PHILIPPINES VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	129,293	1	129,955	- 662
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	105,914	39	2,010	+ 103,904
Stroke	3	72,555	3	74,167	- 1,611
Lung Cancers	4	55,362	13	10,296	+ 45,066
Lung Disease	5	47,346	6	32,559	+ 14,787
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	42,421	16	8,063	+ 34,358
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	34,314	2	93,807	- 59,493
Kidney Disease	8	24,327	4	39,380	- 15,053
Hypertension	9	22,801	5	34,500	- 11,699
Diabetes Mellitus	10	19,446	7	32,260	- 12,814
Breast Cancer	11	17,680	15	9,802	+ 7,878
Pancreas Cancer	12	16,891	37	2,121	+ 14,770
Prostate Cancer	13	16,059	26	4,149	+ 11,910
Stomach Cancer	14	14,500	41	1,868	+ 12,631
Other Injuries	15	13,849	31	3,536	+ 10,313
Lymphomas	16	13,345	36	2,279	+ 11,066
Bladder Cancer	17	13,064	58	569	+ 12,495
Liver Cancer	18	12,754	19	7,663	+ 5,091
Inflammatory/Heart	19	12,468	30	3,545	+ 8,923
Parkinson's Disease	20	12,365	55	594	+ 11,771
Endocrine Disorders	21	12,166	12	10,464	+ 1,702
Other Neoplasms	22	11,878	23	5,146	+ 6,731
Liver Disease	23	10,585	20	7,076	+ 3,508
Leukemia	24	9,437	29	3,596	+ 5,841
Suicide	25	9,030	35	2,325	+ 6,704
Falls	26	8,121	28	3,861	+ 4,260
Oral Cancer	27	6,462	34	2,916	+ 3,545
Ovary Cancer	28	5,068	40	1,994	+ 3,074
Oesophagus Cancer	29	5,031	53	672	+ 4,359
Skin Disease	30	4,604	25	4,229	+ 375
Road Traffic Accidents	31	4,576	10	13,017	- 8,441
Skin Cancers	32	4,510	61	368	+ 4,142
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	4,033	42	1,807	+ 2,226
Uterin Cancer	34	4,032	50	761	+ 3,272
Asthma	35	2,834	11	11,404	- 8,570
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,661	22	6,189	- 3,528
Anemia	37	2,288	32	3,435	- 1,148
Congenital Anomalies	38	2,159	17	8,051	- 5,892
Cervical Cancer	39	2,139	33	3,076	- 937
Epilepsy	40	2,061	45	1,120	+ 941
Drug Use	41	1,942	52	695	+ 1,247
Hepatitis C	42	1,632	81	0	+ 1,631
HIV/AIDS	43	1,347	66	204	+ 1,142
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	1,189	21	6,865	- 5,676
Drownings	45	1,115	27	3,881	- 2,766
Alcohol	46	834	60	401	+ 433
Malnutrition	47	757	24	4,311	- 3,554
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	735	62	323	+ 412
Multiple Sclerosis	49	718	72	31	+ 687
Tuberculosis	50	676	8	27,061	- 26,384
Violence	51	654	9	14,835	- 14,180
Low Birth Weight	52	632	14	10,141	- 9,509
Osteoarthritis	53	531	57	570	- 39
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	511	51	752	- 241
Fires	55	462	54	600	- 138
Schizophrenia	56	452	68	127	+ 324
Poisonings	57	426	65	226	+ 200
Hepatitis B	58	405	56	590	- 184
Meningitis	59	322	47	1,041	- 719
Birth Trauma	60	282	18	7,960	- 7,678
Appendicitis	61	198	63	276	- 78
Upper Respiratory	62	116	70	39	+ 78
Oral conditions	63	109	73	28	+ 81
Maternal Conditions	64	34	38	2,042	- 2,008
Leishmaniasis	65	27	82	0	+ 27
Otitis Media	66	22	74	23	- 0
Syphilis	67	22	44	1,157	- 1,134
War	68	14	49	817	- 803
Iodine Deficiency	69	9	77	4	+ 6
Encephalitis	70	9	67	185	- 175
Chagas disease	71	8	79	2	+ 6
Tetanus	72	4	59	521	- 517
Pertussis	73	4	43	1,760	- 1,756
Schistosomiasis	74	1	64	233	- 232
Leprosy	75	1	71	37	- 36
Diphtheria	76	1	75	14	- 13
Dengue	77	0	46	1,060	- 1,060
Ascariasis	78	0	76	13	- 13
Hookworm Disease	79	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	48	894	- 894
Chlamydia	82	0	78	4	- 4
Malaria	83	0	69	94	- 94
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	2	- 2
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

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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.