MALDIVES VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		MALDIVES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	425	1	279	+ 146
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	348	5	47	+ 301
Stroke	3	239	2	143	+ 95
Lung Cancers	4	182	7	36	+ 146
Lung Disease	5	156	3	91	+ 65
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	139	14	21	+ 118
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	113	8	33	+ 80
Kidney Disease	8	80	4	80	- 0
Hypertension	9	75	17	16	+ 59
Diabetes Mellitus	10	64	6	47	+ 17
Breast Cancer	11	58	9	28	+ 30
Pancreas Cancer	12	56	40	4	+ 51
Prostate Cancer	13	53	26	11	+ 41
Stomach Cancer	14	48	49	1	+ 46
Other Injuries	15	46	18	16	+ 30
Lymphomas	16	44	34	7	+ 36
Bladder Cancer	17	43	37	5	+ 38
Liver Cancer	18	42	10	27	+ 15
Inflammatory/Heart	19	41	36	5	+ 36
Parkinson's Disease	20	41	25	12	+ 29
Endocrine Disorders	21	40	12	22	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	22	39	46	2	+ 37
Liver Disease	23	35	11	24	+ 10
Leukemia	24	31	24	13	+ 18
Suicide	25	30	21	15	+ 15
Falls	26	27	16	19	+ 8
Oral Cancer	27	21	19	15	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	28	17	30	9	+ 7
Oesophagus Cancer	29	17	59	0	+ 16
Skin Disease	30	15	32	8	+ 7
Road Traffic Accidents	31	15	31	9	+ 6
Skin Cancers	32	15	63	0	+ 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	13	43	3	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	34	13	47	2	+ 11
Asthma	35	9	29	10	- 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	9	22	14	- 6
Anemia	37	8	85	0	+ 8
Congenital Anomalies	38	7	15	19	- 12
Cervical Cancer	39	7	13	22	- 14
Epilepsy	40	7	38	5	+ 2
Drug Use	41	6	48	2	+ 5
Hepatitis C	42	5	64	0	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	43	4	78	0	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	4	42	4	+ 0
Drownings	45	4	23	14	- 10
Alcohol	46	3	51	1	+ 2
Malnutrition	47	2	45	3	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	2	53	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	49	2	57	0	+ 2
Tuberculosis	50	2	27	11	- 9
Violence	51	2	28	10	- 8
Low Birth Weight	52	2	20	15	- 13
Osteoarthritis	53	2	81	0	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	2	80	0	+ 2
Fires	55	2	41	4	- 2
Schizophrenia	56	1	86	0	+ 1
Poisonings	57	1	55	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	58	1	56	0	+ 1
Meningitis	59	1	50	1	- 0
Birth Trauma	60	1	39	5	- 4
Appendicitis	61	1	61	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	0	66	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	63	0	82	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	35	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	65	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	58	0	- 0
War	68	0	62	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	44	3	- 3
Chagas disease	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	54	0	- 0
Pertussis	73	0	52	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	33	8	- 8
Ascariasis	78	0	65	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	60	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	67	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALDIVES

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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.