USA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	373,813	1	504,904	- 131,091
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	306,220	2	287,198	+ 19,022
Stroke	3	209,773	4	158,520	+ 51,253
Lung Cancers	4	160,062	5	155,533	+ 4,530
Lung Disease	5	136,888	3	195,387	- 58,499
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	122,647	9	61,827	+ 60,820
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	99,209	11	60,317	+ 38,891
Kidney Disease	8	70,335	6	85,861	- 15,526
Hypertension	9	65,922	8	65,960	- 38
Diabetes Mellitus	10	56,223	10	61,418	- 5,195
Breast Cancer	11	51,117	13	48,671	+ 2,446
Pancreas Cancer	12	48,836	15	44,293	+ 4,544
Prostate Cancer	13	46,431	20	35,612	+ 10,819
Stomach Cancer	14	41,922	33	13,077	+ 28,846
Other Injuries	15	40,040	25	25,997	+ 14,043
Lymphomas	16	38,583	19	40,281	- 1,698
Bladder Cancer	17	37,771	26	19,622	+ 18,149
Liver Cancer	18	36,875	23	27,064	+ 9,811
Inflammatory/Heart	19	36,047	22	32,529	+ 3,518
Parkinson's Disease	20	35,750	21	34,491	+ 1,259
Endocrine Disorders	21	35,174	14	46,985	- 11,811
Other Neoplasms	22	34,340	29	17,743	+ 16,597
Liver Disease	23	30,603	16	43,402	- 12,800
Leukemia	24	27,284	24	26,966	+ 319
Suicide	25	26,106	12	53,099	- 26,993
Falls	26	23,480	18	40,418	- 16,938
Oral Cancer	27	18,682	35	11,555	+ 7,127
Ovary Cancer	28	14,652	31	14,591	+ 60
Oesophagus Cancer	29	14,547	28	17,829	- 3,283
Skin Disease	30	13,311	43	5,409	+ 7,903
Road Traffic Accidents	31	13,231	17	41,694	- 28,464
Skin Cancers	32	13,040	32	14,311	- 1,270
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	11,659	47	3,646	+ 8,013
Uterin Cancer	34	11,658	36	10,063	+ 1,595
Asthma	35	8,195	46	3,818	+ 4,377
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	7,693	37	9,955	- 2,262
Anemia	37	6,614	51	3,115	+ 3,499
Congenital Anomalies	38	6,242	34	11,762	- 5,520
Cervical Cancer	39	6,184	38	6,984	- 800
Epilepsy	40	5,959	50	3,162	+ 2,797
Drug Use	41	5,615	7	74,435	- 68,820
Hepatitis C	42	4,717	41	5,684	- 967
HIV/AIDS	43	3,893	42	5,660	- 1,767
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	3,437	48	3,461	- 24
Drownings	45	3,225	45	4,070	- 845
Alcohol	46	2,411	30	14,659	- 12,248
Malnutrition	47	2,187	40	6,762	- 4,575
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	2,125	52	2,461	- 336
Multiple Sclerosis	49	2,076	44	5,059	- 2,983
Tuberculosis	50	1,955	62	546	+ 1,409
Violence	51	1,892	27	18,976	- 17,084
Low Birth Weight	52	1,827	39	6,924	- 5,097
Osteoarthritis	53	1,535	61	579	+ 956
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	1,478	58	678	+ 800
Fires	55	1,335	49	3,183	- 1,848
Schizophrenia	56	1,306	57	723	+ 583
Poisonings	57	1,232	53	1,674	- 442
Hepatitis B	58	1,172	59	608	+ 565
Meningitis	59	931	60	606	+ 325
Birth Trauma	60	816	54	1,233	- 417
Appendicitis	61	573	63	424	+ 148
Upper Respiratory	62	337	65	229	+ 107
Oral conditions	63	317	64	286	+ 31
Maternal Conditions	64	98	56	779	- 681
Leishmaniasis	65	78	79	0	+ 78
Otitis Media	66	65	67	34	+ 31
Syphilis	67	65	66	49	+ 15
War	68	40	55	1,198	- 1,158
Iodine Deficiency	69	27	73	1	+ 26
Encephalitis	70	27	68	25	+ 1
Chagas disease	71	24	70	4	+ 20
Tetanus	72	13	71	2	+ 10
Pertussis	73	12	69	16	- 3
Schistosomiasis	74	2	72	1	+ 1
Leprosy	75	2	74	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	76	2	75	0	+ 2
Dengue	77	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.