UNITED KINGDOM VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	58,941	2	71,728	- 12,787
Violence	2	39,721	46	868	+ 38,853
Stroke	3	26,580	4	37,626	- 11,047
Diabetes Mellitus	4	24,484	17	5,842	+ 18,642
Road Traffic Accidents	5	24,376	33	2,169	+ 22,207
HIV/AIDS	6	16,408	55	188	+ 16,220
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	15,747	3	40,540	- 24,793
Kidney Disease	8	12,994	18	5,471	+ 7,524
Hypertension	9	11,380	23	5,208	+ 6,172
Lung Disease	10	11,281	6	32,896	- 21,615
Lung Cancers	11	8,543	5	35,715	- 27,172
Low Birth Weight	12	6,765	40	1,313	+ 5,451
Prostate Cancer	13	6,240	8	13,289	- 7,049
Congenital Anomalies	14	6,234	35	2,127	+ 4,107
Breast Cancer	15	5,615	9	12,718	- 7,103
Liver Disease	16	5,127	14	7,666	- 2,539
Stomach Cancer	17	4,765	24	4,999	- 234
Other Neoplasms	18	4,748	26	3,986	+ 762
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	4,463	7	18,446	- 13,983
Cervical Cancer	20	4,351	43	1,099	+ 3,252
Other Injuries	21	3,709	19	5,464	- 1,755
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	2,977	38	1,599	+ 1,378
Lymphomas	23	2,733	10	9,350	- 6,617
Birth Trauma	24	2,381	54	190	+ 2,192
Pancreas Cancer	25	2,370	11	8,995	- 6,625
Liver Cancer	26	2,255	21	5,237	- 2,982
Leukemia	27	2,207	22	5,211	- 3,004
Falls	28	1,895	15	7,618	- 5,723
Chagas disease	29	1,810	71	0	+ 1,809
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,665	28	3,297	- 1,632
Tuberculosis	31	1,638	47	351	+ 1,286
Malnutrition	32	1,378	58	116	+ 1,262
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,312	29	3,126	- 1,814
Suicide	34	1,282	20	5,325	- 4,043
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	1,253	1	98,135	- 96,882
Ovary Cancer	36	1,233	25	4,019	- 2,786
Skin Cancers	37	1,212	27	3,727	- 2,515
Oral Cancer	38	1,192	30	3,109	- 1,917
Maternal Conditions	39	925	64	47	+ 878
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	915	36	2,090	- 1,175
Epilepsy	41	899	42	1,193	- 294
Malaria	42	881	76	0	+ 881
Drownings	43	851	49	301	+ 550
Oesophagus Cancer	44	810	12	8,727	- 7,917
Bladder Cancer	45	799	16	6,133	- 5,335
Asthma	46	681	41	1,302	- 621
Uterin Cancer	47	678	32	2,346	- 1,669
Parkinson's Disease	48	551	13	8,573	- 8,021
Meningitis	49	549	52	232	+ 317
Drug Use	50	493	31	2,824	- 2,331
War	51	405	67	10	+ 396
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	394	44	1,014	- 620
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	330	56	184	+ 146
Fires	54	316	48	334	- 18
Anemia	55	275	50	277	- 1
Appendicitis	56	214	59	105	+ 109
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	175	45	876	- 701
Poisonings	58	148	53	221	- 73
Dengue	59	142	73	0	+ 142
Multiple Sclerosis	60	111	37	1,856	- 1,745
Encephalitis	61	81	68	6	+ 75
Alcohol	62	75	39	1,555	- 1,479
Hepatitis B	63	65	65	40	+ 25
Pertussis	64	56	69	3	+ 53
Hepatitis C	65	47	51	267	- 221
Skin Disease	66	39	34	2,134	- 2,095
Syphilis	67	33	62	49	- 15
Tetanus	68	17	72	0	+ 16
Schizophrenia	69	13	60	101	- 89
Ascariasis	70	11	80	0	+ 11
Leprosy	71	9	83	0	+ 9
Osteoarthritis	72	6	57	167	- 161
Leishmaniasis	73	6	70	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	74	3	63	48	- 45
Otitis Media	75	3	66	16	- 13
Schistosomiasis	76	2	78	0	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	84	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Venezuela

United Kingdom

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.