ITALY VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	90,014	1	97,116	- 7,102
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	51,201	3	41,445	+ 9,757
Lung Disease	3	34,833	5	32,382	+ 2,451
Stroke	4	28,261	2	62,633	- 34,373
Lung Cancers	5	27,728	4	34,152	- 6,424
Kidney Disease	6	15,307	11	12,726	+ 2,581
Drug Use	7	13,270	45	654	+ 12,616
Hypertension	8	11,759	6	29,931	- 18,172
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	11,022	7	21,254	- 10,231
Diabetes Mellitus	10	10,950	8	19,836	- 8,886
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	10,753	9	16,339	- 5,585
Suicide	12	9,466	26	4,042	+ 5,425
Breast Cancer	13	8,677	10	13,868	- 5,191
Endocrine Disorders	14	8,376	18	8,431	- 54
Pancreas Cancer	15	7,896	13	12,095	- 4,198
Liver Disease	16	7,738	23	5,559	+ 2,178
Road Traffic Accidents	17	7,433	30	3,221	+ 4,212
Falls	18	7,206	25	4,222	+ 2,983
Lymphomas	19	7,181	16	9,670	- 2,489
Prostate Cancer	20	6,349	20	8,409	- 2,060
Parkinson's Disease	21	6,149	19	8,428	- 2,279
Inflammatory/Heart	22	5,799	24	5,531	+ 268
Liver Cancer	23	4,825	17	9,620	- 4,795
Leukemia	24	4,807	21	6,728	- 1,921
Other Injuries	25	4,635	12	12,112	- 7,477
Bladder Cancer	26	3,498	22	6,711	- 3,212
Violence	27	3,383	50	409	+ 2,975
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,179	34	2,045	+ 1,133
Other Neoplasms	29	3,163	15	9,984	- 6,821
Alcohol	30	2,613	55	277	+ 2,336
Ovary Cancer	31	2,601	28	3,282	- 680
Skin Cancers	32	2,551	29	3,239	- 688
Stomach Cancer	33	2,331	14	10,252	- 7,921
Congenital Anomalies	34	2,097	37	1,443	+ 654
Oral Cancer	35	2,060	27	3,343	- 1,283
Uterin Cancer	36	1,794	33	2,198	- 404
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,775	36	1,622	+ 153
Cervical Cancer	38	1,245	40	1,154	+ 92
Low Birth Weight	39	1,234	51	357	+ 877
Malnutrition	40	1,206	41	775	+ 430
Hepatitis C	41	1,013	31	2,451	- 1,437
HIV/AIDS	42	1,009	46	520	+ 489
Skin Disease	43	964	38	1,440	- 476
Multiple Sclerosis	44	902	44	677	+ 225
Drownings	45	726	52	344	+ 382
Asthma	46	681	47	494	+ 187
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	650	32	2,216	- 1,566
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	617	43	690	- 73
Fires	49	567	56	271	+ 296
Epilepsy	50	564	39	1,337	- 773
Anemia	51	555	35	1,672	- 1,117
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	439	42	701	- 263
Poisonings	53	298	58	154	+ 144
Birth Trauma	54	220	59	140	+ 80
War	55	214	66	6	+ 207
Maternal Conditions	56	139	67	6	+ 133
Schizophrenia	57	129	49	424	- 295
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	121	57	241	- 120
Hepatitis B	59	108	54	334	- 226
Meningitis	60	108	60	128	- 20
Osteoarthritis	61	103	48	481	- 378
Tuberculosis	62	97	53	336	- 239
Appendicitis	63	76	61	49	+ 27
Oral conditions	64	51	62	47	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	65	41	64	20	+ 21
Syphilis	66	9	69	4	+ 5
Otitis Media	67	6	65	16	- 10
Encephalitis	68	5	68	5	- 0
Pertussis	69	3	73	1	+ 2
Chagas disease	70	1	72	1	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	63	22	- 21
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	76	0	81	0	+ 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	3	- 3
Measles	80	0	71	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

United States

Italy

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.