QATAR VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		QATAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,790	1	1,082	+ 1,708
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,285	12	75	+ 2,211
Stroke	3	1,566	3	255	+ 1,311
Lung Cancers	4	1,195	13	73	+ 1,122
Lung Disease	5	1,022	15	68	+ 953
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	915	11	83	+ 832
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	740	10	108	+ 633
Kidney Disease	8	525	6	179	+ 346
Hypertension	9	492	28	26	+ 466
Diabetes Mellitus	10	420	2	459	- 39
Breast Cancer	11	381	17	53	+ 329
Pancreas Cancer	12	364	30	25	+ 340
Prostate Cancer	13	347	31	18	+ 329
Stomach Cancer	14	313	23	42	+ 271
Other Injuries	15	299	9	115	+ 184
Lymphomas	16	288	18	48	+ 240
Bladder Cancer	17	282	27	27	+ 255
Liver Cancer	18	275	21	44	+ 231
Inflammatory/Heart	19	269	25	32	+ 237
Parkinson's Disease	20	267	26	28	+ 239
Endocrine Disorders	21	263	24	39	+ 223
Other Neoplasms	22	256	51	3	+ 254
Liver Disease	23	228	5	202	+ 26
Leukemia	24	204	16	57	+ 146
Suicide	25	195	7	165	+ 30
Falls	26	175	8	129	+ 47
Oral Cancer	27	139	29	25	+ 114
Ovary Cancer	28	109	32	17	+ 92
Oesophagus Cancer	29	109	37	13	+ 96
Skin Disease	30	99	33	16	+ 83
Road Traffic Accidents	31	99	4	206	- 107
Skin Cancers	32	97	43	8	+ 89
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	87	45	8	+ 79
Uterin Cancer	34	87	49	6	+ 81
Asthma	35	61	40	10	+ 51
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	57	41	10	+ 47
Anemia	37	49	85	0	+ 49
Congenital Anomalies	38	47	14	70	- 23
Cervical Cancer	39	46	36	13	+ 33
Epilepsy	40	44	35	13	+ 31
Drug Use	41	42	39	12	+ 30
Hepatitis C	42	35	63	0	+ 35
HIV/AIDS	43	29	71	0	+ 29
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	26	46	7	+ 18
Drownings	45	24	19	45	- 21
Alcohol	46	18	48	7	+ 11
Malnutrition	47	16	58	1	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	16	59	0	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	49	15	55	2	+ 14
Tuberculosis	50	15	44	8	+ 7
Violence	51	14	34	14	+ 0
Low Birth Weight	52	14	20	45	- 31
Osteoarthritis	53	11	81	0	+ 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	11	80	0	+ 11
Fires	55	10	22	42	- 33
Schizophrenia	56	10	83	0	+ 10
Poisonings	57	9	42	9	+ 0
Hepatitis B	58	9	56	2	+ 7
Meningitis	59	7	47	7	- 0
Birth Trauma	60	6	38	13	- 6
Appendicitis	61	4	57	1	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	62	3	65	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	63	2	82	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	52	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	65	1	77	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	53	2	- 2
War	68	0	61	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	50	5	- 5
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	60	0	- 0
Pertussis	73	0	54	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	62	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	64	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	68	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to QATAR

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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.