SPAIN VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	67,776	2	42,339	+ 25,437
Coronary Heart Disease	2	49,538	1	51,684	- 2,146
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	27,999	7	13,717	+ 14,282
Stroke	4	25,986	3	29,004	- 3,017
Lung Cancers	5	24,666	4	22,131	+ 2,536
Lung Disease	6	22,719	5	18,926	+ 3,793
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,740	6	16,957	- 4,218
Prostate Cancer	8	9,178	13	6,420	+ 2,759
Breast Cancer	9	8,784	11	7,067	+ 1,716
Lymphomas	10	6,458	16	5,335	+ 1,123
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,213	12	6,752	- 540
Oesophagus Cancer	12	6,027	29	2,011	+ 4,016
Parkinson's Disease	13	5,921	20	4,943	+ 978
Liver Disease	14	5,294	23	4,231	+ 1,063
Falls	15	5,261	26	3,246	+ 2,015
Bladder Cancer	16	4,236	17	5,222	- 986
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,035	10	7,773	- 3,739
Kidney Disease	18	3,778	8	9,725	- 5,946
Other Injuries	19	3,774	15	5,536	- 1,762
Suicide	20	3,678	25	3,609	+ 68
Liver Cancer	21	3,617	18	5,098	- 1,482
Leukemia	22	3,599	24	3,772	- 173
Hypertension	23	3,597	9	9,115	- 5,518
Stomach Cancer	24	3,452	14	5,796	- 2,344
Ovary Cancer	25	2,775	28	2,026	+ 750
Other Neoplasms	26	2,753	22	4,748	- 1,995
Skin Cancers	27	2,574	32	1,803	+ 771
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,277	21	4,863	- 2,586
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,159	19	4,984	- 2,825
Oral Cancer	30	2,147	27	2,583	- 436
Drug Use	31	1,951	41	776	+ 1,174
Uterin Cancer	32	1,620	34	1,612	+ 9
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,498	31	1,829	- 331
Skin Disease	34	1,474	30	1,840	- 367
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,469	38	863	+ 606
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,443	44	475	+ 968
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,282	49	287	+ 995
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,104	36	1,064	+ 41
Alcohol	39	1,074	46	333	+ 740
Low Birth Weight	40	907	52	253	+ 654
Asthma	41	899	35	1,133	- 234
Epilepsy	42	824	40	824	+ 0
Cervical Cancer	43	759	39	855	- 96
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	700	48	294	+ 406
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	605	33	1,612	- 1,007
Violence	46	599	51	262	+ 338
Tuberculosis	47	243	50	270	- 28
Fires	48	231	55	185	+ 46
Drownings	49	208	45	446	- 238
Anemia	50	191	37	914	- 723
Hepatitis C	51	185	42	652	- 468
Meningitis	52	160	59	129	+ 32
Poisonings	53	152	57	170	- 18
Birth Trauma	54	131	60	113	+ 18
HIV/AIDS	55	130	43	538	- 408
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	127	54	204	- 77
Osteoarthritis	57	115	53	212	- 97
Malnutrition	58	80	47	302	- 223
Appendicitis	59	73	61	79	- 7
Schizophrenia	60	70	56	181	- 110
Oral conditions	61	37	63	44	- 7
Syphilis	62	34	67	9	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	63	33	62	47	- 13
Maternal Conditions	64	32	64	14	+ 19
Hepatitis B	65	28	58	162	- 135
Otitis Media	66	11	66	9	+ 2
War	67	7	68	6	+ 1
Encephalitis	68	4	70	4	+ 0
Pertussis	69	2	73	2	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	65	11	- 10
Chagas disease	71	0	71	3	- 3
Tetanus	72	0	72	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	69	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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.