EGYPT VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	164,255	1	173,871	- 9,616
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	93,431	16	6,975	+ 86,456
Lung Disease	3	63,563	9	13,393	+ 50,170
Stroke	4	51,570	3	43,839	+ 7,731
Lung Cancers	5	50,598	18	5,677	+ 44,920
Kidney Disease	6	27,932	6	21,087	+ 6,845
Drug Use	7	24,215	62	116	+ 24,099
Hypertension	8	21,458	5	21,094	+ 364
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	20,114	24	3,083	+ 17,031
Diabetes Mellitus	10	19,981	8	19,131	+ 850
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	19,622	7	20,695	- 1,072
Suicide	12	17,274	25	3,022	+ 14,252
Breast Cancer	13	15,834	13	9,180	+ 6,654
Endocrine Disorders	14	15,285	29	2,372	+ 12,913
Pancreas Cancer	15	14,409	26	2,906	+ 11,503
Liver Disease	16	14,120	2	60,122	- 46,003
Road Traffic Accidents	17	13,564	12	10,141	+ 3,423
Falls	18	13,149	30	2,019	+ 11,130
Lymphomas	19	13,104	14	7,539	+ 5,566
Prostate Cancer	20	11,585	35	1,282	+ 10,303
Parkinson's Disease	21	11,221	28	2,391	+ 8,829
Inflammatory/Heart	22	10,582	27	2,489	+ 8,093
Liver Cancer	23	8,805	4	24,512	- 15,708
Leukemia	24	8,772	22	3,763	+ 5,009
Other Injuries	25	8,457	21	3,819	+ 4,638
Bladder Cancer	26	6,383	19	5,133	+ 1,251
Violence	27	6,173	20	4,165	+ 2,008
Oesophagus Cancer	28	5,800	41	951	+ 4,849
Other Neoplasms	29	5,772	61	116	+ 5,656
Alcohol	30	4,769	60	141	+ 4,628
Ovary Cancer	31	4,747	31	1,944	+ 2,803
Skin Cancers	32	4,656	39	1,013	+ 3,642
Stomach Cancer	33	4,254	32	1,844	+ 2,410
Congenital Anomalies	34	3,826	10	12,163	- 8,337
Oral Cancer	35	3,759	45	793	+ 2,966
Uterin Cancer	36	3,274	52	422	+ 2,852
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	3,238	23	3,692	- 454
Cervical Cancer	38	2,272	48	625	+ 1,647
Low Birth Weight	39	2,253	11	11,391	- 9,139
Malnutrition	40	2,200	46	759	+ 1,441
Hepatitis C	41	1,849	63	97	+ 1,752
HIV/AIDS	42	1,841	53	397	+ 1,444
Skin Disease	43	1,760	55	219	+ 1,540
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,646	56	213	+ 1,433
Drownings	45	1,324	37	1,122	+ 202
Asthma	46	1,242	15	7,104	- 5,862
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,186	36	1,248	- 62
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,126	34	1,339	- 213
Fires	49	1,035	33	1,568	- 533
Epilepsy	50	1,029	50	451	+ 578
Anemia	51	1,013	82	0	+ 1,013
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	800	65	26	+ 775
Poisonings	53	545	57	195	+ 350
Birth Trauma	54	401	17	6,109	- 5,708
War	55	390	47	714	- 324
Maternal Conditions	56	253	44	795	- 542
Schizophrenia	57	235	80	0	+ 235
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	221	84	0	+ 221
Hepatitis B	59	198	40	988	- 791
Meningitis	60	197	43	827	- 630
Osteoarthritis	61	188	85	0	+ 188
Tuberculosis	62	178	51	432	- 254
Appendicitis	63	138	59	142	- 4
Oral conditions	64	93	86	0	+ 93
Upper Respiratory	65	75	68	5	+ 70
Syphilis	66	16	58	159	- 143
Otitis Media	67	11	72	0	+ 11
Encephalitis	68	8	38	1,046	- 1,037
Pertussis	69	5	42	906	- 901
Chagas disease	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	1	49	540	- 540
Schistosomiasis	72	0	54	220	- 220
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	70	3	- 3
Dengue	76	0	69	5	- 5
Malaria	77	0	77	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	66	13	- 13
Measles	80	0	64	43	- 43
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

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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.