	83	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 USA

Paraguay

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.