NO MACEDONIA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		NO MACEDONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	3,061	30	71	+ 2,991
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,238	2	4,420	- 2,182
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,265	19	157	+ 1,108
Stroke	4	1,174	1	5,521	- 4,347
Lung Cancers	5	1,114	5	1,055	+ 59
Lung Disease	6	1,026	6	807	+ 220
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	575	8	560	+ 15
Prostate Cancer	8	415	14	259	+ 156
Breast Cancer	9	397	11	386	+ 11
Lymphomas	10	292	25	96	+ 196
Pancreas Cancer	11	281	12	267	+ 14
Oesophagus Cancer	12	272	34	45	+ 227
Parkinson's Disease	13	267	20	141	+ 127
Liver Disease	14	239	15	218	+ 21
Falls	15	238	27	78	+ 160
Bladder Cancer	16	191	18	163	+ 29
Diabetes Mellitus	17	182	4	1,104	- 921
Kidney Disease	18	171	9	516	- 345
Other Injuries	19	170	17	183	- 13
Suicide	20	166	16	196	- 30
Liver Cancer	21	163	13	260	- 97
Leukemia	22	163	22	114	+ 48
Hypertension	23	162	7	627	- 465
Stomach Cancer	24	156	10	455	- 299
Ovary Cancer	25	125	26	93	+ 32
Other Neoplasms	26	124	40	19	+ 105
Skin Cancers	27	116	21	126	- 10
Endocrine Disorders	28	103	44	12	+ 91
Inflammatory/Heart	29	98	3	4,249	- 4,152
Oral Cancer	30	97	29	72	+ 25
Drug Use	31	88	47	9	+ 79
Uterin Cancer	32	73	23	108	- 35
Road Traffic Accidents	33	68	24	107	- 40
Skin Disease	34	67	57	1	+ 66
Congenital Anomalies	35	66	37	29	+ 38
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	65	32	56	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	37	58	39	21	+ 37
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	50	56	1	+ 49
Alcohol	39	48	42	14	+ 35
Low Birth Weight	40	41	28	73	- 32
Asthma	41	41	33	53	- 12
Epilepsy	42	37	38	23	+ 14
Cervical Cancer	43	34	31	68	- 34
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	32	60	0	+ 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	27	43	13	+ 14
Violence	46	27	36	31	- 4
Tuberculosis	47	11	35	32	- 21
Fires	48	10	46	11	- 0
Drownings	49	9	41	18	- 8
Anemia	50	9	52	3	+ 5
Hepatitis C	51	8	67	0	+ 8
Meningitis	52	7	51	4	+ 4
Poisonings	53	7	45	11	- 4
Birth Trauma	54	6	48	7	- 1
HIV/AIDS	55	6	61	0	+ 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	6	53	3	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	57	5	82	0	+ 5
Malnutrition	58	4	58	1	+ 3
Appendicitis	59	3	55	1	+ 2
Schizophrenia	60	3	85	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	61	2	83	0	+ 2
Syphilis	62	2	62	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	2	65	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	54	2	- 0
Hepatitis B	65	1	49	7	- 6
Otitis Media	66	0	80	0	+ 0
War	67	0	63	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	59	1	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	50	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	70	0	64	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NO MACEDONIA

United Kingdom

No Macedonia

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.