UNITED KINGDOM VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	75,218	2	71,728	+ 3,490
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	54,296	3	40,540	+ 13,755
Stroke	3	42,928	4	37,626	+ 5,301
Kidney Disease	4	22,793	18	5,471	+ 17,323
Hypertension	5	19,969	23	5,208	+ 14,760
Lung Disease	6	18,845	6	32,896	- 14,050
Diabetes Mellitus	7	18,672	17	5,842	+ 12,830
Tuberculosis	8	15,663	47	351	+ 15,311
Violence	9	8,586	46	868	+ 7,719
Road Traffic Accidents	10	7,534	33	2,169	+ 5,365
Asthma	11	6,601	41	1,302	+ 5,298
Endocrine Disorders	12	6,056	28	3,297	+ 2,759
Lung Cancers	13	5,959	5	35,715	- 29,756
Low Birth Weight	14	5,869	40	1,313	+ 4,556
Breast Cancer	15	5,674	9	12,718	- 7,045
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	4,667	7	18,446	- 13,779
Congenital Anomalies	17	4,660	35	2,127	+ 2,533
Birth Trauma	18	4,607	54	190	+ 4,418
Liver Cancer	19	4,436	21	5,237	- 801
Liver Disease	20	4,096	14	7,666	- 3,570
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	3,974	36	2,090	+ 1,884
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	3,582	38	1,599	+ 1,983
Other Neoplasms	23	2,979	26	3,986	- 1,007
Malnutrition	24	2,495	58	116	+ 2,380
Skin Disease	25	2,448	34	2,134	+ 314
Prostate Cancer	26	2,402	8	13,289	- 10,888
Drownings	27	2,246	49	301	+ 1,946
Falls	28	2,235	15	7,618	- 5,383
Leukemia	29	2,081	22	5,211	- 3,130
Inflammatory/Heart	30	2,052	29	3,126	- 1,074
Other Injuries	31	2,047	19	5,464	- 3,417
Anemia	32	1,988	50	277	+ 1,712
Cervical Cancer	33	1,780	43	1,099	+ 681
Oral Cancer	34	1,688	30	3,109	- 1,421
Suicide	35	1,346	20	5,325	- 3,979
Lymphomas	36	1,319	10	9,350	- 8,031
Pancreas Cancer	37	1,228	11	8,995	- 7,768
Maternal Conditions	38	1,182	64	47	+ 1,135
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	1,164	1	98,135	- 96,971
Ovary Cancer	40	1,154	25	4,019	- 2,865
Stomach Cancer	41	1,081	24	4,999	- 3,917
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,046	45	876	+ 170
Pertussis	43	1,019	69	3	+ 1,016
Syphilis	44	670	62	49	+ 621
Epilepsy	45	648	42	1,193	- 545
Dengue	46	614	73	0	+ 613
Meningitis	47	603	52	232	+ 370
Measles	48	517	75	0	+ 517
War	49	473	67	10	+ 463
Uterin Cancer	50	440	32	2,346	- 1,906
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	435	56	184	+ 251
Drug Use	52	402	31	2,824	- 2,422
Oesophagus Cancer	53	389	12	8,727	- 8,338
Fires	54	347	48	334	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	55	344	13	8,573	- 8,229
Hepatitis B	56	341	65	40	+ 301
Osteoarthritis	57	330	57	167	+ 163
Bladder Cancer	58	330	16	6,133	- 5,804
Tetanus	59	302	72	0	+ 301
Alcohol	60	232	39	1,555	- 1,323
Skin Cancers	61	213	27	3,727	- 3,514
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	187	44	1,014	- 827
Appendicitis	63	160	59	105	+ 54
Schistosomiasis	64	135	78	0	+ 135
Poisonings	65	131	53	221	- 90
HIV/AIDS	66	118	55	188	- 70
Encephalitis	67	107	68	6	+ 101
Schizophrenia	68	74	60	101	- 28
Malaria	69	54	76	0	+ 54
Upper Respiratory	70	22	63	48	- 26
Leprosy	71	21	83	0	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	72	18	37	1,856	- 1,838
Oral conditions	73	16	61	54	- 37
Otitis Media	74	13	66	16	- 2
Diphtheria	75	8	74	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	76	8	80	0	+ 8
Iodine Deficiency	77	2	84	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	78	2	79	0	+ 2
Chagas disease	79	1	71	0	+ 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	1	85	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	81	0	51	267	- 267
Leishmaniasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.