NICARAGUA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,749	1	5,843	- 95
Violence	2	3,874	10	619	+ 3,256
Stroke	3	2,592	3	2,225	+ 368
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,388	4	2,068	+ 320
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,377	8	1,109	+ 1,269
HIV/AIDS	6	1,600	35	139	+ 1,461
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,536	7	1,152	+ 384
Kidney Disease	8	1,267	2	3,533	- 2,266
Hypertension	9	1,110	9	1,103	+ 7
Lung Disease	10	1,100	5	1,570	- 469
Lung Cancers	11	833	23	274	+ 559
Low Birth Weight	12	660	13	490	+ 170
Prostate Cancer	13	609	15	386	+ 223
Congenital Anomalies	14	608	11	571	+ 37
Breast Cancer	15	548	20	283	+ 265
Liver Disease	16	500	6	1,203	- 703
Stomach Cancer	17	465	14	478	- 13
Other Neoplasms	18	463	26	192	+ 271
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	435	18	315	+ 120
Cervical Cancer	20	424	16	374	+ 50
Other Injuries	21	362	17	358	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	290	36	122	+ 168
Lymphomas	23	267	29	164	+ 103
Birth Trauma	24	232	25	198	+ 34
Pancreas Cancer	25	231	27	178	+ 53
Liver Cancer	26	220	12	509	- 289
Leukemia	27	215	24	227	- 12
Falls	28	185	22	276	- 91
Chagas disease	29	176	65	4	+ 173
Endocrine Disorders	30	162	28	164	- 1
Tuberculosis	31	160	37	115	+ 45
Malnutrition	32	134	30	163	- 29
Inflammatory/Heart	33	128	34	139	- 11
Suicide	34	125	19	285	- 160
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	122	33	149	- 27
Ovary Cancer	36	120	44	61	+ 59
Skin Cancers	37	118	45	59	+ 59
Oral Cancer	38	116	43	64	+ 52
Maternal Conditions	39	90	39	88	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	89	40	85	+ 4
Epilepsy	41	88	41	74	+ 14
Malaria	42	86	83	0	+ 86
Drownings	43	83	32	157	- 74
Oesophagus Cancer	44	79	47	42	+ 37
Bladder Cancer	45	78	52	28	+ 50
Asthma	46	66	38	105	- 38
Uterin Cancer	47	66	48	39	+ 27
Parkinson's Disease	48	54	42	67	- 13
Meningitis	49	54	51	29	+ 25
Drug Use	50	48	46	50	- 2
War	51	40	70	1	+ 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	38	50	31	+ 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	32	56	17	+ 15
Fires	54	31	57	16	+ 15
Anemia	55	27	53	28	- 1
Appendicitis	56	21	49	32	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	17	54	20	- 3
Poisonings	58	14	55	18	- 3
Dengue	59	14	64	4	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	60	11	61	7	+ 4
Encephalitis	61	8	58	10	- 2
Alcohol	62	7	21	279	- 271
Hepatitis B	63	6	62	5	+ 1
Pertussis	64	5	67	3	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	5	68	1	+ 3
Skin Disease	66	4	31	162	- 158
Syphilis	67	3	60	9	- 6
Tetanus	68	2	79	0	+ 2
Schizophrenia	69	1	66	3	- 2
Ascariasis	70	1	69	1	+ 0
Leprosy	71	1	71	1	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	72	1	59	10	- 9
Leishmaniasis	73	1	76	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	74	0	72	1	- 0
Otitis Media	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	84	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Venezuela

Nicaragua

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.