BHUTAN VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	1,268	13	105	+ 1,163
Coronary Heart Disease	2	927	1	702	+ 224
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	524	4	177	+ 347
Stroke	4	486	3	360	+ 126
Lung Cancers	5	461	21	44	+ 417
Lung Disease	6	425	2	524	- 99
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	238	31	24	+ 214
Prostate Cancer	8	172	55	3	+ 168
Breast Cancer	9	164	43	8	+ 156
Lymphomas	10	121	52	5	+ 116
Pancreas Cancer	11	116	33	20	+ 96
Oesophagus Cancer	12	113	22	44	+ 69
Parkinson's Disease	13	111	28	31	+ 79
Liver Disease	14	99	6	166	- 67
Falls	15	98	12	111	- 12
Bladder Cancer	16	79	48	6	+ 73
Diabetes Mellitus	17	75	7	164	- 88
Kidney Disease	18	71	8	149	- 78
Other Injuries	19	71	24	43	+ 28
Suicide	20	69	26	35	+ 34
Liver Cancer	21	68	27	35	+ 33
Leukemia	22	67	34	19	+ 49
Hypertension	23	67	16	77	- 9
Stomach Cancer	24	65	11	118	- 54
Ovary Cancer	25	52	37	14	+ 38
Other Neoplasms	26	52	57	2	+ 49
Skin Cancers	27	48	41	9	+ 39
Endocrine Disorders	28	43	39	11	+ 32
Inflammatory/Heart	29	40	45	8	+ 33
Oral Cancer	30	40	23	43	- 3
Drug Use	31	36	47	7	+ 30
Uterin Cancer	32	30	71	0	+ 30
Road Traffic Accidents	33	28	10	123	- 95
Skin Disease	34	28	46	7	+ 20
Congenital Anomalies	35	27	20	50	- 23
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	27	25	39	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	37	24	62	1	+ 23
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	21	5	169	- 149
Alcohol	39	20	49	6	+ 14
Low Birth Weight	40	17	14	79	- 62
Asthma	41	17	15	78	- 61
Epilepsy	42	15	38	14	+ 2
Cervical Cancer	43	14	29	30	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	13	50	5	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	11	17	68	- 56
Violence	46	11	35	18	- 7
Tuberculosis	47	5	9	138	- 133
Fires	48	4	44	8	- 4
Drownings	49	4	32	20	- 16
Anemia	50	4	72	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	51	3	64	1	+ 3
Meningitis	52	3	36	17	- 14
Poisonings	53	3	59	2	+ 1
Birth Trauma	54	2	19	51	- 49
HIV/AIDS	55	2	18	58	- 56
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	2	77	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	57	2	78	0	+ 2
Malnutrition	58	1	54	3	- 2
Appendicitis	59	1	51	5	- 4
Schizophrenia	60	1	75	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	1	76	0	+ 1
Syphilis	62	1	40	11	- 10
Upper Respiratory	63	1	61	1	- 0
Maternal Conditions	64	1	42	9	- 9
Hepatitis B	65	1	53	4	- 4
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
War	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	30	28	- 28
Pertussis	69	0	63	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	0	65	1	- 1
Chagas disease	71	0	83	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	60	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	56	3	- 3
Diphtheria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	58	2	- 2
Malaria	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	67	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	85	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	74	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

United Kingdom

Bhutan

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.