USA VS SERBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SERBIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,119,430	1	504,904	+ 614,526
Stroke	2	834,874	4	158,520	+ 676,354
Inflammatory/Heart	3	785,164	22	32,529	+ 752,635
Lung Cancers	4	336,127	5	155,533	+ 180,594
Kidney Disease	5	214,304	6	85,861	+ 128,443
Lung Disease	6	198,050	3	195,387	+ 2,663
Diabetes Mellitus	7	185,622	10	61,418	+ 124,204
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	176,288	9	61,827	+ 114,461
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	147,831	2	287,198	- 139,367
Breast Cancer	10	117,436	13	48,671	+ 68,765
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	94,194	11	60,317	+ 33,876
Hypertension	12	83,319	8	65,960	+ 17,359
Pancreas Cancer	13	72,067	15	44,293	+ 27,775
Prostate Cancer	14	67,712	20	35,612	+ 32,100
Stomach Cancer	15	61,833	33	13,077	+ 48,757
Suicide	16	51,224	12	53,099	- 1,875
Liver Cancer	17	47,196	23	27,064	+ 20,131
Bladder Cancer	18	45,898	26	19,622	+ 26,275
Liver Disease	19	45,620	16	43,402	+ 2,218
Lymphomas	20	42,733	19	40,281	+ 2,452
Parkinson's Disease	21	41,324	21	34,491	+ 6,833
Leukemia	22	36,520	24	26,966	+ 9,555
Oral Cancer	23	34,981	35	11,555	+ 23,426
Road Traffic Accidents	24	33,696	17	41,694	- 7,998
Cervical Cancer	25	32,822	38	6,984	+ 25,837
Skin Cancers	26	32,820	32	14,311	+ 18,509
Other Neoplasms	27	30,909	29	17,743	+ 13,166
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	30,558	48	3,461	+ 27,097
Ovary Cancer	29	28,538	31	14,591	+ 13,947
Other Injuries	30	20,890	25	25,997	- 5,107
Asthma	31	20,043	46	3,818	+ 16,225
Uterin Cancer	32	18,961	36	10,063	+ 8,898
Falls	33	18,586	18	40,418	- 21,832
Alcohol	34	17,537	30	14,659	+ 2,877
Oesophagus Cancer	35	17,043	28	17,829	- 787
Endocrine Disorders	36	15,865	14	46,985	- 31,120
Epilepsy	37	11,455	50	3,162	+ 8,292
Low Birth Weight	38	9,631	39	6,924	+ 2,707
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	8,586	37	9,955	- 1,369
Congenital Anomalies	40	8,314	34	11,762	- 3,447
Anemia	41	7,805	51	3,115	+ 4,690
Multiple Sclerosis	42	7,524	44	5,059	+ 2,465
Skin Disease	43	5,812	43	5,409	+ 403
Schizophrenia	44	5,583	57	723	+ 4,861
Violence	45	5,529	27	18,976	- 13,447
Tuberculosis	46	5,159	62	546	+ 4,613
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	4,015	47	3,646	+ 369
Drownings	48	3,764	45	4,070	- 306
Drug Use	49	3,692	7	74,435	- 70,742
Fires	50	3,281	49	3,183	+ 98
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	2,635	58	678	+ 1,957
Birth Trauma	52	2,325	54	1,233	+ 1,092
Hepatitis B	53	1,845	59	608	+ 1,238
Meningitis	54	1,819	60	606	+ 1,213
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	1,755	52	2,461	- 706
HIV/AIDS	56	1,279	42	5,660	- 4,381
Poisonings	57	1,162	53	1,674	- 512
Appendicitis	58	819	63	424	+ 395
Maternal Conditions	59	615	56	779	- 163
Hepatitis C	60	607	41	5,684	- 5,077
Malnutrition	61	510	40	6,762	- 6,252
Osteoarthritis	62	363	61	579	- 215
Pertussis	63	332	69	16	+ 316
Upper Respiratory	64	129	65	229	- 100
Tetanus	65	124	71	2	+ 122
Encephalitis	66	99	68	25	+ 74
Syphilis	67	88	66	49	+ 38
Otitis Media	68	67	67	34	+ 33
Oral conditions	69	55	64	286	- 231
Iodine Deficiency	70	49	73	1	+ 48
War	71	44	55	1,198	- 1,153
Measles	72	34	80	0	+ 34
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	20	85	0	+ 20
Leishmaniasis	74	1	79	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	70	4	- 4
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Serbia

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.