ALBANIA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		ALBANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,274	1	8,797	- 2,523
Stroke	2	4,181	2	8,790	- 4,609
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,460	6	634	+ 1,826
Lung Cancers	4	2,185	4	1,026	+ 1,158
Lung Disease	5	1,641	5	876	+ 765
Kidney Disease	6	1,413	11	399	+ 1,015
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	1,170	3	1,827	- 657
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	969	20	197	+ 772
Hypertension	9	868	10	425	+ 443
Parkinson's Disease	10	786	13	369	+ 417
Breast Cancer	11	749	17	229	+ 519
Prostate Cancer	12	601	16	311	+ 290
Pancreas Cancer	13	566	18	225	+ 341
Liver Cancer	14	465	9	434	+ 31
Bladder Cancer	15	461	15	330	+ 131
Stomach Cancer	16	456	7	493	- 37
Other Injuries	17	432	26	105	+ 326
Leukemia	18	402	22	131	+ 271
Lymphomas	19	377	31	69	+ 308
Diabetes Mellitus	20	376	19	208	+ 167
Falls	21	370	23	125	+ 245
Road Traffic Accidents	22	258	14	337	- 79
Liver Disease	23	240	12	376	- 136
Inflammatory/Heart	24	215	8	465	- 250
Other Neoplasms	25	202	47	19	+ 182
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	181	33	57	+ 124
Ovary Cancer	27	165	39	39	+ 126
Suicide	28	158	24	125	+ 33
Endocrine Disorders	29	156	29	91	+ 65
Oral Cancer	30	131	30	90	+ 41
Skin Cancers	31	130	32	64	+ 66
Drownings	32	129	43	25	+ 104
Uterin Cancer	33	111	38	42	+ 69
Epilepsy	34	74	37	44	+ 30
Oesophagus Cancer	35	73	34	52	+ 21
Cervical Cancer	36	72	36	48	+ 24
Drug Use	37	57	44	25	+ 32
Congenital Anomalies	38	52	28	102	- 51
Fires	39	43	45	20	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	40	40	40	39	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	41	38	25	106	- 69
Violence	42	31	27	103	- 72
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	30	35	50	- 21
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	28	52	9	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	20	51	11	+ 9
Tuberculosis	46	20	54	8	+ 11
Skin Disease	47	17	55	6	+ 11
Hepatitis B	48	17	63	0	+ 16
Alcohol	49	15	48	18	- 3
HIV/AIDS	50	14	42	26	- 12
Anemia	51	14	86	0	+ 14
Hepatitis C	52	11	66	0	+ 11
Meningitis	53	10	49	14	- 4
Schizophrenia	54	8	83	0	+ 8
Asthma	55	8	21	193	- 184
Poisonings	56	6	53	9	- 3
Birth Trauma	57	5	41	32	- 27
Appendicitis	58	3	56	5	- 2
Upper Respiratory	59	2	50	12	- 10
Leishmaniasis	60	1	61	1	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	61	1	59	2	- 1
Tetanus	62	1	57	3	- 2
Oral conditions	63	0	82	0	+ 0
War	64	0	64	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	62	1	- 1
Malnutrition	66	0	58	3	- 2
Encephalitis	67	0	46	20	- 19
Measles	68	0	65	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	60	1	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	68	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ALBANIA

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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.