INDIA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,540,370	1	1,520,034	+ 20,336
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,261,841	17	126,593	+ 1,135,248
Stroke	3	864,409	3	697,038	+ 167,371
Lung Cancers	4	659,569	21	88,276	+ 571,294
Lung Disease	5	564,075	2	879,732	- 315,658
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	505,393	25	77,368	+ 428,025
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	408,810	6	392,425	+ 16,385
Kidney Disease	8	289,831	11	222,903	+ 66,928
Hypertension	9	271,646	19	108,050	+ 163,596
Diabetes Mellitus	10	231,678	7	271,495	- 39,817
Breast Cancer	11	210,636	22	82,821	+ 127,816
Pancreas Cancer	12	201,240	37	32,812	+ 168,428
Prostate Cancer	13	191,328	38	30,945	+ 160,383
Stomach Cancer	14	172,749	24	81,058	+ 91,691
Other Injuries	15	164,995	15	149,570	+ 15,424
Lymphomas	16	158,988	33	40,159	+ 118,829
Bladder Cancer	17	155,642	48	14,081	+ 141,562
Liver Cancer	18	151,951	39	30,369	+ 121,583
Inflammatory/Heart	19	148,540	49	12,651	+ 135,889
Parkinson's Disease	20	147,315	32	43,398	+ 103,917
Endocrine Disorders	21	144,942	47	15,264	+ 129,678
Other Neoplasms	22	141,506	62	2,968	+ 138,538
Liver Disease	23	126,104	8	268,580	- 142,476
Leukemia	24	112,430	35	33,383	+ 79,047
Suicide	25	107,576	14	173,347	- 65,772
Falls	26	96,756	10	225,755	- 128,999
Oral Cancer	27	76,981	16	134,187	- 57,206
Ovary Cancer	28	60,375	44	21,947	+ 38,427
Oesophagus Cancer	29	59,943	34	38,898	+ 21,045
Skin Disease	30	54,853	45	17,857	+ 36,995
Road Traffic Accidents	31	54,520	12	212,596	- 158,076
Skin Cancers	32	53,735	60	5,054	+ 48,681
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	48,045	18	126,079	- 78,035
Uterin Cancer	34	48,040	59	6,841	+ 41,200
Asthma	35	33,768	13	196,051	- 162,283
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	31,700	4	670,315	- 638,615
Anemia	37	27,254	81	0	+ 27,254
Congenital Anomalies	38	25,720	23	82,769	- 57,048
Cervical Cancer	39	25,482	30	45,319	- 19,837
Epilepsy	40	24,557	40	30,307	- 5,751
Drug Use	41	23,137	52	11,747	+ 11,389
Hepatitis C	42	19,438	65	1,364	+ 18,074
HIV/AIDS	43	16,044	31	44,406	- 28,362
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	14,162	26	68,108	- 53,945
Drownings	45	13,287	28	48,774	- 35,487
Alcohol	46	9,936	43	23,097	- 13,160
Malnutrition	47	9,013	55	8,626	+ 386
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	8,756	50	11,931	- 3,175
Multiple Sclerosis	49	8,555	63	2,328	+ 6,226
Tuberculosis	50	8,058	5	435,882	- 427,824
Violence	51	7,796	27	51,767	- 43,971
Low Birth Weight	52	7,530	9	238,739	- 231,209
Osteoarthritis	53	6,326	85	0	+ 6,326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	6,092	86	0	+ 6,092
Fires	55	5,503	42	23,265	- 17,762
Schizophrenia	56	5,380	83	0	+ 5,380
Poisonings	57	5,079	61	3,540	+ 1,539
Hepatitis B	58	4,831	56	8,184	- 3,353
Meningitis	59	3,835	36	33,337	- 29,501
Birth Trauma	60	3,364	20	102,819	- 99,454
Appendicitis	61	2,361	53	11,245	- 8,885
Upper Respiratory	62	1,387	68	584	+ 803
Oral conditions	63	1,304	84	0	+ 1,304
Maternal Conditions	64	404	41	25,917	- 25,514
Leishmaniasis	65	322	66	973	- 652
Otitis Media	66	267	71	68	+ 199
Syphilis	67	266	64	2,007	- 1,741
War	68	165	67	890	- 725
Iodine Deficiency	69	113	79	0	+ 113
Encephalitis	70	110	29	48,080	- 47,970
Chagas disease	71	100	77	0	+ 100
Tetanus	72	52	58	7,093	- 7,041
Pertussis	73	51	54	10,094	- 10,043
Schistosomiasis	74	10	76	0	+ 10
Leprosy	75	9	73	0	+ 9
Diphtheria	76	8	72	65	- 56
Dengue	77	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Ascariasis	78	0	70	126	- 126
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Chlamydia	82	0	69	379	- 379
Malaria	83	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.