ITALY VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	66,643	1	97,116	- 30,473
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	54,593	3	41,445	+ 13,148
Stroke	3	37,398	2	62,633	- 25,235
Lung Cancers	4	28,536	4	34,152	- 5,617
Lung Disease	5	24,404	5	32,382	- 7,978
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	21,865	7	21,254	+ 612
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	17,687	9	16,339	+ 1,348
Kidney Disease	8	12,539	11	12,726	- 186
Hypertension	9	11,753	6	29,931	- 18,179
Diabetes Mellitus	10	10,023	8	19,836	- 9,813
Breast Cancer	11	9,113	10	13,868	- 4,755
Pancreas Cancer	12	8,707	13	12,095	- 3,388
Prostate Cancer	13	8,278	20	8,409	- 132
Stomach Cancer	14	7,474	14	10,252	- 2,779
Other Injuries	15	7,138	12	12,112	- 4,974
Lymphomas	16	6,879	16	9,670	- 2,792
Bladder Cancer	17	6,734	22	6,711	+ 23
Liver Cancer	18	6,574	17	9,620	- 3,046
Inflammatory/Heart	19	6,426	24	5,531	+ 896
Parkinson's Disease	20	6,373	19	8,428	- 2,054
Endocrine Disorders	21	6,271	18	8,431	- 2,160
Other Neoplasms	22	6,122	15	9,984	- 3,862
Liver Disease	23	5,456	23	5,559	- 104
Leukemia	24	4,864	21	6,728	- 1,864
Suicide	25	4,654	26	4,042	+ 612
Falls	26	4,186	25	4,222	- 36
Oral Cancer	27	3,331	27	3,343	- 13
Ovary Cancer	28	2,612	28	3,282	- 669
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,593	34	2,045	+ 548
Skin Disease	30	2,373	38	1,440	+ 933
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,359	30	3,221	- 862
Skin Cancers	32	2,325	29	3,239	- 914
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,079	32	2,216	- 137
Uterin Cancer	34	2,078	33	2,198	- 119
Asthma	35	1,461	47	494	+ 967
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,371	36	1,622	- 250
Anemia	37	1,179	35	1,672	- 493
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,113	37	1,443	- 330
Cervical Cancer	39	1,102	40	1,154	- 51
Epilepsy	40	1,062	39	1,337	- 274
Drug Use	41	1,001	45	654	+ 347
Hepatitis C	42	841	31	2,451	- 1,610
HIV/AIDS	43	694	46	520	+ 174
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	613	43	690	- 77
Drownings	45	575	52	344	+ 231
Alcohol	46	430	55	277	+ 153
Malnutrition	47	390	41	775	- 386
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	379	42	701	- 323
Multiple Sclerosis	49	370	44	677	- 307
Tuberculosis	50	349	53	336	+ 13
Violence	51	337	50	409	- 71
Low Birth Weight	52	326	51	357	- 32
Osteoarthritis	53	274	48	481	- 207
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	264	57	241	+ 23
Fires	55	238	56	271	- 33
Schizophrenia	56	233	49	424	- 191
Poisonings	57	220	58	154	+ 66
Hepatitis B	58	209	54	334	- 125
Meningitis	59	166	60	128	+ 38
Birth Trauma	60	146	59	140	+ 5
Appendicitis	61	102	61	49	+ 54
Upper Respiratory	62	60	64	20	+ 40
Oral conditions	63	56	62	47	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	64	17	67	6	+ 11
Leishmaniasis	65	14	70	3	+ 11
Otitis Media	66	12	65	16	- 4
Syphilis	67	12	69	4	+ 7
War	68	7	66	6	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	69	5	75	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	70	5	68	5	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	4	72	1	+ 3
Tetanus	72	2	63	22	- 19
Pertussis	73	2	73	1	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	76	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	81	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	71	1	- 1
Chlamydia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.