CHILE VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,070	1	10,685	+ 5,385
Violence	2	10,830	29	744	+ 10,086
Stroke	3	7,247	2	9,731	- 2,485
Diabetes Mellitus	4	6,675	10	3,177	+ 3,499
Road Traffic Accidents	5	6,646	12	2,826	+ 3,819
HIV/AIDS	6	4,474	33	539	+ 3,934
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,293	6	3,920	+ 373
Kidney Disease	8	3,543	3	4,065	- 522
Hypertension	9	3,103	7	3,817	- 714
Lung Disease	10	3,076	4	4,062	- 987
Lung Cancers	11	2,329	9	3,452	- 1,123
Low Birth Weight	12	1,844	36	437	+ 1,407
Prostate Cancer	13	1,701	14	2,435	- 734
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,700	25	858	+ 842
Breast Cancer	15	1,531	16	1,689	- 158
Liver Disease	16	1,398	13	2,647	- 1,250
Stomach Cancer	17	1,299	8	3,631	- 2,331
Other Neoplasms	18	1,295	20	1,358	- 63
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	1,217	11	3,022	- 1,805
Cervical Cancer	20	1,186	27	780	+ 407
Other Injuries	21	1,011	21	1,310	- 299
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	812	39	334	+ 477
Lymphomas	23	745	18	1,394	- 649
Birth Trauma	24	649	54	87	+ 562
Pancreas Cancer	25	646	17	1,567	- 921
Liver Cancer	26	615	19	1,369	- 754
Leukemia	27	602	24	879	- 278
Falls	28	517	23	904	- 388
Chagas disease	29	493	55	79	+ 415
Endocrine Disorders	30	454	22	1,286	- 833
Tuberculosis	31	446	38	410	+ 36
Malnutrition	32	376	37	420	- 44
Inflammatory/Heart	33	358	31	709	- 351
Suicide	34	349	15	1,700	- 1,351
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	342	5	4,000	- 3,658
Ovary Cancer	36	336	35	514	- 178
Skin Cancers	37	330	34	526	- 195
Oral Cancer	38	325	40	307	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	39	252	63	24	+ 229
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	249	46	223	+ 26
Epilepsy	41	245	43	294	- 49
Malaria	42	240	82	0	+ 240
Drownings	43	232	44	283	- 51
Oesophagus Cancer	44	221	30	722	- 501
Bladder Cancer	45	218	32	641	- 423
Asthma	46	186	42	295	- 109
Uterin Cancer	47	185	45	275	- 90
Parkinson's Disease	48	150	26	790	- 640
Meningitis	49	150	53	95	+ 55
Drug Use	50	135	50	149	- 14
War	51	110	64	14	+ 97
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	107	48	187	- 79
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	90	56	73	+ 17
Fires	54	86	41	295	- 209
Anemia	55	75	49	180	- 105
Appendicitis	56	58	59	37	+ 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	48	52	104	- 57
Poisonings	58	40	57	68	- 28
Dengue	59	39	73	0	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	60	30	62	27	+ 4
Encephalitis	61	22	70	2	+ 20
Alcohol	62	21	47	207	- 186
Hepatitis B	63	18	60	30	- 12
Pertussis	64	15	68	3	+ 13
Hepatitis C	65	13	61	27	- 14
Skin Disease	66	11	28	763	- 753
Syphilis	67	9	66	5	+ 4
Tetanus	68	5	69	2	+ 3
Schizophrenia	69	4	58	38	- 34
Ascariasis	70	3	72	0	+ 3
Leprosy	71	3	76	0	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	72	2	51	131	- 129
Leishmaniasis	73	2	81	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	74	1	67	4	- 4
Otitis Media	75	1	71	2	- 1
Schistosomiasis	76	1	84	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

Venezuela

Chile

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.