ITALY VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	106,577	1	97,116	+ 9,461
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	37,084	3	41,445	- 4,361
Stroke	3	36,088	2	62,633	- 26,546
Lung Cancers	4	33,744	4	34,152	- 408
Lung Disease	5	31,017	5	32,382	- 1,366
Hypertension	6	19,420	6	29,931	- 10,511
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	18,862	7	21,254	- 2,391
Kidney Disease	8	16,503	11	12,726	+ 3,777
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	15,011	9	16,339	- 1,327
Breast Cancer	10	13,656	10	13,868	- 213
Pancreas Cancer	11	13,025	13	12,095	+ 930
Prostate Cancer	12	11,949	20	8,409	+ 3,540
Diabetes Mellitus	13	11,277	8	19,836	- 8,559
Falls	14	11,107	25	4,222	+ 6,884
Liver Disease	15	11,012	23	5,559	+ 5,452
Parkinson's Disease	16	9,127	19	8,428	+ 700
Lymphomas	17	8,877	16	9,670	- 793
Endocrine Disorders	18	7,738	18	8,431	- 692
Suicide	19	7,453	26	4,042	+ 3,412
Stomach Cancer	20	6,999	14	10,252	- 3,253
Inflammatory/Heart	21	6,444	24	5,531	+ 913
Leukemia	22	6,332	21	6,728	- 396
Other Injuries	23	5,978	12	12,112	- 6,134
Other Neoplasms	24	5,915	15	9,984	- 4,070
Liver Cancer	25	5,840	17	9,620	- 3,781
Alcohol	26	4,535	55	277	+ 4,258
Oesophagus Cancer	27	4,502	34	2,045	+ 2,457
Bladder Cancer	28	4,488	22	6,711	- 2,222
Oral Cancer	29	4,365	27	3,343	+ 1,022
Ovary Cancer	30	3,763	28	3,282	+ 482
Skin Cancers	31	2,939	29	3,239	- 300
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	2,776	36	1,622	+ 1,154
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,620	32	2,216	+ 405
Road Traffic Accidents	34	2,290	30	3,221	- 931
Epilepsy	35	2,240	39	1,337	+ 904
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,661	37	1,443	+ 218
Uterin Cancer	37	1,617	33	2,198	- 581
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,570	43	690	+ 880
Cervical Cancer	39	1,545	40	1,154	+ 391
Drug Use	40	1,399	45	654	+ 745
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,138	44	677	+ 462
Skin Disease	42	1,118	38	1,440	- 322
Anemia	43	720	35	1,672	- 952
Asthma	44	670	47	494	+ 176
Low Birth Weight	45	558	51	357	+ 201
Violence	46	557	50	409	+ 149
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	393	42	701	- 308
Hepatitis C	48	367	31	2,451	- 2,083
Drownings	49	332	52	344	- 12
Malnutrition	50	326	41	775	- 449
Schizophrenia	51	283	49	424	- 141
Osteoarthritis	52	264	48	481	- 218
Fires	53	260	56	271	- 11
HIV/AIDS	54	250	46	520	- 270
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	211	57	241	- 29
Tuberculosis	56	204	53	336	- 132
Birth Trauma	57	173	59	140	+ 33
Poisonings	58	157	58	154	+ 3
Hepatitis B	59	132	54	334	- 202
Meningitis	60	121	60	128	- 6
Upper Respiratory	61	100	64	20	+ 80
Appendicitis	62	93	61	49	+ 45
Oral conditions	63	45	62	47	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	28	67	6	+ 22
Otitis Media	65	11	65	16	- 4
War	66	7	66	6	+ 1
Encephalitis	67	5	68	5	+ 1
Syphilis	68	4	69	4	- 0
Pertussis	69	2	73	1	+ 1
Measles	70	2	71	1	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	75	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	1	70	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	73	1	78	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	74	0	72	1	- 0
Tetanus	75	0	63	22	- 21
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	76	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.