PHILIPPINES VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	174,634	1	129,955	+ 44,679
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	99,335	39	2,010	+ 97,325
Lung Disease	3	67,580	6	32,559	+ 35,020
Stroke	4	54,828	3	74,167	- 19,338
Lung Cancers	5	53,795	13	10,296	+ 43,500
Kidney Disease	6	29,697	4	39,380	- 9,683
Drug Use	7	25,745	52	695	+ 25,050
Hypertension	8	22,814	5	34,500	- 11,686
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	21,385	16	8,063	+ 13,322
Diabetes Mellitus	10	21,243	7	32,260	- 11,017
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	20,862	2	93,807	- 72,944
Suicide	12	18,366	35	2,325	+ 16,040
Breast Cancer	13	16,834	15	9,802	+ 7,032
Endocrine Disorders	14	16,251	12	10,464	+ 5,787
Pancreas Cancer	15	15,320	37	2,121	+ 13,199
Liver Disease	16	15,012	20	7,076	+ 7,935
Road Traffic Accidents	17	14,421	10	13,017	+ 1,404
Falls	18	13,980	28	3,861	+ 10,119
Lymphomas	19	13,932	36	2,279	+ 11,653
Prostate Cancer	20	12,317	26	4,149	+ 8,168
Parkinson's Disease	21	11,930	55	594	+ 11,336
Inflammatory/Heart	22	11,251	30	3,545	+ 7,706
Liver Cancer	23	9,361	19	7,663	+ 1,697
Leukemia	24	9,327	29	3,596	+ 5,731
Other Injuries	25	8,992	31	3,536	+ 5,456
Bladder Cancer	26	6,787	58	569	+ 6,217
Violence	27	6,563	9	14,835	- 8,271
Oesophagus Cancer	28	6,167	53	672	+ 5,495
Other Neoplasms	29	6,137	23	5,146	+ 991
Alcohol	30	5,070	60	401	+ 4,670
Ovary Cancer	31	5,047	40	1,994	+ 3,053
Skin Cancers	32	4,950	61	368	+ 4,582
Stomach Cancer	33	4,523	41	1,868	+ 2,654
Congenital Anomalies	34	4,068	17	8,051	- 3,983
Oral Cancer	35	3,997	34	2,916	+ 1,080
Uterin Cancer	36	3,481	50	761	+ 2,720
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	3,443	22	6,189	- 2,746
Cervical Cancer	38	2,416	33	3,076	- 660
Low Birth Weight	39	2,395	14	10,141	- 7,746
Malnutrition	40	2,339	24	4,311	- 1,972
Hepatitis C	41	1,966	81	0	+ 1,966
HIV/AIDS	42	1,958	66	204	+ 1,753
Skin Disease	43	1,871	25	4,229	- 2,359
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,750	72	31	+ 1,719
Drownings	45	1,408	27	3,881	- 2,473
Asthma	46	1,321	11	11,404	- 10,083
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,261	42	1,807	- 546
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,197	21	6,865	- 5,668
Fires	49	1,101	54	600	+ 501
Epilepsy	50	1,094	45	1,120	- 26
Anemia	51	1,077	32	3,435	- 2,358
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	851	62	323	+ 528
Poisonings	53	579	65	226	+ 353
Birth Trauma	54	427	18	7,960	- 7,533
War	55	414	49	817	- 403
Maternal Conditions	56	269	38	2,042	- 1,772
Schizophrenia	57	250	68	127	+ 123
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	235	51	752	- 517
Hepatitis B	59	210	56	590	- 379
Meningitis	60	210	47	1,041	- 832
Osteoarthritis	61	200	57	570	- 370
Tuberculosis	62	189	8	27,061	- 26,872
Appendicitis	63	147	63	276	- 129
Oral conditions	64	99	73	28	+ 70
Upper Respiratory	65	79	70	39	+ 41
Syphilis	66	17	44	1,157	- 1,140
Otitis Media	67	12	74	23	- 11
Encephalitis	68	9	67	185	- 176
Pertussis	69	5	43	1,760	- 1,754
Chagas disease	70	2	79	2	- 0
Tetanus	71	1	59	521	- 520
Schistosomiasis	72	0	64	233	- 233
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	4	- 3
Leprosy	74	0	71	37	- 36
Diphtheria	75	0	75	14	- 14
Dengue	76	0	46	1,060	- 1,060
Malaria	77	0	69	94	- 94
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	48	894	- 894
Hookworm Disease	81	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	76	13	- 13
Trichuriasis	83	0	85	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	78	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	2	- 2
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

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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.