SPAIN VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	96,118	43	538	+ 95,579
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	38,246	7	13,717	+ 24,529
Diabetes Mellitus	3	37,056	10	7,773	+ 29,282
Stroke	4	33,254	3	29,004	+ 4,250
Coronary Heart Disease	5	31,363	1	51,684	- 20,321
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	21,485	36	1,064	+ 20,421
Road Traffic Accidents	7	15,965	31	1,829	+ 14,135
Kidney Disease	8	15,836	8	9,725	+ 6,111
Suicide	9	14,023	25	3,609	+ 10,414
Hypertension	10	12,134	9	9,115	+ 3,020
Liver Disease	11	11,368	23	4,231	+ 7,137
Lung Disease	12	10,987	5	18,926	- 7,939
Tuberculosis	13	10,627	50	270	+ 10,357
Low Birth Weight	14	9,680	52	253	+ 9,427
Cervical Cancer	15	8,928	39	855	+ 8,073
Violence	16	8,819	51	262	+ 8,558
Other Injuries	17	7,898	15	5,536	+ 2,362
Birth Trauma	18	6,916	60	113	+ 6,803
Congenital Anomalies	19	6,665	38	863	+ 5,802
Asthma	20	6,211	35	1,133	+ 5,078
Maternal Conditions	21	4,811	64	14	+ 4,797
Malnutrition	22	4,395	47	302	+ 4,093
Meningitis	23	4,047	59	129	+ 3,919
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,893	19	4,984	- 1,091
Drownings	25	3,612	45	446	+ 3,166
Fires	26	3,475	55	185	+ 3,290
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	3,181	2	42,339	- 39,158
Endocrine Disorders	28	3,080	21	4,863	- 1,783
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	2,112	44	475	+ 1,637
Epilepsy	30	1,898	40	824	+ 1,074
Prostate Cancer	31	1,866	13	6,420	- 4,553
Falls	32	1,713	26	3,246	- 1,534
Pertussis	33	1,611	73	2	+ 1,609
Poisonings	34	1,557	57	170	+ 1,387
Breast Cancer	35	1,532	11	7,067	- 5,535
Lymphomas	36	1,291	16	5,335	- 4,044
Liver Cancer	37	1,218	18	5,098	- 3,880
Drug Use	38	1,114	41	776	+ 338
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,088	33	1,612	- 524
Skin Disease	40	1,050	30	1,840	- 791
Parkinson's Disease	41	991	20	4,943	- 3,952
Skin Cancers	42	826	32	1,803	- 977
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	775	6	16,957	- 16,183
Oesophagus Cancer	44	768	29	2,011	- 1,244
Syphilis	45	724	67	9	+ 715
Lung Cancers	46	690	4	22,131	- 21,441
Leukemia	47	677	24	3,772	- 3,095
Alcohol	48	666	46	333	+ 333
Schistosomiasis	49	532	74	0	+ 532
Uterin Cancer	50	476	34	1,612	- 1,136
Oral Cancer	51	425	27	2,583	- 2,158
Ovary Cancer	52	412	28	2,026	- 1,614
Stomach Cancer	53	284	14	5,796	- 5,513
Appendicitis	54	275	61	79	+ 196
Bladder Cancer	55	251	17	5,222	- 4,971
Pancreas Cancer	56	251	12	6,752	- 6,502
Hepatitis B	57	246	58	162	+ 84
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	204	48	294	- 90
Encephalitis	59	200	70	4	+ 197
Upper Respiratory	60	172	62	47	+ 126
Other Neoplasms	61	164	22	4,748	- 4,584
Tetanus	62	153	72	2	+ 151
Multiple Sclerosis	63	62	49	287	- 225
Measles	64	26	81	0	+ 26
Hepatitis C	65	15	42	652	- 637
Ascariasis	66	12	78	0	+ 12
Malaria	67	12	83	0	+ 12
Otitis Media	68	11	66	9	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	8	82	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	70	7	76	0	+ 7
War	71	7	68	6	+ 1
Dengue	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	69	4	- 4
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	81	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	181	- 181
Anemia	84	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.