SPAIN VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,707	1	51,684	- 10,977
Violence	2	27,433	51	262	+ 27,171
Stroke	3	18,357	3	29,004	- 10,647
Diabetes Mellitus	4	16,909	10	7,773	+ 9,136
Road Traffic Accidents	5	16,835	31	1,829	+ 15,006
HIV/AIDS	6	11,332	43	538	+ 10,794
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,875	7	13,717	- 2,841
Kidney Disease	8	8,974	8	9,725	- 750
Hypertension	9	7,860	9	9,115	- 1,255
Lung Disease	10	7,791	5	18,926	- 11,135
Lung Cancers	11	5,900	4	22,131	- 16,230
Low Birth Weight	12	4,672	52	253	+ 4,419
Prostate Cancer	13	4,310	13	6,420	- 2,110
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,305	38	863	+ 3,442
Breast Cancer	15	3,878	11	7,067	- 3,190
Liver Disease	16	3,541	23	4,231	- 690
Stomach Cancer	17	3,291	14	5,796	- 2,506
Other Neoplasms	18	3,279	22	4,748	- 1,469
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	3,082	6	16,957	- 13,875
Cervical Cancer	20	3,005	39	855	+ 2,150
Other Injuries	21	2,562	15	5,536	- 2,974
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	2,056	36	1,064	+ 993
Lymphomas	23	1,888	16	5,335	- 3,447
Birth Trauma	24	1,645	60	113	+ 1,532
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,637	12	6,752	- 5,115
Liver Cancer	26	1,557	18	5,098	- 3,541
Leukemia	27	1,524	24	3,772	- 2,248
Falls	28	1,309	26	3,246	- 1,937
Chagas disease	29	1,250	71	3	+ 1,246
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,150	21	4,863	- 3,714
Tuberculosis	31	1,131	50	270	+ 861
Malnutrition	32	952	47	302	+ 649
Inflammatory/Heart	33	906	19	4,984	- 4,078
Suicide	34	885	25	3,609	- 2,724
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	865	2	42,339	- 41,473
Ovary Cancer	36	851	28	2,026	- 1,175
Skin Cancers	37	837	32	1,803	- 966
Oral Cancer	38	823	27	2,583	- 1,760
Maternal Conditions	39	639	64	14	+ 625
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	632	44	475	+ 157
Epilepsy	41	621	40	824	- 203
Malaria	42	608	83	0	+ 608
Drownings	43	588	45	446	+ 142
Oesophagus Cancer	44	560	29	2,011	- 1,452
Bladder Cancer	45	552	17	5,222	- 4,671
Asthma	46	471	35	1,133	- 662
Uterin Cancer	47	468	34	1,612	- 1,144
Parkinson's Disease	48	381	20	4,943	- 4,562
Meningitis	49	379	59	129	+ 251
Drug Use	50	341	41	776	- 435
War	51	280	68	6	+ 274
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	272	48	294	- 22
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	228	54	204	+ 24
Fires	54	219	55	185	+ 34
Anemia	55	190	37	914	- 724
Appendicitis	56	148	61	79	+ 68
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	121	33	1,612	- 1,491
Poisonings	58	102	57	170	- 68
Dengue	59	98	77	0	+ 98
Multiple Sclerosis	60	77	49	287	- 210
Encephalitis	61	56	70	4	+ 52
Alcohol	62	52	46	333	- 281
Hepatitis B	63	45	58	162	- 117
Pertussis	64	39	73	2	+ 37
Hepatitis C	65	32	42	652	- 620
Skin Disease	66	27	30	1,840	- 1,814
Syphilis	67	23	67	9	+ 14
Tetanus	68	11	72	2	+ 10
Schizophrenia	69	9	56	181	- 172
Ascariasis	70	7	78	0	+ 7
Leprosy	71	6	75	0	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	72	4	53	212	- 208
Leishmaniasis	73	4	65	11	- 7
Upper Respiratory	74	2	62	47	- 44
Otitis Media	75	2	66	9	- 7
Schistosomiasis	76	1	74	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	69	4	- 3
Diphtheria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Venezuela

Spain

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.