EGYPT VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	159,471	16	6,975	+ 152,496
Coronary Heart Disease	2	116,559	1	173,871	- 57,312
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	65,879	7	20,695	+ 45,184
Stroke	4	61,144	3	43,839	+ 17,305
Lung Cancers	5	58,037	18	5,677	+ 52,360
Lung Disease	6	53,456	9	13,393	+ 40,063
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	29,975	24	3,083	+ 26,892
Prostate Cancer	8	21,595	35	1,282	+ 20,313
Breast Cancer	9	20,667	13	9,180	+ 11,488
Lymphomas	10	15,195	14	7,539	+ 7,656
Pancreas Cancer	11	14,618	26	2,906	+ 11,712
Oesophagus Cancer	12	14,181	41	951	+ 13,230
Parkinson's Disease	13	13,931	28	2,391	+ 11,540
Liver Disease	14	12,457	2	60,122	- 47,666
Falls	15	12,380	30	2,019	+ 10,361
Bladder Cancer	16	9,967	19	5,133	+ 4,834
Diabetes Mellitus	17	9,494	8	19,131	- 9,637
Kidney Disease	18	8,890	6	21,087	- 12,197
Other Injuries	19	8,879	21	3,819	+ 5,060
Suicide	20	8,653	25	3,022	+ 5,631
Liver Cancer	21	8,510	4	24,512	- 16,003
Leukemia	22	8,468	22	3,763	+ 4,705
Hypertension	23	8,463	5	21,094	- 12,631
Stomach Cancer	24	8,123	32	1,844	+ 6,279
Ovary Cancer	25	6,530	31	1,944	+ 4,587
Other Neoplasms	26	6,477	61	116	+ 6,361
Skin Cancers	27	6,057	39	1,013	+ 5,044
Endocrine Disorders	28	5,358	29	2,372	+ 2,986
Inflammatory/Heart	29	5,080	27	2,489	+ 2,591
Oral Cancer	30	5,052	45	793	+ 4,259
Drug Use	31	4,589	62	116	+ 4,473
Uterin Cancer	32	3,813	52	422	+ 3,391
Road Traffic Accidents	33	3,525	12	10,141	- 6,616
Skin Disease	34	3,467	55	219	+ 3,248
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,456	10	12,163	- 8,707
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,396	34	1,339	+ 2,057
Multiple Sclerosis	37	3,016	56	213	+ 2,803
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	2,598	23	3,692	- 1,094
Alcohol	39	2,526	60	141	+ 2,385
Low Birth Weight	40	2,134	11	11,391	- 9,257
Asthma	41	2,116	15	7,104	- 4,988
Epilepsy	42	1,939	50	451	+ 1,488
Cervical Cancer	43	1,786	48	625	+ 1,161
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,647	65	26	+ 1,621
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,424	36	1,248	+ 176
Violence	46	1,410	20	4,165	- 2,755
Tuberculosis	47	571	51	432	+ 139
Fires	48	543	33	1,568	- 1,025
Drownings	49	489	37	1,122	- 633
Anemia	50	450	82	0	+ 450
Hepatitis C	51	434	63	97	+ 338
Meningitis	52	378	43	827	- 449
Poisonings	53	358	57	195	+ 163
Birth Trauma	54	308	17	6,109	- 5,801
HIV/AIDS	55	305	53	397	- 91
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	299	84	0	+ 299
Osteoarthritis	57	271	85	0	+ 271
Malnutrition	58	188	46	759	- 571
Appendicitis	59	171	59	142	+ 28
Schizophrenia	60	165	80	0	+ 165
Oral conditions	61	87	86	0	+ 87
Syphilis	62	79	58	159	- 80
Upper Respiratory	63	79	68	5	+ 74
Maternal Conditions	64	76	44	795	- 719
Hepatitis B	65	65	40	988	- 924
Otitis Media	66	25	72	0	+ 25
War	67	16	47	714	- 698
Encephalitis	68	9	38	1,046	- 1,036
Pertussis	69	5	42	906	- 902
Leishmaniasis	70	1	66	13	- 13
Chagas disease	71	1	75	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	1	49	540	- 540
Dengue	73	1	69	5	- 4
Diphtheria	74	0	70	3	- 3
Measles	75	0	64	43	- 43
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	220	- 220
Chlamydia	79	0	71	1	- 1
Ascariasis	80	0	67	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

United Kingdom

Egypt

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.