GERMANY VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	91,954	1	147,055	- 55,101
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	75,327	2	51,168	+ 24,159
Stroke	3	51,602	3	49,794	+ 1,808
Lung Cancers	4	39,374	4	46,560	- 7,187
Lung Disease	5	33,673	5	42,797	- 9,124
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	30,170	7	26,026	+ 4,144
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	24,404	9	20,712	+ 3,692
Kidney Disease	8	17,302	8	22,770	- 5,469
Hypertension	9	16,216	6	26,796	- 10,579
Diabetes Mellitus	10	13,830	13	15,560	- 1,730
Breast Cancer	11	12,574	10	18,842	- 6,268
Pancreas Cancer	12	12,013	11	17,971	- 5,958
Prostate Cancer	13	11,421	12	16,487	- 5,066
Stomach Cancer	14	10,312	20	9,658	+ 655
Other Injuries	15	9,849	23	8,248	+ 1,601
Lymphomas	16	9,491	17	12,249	- 2,758
Bladder Cancer	17	9,291	28	6,193	+ 3,098
Liver Cancer	18	9,071	25	8,057	+ 1,014
Inflammatory/Heart	19	8,867	21	8,891	- 24
Parkinson's Disease	20	8,794	16	12,594	- 3,800
Endocrine Disorders	21	8,652	18	10,677	- 2,025
Other Neoplasms	22	8,447	24	8,161	+ 286
Liver Disease	23	7,528	15	15,194	- 7,666
Leukemia	24	6,712	22	8,737	- 2,025
Suicide	25	6,422	19	10,284	- 3,862
Falls	26	5,776	14	15,325	- 9,549
Oral Cancer	27	4,595	29	6,023	- 1,428
Ovary Cancer	28	3,604	30	5,192	- 1,588
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,578	27	6,212	- 2,634
Skin Disease	30	3,274	42	1,543	+ 1,732
Road Traffic Accidents	31	3,255	34	3,160	+ 95
Skin Cancers	32	3,208	31	4,055	- 848
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,868	33	3,615	- 747
Uterin Cancer	34	2,868	37	2,231	+ 637
Asthma	35	2,016	44	924	+ 1,091
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,892	32	3,830	- 1,938
Anemia	37	1,627	43	994	+ 633
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,535	36	2,291	- 756
Cervical Cancer	39	1,521	39	2,131	- 610
Epilepsy	40	1,466	35	3,091	- 1,625
Drug Use	41	1,381	40	1,930	- 549
Hepatitis C	42	1,160	48	507	+ 654
HIV/AIDS	43	958	54	345	+ 612
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	845	38	2,166	- 1,321
Drownings	45	793	49	459	+ 335
Alcohol	46	593	26	6,257	- 5,664
Malnutrition	47	538	50	450	+ 88
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	523	47	543	- 20
Multiple Sclerosis	49	511	41	1,571	- 1,060
Tuberculosis	50	481	56	281	+ 200
Violence	51	465	46	769	- 303
Low Birth Weight	52	449	45	770	- 321
Osteoarthritis	53	378	52	364	+ 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	364	55	292	+ 72
Fires	55	328	53	359	- 30
Schizophrenia	56	321	51	391	- 69
Poisonings	57	303	58	216	+ 87
Hepatitis B	58	288	59	182	+ 107
Meningitis	59	229	60	168	+ 61
Birth Trauma	60	201	57	239	- 38
Appendicitis	61	141	62	129	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	62	83	61	138	- 56
Oral conditions	63	78	63	62	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	64	24	64	38	- 14
Leishmaniasis	65	19	72	1	+ 18
Otitis Media	66	16	65	16	+ 0
Syphilis	67	16	68	6	+ 10
War	68	10	66	10	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	7	71	2	+ 5
Encephalitis	70	7	67	8	- 1
Chagas disease	71	6	74	1	+ 5
Tetanus	72	3	75	1	+ 3
Pertussis	73	3	69	2	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	74	1	73	1	- 0
Leprosy	75	1	84	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	76	0	77	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	83	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	70	2	- 2
Chlamydia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.