ARGENTINA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,371	1	48,765	+ 2,607
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	42,082	19	3,737	+ 38,345
Stroke	3	28,828	4	22,878	+ 5,950
Lung Cancers	4	21,997	6	10,014	+ 11,983
Lung Disease	5	18,812	3	23,234	- 4,422
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	16,855	7	8,931	+ 7,924
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	13,634	2	40,986	- 27,352
Kidney Disease	8	9,666	5	13,588	- 3,922
Hypertension	9	9,059	11	5,799	+ 3,261
Diabetes Mellitus	10	7,726	9	6,838	+ 889
Breast Cancer	11	7,025	8	7,063	- 38
Pancreas Cancer	12	6,711	14	4,607	+ 2,105
Prostate Cancer	13	6,381	15	4,507	+ 1,873
Stomach Cancer	14	5,761	20	3,523	+ 2,238
Other Injuries	15	5,503	12	5,642	- 139
Lymphomas	16	5,302	24	2,708	+ 2,594
Bladder Cancer	17	5,191	31	1,675	+ 3,515
Liver Cancer	18	5,068	30	2,045	+ 3,023
Inflammatory/Heart	19	4,954	13	5,495	- 541
Parkinson's Disease	20	4,913	36	965	+ 3,948
Endocrine Disorders	21	4,834	17	3,987	+ 846
Other Neoplasms	22	4,719	21	3,224	+ 1,495
Liver Disease	23	4,206	16	4,029	+ 177
Leukemia	24	3,750	27	2,189	+ 1,561
Suicide	25	3,588	18	3,747	- 159
Falls	26	3,227	43	506	+ 2,721
Oral Cancer	27	2,567	35	1,073	+ 1,495
Ovary Cancer	28	2,013	33	1,307	+ 706
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,999	29	2,054	- 55
Skin Disease	30	1,829	22	3,171	- 1,341
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,818	10	6,298	- 4,479
Skin Cancers	32	1,792	34	1,073	+ 719
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,602	56	139	+ 1,463
Uterin Cancer	34	1,602	37	944	+ 658
Asthma	35	1,126	47	403	+ 723
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,057	42	578	+ 479
Anemia	37	909	40	691	+ 218
Congenital Anomalies	38	858	26	2,419	- 1,561
Cervical Cancer	39	850	25	2,480	- 1,630
Epilepsy	40	819	50	332	+ 487
Drug Use	41	772	39	826	- 54
Hepatitis C	42	648	57	113	+ 536
HIV/AIDS	43	535	32	1,481	- 946
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	472	44	488	- 16
Drownings	45	443	48	380	+ 63
Alcohol	46	331	46	442	- 110
Malnutrition	47	301	38	929	- 629
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	292	54	243	+ 49
Multiple Sclerosis	49	285	58	101	+ 184
Tuberculosis	50	269	41	655	- 386
Violence	51	260	23	2,712	- 2,452
Low Birth Weight	52	251	28	2,183	- 1,932
Osteoarthritis	53	211	59	73	+ 138
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	203	63	48	+ 155
Fires	55	184	52	280	- 96
Schizophrenia	56	179	61	59	+ 120
Poisonings	57	169	55	193	- 24
Hepatitis B	58	161	62	56	+ 105
Meningitis	59	128	51	316	- 189
Birth Trauma	60	112	49	373	- 261
Appendicitis	61	79	60	71	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	62	46	67	12	+ 34
Oral conditions	63	44	66	14	+ 30
Maternal Conditions	64	13	53	279	- 265
Leishmaniasis	65	11	72	2	+ 9
Otitis Media	66	9	73	2	+ 7
Syphilis	67	9	65	15	- 6
War	68	5	70	5	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	69	4	74	1	+ 3
Encephalitis	70	4	64	17	- 13
Chagas disease	71	3	45	451	- 447
Tetanus	72	2	71	3	- 1
Pertussis	73	2	68	10	- 9
Schistosomiasis	74	0	84	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	5	- 5
Diphtheria	76	0	78	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	80	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

Spain

Argentina

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.