EGYPT VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	121,608	1	173,871	- 52,263
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	99,619	16	6,975	+ 92,644
Stroke	3	68,243	3	43,839	+ 24,404
Lung Cancers	4	52,071	18	5,677	+ 46,394
Lung Disease	5	44,532	9	13,393	+ 31,139
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	39,900	24	3,083	+ 36,817
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	32,275	7	20,695	+ 11,580
Kidney Disease	8	22,881	6	21,087	+ 1,794
Hypertension	9	21,446	5	21,094	+ 351
Diabetes Mellitus	10	18,290	8	19,131	- 841
Breast Cancer	11	16,629	13	9,180	+ 7,449
Pancreas Cancer	12	15,887	26	2,906	+ 12,981
Prostate Cancer	13	15,105	35	1,282	+ 13,823
Stomach Cancer	14	13,638	32	1,844	+ 11,794
Other Injuries	15	13,026	21	3,819	+ 9,207
Lymphomas	16	12,552	14	7,539	+ 5,013
Bladder Cancer	17	12,288	19	5,133	+ 7,155
Liver Cancer	18	11,996	4	24,512	- 12,516
Inflammatory/Heart	19	11,727	27	2,489	+ 9,238
Parkinson's Disease	20	11,630	28	2,391	+ 9,239
Endocrine Disorders	21	11,443	29	2,372	+ 9,071
Other Neoplasms	22	11,172	61	116	+ 11,055
Liver Disease	23	9,956	2	60,122	- 50,167
Leukemia	24	8,876	22	3,763	+ 5,113
Suicide	25	8,493	25	3,022	+ 5,471
Falls	26	7,639	30	2,019	+ 5,620
Oral Cancer	27	6,077	45	793	+ 5,284
Ovary Cancer	28	4,766	31	1,944	+ 2,823
Oesophagus Cancer	29	4,732	41	951	+ 3,781
Skin Disease	30	4,330	55	219	+ 4,111
Road Traffic Accidents	31	4,304	12	10,141	- 5,836
Skin Cancers	32	4,242	39	1,013	+ 3,229
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	3,793	36	1,248	+ 2,545
Uterin Cancer	34	3,793	52	422	+ 3,371
Asthma	35	2,666	15	7,104	- 4,438
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,503	23	3,692	- 1,189
Anemia	37	2,152	82	0	+ 2,152
Congenital Anomalies	38	2,031	10	12,163	- 10,132
Cervical Cancer	39	2,012	48	625	+ 1,387
Epilepsy	40	1,939	50	451	+ 1,488
Drug Use	41	1,827	62	116	+ 1,710
Hepatitis C	42	1,535	63	97	+ 1,438
HIV/AIDS	43	1,267	53	397	+ 870
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	1,118	34	1,339	- 221
Drownings	45	1,049	37	1,122	- 73
Alcohol	46	784	60	141	+ 643
Malnutrition	47	712	46	759	- 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	691	65	26	+ 665
Multiple Sclerosis	49	675	56	213	+ 463
Tuberculosis	50	636	51	432	+ 204
Violence	51	615	20	4,165	- 3,549
Low Birth Weight	52	594	11	11,391	- 10,797
Osteoarthritis	53	499	85	0	+ 499
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	481	84	0	+ 481
Fires	55	434	33	1,568	- 1,134
Schizophrenia	56	425	80	0	+ 425
Poisonings	57	401	57	195	+ 206
Hepatitis B	58	381	40	988	- 607
Meningitis	59	303	43	827	- 524
Birth Trauma	60	266	17	6,109	- 5,843
Appendicitis	61	186	59	142	+ 44
Upper Respiratory	62	110	68	5	+ 104
Oral conditions	63	103	86	0	+ 103
Maternal Conditions	64	32	44	795	- 763
Leishmaniasis	65	25	66	13	+ 12
Otitis Media	66	21	72	0	+ 21
Syphilis	67	21	58	159	- 138
War	68	13	47	714	- 701
Iodine Deficiency	69	9	74	0	+ 9
Encephalitis	70	9	38	1,046	- 1,037
Chagas disease	71	8	75	0	+ 8
Tetanus	72	4	49	540	- 536
Pertussis	73	4	42	906	- 902
Schistosomiasis	74	1	54	220	- 219
Leprosy	75	1	73	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	76	1	70	3	- 2
Dengue	77	0	69	5	- 5
Ascariasis	78	0	67	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	64	43	- 43
Chlamydia	82	0	71	1	- 1
Malaria	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Spain

Egypt

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.