MEXICO VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	187,413	30	3,447	+ 183,967
Coronary Heart Disease	2	136,983	1	116,238	+ 20,745
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	77,422	8	24,816	+ 52,606
Stroke	4	71,857	4	39,790	+ 32,067
Lung Cancers	5	68,207	17	7,349	+ 60,857
Lung Disease	6	62,823	7	29,123	+ 33,700
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	35,227	20	6,871	+ 28,356
Prostate Cancer	8	25,379	15	7,494	+ 17,885
Breast Cancer	9	24,289	16	7,380	+ 16,909
Lymphomas	10	17,857	24	4,961	+ 12,896
Pancreas Cancer	11	17,179	27	4,510	+ 12,669
Oesophagus Cancer	12	16,666	49	1,252	+ 15,414
Parkinson's Disease	13	16,372	43	1,567	+ 14,804
Liver Disease	14	14,639	6	29,838	- 15,199
Falls	15	14,549	35	2,628	+ 11,921
Bladder Cancer	16	11,713	48	1,272	+ 10,441
Diabetes Mellitus	17	11,157	2	86,110	- 74,952
Kidney Disease	18	10,448	3	44,622	- 34,174
Other Injuries	19	10,435	11	12,175	- 1,740
Suicide	20	10,169	22	6,772	+ 3,398
Liver Cancer	21	10,001	21	6,817	+ 3,183
Leukemia	22	9,952	25	4,830	+ 5,122
Hypertension	23	9,946	9	17,806	- 7,860
Stomach Cancer	24	9,547	19	6,939	+ 2,608
Ovary Cancer	25	7,675	34	2,649	+ 5,026
Other Neoplasms	26	7,612	23	6,204	+ 1,408
Skin Cancers	27	7,118	40	1,909	+ 5,209
Endocrine Disorders	28	6,296	12	11,310	- 5,014
Inflammatory/Heart	29	5,971	41	1,866	+ 4,104
Oral Cancer	30	5,937	46	1,355	+ 4,582
Drug Use	31	5,394	44	1,470	+ 3,924
Uterin Cancer	32	4,481	50	902	+ 3,579
Road Traffic Accidents	33	4,142	10	16,303	- 12,161
Skin Disease	34	4,075	31	3,029	+ 1,046
Congenital Anomalies	35	4,061	13	10,457	- 6,396
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,991	33	2,734	+ 1,257
Multiple Sclerosis	37	3,544	60	295	+ 3,249
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	3,053	29	3,476	- 422
Alcohol	39	2,969	32	2,945	+ 24
Low Birth Weight	40	2,508	18	7,163	- 4,654
Asthma	41	2,487	47	1,342	+ 1,145
Epilepsy	42	2,279	39	1,912	+ 367
Cervical Cancer	43	2,099	26	4,787	- 2,688
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,936	45	1,415	+ 521
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,673	52	859	+ 814
Violence	46	1,657	5	32,450	- 30,793
Tuberculosis	47	671	38	1,943	- 1,272
Fires	48	639	56	604	+ 35
Drownings	49	574	42	1,799	- 1,224
Anemia	50	528	37	2,182	- 1,654
Hepatitis C	51	510	55	625	- 115
Meningitis	52	444	58	357	+ 87
Poisonings	53	421	57	531	- 110
Birth Trauma	54	362	36	2,552	- 2,190
HIV/AIDS	55	359	28	4,128	- 3,769
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	351	51	894	- 543
Osteoarthritis	57	319	59	305	+ 14
Malnutrition	58	221	14	7,552	- 7,331
Appendicitis	59	201	53	774	- 573
Schizophrenia	60	194	63	127	+ 67
Oral conditions	61	103	65	125	- 22
Syphilis	62	93	73	5	+ 88
Upper Respiratory	63	92	64	127	- 34
Maternal Conditions	64	89	54	750	- 661
Hepatitis B	65	76	61	210	- 134
Otitis Media	66	30	68	29	+ 1
War	67	18	66	112	- 93
Encephalitis	68	11	62	140	- 129
Pertussis	69	5	70	21	- 16
Leishmaniasis	70	1	76	1	- 0
Chagas disease	71	1	69	24	- 24
Tetanus	72	1	71	10	- 9
Dengue	73	1	67	30	- 29
Diphtheria	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	72	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

United Kingdom

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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.