GERMANY VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	120,583	2	51,168	+ 69,415
Coronary Heart Disease	2	88,136	1	147,055	- 58,919
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	49,814	9	20,712	+ 29,101
Stroke	4	46,233	3	49,794	- 3,560
Lung Cancers	5	43,885	4	46,560	- 2,675
Lung Disease	6	40,421	5	42,797	- 2,376
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	22,666	7	26,026	- 3,360
Prostate Cancer	8	16,329	12	16,487	- 158
Breast Cancer	9	15,628	10	18,842	- 3,214
Lymphomas	10	11,489	17	12,249	- 760
Pancreas Cancer	11	11,053	11	17,971	- 6,918
Oesophagus Cancer	12	10,723	27	6,212	+ 4,511
Parkinson's Disease	13	10,534	16	12,594	- 2,060
Liver Disease	14	9,419	15	15,194	- 5,775
Falls	15	9,361	14	15,325	- 5,964
Bladder Cancer	16	7,536	28	6,193	+ 1,344
Diabetes Mellitus	17	7,179	13	15,560	- 8,381
Kidney Disease	18	6,722	8	22,770	- 16,048
Other Injuries	19	6,714	23	8,248	- 1,535
Suicide	20	6,543	19	10,284	- 3,741
Liver Cancer	21	6,434	25	8,057	- 1,623
Leukemia	22	6,403	22	8,737	- 2,334
Hypertension	23	6,399	6	26,796	- 20,396
Stomach Cancer	24	6,142	20	9,658	- 3,515
Ovary Cancer	25	4,938	30	5,192	- 254
Other Neoplasms	26	4,898	24	8,161	- 3,263
Skin Cancers	27	4,580	31	4,055	+ 524
Endocrine Disorders	28	4,051	18	10,677	- 6,626
Inflammatory/Heart	29	3,842	21	8,891	- 5,050
Oral Cancer	30	3,820	29	6,023	- 2,203
Drug Use	31	3,470	40	1,930	+ 1,540
Uterin Cancer	32	2,883	37	2,231	+ 652
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,665	34	3,160	- 495
Skin Disease	34	2,622	42	1,543	+ 1,079
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,613	36	2,291	+ 322
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,568	38	2,166	+ 402
Multiple Sclerosis	37	2,280	41	1,571	+ 710
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,965	32	3,830	- 1,866
Alcohol	39	1,910	26	6,257	- 4,347
Low Birth Weight	40	1,614	45	770	+ 844
Asthma	41	1,600	44	924	+ 676
Epilepsy	42	1,466	35	3,091	- 1,625
Cervical Cancer	43	1,350	39	2,131	- 781
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,246	47	543	+ 703
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,076	33	3,615	- 2,539
Violence	46	1,066	46	769	+ 297
Tuberculosis	47	432	56	281	+ 151
Fires	48	411	53	359	+ 52
Drownings	49	370	49	459	- 89
Anemia	50	340	43	994	- 654
Hepatitis C	51	328	48	507	- 179
Meningitis	52	286	60	168	+ 118
Poisonings	53	271	58	216	+ 54
Birth Trauma	54	233	57	239	- 6
HIV/AIDS	55	231	54	345	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	226	55	292	- 66
Osteoarthritis	57	205	52	364	- 158
Malnutrition	58	142	50	450	- 308
Appendicitis	59	129	62	129	+ 0
Schizophrenia	60	125	51	391	- 266
Oral conditions	61	66	63	62	+ 4
Syphilis	62	60	68	6	+ 54
Upper Respiratory	63	59	61	138	- 79
Maternal Conditions	64	57	64	38	+ 19
Hepatitis B	65	49	59	182	- 133
Otitis Media	66	19	65	16	+ 3
War	67	12	66	10	+ 2
Encephalitis	68	7	67	8	- 0
Pertussis	69	4	69	2	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	70	1	72	1	- 0
Chagas disease	71	1	74	1	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	75	1	- 0
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	70	2	- 2
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	73	1	- 1
Chlamydia	79	0	85	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	71	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.