USA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	490,079	2	287,198	+ 202,881
Coronary Heart Disease	2	358,205	1	504,904	- 146,699
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	202,455	11	60,317	+ 142,138
Stroke	4	187,904	4	158,520	+ 29,384
Lung Cancers	5	178,358	5	155,533	+ 22,825
Lung Disease	6	164,280	3	195,387	- 31,107
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	92,119	9	61,827	+ 30,291
Prostate Cancer	8	66,366	20	35,612	+ 30,754
Breast Cancer	9	63,514	13	48,671	+ 14,844
Lymphomas	10	46,695	19	40,281	+ 6,414
Pancreas Cancer	11	44,922	15	44,293	+ 630
Oesophagus Cancer	12	43,581	28	17,829	+ 25,752
Parkinson's Disease	13	42,811	21	34,491	+ 8,320
Liver Disease	14	38,281	16	43,402	- 5,121
Falls	15	38,045	18	40,418	- 2,373
Bladder Cancer	16	30,630	26	19,622	+ 11,008
Diabetes Mellitus	17	29,176	10	61,418	- 32,242
Kidney Disease	18	27,321	6	85,861	- 58,540
Other Injuries	19	27,287	25	25,997	+ 1,289
Suicide	20	26,593	12	53,099	- 26,506
Liver Cancer	21	26,151	23	27,064	- 913
Leukemia	22	26,023	24	26,966	- 942
Hypertension	23	26,009	8	65,960	- 39,952
Stomach Cancer	24	24,964	33	13,077	+ 11,888
Ovary Cancer	25	20,069	31	14,591	+ 5,478
Other Neoplasms	26	19,906	29	17,743	+ 2,162
Skin Cancers	27	18,613	32	14,311	+ 4,302
Endocrine Disorders	28	16,464	14	46,985	- 30,521
Inflammatory/Heart	29	15,613	22	32,529	- 16,916
Oral Cancer	30	15,525	35	11,555	+ 3,970
Drug Use	31	14,104	7	74,435	- 60,330
Uterin Cancer	32	11,717	36	10,063	+ 1,654
Road Traffic Accidents	33	10,832	17	41,694	- 30,863
Skin Disease	34	10,656	43	5,409	+ 5,247
Congenital Anomalies	35	10,620	34	11,762	- 1,142
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	10,437	48	3,461	+ 6,975
Multiple Sclerosis	37	9,267	44	5,059	+ 4,208
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	7,984	37	9,955	- 1,970
Alcohol	39	7,764	30	14,659	- 6,895
Low Birth Weight	40	6,559	39	6,924	- 365
Asthma	41	6,503	46	3,818	+ 2,685
Epilepsy	42	5,960	50	3,162	+ 2,797
Cervical Cancer	43	5,488	38	6,984	- 1,496
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	5,063	52	2,461	+ 2,602
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	4,375	47	3,646	+ 729
Violence	46	4,333	27	18,976	- 14,643
Tuberculosis	47	1,754	62	546	+ 1,208
Fires	48	1,670	49	3,183	- 1,513
Drownings	49	1,502	45	4,070	- 2,568
Anemia	50	1,382	51	3,115	- 1,733
Hepatitis C	51	1,334	41	5,684	- 4,350
Meningitis	52	1,160	60	606	+ 555
Poisonings	53	1,101	53	1,674	- 573
Birth Trauma	54	947	54	1,233	- 286
HIV/AIDS	55	939	42	5,660	- 4,722
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	918	58	678	+ 240
Osteoarthritis	57	834	61	579	+ 255
Malnutrition	58	577	40	6,762	- 6,185
Appendicitis	59	525	63	424	+ 101
Schizophrenia	60	507	57	723	- 216
Oral conditions	61	268	64	286	- 17
Syphilis	62	244	66	49	+ 194
Upper Respiratory	63	241	65	229	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	64	233	56	779	- 545
Hepatitis B	65	199	59	608	- 409
Otitis Media	66	78	67	34	+ 44
War	67	48	55	1,198	- 1,150
Encephalitis	68	29	68	25	+ 3
Pertussis	69	14	69	16	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	2	79	0	+ 2
Chagas disease	71	2	70	4	- 2
Tetanus	72	2	71	2	- 0
Dengue	73	2	76	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Chlamydia	79	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.