CHILE VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,690	1	10,685	+ 27,005
Stroke	2	25,117	2	9,731	+ 15,386
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,777	6	3,920	+ 10,857
Lung Cancers	4	13,124	9	3,452	+ 9,671
Lung Disease	5	9,860	4	4,062	+ 5,797
Kidney Disease	6	8,490	3	4,065	+ 4,425
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	7,029	5	4,000	+ 3,029
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	5,823	11	3,022	+ 2,801
Hypertension	9	5,214	7	3,817	+ 1,397
Parkinson's Disease	10	4,721	26	790	+ 3,931
Breast Cancer	11	4,497	16	1,689	+ 2,808
Prostate Cancer	12	3,610	14	2,435	+ 1,175
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,397	17	1,567	+ 1,831
Liver Cancer	14	2,793	19	1,369	+ 1,424
Bladder Cancer	15	2,767	32	641	+ 2,126
Stomach Cancer	16	2,739	8	3,631	- 891
Other Injuries	17	2,593	21	1,310	+ 1,283
Leukemia	18	2,416	24	879	+ 1,536
Lymphomas	19	2,263	18	1,394	+ 869
Diabetes Mellitus	20	2,258	10	3,177	- 919
Falls	21	2,221	23	904	+ 1,317
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,553	12	2,826	- 1,274
Liver Disease	23	1,444	13	2,647	- 1,203
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,293	31	709	+ 584
Other Neoplasms	25	1,211	20	1,358	- 147
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,090	46	223	+ 866
Ovary Cancer	27	994	35	514	+ 480
Suicide	28	950	15	1,700	- 750
Endocrine Disorders	29	938	22	1,286	- 348
Oral Cancer	30	785	40	307	+ 478
Skin Cancers	31	782	34	526	+ 256
Drownings	32	777	44	283	+ 494
Uterin Cancer	33	665	45	275	+ 390
Epilepsy	34	444	43	294	+ 150
Oesophagus Cancer	35	438	30	722	- 284
Cervical Cancer	36	434	27	780	- 345
Drug Use	37	345	50	149	+ 196
Congenital Anomalies	38	311	25	858	- 547
Fires	39	261	41	295	- 34
Multiple Sclerosis	40	241	62	27	+ 215
Low Birth Weight	41	227	36	437	- 210
Violence	42	185	29	744	- 558
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	178	52	104	+ 74
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	169	39	334	- 165
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	119	48	187	- 67
Tuberculosis	46	119	38	410	- 292
Skin Disease	47	100	28	763	- 663
Hepatitis B	48	100	60	30	+ 70
Alcohol	49	90	47	207	- 117
HIV/AIDS	50	84	33	539	- 455
Anemia	51	84	49	180	- 96
Hepatitis C	52	69	61	27	+ 42
Meningitis	53	59	53	95	- 36
Schizophrenia	54	49	58	38	+ 11
Asthma	55	49	42	295	- 246
Poisonings	56	35	57	68	- 34
Birth Trauma	57	30	54	87	- 57
Appendicitis	58	17	59	37	- 20
Upper Respiratory	59	14	67	4	+ 10
Leishmaniasis	60	6	81	0	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	61	4	63	24	- 20
Tetanus	62	3	69	2	+ 1
Oral conditions	63	3	65	5	- 2
War	64	2	64	14	- 12
Syphilis	65	2	66	5	- 3
Malnutrition	66	1	37	420	- 419
Encephalitis	67	1	70	2	- 1
Measles	68	1	75	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	68	3	- 3
Diphtheria	70	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	55	79	- 79
Malaria	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	131	- 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	56	73	- 73
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

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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.