MEXICO VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	143,648	1	116,238	+ 27,411
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	103,691	8	24,816	+ 78,875
Stroke	3	81,981	4	39,790	+ 42,192
Kidney Disease	4	43,530	3	44,622	- 1,092
Hypertension	5	38,135	9	17,806	+ 20,329
Lung Disease	6	35,990	7	29,123	+ 6,867
Diabetes Mellitus	7	35,660	2	86,110	- 50,450
Tuberculosis	8	29,912	38	1,943	+ 27,969
Violence	9	16,398	5	32,450	- 16,052
Road Traffic Accidents	10	14,388	10	16,303	- 1,915
Asthma	11	12,606	47	1,342	+ 11,263
Endocrine Disorders	12	11,566	12	11,310	+ 256
Lung Cancers	13	11,380	17	7,349	+ 4,031
Low Birth Weight	14	11,209	18	7,163	+ 4,047
Breast Cancer	15	10,835	16	7,380	+ 3,455
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	8,913	20	6,871	+ 2,042
Congenital Anomalies	17	8,899	13	10,457	- 1,558
Birth Trauma	18	8,799	36	2,552	+ 6,247
Liver Cancer	19	8,471	21	6,817	+ 1,654
Liver Disease	20	7,822	6	29,838	- 22,016
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	7,589	33	2,734	+ 4,854
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	6,841	29	3,476	+ 3,365
Other Neoplasms	23	5,689	23	6,204	- 516
Malnutrition	24	4,765	14	7,552	- 2,786
Skin Disease	25	4,675	31	3,029	+ 1,647
Prostate Cancer	26	4,587	15	7,494	- 2,907
Drownings	27	4,290	42	1,799	+ 2,491
Falls	28	4,268	35	2,628	+ 1,640
Leukemia	29	3,975	25	4,830	- 855
Inflammatory/Heart	30	3,919	41	1,866	+ 2,053
Other Injuries	31	3,908	11	12,175	- 8,266
Anemia	32	3,797	37	2,182	+ 1,615
Cervical Cancer	33	3,400	26	4,787	- 1,387
Oral Cancer	34	3,223	46	1,355	+ 1,869
Suicide	35	2,570	22	6,772	- 4,201
Lymphomas	36	2,519	24	4,961	- 2,442
Pancreas Cancer	37	2,345	27	4,510	- 2,166
Maternal Conditions	38	2,257	54	750	+ 1,507
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	2,222	30	3,447	- 1,225
Ovary Cancer	40	2,204	34	2,649	- 446
Stomach Cancer	41	2,065	19	6,939	- 4,873
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,997	52	859	+ 1,138
Pertussis	43	1,945	70	21	+ 1,924
Syphilis	44	1,279	73	5	+ 1,274
Epilepsy	45	1,238	39	1,912	- 674
Dengue	46	1,172	67	30	+ 1,142
Meningitis	47	1,151	58	357	+ 794
Measles	48	988	80	0	+ 988
War	49	903	66	112	+ 791
Uterin Cancer	50	841	50	902	- 61
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	831	51	894	- 63
Drug Use	52	768	44	1,470	- 702
Oesophagus Cancer	53	743	49	1,252	- 509
Fires	54	663	56	604	+ 59
Parkinson's Disease	55	657	43	1,567	- 911
Hepatitis B	56	652	61	210	+ 442
Osteoarthritis	57	630	59	305	+ 325
Bladder Cancer	58	629	48	1,272	- 643
Tetanus	59	576	71	10	+ 566
Alcohol	60	443	32	2,945	- 2,503
Skin Cancers	61	407	40	1,909	- 1,502
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	357	45	1,415	- 1,059
Appendicitis	63	305	53	774	- 469
Schistosomiasis	64	257	83	0	+ 257
Poisonings	65	250	57	531	- 281
HIV/AIDS	66	226	28	4,128	- 3,902
Encephalitis	67	204	62	140	+ 64
Schizophrenia	68	141	63	127	+ 14
Malaria	69	104	84	0	+ 104
Upper Respiratory	70	43	64	127	- 84
Leprosy	71	40	75	1	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	72	34	60	295	- 261
Oral conditions	73	31	65	125	- 94
Otitis Media	74	25	68	29	- 4
Diphtheria	75	16	79	0	+ 16
Ascariasis	76	15	72	5	+ 10
Iodine Deficiency	77	4	74	2	+ 2
Chlamydia	78	4	77	0	+ 4
Chagas disease	79	2	69	24	- 22
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	2	86	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	81	0	55	625	- 625
Leishmaniasis	82	0	76	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Philippines

Mexico

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.