UNITED KINGDOM VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	74,835	2	71,728	+ 3,107
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	61,303	1	98,135	- 36,831
Stroke	3	41,995	4	37,626	+ 4,369
Lung Cancers	4	32,044	5	35,715	- 3,671
Lung Disease	5	27,404	6	32,896	- 5,492
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	24,553	7	18,446	+ 6,107
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	19,861	3	40,540	- 20,679
Kidney Disease	8	14,081	18	5,471	+ 8,610
Hypertension	9	13,197	23	5,208	+ 7,989
Diabetes Mellitus	10	11,256	17	5,842	+ 5,413
Breast Cancer	11	10,233	9	12,718	- 2,485
Pancreas Cancer	12	9,777	11	8,995	+ 781
Prostate Cancer	13	9,295	8	13,289	- 3,994
Stomach Cancer	14	8,393	24	4,999	+ 3,394
Other Injuries	15	8,016	19	5,464	+ 2,552
Lymphomas	16	7,724	10	9,350	- 1,626
Bladder Cancer	17	7,561	16	6,133	+ 1,428
Liver Cancer	18	7,382	21	5,237	+ 2,146
Inflammatory/Heart	19	7,216	29	3,126	+ 4,090
Parkinson's Disease	20	7,157	13	8,573	- 1,416
Endocrine Disorders	21	7,042	28	3,297	+ 3,745
Other Neoplasms	22	6,875	26	3,986	+ 2,889
Liver Disease	23	6,126	14	7,666	- 1,539
Leukemia	24	5,462	22	5,211	+ 251
Suicide	25	5,226	20	5,325	- 99
Falls	26	4,701	15	7,618	- 2,918
Oral Cancer	27	3,740	30	3,109	+ 631
Ovary Cancer	28	2,933	25	4,019	- 1,086
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,912	12	8,727	- 5,815
Skin Disease	30	2,665	34	2,134	+ 531
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,649	33	2,169	+ 480
Skin Cancers	32	2,611	27	3,727	- 1,117
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,334	45	876	+ 1,458
Uterin Cancer	34	2,334	32	2,346	- 12
Asthma	35	1,641	41	1,302	+ 338
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,540	38	1,599	- 59
Anemia	37	1,324	50	277	+ 1,047
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,250	35	2,127	- 877
Cervical Cancer	39	1,238	43	1,099	+ 139
Epilepsy	40	1,193	42	1,193	- 0
Drug Use	41	1,124	31	2,824	- 1,700
Hepatitis C	42	944	51	267	+ 677
HIV/AIDS	43	779	55	188	+ 591
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	688	36	2,090	- 1,402
Drownings	45	646	49	301	+ 345
Alcohol	46	483	39	1,555	- 1,072
Malnutrition	47	438	58	116	+ 322
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	425	44	1,014	- 588
Multiple Sclerosis	49	416	37	1,856	- 1,440
Tuberculosis	50	391	47	351	+ 40
Violence	51	379	46	868	- 489
Low Birth Weight	52	366	40	1,313	- 948
Osteoarthritis	53	307	57	167	+ 140
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	296	56	184	+ 112
Fires	55	267	48	334	- 67
Schizophrenia	56	261	60	101	+ 160
Poisonings	57	247	53	221	+ 26
Hepatitis B	58	235	65	40	+ 195
Meningitis	59	186	52	232	- 46
Birth Trauma	60	163	54	190	- 26
Appendicitis	61	115	59	105	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	62	67	63	48	+ 19
Oral conditions	63	63	61	54	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	64	20	64	47	- 27
Leishmaniasis	65	16	70	0	+ 15
Otitis Media	66	13	66	16	- 3
Syphilis	67	13	62	49	- 36
War	68	8	67	10	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	69	5	84	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	70	5	68	6	- 0
Chagas disease	71	5	71	0	+ 4
Tetanus	72	3	72	0	+ 2
Pertussis	73	2	69	3	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.