MEXICO VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	193,036	1	116,238	+ 76,798
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	109,802	30	3,447	+ 106,355
Lung Disease	3	74,701	7	29,123	+ 45,578
Stroke	4	60,606	4	39,790	+ 20,816
Lung Cancers	5	59,463	17	7,349	+ 52,114
Kidney Disease	6	32,826	3	44,622	- 11,796
Drug Use	7	28,458	44	1,470	+ 26,988
Hypertension	8	25,218	9	17,806	+ 7,412
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	23,638	20	6,871	+ 16,767
Diabetes Mellitus	10	23,482	2	86,110	- 62,628
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	23,061	8	24,816	- 1,755
Suicide	12	20,301	22	6,772	+ 13,529
Breast Cancer	13	18,608	16	7,380	+ 11,228
Endocrine Disorders	14	17,963	12	11,310	+ 6,653
Pancreas Cancer	15	16,934	27	4,510	+ 12,424
Liver Disease	16	16,594	6	29,838	- 13,244
Road Traffic Accidents	17	15,941	10	16,303	- 362
Falls	18	15,453	35	2,628	+ 12,825
Lymphomas	19	15,400	24	4,961	+ 10,439
Prostate Cancer	20	13,615	15	7,494	+ 6,121
Parkinson's Disease	21	13,187	43	1,567	+ 11,619
Inflammatory/Heart	22	12,437	41	1,866	+ 10,570
Liver Cancer	23	10,347	21	6,817	+ 3,530
Leukemia	24	10,309	25	4,830	+ 5,479
Other Injuries	25	9,939	11	12,175	- 2,235
Bladder Cancer	26	7,502	48	1,272	+ 6,230
Violence	27	7,255	5	32,450	- 25,195
Oesophagus Cancer	28	6,817	49	1,252	+ 5,565
Other Neoplasms	29	6,784	23	6,204	+ 579
Alcohol	30	5,605	32	2,945	+ 2,659
Ovary Cancer	31	5,579	34	2,649	+ 2,929
Skin Cancers	32	5,471	40	1,909	+ 3,563
Stomach Cancer	33	5,000	19	6,939	- 1,939
Congenital Anomalies	34	4,497	13	10,457	- 5,960
Oral Cancer	35	4,418	46	1,355	+ 3,063
Uterin Cancer	36	3,847	50	902	+ 2,946
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	3,806	29	3,476	+ 330
Cervical Cancer	38	2,670	26	4,787	- 2,117
Low Birth Weight	39	2,647	18	7,163	- 4,515
Malnutrition	40	2,585	14	7,552	- 4,966
Hepatitis C	41	2,173	55	625	+ 1,548
HIV/AIDS	42	2,164	28	4,128	- 1,964
Skin Disease	43	2,068	31	3,029	- 961
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,934	60	295	+ 1,639
Drownings	45	1,556	42	1,799	- 243
Asthma	46	1,460	47	1,342	+ 117
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,394	52	859	+ 535
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,323	33	2,734	- 1,411
Fires	49	1,217	56	604	+ 613
Epilepsy	50	1,209	39	1,912	- 703
Anemia	51	1,191	37	2,182	- 991
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	941	45	1,415	- 475
Poisonings	53	640	57	531	+ 109
Birth Trauma	54	471	36	2,552	- 2,080
War	55	458	66	112	+ 346
Maternal Conditions	56	298	54	750	- 452
Schizophrenia	57	276	63	127	+ 149
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	259	51	894	- 635
Hepatitis B	59	232	61	210	+ 22
Meningitis	60	232	58	357	- 126
Osteoarthritis	61	221	59	305	- 83
Tuberculosis	62	209	38	1,943	- 1,734
Appendicitis	63	162	53	774	- 612
Oral conditions	64	109	65	125	- 16
Upper Respiratory	65	88	64	127	- 39
Syphilis	66	19	73	5	+ 14
Otitis Media	67	13	68	29	- 16
Encephalitis	68	10	62	140	- 131
Pertussis	69	6	70	21	- 15
Chagas disease	70	2	69	24	- 23
Tetanus	71	1	71	10	- 9
Schistosomiasis	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	2	- 2
Leprosy	74	0	75	1	- 1
Diphtheria	75	0	79	0	+ 0
Dengue	76	0	67	30	- 30
Malaria	77	0	84	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	1	- 1
Measles	80	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	72	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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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.