GEORGIA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		GEORGIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,357	1	16,014	- 10,657
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,389	5	1,826	+ 2,562
Stroke	3	3,006	2	11,969	- 8,963
Lung Cancers	4	2,294	8	1,152	+ 1,142
Lung Disease	5	1,962	7	1,158	+ 803
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,758	14	444	+ 1,314
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,422	9	886	+ 536
Kidney Disease	8	1,008	10	826	+ 182
Hypertension	9	945	3	4,387	- 3,443
Diabetes Mellitus	10	806	6	1,621	- 815
Breast Cancer	11	733	11	613	+ 120
Pancreas Cancer	12	700	23	227	+ 473
Prostate Cancer	13	665	22	290	+ 375
Stomach Cancer	14	601	12	533	+ 68
Other Injuries	15	574	20	346	+ 227
Lymphomas	16	553	25	208	+ 345
Bladder Cancer	17	541	26	205	+ 336
Liver Cancer	18	528	17	385	+ 144
Inflammatory/Heart	19	517	21	346	+ 170
Parkinson's Disease	20	512	19	354	+ 158
Endocrine Disorders	21	504	38	109	+ 395
Other Neoplasms	22	492	52	15	+ 478
Liver Disease	23	439	4	1,871	- 1,433
Leukemia	24	391	30	171	+ 220
Suicide	25	374	18	367	+ 7
Falls	26	337	16	420	- 83
Oral Cancer	27	268	31	167	+ 101
Ovary Cancer	28	210	29	174	+ 36
Oesophagus Cancer	29	208	43	75	+ 133
Skin Disease	30	191	51	17	+ 174
Road Traffic Accidents	31	190	13	496	- 306
Skin Cancers	32	187	33	149	+ 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	167	15	426	- 259
Uterin Cancer	34	167	36	115	+ 52
Asthma	35	117	35	136	- 18
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	110	50	19	+ 92
Anemia	37	95	85	0	+ 95
Congenital Anomalies	38	89	28	174	- 85
Cervical Cancer	39	89	27	187	- 99
Epilepsy	40	85	44	51	+ 35
Drug Use	41	80	41	90	- 9
Hepatitis C	42	68	64	0	+ 67
HIV/AIDS	43	56	42	89	- 33
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	49	24	226	- 177
Drownings	45	46	39	95	- 49
Alcohol	46	35	45	49	- 15
Malnutrition	47	31	59	5	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	30	57	8	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	49	30	54	12	+ 18
Tuberculosis	50	28	32	153	- 125
Violence	51	27	40	90	- 63
Low Birth Weight	52	26	37	114	- 88
Osteoarthritis	53	22	80	0	+ 22
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	21	81	0	+ 21
Fires	55	19	34	140	- 121
Schizophrenia	56	19	83	0	+ 19
Poisonings	57	18	49	23	- 6
Hepatitis B	58	17	58	7	+ 10
Meningitis	59	13	47	25	- 11
Birth Trauma	60	12	46	39	- 28
Appendicitis	61	8	55	10	- 2
Upper Respiratory	62	5	60	1	+ 4
Oral conditions	63	5	82	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	1	53	13	- 12
Leishmaniasis	65	1	56	8	- 7
Otitis Media	66	1	66	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	63	0	+ 1
War	68	1	61	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	48	24	- 24
Chagas disease	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	62	0	- 0
Pertussis	73	0	67	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	76	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	65	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GEORGIA

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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.