USA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rank	Deaths	Rank	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	467,231	1	445,864	+ 21,367
Stroke	2	283,070	4	146,664	+ 136,406
Influenza & Pneumonia	3	189,061	9	57,722	+ 131,339
Lung Cancers	4	181,453	3	165,402	+ 16,051
Alzheimers/Dementia	5	147,390	2	172,765	- 25,375
Lung Disease	6	147,152	5	130,808	+ 16,344
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	95,933	7	62,592	+ 33,341
Breast Cancer	8	72,606	11	47,377	+ 25,229
Prostate Cancer	9	58,255	16	34,299	+ 23,956
Oesophagus Cancer	10	44,355	28	15,710	+ 28,645
Lymphomas	11	44,263	13	38,595	+ 5,668
Pancreas Cancer	12	40,264	14	35,715	+ 4,549
Liver Disease	13	39,318	19	30,027	+ 9,291
Diabetes Mellitus	14	33,825	6	75,280	- 41,455
Other Injuries	15	30,520	21	25,827	+ 4,693
Stomach Cancer	16	30,403	31	13,230	+ 17,173
Bladder Cancer	17	29,573	27	16,279	+ 13,294
Parkinson Disease	18	27,072	24	21,557	+ 5,515
Hypertension	19	26,278	8	62,156	- 35,878
Leukemia	20	25,701	22	25,443	+ 258
Kidney Disease	21	24,319	10	50,889	- 26,570
Suicide	22	23,590	15	35,441	- 11,851
Falls	23	22,527	23	24,337	- 1,810
Ovary Cancer	24	22,101	29	15,254	+ 6,847
Other Neoplasms	25	19,383	30	15,145	+ 4,238
Liver Cancer	26	17,566	26	17,862	- 296
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	16,675	49	3,209	+ 13,466
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	15,596	38	7,298	+ 8,298
Road Traffic Accidents	29	15,556	12	45,154	- 29,598
Endocrine Disorders	30	15,470	18	33,697	- 18,227
Inflammatory/Heart	31	15,257	17	33,885	- 18,628
Skin Cancers	32	14,918	32	13,036	+ 1,882
Oral Cancer	33	12,291	35	9,330	+ 2,961
Skin Disease	34	11,076	43	4,147	+ 6,929
Congenital Anomalies	35	9,871	33	11,835	- 1,964
Uterin Cancer	36	9,375	36	8,638	+ 737
Poisonings	37	9,137	20	29,473	- 20,336
Low Birth Weight	38	7,016	37	7,748	- 732
Cervical Cancer	39	6,692	42	4,564	+ 2,128
Asthma	40	6,378	45	3,653	+ 2,725
Drug Use	41	6,313	41	4,732	+ 1,581
Multiple Sclerosis	42	6,105	44	3,738	+ 2,367
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	6,095	48	3,401	+ 2,694
Epilepsy	44	6,080	54	1,514	+ 4,566
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	4,581	52	2,545	+ 2,036
Alcohol	46	4,364	40	6,230	- 1,866
Violence	47	3,559	25	19,169	- 15,610
Tuberculosis	48	2,243	60	651	+ 1,592
Fires	49	1,924	47	3,463	- 1,539
Osteoarthritis	50	1,630	57	859	+ 771
Meningitis	51	1,407	59	792	+ 615
HIV/AIDS	52	1,347	34	11,630	- 10,283
Birth Trauma	53	1,326	53	2,237	- 911
Anaemia	54	1,316	50	3,059	- 1,743
Drownings	55	1,179	46	3,599	- 2,420
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	977	63	541	+ 436
Hepatitis C	57	957	39	6,764	- 5,807
Appendicitis	58	795	64	441	+ 354
Depression	59	759	61	616	+ 143
Malnutrition	60	430	51	2,873	- 2,443
Maternal Conditions	61	410	56	1,224	- 814
Schizophrenia	62	405	62	563	- 158
Hepatitis B	63	289	58	829	- 540
Upper Respiratory	64	283	66	157	+ 126
Oral conditions	65	263	65	209	+ 54
Otitis Media	66	86	68	37	+ 49
Pertussis	67	30	69	11	+ 19
Malaria	68	25	71	5	+ 20
Syphilis	69	15	67	45	- 30
Measles	70	10	77	0	+ 10
Schistosomiasis	71	5	79	0	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	72	5	80	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	73	0	75	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	76	1	- 1
Tetanus	75	0	70	6	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	78	0	73	2	- 2
Dengue	79	0	81	0	- 0
Encephalitis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	85	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
War	86	0	55	1,243	- 1,243
Population = USA	Total		Total

Note: Rankings are to world standards, WHO 2009

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

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. The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if the two countries shared the same leading causes of death. Use the chart on the left to find out. Sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Another interesting way to view this data is to ask yourself what might happen if the people of the United States and the United Kingdom lived in the same place?

We all know that lifestyle and access to good healthcare makes a huge difference in the quality and length of our lives. What is less certain, in our opinion, is a belief shared by many that there are no biological differences between races. We believe more research is required on this subject, but one aspect of it is abundantly clear from these charts...We don't all die from the same things. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." 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: http://worldlifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

Note 1: If population differences are too great converting to the smaller country is required.

Note 2: You can see age adjusted death rates per 100,000 of population in many other places on the Site.

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 the latest WHO data for both countries was used (2009).