VENEZUELA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,161	1	26,905	+ 7,255
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	27,984	35	572	+ 27,412
Stroke	3	19,170	3	12,133	+ 7,037
Lung Cancers	4	14,627	11	3,900	+ 10,728
Lung Disease	5	12,510	10	5,150	+ 7,360
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,208	19	2,037	+ 9,171
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,066	7	7,188	+ 1,878
Kidney Disease	8	6,428	8	5,932	+ 496
Hypertension	9	6,024	9	5,195	+ 829
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,138	4	11,176	- 6,038
Breast Cancer	11	4,671	15	2,563	+ 2,108
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,463	25	1,082	+ 3,381
Prostate Cancer	13	4,243	13	2,848	+ 1,395
Stomach Cancer	14	3,831	17	2,175	+ 1,656
Other Injuries	15	3,659	21	1,693	+ 1,966
Lymphomas	16	3,526	23	1,248	+ 2,278
Bladder Cancer	17	3,452	45	365	+ 3,087
Liver Cancer	18	3,370	26	1,029	+ 2,341
Inflammatory/Heart	19	3,294	33	599	+ 2,695
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,267	48	252	+ 3,015
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,214	30	760	+ 2,455
Other Neoplasms	22	3,138	18	2,167	+ 971
Liver Disease	23	2,797	16	2,340	+ 456
Leukemia	24	2,493	27	1,007	+ 1,486
Suicide	25	2,386	34	585	+ 1,801
Falls	26	2,146	28	865	+ 1,281
Oral Cancer	27	1,707	38	544	+ 1,163
Ovary Cancer	28	1,339	36	563	+ 776
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,329	44	370	+ 960
Skin Disease	30	1,216	66	18	+ 1,199
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,209	5	11,127	- 9,918
Skin Cancers	32	1,192	37	553	+ 639
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,065	57	80	+ 985
Uterin Cancer	34	1,065	47	309	+ 756
Asthma	35	749	46	311	+ 438
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	703	22	1,359	- 656
Anemia	37	604	55	126	+ 479
Congenital Anomalies	38	570	14	2,846	- 2,275
Cervical Cancer	39	565	20	1,986	- 1,421
Epilepsy	40	545	41	411	+ 134
Drug Use	41	513	50	225	+ 288
Hepatitis C	42	431	65	21	+ 410
HIV/AIDS	43	356	6	7,490	- 7,134
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	314	40	418	- 104
Drownings	45	295	43	388	- 94
Alcohol	46	220	62	34	+ 186
Malnutrition	47	200	32	629	- 429
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	194	52	180	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	49	190	60	51	+ 139
Tuberculosis	50	179	31	748	- 569
Violence	51	173	2	18,132	- 17,959
Low Birth Weight	52	167	12	3,088	- 2,921
Osteoarthritis	53	140	72	3	+ 137
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	135	53	151	- 16
Fires	55	122	54	144	- 22
Schizophrenia	56	119	69	6	+ 113
Poisonings	57	113	58	68	+ 45
Hepatitis B	58	107	63	30	+ 77
Meningitis	59	85	49	251	- 166
Birth Trauma	60	75	24	1,087	- 1,012
Appendicitis	61	52	56	98	- 45
Upper Respiratory	62	31	74	1	+ 29
Oral conditions	63	29	86	0	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	64	9	39	422	- 413
Leishmaniasis	65	7	73	3	+ 4
Otitis Media	66	6	75	1	+ 5
Syphilis	67	6	67	15	- 9
War	68	4	51	185	- 181
Iodine Deficiency	69	3	77	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	70	2	61	37	- 35
Chagas disease	71	2	29	826	- 824
Tetanus	72	1	68	8	- 6
Pertussis	73	1	64	26	- 24
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	71	4	- 4
Diphtheria	76	0	78	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	59	65	- 65
Ascariasis	78	0	70	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	42	402	- 402
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Spain

Venezuela

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.