GERMANY VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	72,424	1	147,055	- 74,631
Violence	2	48,807	46	769	+ 48,039
Stroke	3	32,660	3	49,794	- 17,134
Diabetes Mellitus	4	30,085	13	15,560	+ 14,525
Road Traffic Accidents	5	29,952	34	3,160	+ 26,792
HIV/AIDS	6	20,162	54	345	+ 19,817
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	19,349	9	20,712	- 1,363
Kidney Disease	8	15,967	8	22,770	- 6,803
Hypertension	9	13,983	6	26,796	- 12,812
Lung Disease	10	13,861	5	42,797	- 28,935
Lung Cancers	11	10,497	4	46,560	- 36,063
Low Birth Weight	12	8,312	45	770	+ 7,542
Prostate Cancer	13	7,667	12	16,487	- 8,820
Congenital Anomalies	14	7,660	36	2,291	+ 5,369
Breast Cancer	15	6,899	10	18,842	- 11,943
Liver Disease	16	6,300	15	15,194	- 8,894
Stomach Cancer	17	5,855	20	9,658	- 3,803
Other Neoplasms	18	5,834	24	8,161	- 2,327
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	5,484	7	26,026	- 20,542
Cervical Cancer	20	5,347	39	2,131	+ 3,215
Other Injuries	21	4,558	23	8,248	- 3,691
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	3,658	32	3,830	- 172
Lymphomas	23	3,359	17	12,249	- 8,890
Birth Trauma	24	2,926	57	239	+ 2,687
Pancreas Cancer	25	2,913	11	17,971	- 15,059
Liver Cancer	26	2,771	25	8,057	- 5,287
Leukemia	27	2,712	22	8,737	- 6,025
Falls	28	2,329	14	15,325	- 12,996
Chagas disease	29	2,224	74	1	+ 2,223
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,045	18	10,677	- 8,632
Tuberculosis	31	2,012	56	281	+ 1,731
Malnutrition	32	1,693	50	450	+ 1,243
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,612	21	8,891	- 7,279
Suicide	34	1,575	19	10,284	- 8,709
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	1,540	2	51,168	- 49,628
Ovary Cancer	36	1,514	30	5,192	- 3,678
Skin Cancers	37	1,489	31	4,055	- 2,567
Oral Cancer	38	1,465	29	6,023	- 4,558
Maternal Conditions	39	1,136	64	38	+ 1,098
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,124	38	2,166	- 1,042
Epilepsy	41	1,105	35	3,091	- 1,986
Malaria	42	1,082	79	0	+ 1,082
Drownings	43	1,045	49	459	+ 587
Oesophagus Cancer	44	996	27	6,212	- 5,217
Bladder Cancer	45	981	28	6,193	- 5,212
Asthma	46	837	44	924	- 87
Uterin Cancer	47	833	37	2,231	- 1,398
Parkinson's Disease	48	677	16	12,594	- 11,916
Meningitis	49	675	60	168	+ 507
Drug Use	50	606	40	1,930	- 1,324
War	51	498	66	10	+ 488
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	484	47	543	- 58
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	406	55	292	+ 114
Fires	54	389	53	359	+ 30
Anemia	55	338	43	994	- 655
Appendicitis	56	263	62	129	+ 134
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	216	33	3,615	- 3,400
Poisonings	58	182	58	216	- 35
Dengue	59	175	83	0	+ 175
Multiple Sclerosis	60	136	41	1,571	- 1,434
Encephalitis	61	100	67	8	+ 92
Alcohol	62	92	26	6,257	- 6,165
Hepatitis B	63	80	59	182	- 102
Pertussis	64	69	69	2	+ 66
Hepatitis C	65	57	48	507	- 450
Skin Disease	66	47	42	1,543	- 1,496
Syphilis	67	41	68	6	+ 36
Tetanus	68	20	75	1	+ 20
Schizophrenia	69	16	51	391	- 375
Ascariasis	70	13	81	0	+ 13
Leprosy	71	11	84	0	+ 11
Osteoarthritis	72	8	52	364	- 356
Leishmaniasis	73	7	72	1	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	74	4	61	138	- 135
Otitis Media	75	4	65	16	- 12
Schistosomiasis	76	2	73	1	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	71	2	- 1
Diphtheria	78	0	77	0	+ 0
Measles	79	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.