SPAIN VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	69,809	1	51,684	+ 18,125
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	39,709	2	42,339	- 2,630
Lung Disease	3	27,015	5	18,926	+ 8,088
Stroke	4	21,917	3	29,004	- 7,086
Lung Cancers	5	21,504	4	22,131	- 626
Kidney Disease	6	11,871	8	9,725	+ 2,147
Drug Use	7	10,291	41	776	+ 9,515
Hypertension	8	9,120	9	9,115	+ 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	8,548	6	16,957	- 8,409
Diabetes Mellitus	10	8,492	10	7,773	+ 718
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	8,340	7	13,717	- 5,377
Suicide	12	7,342	25	3,609	+ 3,732
Breast Cancer	13	6,729	11	7,067	- 338
Endocrine Disorders	14	6,496	21	4,863	+ 1,633
Pancreas Cancer	15	6,124	12	6,752	- 628
Liver Disease	16	6,001	23	4,231	+ 1,770
Road Traffic Accidents	17	5,765	31	1,829	+ 3,935
Falls	18	5,588	26	3,246	+ 2,342
Lymphomas	19	5,569	16	5,335	+ 235
Prostate Cancer	20	4,924	13	6,420	- 1,496
Parkinson's Disease	21	4,769	20	4,943	- 174
Inflammatory/Heart	22	4,498	19	4,984	- 486
Liver Cancer	23	3,742	18	5,098	- 1,356
Leukemia	24	3,728	24	3,772	- 44
Other Injuries	25	3,594	15	5,536	- 1,942
Bladder Cancer	26	2,713	17	5,222	- 2,509
Violence	27	2,624	51	262	+ 2,362
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,465	29	2,011	+ 454
Other Neoplasms	29	2,453	22	4,748	- 2,295
Alcohol	30	2,027	46	333	+ 1,693
Ovary Cancer	31	2,017	28	2,026	- 8
Skin Cancers	32	1,979	32	1,803	+ 176
Stomach Cancer	33	1,808	14	5,796	- 3,988
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,626	38	863	+ 763
Oral Cancer	35	1,598	27	2,583	- 985
Uterin Cancer	36	1,391	34	1,612	- 221
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,376	36	1,064	+ 313
Cervical Cancer	38	966	39	855	+ 111
Low Birth Weight	39	957	52	253	+ 705
Malnutrition	40	935	47	302	+ 633
Hepatitis C	41	786	42	652	+ 134
HIV/AIDS	42	783	43	538	+ 244
Skin Disease	43	748	30	1,840	- 1,093
Multiple Sclerosis	44	699	49	287	+ 412
Drownings	45	563	45	446	+ 117
Asthma	46	528	35	1,133	- 605
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	504	33	1,612	- 1,108
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	479	44	475	+ 3
Fires	49	440	55	185	+ 255
Epilepsy	50	437	40	824	- 387
Anemia	51	431	37	914	- 484
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	340	48	294	+ 46
Poisonings	53	231	57	170	+ 61
Birth Trauma	54	171	60	113	+ 58
War	55	166	68	6	+ 160
Maternal Conditions	56	108	64	14	+ 94
Schizophrenia	57	100	56	181	- 81
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	94	54	204	- 111
Hepatitis B	59	84	58	162	- 78
Meningitis	60	84	59	129	- 45
Osteoarthritis	61	80	53	212	- 132
Tuberculosis	62	76	50	270	- 195
Appendicitis	63	59	61	79	- 21
Oral conditions	64	39	63	44	- 4
Upper Respiratory	65	32	62	47	- 15
Syphilis	66	7	67	9	- 2
Otitis Media	67	5	66	9	- 4
Encephalitis	68	4	70	4	- 0
Pertussis	69	2	73	2	+ 0
Chagas disease	70	1	71	3	- 3
Tetanus	71	0	72	2	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	69	4	- 4
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	77	0	+ 0
Malaria	77	0	83	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	65	11	- 11
Measles	80	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.