MOROCCO VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,870	1	77,340	- 36,470
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	33,480	10	4,967	+ 28,513
Stroke	3	22,935	2	31,861	- 8,926
Lung Cancers	4	17,500	7	6,585	+ 10,915
Lung Disease	5	14,966	8	6,296	+ 8,670
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,409	17	2,556	+ 10,853
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,847	6	7,237	+ 3,610
Kidney Disease	8	7,690	4	10,216	- 2,526
Hypertension	9	7,207	3	10,736	- 3,529
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,147	5	7,377	- 1,230
Breast Cancer	11	5,589	12	3,604	+ 1,985
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,339	36	747	+ 4,593
Prostate Cancer	13	5,076	24	1,914	+ 3,162
Stomach Cancer	14	4,583	25	1,691	+ 2,892
Other Injuries	15	4,378	21	2,271	+ 2,106
Lymphomas	16	4,218	20	2,274	+ 1,944
Bladder Cancer	17	4,130	30	1,069	+ 3,061
Liver Cancer	18	4,032	44	423	+ 3,609
Inflammatory/Heart	19	3,941	32	1,022	+ 2,919
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,909	26	1,511	+ 2,398
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,846	28	1,129	+ 2,716
Other Neoplasms	22	3,754	60	70	+ 3,684
Liver Disease	23	3,346	11	4,866	- 1,520
Leukemia	24	2,983	31	1,035	+ 1,948
Suicide	25	2,854	16	2,617	+ 237
Falls	26	2,567	19	2,456	+ 111
Oral Cancer	27	2,042	35	780	+ 1,262
Ovary Cancer	28	1,602	34	800	+ 802
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,590	42	439	+ 1,151
Skin Disease	30	1,455	54	149	+ 1,307
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,447	9	6,185	- 4,738
Skin Cancers	32	1,426	41	477	+ 948
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,275	37	718	+ 556
Uterin Cancer	34	1,275	53	154	+ 1,121
Asthma	35	896	13	3,342	- 2,446
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	841	27	1,192	- 351
Anemia	37	723	84	0	+ 723
Congenital Anomalies	38	682	22	2,124	- 1,442
Cervical Cancer	39	676	18	2,508	- 1,832
Epilepsy	40	652	45	336	+ 316
Drug Use	41	614	47	321	+ 293
Hepatitis C	42	516	65	7	+ 509
HIV/AIDS	43	426	49	289	+ 137
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	376	29	1,076	- 700
Drownings	45	353	43	426	- 73
Alcohol	46	264	57	109	+ 154
Malnutrition	47	239	51	200	+ 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	232	62	38	+ 194
Multiple Sclerosis	49	227	58	106	+ 121
Tuberculosis	50	214	15	2,870	- 2,656
Violence	51	207	39	632	- 425
Low Birth Weight	52	200	14	3,305	- 3,105
Osteoarthritis	53	168	81	0	+ 168
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	162	80	0	+ 162
Fires	55	146	33	904	- 758
Schizophrenia	56	143	86	0	+ 143
Poisonings	57	135	50	266	- 131
Hepatitis B	58	128	48	316	- 188
Meningitis	59	102	40	542	- 441
Birth Trauma	60	89	23	2,067	- 1,978
Appendicitis	61	63	56	130	- 68
Upper Respiratory	62	37	67	4	+ 33
Oral conditions	63	35	82	0	+ 35
Maternal Conditions	64	11	38	704	- 693
Leishmaniasis	65	9	64	15	- 7
Otitis Media	66	7	71	0	+ 7
Syphilis	67	7	55	140	- 133
War	68	4	63	22	- 17
Iodine Deficiency	69	3	79	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	70	3	52	176	- 174
Chagas disease	71	3	74	0	+ 3
Tetanus	72	1	59	76	- 75
Pertussis	73	1	46	324	- 323
Schistosomiasis	74	0	61	67	- 66
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	77	0	77	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	66	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	68	2	- 2
Malaria	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOROCCO

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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.