USA VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	304,031	1	504,904	- 200,872
Diabetes Mellitus	2	225,228	10	61,418	+ 163,810
Kidney Disease	3	116,714	6	85,861	+ 30,853
Stroke	4	104,075	4	158,520	- 54,445
Violence	5	84,877	27	18,976	+ 65,901
Liver Disease	6	78,045	16	43,402	+ 34,642
Lung Disease	7	76,174	3	195,387	- 119,213
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	64,908	11	60,317	+ 4,591
Hypertension	9	46,574	8	65,960	- 19,386
Road Traffic Accidents	10	42,642	17	41,694	+ 947
Other Injuries	11	31,844	25	25,997	+ 5,847
Endocrine Disorders	12	29,583	14	46,985	- 17,402
Congenital Anomalies	13	27,351	34	11,762	+ 15,589
Malnutrition	14	19,752	40	6,762	+ 12,990
Prostate Cancer	15	19,602	20	35,612	- 16,011
Breast Cancer	16	19,302	13	48,671	- 29,368
Lung Cancers	17	19,222	5	155,533	- 136,310
Low Birth Weight	18	18,734	39	6,924	+ 11,810
Stomach Cancer	19	18,148	33	13,077	+ 5,072
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	17,972	9	61,827	- 43,855
Liver Cancer	21	17,831	23	27,064	- 9,233
Suicide	22	17,712	12	53,099	- 35,386
Other Neoplasms	23	16,228	29	17,743	- 1,515
Lymphomas	24	12,977	19	40,281	- 27,304
Leukemia	25	12,633	24	26,966	- 14,332
Cervical Cancer	26	12,521	38	6,984	+ 5,537
Pancreas Cancer	27	11,797	15	44,293	- 32,496
HIV/AIDS	28	10,797	42	5,660	+ 5,136
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	9,091	37	9,955	- 863
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	9,015	2	287,198	- 278,183
Skin Disease	31	7,921	43	5,409	+ 2,513
Alcohol	32	7,704	30	14,659	- 6,955
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	7,151	48	3,461	+ 3,690
Ovary Cancer	34	6,929	31	14,591	- 7,662
Falls	35	6,874	18	40,418	- 33,544
Birth Trauma	36	6,675	54	1,233	+ 5,441
Anemia	37	5,708	51	3,115	+ 2,593
Tuberculosis	38	5,082	62	546	+ 4,536
Epilepsy	39	5,001	50	3,162	+ 1,838
Skin Cancers	40	4,993	32	14,311	- 9,318
Inflammatory/Heart	41	4,881	22	32,529	- 27,648
Drownings	42	4,705	45	4,070	+ 635
Parkinson's Disease	43	4,100	21	34,491	- 30,391
Drug Use	44	3,845	7	74,435	- 70,590
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	3,702	52	2,461	+ 1,241
Oral Cancer	46	3,544	35	11,555	- 8,011
Asthma	47	3,511	46	3,818	- 307
Bladder Cancer	48	3,328	26	19,622	- 16,294
Oesophagus Cancer	49	3,274	28	17,829	- 14,556
Uterin Cancer	50	2,359	36	10,063	- 7,704
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	2,338	58	678	+ 1,660
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	2,247	47	3,646	- 1,399
Appendicitis	53	2,025	63	424	+ 1,600
Maternal Conditions	54	1,961	56	779	+ 1,182
Hepatitis C	55	1,636	41	5,684	- 4,048
Fires	56	1,579	49	3,183	- 1,604
Poisonings	57	1,388	53	1,674	- 286
Meningitis	58	934	60	606	+ 329
Osteoarthritis	59	797	61	579	+ 218
Multiple Sclerosis	60	773	44	5,059	- 4,286
Hepatitis B	61	549	59	608	- 59
Encephalitis	62	367	68	25	+ 341
Schizophrenia	63	332	57	723	- 390
Upper Respiratory	64	331	65	229	+ 102
Oral conditions	65	327	64	286	+ 41
War	66	292	55	1,198	- 905
Dengue	67	79	76	0	+ 79
Otitis Media	68	76	67	34	+ 42
Chagas disease	69	64	70	4	+ 59
Pertussis	70	56	69	16	+ 40
Tetanus	71	25	71	2	+ 23
Ascariasis	72	13	82	0	+ 13
Syphilis	73	12	66	49	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	74	6	73	1	+ 5
Leprosy	75	3	74	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	76	3	79	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	77	1	84	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	78	1	81	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.