ISRAEL VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		ISRAEL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,987	1	5,122	+ 13,864
Stroke	2	12,653	4	2,431	+ 10,222
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	7,444	8	1,519	+ 5,925
Lung Cancers	4	6,611	5	2,026	+ 4,585
Lung Disease	5	4,967	7	1,546	+ 3,421
Kidney Disease	6	4,277	3	2,437	+ 1,840
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	3,541	2	2,996	+ 545
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,933	9	1,510	+ 1,423
Hypertension	9	2,627	21	400	+ 2,226
Parkinson's Disease	10	2,378	22	398	+ 1,980
Breast Cancer	11	2,265	10	1,237	+ 1,028
Prostate Cancer	12	1,818	17	521	+ 1,297
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,712	11	1,023	+ 689
Liver Cancer	14	1,407	25	345	+ 1,062
Bladder Cancer	15	1,394	18	496	+ 897
Stomach Cancer	16	1,380	16	565	+ 815
Other Injuries	17	1,306	14	828	+ 478
Leukemia	18	1,217	15	612	+ 605
Lymphomas	19	1,140	13	925	+ 215
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,137	6	1,913	- 776
Falls	21	1,119	39	123	+ 996
Road Traffic Accidents	22	782	26	333	+ 449
Liver Disease	23	727	28	292	+ 435
Inflammatory/Heart	24	652	30	214	+ 437
Other Neoplasms	25	610	20	420	+ 190
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	549	51	33	+ 516
Ovary Cancer	27	501	27	323	+ 178
Suicide	28	479	19	453	+ 25
Endocrine Disorders	29	473	12	1,002	- 530
Oral Cancer	30	396	33	150	+ 245
Skin Cancers	31	394	23	379	+ 15
Drownings	32	391	45	39	+ 352
Uterin Cancer	33	335	31	202	+ 133
Epilepsy	34	224	40	109	+ 115
Oesophagus Cancer	35	221	37	138	+ 83
Cervical Cancer	36	219	38	133	+ 86
Drug Use	37	174	43	67	+ 106
Congenital Anomalies	38	156	29	291	- 135
Fires	39	132	53	24	+ 107
Multiple Sclerosis	40	121	47	39	+ 83
Low Birth Weight	41	114	42	94	+ 20
Violence	42	93	41	104	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	90	35	144	- 54
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	85	32	166	- 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	60	54	23	+ 37
Tuberculosis	46	60	57	16	+ 44
Skin Disease	47	51	24	368	- 317
Hepatitis B	48	50	58	16	+ 34
Alcohol	49	45	49	39	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	50	42	52	25	+ 17
Anemia	51	42	34	149	- 107
Hepatitis C	52	35	46	39	- 4
Meningitis	53	30	55	20	+ 10
Schizophrenia	54	25	44	66	- 42
Asthma	55	25	36	142	- 117
Poisonings	56	17	63	4	+ 13
Birth Trauma	57	15	50	35	- 20
Appendicitis	58	9	64	4	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	59	7	62	5	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	60	3	70	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	61	2	61	6	- 4
Tetanus	62	2	73	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	63	1	65	4	- 2
War	64	1	60	7	- 6
Syphilis	65	1	71	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	66	1	48	39	- 38
Encephalitis	67	1	66	3	- 3
Measles	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	67	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	56	17	- 17
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ISRAEL

Greece

Israel

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.