SPAIN VS VANUATU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VANUATU		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	67,530	1	51,684	+ 15,846
Stroke	2	42,875	3	29,004	+ 13,871
Diabetes Mellitus	3	18,861	10	7,773	+ 11,088
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	18,485	7	13,717	+ 4,768
Lung Disease	5	16,117	5	18,926	- 2,809
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	11,878	36	1,064	+ 10,815
Kidney Disease	7	10,472	8	9,725	+ 748
Suicide	8	8,039	25	3,609	+ 4,429
Liver Disease	9	7,647	23	4,231	+ 3,416
Congenital Anomalies	10	7,096	38	863	+ 6,233
Hypertension	11	6,992	9	9,115	- 2,123
Road Traffic Accidents	12	6,627	31	1,829	+ 4,798
Asthma	13	6,624	35	1,133	+ 5,491
Low Birth Weight	14	6,440	52	253	+ 6,187
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	5,200	33	1,612	+ 3,588
Drownings	16	5,172	45	446	+ 4,726
Other Injuries	17	4,441	15	5,536	- 1,095
Liver Cancer	18	4,088	18	5,098	- 1,011
Birth Trauma	19	2,920	60	113	+ 2,808
Peptic Ulcer Disease	20	2,743	44	475	+ 2,267
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,617	2	42,339	- 39,721
Tuberculosis	22	2,419	50	270	+ 2,148
Lung Cancers	23	2,232	4	22,131	- 19,898
Maternal Conditions	24	2,099	64	14	+ 2,085
Falls	25	1,956	26	3,246	- 1,290
Breast Cancer	26	1,925	11	7,067	- 5,142
Cervical Cancer	27	1,909	39	855	+ 1,054
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,727	20	4,943	- 3,216
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,651	19	4,984	- 3,333
Pertussis	30	1,509	73	2	+ 1,507
Malnutrition	31	1,489	47	302	+ 1,187
Leukemia	32	1,331	24	3,772	- 2,442
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,304	21	4,863	- 3,559
Prostate Cancer	34	1,292	13	6,420	- 5,127
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,263	6	16,957	- 15,695
Meningitis	36	1,200	59	129	+ 1,071
Syphilis	37	1,139	67	9	+ 1,130
Violence	38	1,008	51	262	+ 747
Skin Disease	39	1,008	30	1,840	- 833
Stomach Cancer	40	910	14	5,796	- 4,886
Epilepsy	41	786	40	824	- 38
Fires	42	623	55	185	+ 438
Alcohol	43	593	46	333	+ 260
Ovary Cancer	44	584	28	2,026	- 1,442
Lymphomas	45	477	16	5,335	- 4,858
Tetanus	46	425	72	2	+ 423
Poisonings	47	327	57	170	+ 157
Uterin Cancer	48	292	34	1,612	- 1,320
Bladder Cancer	49	278	17	5,222	- 4,944
Appendicitis	50	200	61	79	+ 121
Hepatitis B	51	185	58	162	+ 23
Encephalitis	52	155	70	4	+ 152
Pancreas Cancer	53	132	12	6,752	- 6,621
Oral Cancer	54	124	27	2,583	- 2,459
Other Neoplasms	55	109	22	4,748	- 4,639
Drug Use	56	65	41	776	- 712
Multiple Sclerosis	57	41	49	287	- 246
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	39	48	294	- 255
Dengue	59	28	77	0	+ 28
Diphtheria	60	27	76	0	+ 27
Hepatitis C	61	24	42	652	- 628
Measles	62	15	81	0	+ 15
Ascariasis	63	12	78	0	+ 12
War	64	5	68	6	- 1
Upper Respiratory	65	5	62	47	- 42
Chlamydia	66	4	82	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	67	1	66	9	- 8
Leprosy	68	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	69	4	- 4
HIV/AIDS	72	0	43	538	- 538
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	65	11	- 11
Malaria	75	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	78	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	79	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	80	0	63	44	- 44
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	82	0	29	2,011	- 2,011
Anemia	83	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	56	181	- 181
Skin Cancers	86	0	32	1,803	- 1,803
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.