VENEZUELA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	44,797	35	572	+ 44,225
Coronary Heart Disease	2	32,742	1	26,905	+ 5,837
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	18,506	7	7,188	+ 11,318
Stroke	4	17,176	3	12,133	+ 5,043
Lung Cancers	5	16,303	11	3,900	+ 12,403
Lung Disease	6	15,016	10	5,150	+ 9,867
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,420	19	2,037	+ 6,383
Prostate Cancer	8	6,066	13	2,848	+ 3,218
Breast Cancer	9	5,806	15	2,563	+ 3,243
Lymphomas	10	4,268	23	1,248	+ 3,021
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,106	25	1,082	+ 3,024
Oesophagus Cancer	12	3,984	44	370	+ 3,614
Parkinson's Disease	13	3,913	48	252	+ 3,662
Liver Disease	14	3,499	16	2,340	+ 1,159
Falls	15	3,478	28	865	+ 2,612
Bladder Cancer	16	2,800	45	365	+ 2,435
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,667	4	11,176	- 8,510
Kidney Disease	18	2,497	8	5,932	- 3,434
Other Injuries	19	2,494	21	1,693	+ 801
Suicide	20	2,431	34	585	+ 1,846
Liver Cancer	21	2,390	26	1,029	+ 1,361
Leukemia	22	2,379	27	1,007	+ 1,371
Hypertension	23	2,377	9	5,195	- 2,817
Stomach Cancer	24	2,282	17	2,175	+ 107
Ovary Cancer	25	1,834	36	563	+ 1,272
Other Neoplasms	26	1,820	18	2,167	- 348
Skin Cancers	27	1,701	37	553	+ 1,148
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,505	30	760	+ 745
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,427	33	599	+ 828
Oral Cancer	30	1,419	38	544	+ 875
Drug Use	31	1,289	50	225	+ 1,064
Uterin Cancer	32	1,071	47	309	+ 762
Road Traffic Accidents	33	990	5	11,127	- 10,137
Skin Disease	34	974	66	18	+ 956
Congenital Anomalies	35	971	14	2,846	- 1,875
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	954	40	418	+ 536
Multiple Sclerosis	37	847	60	51	+ 796
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	730	22	1,359	- 629
Alcohol	39	710	62	34	+ 675
Low Birth Weight	40	600	12	3,088	- 2,488
Asthma	41	594	46	311	+ 283
Epilepsy	42	545	41	411	+ 134
Cervical Cancer	43	502	20	1,986	- 1,485
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	463	52	180	+ 283
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	400	57	80	+ 320
Violence	46	396	2	18,132	- 17,736
Tuberculosis	47	160	31	748	- 587
Fires	48	153	54	144	+ 8
Drownings	49	137	43	388	- 251
Anemia	50	126	55	126	+ 1
Hepatitis C	51	122	65	21	+ 101
Meningitis	52	106	49	251	- 145
Poisonings	53	101	58	68	+ 33
Birth Trauma	54	87	24	1,087	- 1,000
HIV/AIDS	55	86	6	7,490	- 7,404
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	84	53	151	- 67
Osteoarthritis	57	76	72	3	+ 73
Malnutrition	58	53	32	629	- 576
Appendicitis	59	48	56	98	- 50
Schizophrenia	60	46	69	6	+ 40
Oral conditions	61	25	86	0	+ 25
Syphilis	62	22	67	15	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	63	22	74	1	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	64	21	39	422	- 401
Hepatitis B	65	18	63	30	- 11
Otitis Media	66	7	75	1	+ 6
War	67	4	51	185	- 181
Encephalitis	68	3	61	37	- 34
Pertussis	69	1	64	26	- 24
Leishmaniasis	70	0	73	3	- 3
Chagas disease	71	0	29	826	- 826
Tetanus	72	0	68	8	- 7
Dengue	73	0	59	65	- 65
Diphtheria	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	42	402	- 402
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	1	- 1
Chlamydia	79	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	70	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	71	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

United Kingdom

Venezuela

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.