ITALY VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	87,392	3	41,445	+ 45,947
Coronary Heart Disease	2	63,876	1	97,116	- 33,240
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	36,102	9	16,339	+ 19,764
Stroke	4	33,507	2	62,633	- 29,126
Lung Cancers	5	31,805	4	34,152	- 2,347
Lung Disease	6	29,295	5	32,382	- 3,088
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	16,427	7	21,254	- 4,827
Prostate Cancer	8	11,835	20	8,409	+ 3,425
Breast Cancer	9	11,326	10	13,868	- 2,542
Lymphomas	10	8,327	16	9,670	- 1,344
Pancreas Cancer	11	8,011	13	12,095	- 4,084
Oesophagus Cancer	12	7,771	34	2,045	+ 5,726
Parkinson's Disease	13	7,634	19	8,428	- 793
Liver Disease	14	6,826	23	5,559	+ 1,267
Falls	15	6,784	25	4,222	+ 2,562
Bladder Cancer	16	5,462	22	6,711	- 1,249
Diabetes Mellitus	17	5,203	8	19,836	- 14,633
Kidney Disease	18	4,872	11	12,726	- 7,854
Other Injuries	19	4,866	12	12,112	- 7,246
Suicide	20	4,742	26	4,042	+ 700
Liver Cancer	21	4,663	17	9,620	- 4,957
Leukemia	22	4,641	21	6,728	- 2,088
Hypertension	23	4,638	6	29,931	- 25,293
Stomach Cancer	24	4,452	14	10,252	- 5,801
Ovary Cancer	25	3,579	28	3,282	+ 297
Other Neoplasms	26	3,550	15	9,984	- 6,435
Skin Cancers	27	3,319	29	3,239	+ 80
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,936	18	8,431	- 5,495
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,784	24	5,531	- 2,747
Oral Cancer	30	2,768	27	3,343	- 575
Drug Use	31	2,515	45	654	+ 1,861
Uterin Cancer	32	2,089	33	2,198	- 108
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,932	30	3,221	- 1,289
Skin Disease	34	1,900	38	1,440	+ 460
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,894	37	1,443	+ 451
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,861	43	690	+ 1,171
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,653	44	677	+ 976
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,424	36	1,622	- 198
Alcohol	39	1,384	55	277	+ 1,107
Low Birth Weight	40	1,170	51	357	+ 812
Asthma	41	1,160	47	494	+ 666
Epilepsy	42	1,063	39	1,337	- 274
Cervical Cancer	43	979	40	1,154	- 175
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	903	42	701	+ 201
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	780	32	2,216	- 1,436
Violence	46	773	50	409	+ 364
Tuberculosis	47	313	53	336	- 23
Fires	48	298	56	271	+ 27
Drownings	49	268	52	344	- 76
Anemia	50	246	35	1,672	- 1,426
Hepatitis C	51	238	31	2,451	- 2,213
Meningitis	52	207	60	128	+ 79
Poisonings	53	196	58	154	+ 42
Birth Trauma	54	169	59	140	+ 29
HIV/AIDS	55	167	46	520	- 352
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	164	57	241	- 77
Osteoarthritis	57	149	48	481	- 332
Malnutrition	58	103	41	775	- 673
Appendicitis	59	94	61	49	+ 45
Schizophrenia	60	90	49	424	- 334
Oral conditions	61	48	62	47	+ 1
Syphilis	62	43	69	4	+ 39
Upper Respiratory	63	43	64	20	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	64	42	67	6	+ 36
Hepatitis B	65	36	54	334	- 298
Otitis Media	66	14	65	16	- 2
War	67	9	66	6	+ 2
Encephalitis	68	5	68	5	+ 0
Pertussis	69	3	73	1	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	70	0	70	3	- 3
Chagas disease	71	0	72	1	- 1
Tetanus	72	0	63	22	- 21
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	71	1	- 1
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

United Kingdom

Italy

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.