PAKISTAN VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	275,868	1	240,720	+ 35,148
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	225,986	22	15,216	+ 210,770
Stroke	3	154,809	2	141,432	+ 13,376
Lung Cancers	4	118,124	26	9,688	+ 108,436
Lung Disease	5	101,021	5	86,968	+ 14,053
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	90,512	38	5,279	+ 85,233
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	73,215	6	83,483	- 10,269
Kidney Disease	8	51,906	9	56,796	- 4,890
Hypertension	9	48,650	16	22,917	+ 25,732
Diabetes Mellitus	10	41,492	7	63,852	- 22,361
Breast Cancer	11	37,723	20	18,009	+ 19,714
Pancreas Cancer	12	36,040	60	1,069	+ 34,971
Prostate Cancer	13	34,265	45	3,559	+ 30,706
Stomach Cancer	14	30,938	43	4,044	+ 26,894
Other Injuries	15	29,549	13	27,010	+ 2,539
Lymphomas	16	28,473	31	7,020	+ 21,454
Bladder Cancer	17	27,874	48	2,727	+ 25,147
Liver Cancer	18	27,213	41	4,427	+ 22,787
Inflammatory/Heart	19	26,602	52	2,318	+ 24,285
Parkinson's Disease	20	26,383	35	6,145	+ 20,238
Endocrine Disorders	21	25,958	25	11,439	+ 14,519
Other Neoplasms	22	25,343	64	412	+ 24,931
Liver Disease	23	22,584	10	54,835	- 32,251
Leukemia	24	20,135	39	5,254	+ 14,881
Suicide	25	19,266	18	19,331	- 65
Falls	26	17,328	28	8,642	+ 8,686
Oral Cancer	27	13,787	21	17,181	- 3,394
Ovary Cancer	28	10,813	46	3,533	+ 7,279
Oesophagus Cancer	29	10,735	29	7,866	+ 2,870
Skin Disease	30	9,824	67	132	+ 9,692
Road Traffic Accidents	31	9,764	12	28,170	- 18,406
Skin Cancers	32	9,624	54	1,539	+ 8,085
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	8,604	15	26,017	- 17,412
Uterin Cancer	34	8,604	59	1,191	+ 7,412
Asthma	35	6,048	17	20,750	- 14,703
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	5,677	3	104,383	- 98,705
Anemia	37	4,881	85	0	+ 4,881
Congenital Anomalies	38	4,606	14	26,320	- 21,713
Cervical Cancer	39	4,564	44	4,009	+ 555
Epilepsy	40	4,398	40	4,873	- 475
Drug Use	41	4,144	61	829	+ 3,315
Hepatitis C	42	3,481	58	1,227	+ 2,254
HIV/AIDS	43	2,873	32	6,797	- 3,924
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	2,536	36	5,450	- 2,914
Drownings	45	2,380	37	5,376	- 2,996
Alcohol	46	1,780	50	2,520	- 741
Malnutrition	47	1,614	27	8,852	- 7,237
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	1,568	56	1,388	+ 180
Multiple Sclerosis	49	1,532	65	411	+ 1,121
Tuberculosis	50	1,443	11	42,103	- 40,660
Violence	51	1,396	23	12,925	- 11,529
Low Birth Weight	52	1,349	4	93,373	- 92,024
Osteoarthritis	53	1,133	80	0	+ 1,133
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	1,091	81	0	+ 1,091
Fires	55	985	42	4,305	- 3,320
Schizophrenia	56	963	83	0	+ 963
Poisonings	57	910	47	3,364	- 2,455
Hepatitis B	58	865	53	2,267	- 1,402
Meningitis	59	687	19	18,025	- 17,339
Birth Trauma	60	603	8	59,559	- 58,956
Appendicitis	61	423	51	2,472	- 2,049
Upper Respiratory	62	248	66	288	- 40
Oral conditions	63	234	82	0	+ 234
Maternal Conditions	64	72	24	12,392	- 12,320
Leishmaniasis	65	58	72	4	+ 53
Otitis Media	66	48	71	28	+ 20
Syphilis	67	48	57	1,289	- 1,241
War	68	29	62	597	- 567
Iodine Deficiency	69	20	76	0	+ 20
Encephalitis	70	20	33	6,651	- 6,631
Chagas disease	71	18	75	0	+ 18
Tetanus	72	9	30	7,541	- 7,532
Pertussis	73	9	34	6,358	- 6,349
Schistosomiasis	74	2	74	0	+ 2
Leprosy	75	2	79	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	76	1	69	68	- 66
Dengue	77	0	55	1,429	- 1,429
Ascariasis	78	0	68	75	- 75
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	49	2,579	- 2,579
Chlamydia	82	0	70	44	- 44
Malaria	83	0	63	587	- 587
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PAKISTAN

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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.