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MEXICO VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Spain SPAIN MEXICO Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 142,394 1 116,238 + 26,157
Alzheimers & Dementia 2 116,647 30 3,447 + 113,200
Stroke 3 79,907 4 39,790 + 40,117
Lung Cancers 4 60,972 17 7,349 + 53,622
Lung Disease 5 52,144 7 29,123 + 23,021
Colon-Rectum Cancers 6 46,719 20 6,871 + 39,848
Influenza and Pneumonia 7 37,791 8 24,816 + 12,975
Kidney Disease 8 26,792 3 44,622 - 17,830
Hypertension 9 25,111 9 17,806 + 7,305
Diabetes Mellitus 10 21,417 2 86,110 - 64,693
Breast Cancer 11 19,472 16 7,380 + 12,092
Pancreas Cancer 12 18,603 27 4,510 + 14,093
Prostate Cancer 13 17,687 15 7,494 + 10,193
Stomach Cancer 14 15,969 19 6,939 + 9,031
Other Injuries 15 15,252 11 12,175 + 3,078
Lymphomas 16 14,697 24 4,961 + 9,736
Bladder Cancer 17 14,388 48 1,272 + 13,115
Liver Cancer 18 14,047 21 6,817 + 7,229
Inflammatory/Heart 19 13,731 41 1,866 + 11,865
Parkinson's Disease 20 13,618 43 1,567 + 12,051
Endocrine Disorders 21 13,399 12 11,310 + 2,088
Other Neoplasms 22 13,081 23 6,204 + 6,877
Liver Disease 23 11,657 6 29,838 - 18,181
Leukemia 24 10,393 25 4,830 + 5,563
Suicide 25 9,944 22 6,772 + 3,173
Falls 26 8,944 35 2,628 + 6,316
Oral Cancer 27 7,116 46 1,355 + 5,761
Ovary Cancer 28 5,581 34 2,649 + 2,932
Oesophagus Cancer 29 5,541 49 1,252 + 4,290
Skin Disease 30 5,071 31 3,029 + 2,042
Road Traffic Accidents 31 5,040 10 16,303 - 11,263
Skin Cancers 32 4,967 40 1,909 + 3,059
Rheumatic Heart Disease 33 4,441 52 859 + 3,582
Uterin Cancer 34 4,441 50 902 + 3,539
Asthma 35 3,122 47 1,342 + 1,779
Diarrhoeal diseases 36 2,930 29 3,476 - 545
Anemia 37 2,519 37 2,182 + 337
Congenital Anomalies 38 2,378 13 10,457 - 8,079
Cervical Cancer 39 2,356 26 4,787 - 2,431
Epilepsy 40 2,270 39 1,912 + 358
Drug Use 41 2,139 44 1,470 + 669
Hepatitis C 42 1,797 55 625 + 1,171
HIV/AIDS 43 1,483 28 4,128 - 2,645
Peptic Ulcer Disease 44 1,309 33 2,734 - 1,425
Drownings 45 1,228 42 1,799 - 570
Alcohol 46 919 32 2,945 - 2,027
Malnutrition 47 833 14 7,552 - 6,718
Rheumatoid Arthritis 48 809 45 1,415 - 606
Multiple Sclerosis 49 791 60 295 + 495
Tuberculosis 50 745 38 1,943 - 1,198
Violence 51 721 5 32,450 - 31,729
Low Birth Weight 52 696 18 7,163 - 6,466
Osteoarthritis 53 585 59 305 + 280
Prostatic Hypertrophy 54 563 51 894 - 331
Fires 55 509 56 604 - 95
Schizophrenia 56 497 63 127 + 370
Poisonings 57 469 57 531 - 61
Hepatitis B 58 447 61 210 + 237
Meningitis 59 355 58 357 - 3
Birth Trauma 60 311 36 2,552 - 2,241
Appendicitis 61 218 53 774 - 556
Upper Respiratory 62 128 64 127 + 2
Oral conditions 63 121 65 125 - 4
Maternal Conditions 64 37 54 750 - 712
Leishmaniasis 65 30 76 1 + 29
Otitis Media 66 25 68 29 - 4
Syphilis 67 25 73 5 + 20
War 68 15 66 112 - 97
Iodine Deficiency 69 10 74 2 + 8
Encephalitis 70 10 62 140 - 130
Chagas disease 71 9 69 24 - 15
Tetanus 72 5 71 10 - 5
Pertussis 73 5 70 21 - 17
Schistosomiasis 74 1 83 0 + 1
Leprosy 75 1 75 1 - 1
Diphtheria 76 1 79 0 + 1
Dengue 77 0 67 30 - 30
Ascariasis 78 0 72 5 - 5
Hookworm Disease 79 0 78 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 80 0 81 0 - 0
Measles 81 0 80 0 - 0
Chlamydia 82 0 77 0 - 0
Malaria 83 0 84 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 84 0 82 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 85 0 86 0 - 0
Depression 86 0 85 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020