USA VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	375,727	1	504,904	- 129,177
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	271,214	11	60,317	+ 210,897
Stroke	3	214,431	4	158,520	+ 55,911
Kidney Disease	4	113,857	6	85,861	+ 27,996
Hypertension	5	99,746	8	65,960	+ 33,785
Lung Disease	6	94,136	3	195,387	- 101,251
Diabetes Mellitus	7	93,271	10	61,418	+ 31,853
Tuberculosis	8	78,238	62	546	+ 77,692
Violence	9	42,890	27	18,976	+ 23,914
Road Traffic Accidents	10	37,634	17	41,694	- 4,060
Asthma	11	32,971	46	3,818	+ 29,153
Endocrine Disorders	12	30,252	14	46,985	- 16,733
Lung Cancers	13	29,766	5	155,533	- 125,766
Low Birth Weight	14	29,319	39	6,924	+ 22,395
Breast Cancer	15	28,340	13	48,671	- 20,330
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	23,312	9	61,827	- 38,515
Congenital Anomalies	17	23,277	34	11,762	+ 11,515
Birth Trauma	18	23,014	54	1,233	+ 21,781
Liver Cancer	19	22,157	23	27,064	- 4,908
Liver Disease	20	20,459	16	43,402	- 22,943
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	19,849	48	3,461	+ 16,387
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	17,893	37	9,955	+ 7,938
Other Neoplasms	23	14,879	29	17,743	- 2,864
Malnutrition	24	12,464	40	6,762	+ 5,702
Skin Disease	25	12,228	43	5,409	+ 6,819
Prostate Cancer	26	11,997	20	35,612	- 23,615
Drownings	27	11,221	45	4,070	+ 7,151
Falls	28	11,163	18	40,418	- 29,255
Leukemia	29	10,397	24	26,966	- 16,568
Inflammatory/Heart	30	10,250	22	32,529	- 22,279
Other Injuries	31	10,223	25	25,997	- 15,775
Anemia	32	9,932	51	3,115	+ 6,817
Cervical Cancer	33	8,892	38	6,984	+ 1,908
Oral Cancer	34	8,431	35	11,555	- 3,124
Suicide	35	6,723	12	53,099	- 46,376
Lymphomas	36	6,588	19	40,281	- 33,693
Pancreas Cancer	37	6,132	15	44,293	- 38,160
Maternal Conditions	38	5,903	56	779	+ 5,124
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	5,812	2	287,198	- 281,386
Ovary Cancer	40	5,764	31	14,591	- 8,827
Stomach Cancer	41	5,402	33	13,077	- 7,675
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	5,224	47	3,646	+ 1,578
Pertussis	43	5,088	69	16	+ 5,072
Syphilis	44	3,345	66	49	+ 3,295
Epilepsy	45	3,237	50	3,162	+ 75
Dengue	46	3,065	76	0	+ 3,064
Meningitis	47	3,010	60	606	+ 2,404
Measles	48	2,584	80	0	+ 2,584
War	49	2,362	55	1,198	+ 1,165
Uterin Cancer	50	2,199	36	10,063	- 7,864
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	2,174	58	678	+ 1,496
Drug Use	52	2,008	7	74,435	- 72,426
Oesophagus Cancer	53	1,943	28	17,829	- 15,887
Fires	54	1,733	49	3,183	- 1,450
Parkinson's Disease	55	1,717	21	34,491	- 32,774
Hepatitis B	56	1,705	59	608	+ 1,097
Osteoarthritis	57	1,647	61	579	+ 1,068
Bladder Cancer	58	1,646	26	19,622	- 17,976
Tetanus	59	1,506	71	2	+ 1,504
Alcohol	60	1,158	30	14,659	- 13,501
Skin Cancers	61	1,064	32	14,311	- 13,246
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	933	52	2,461	- 1,528
Appendicitis	63	797	63	424	+ 373
Schistosomiasis	64	673	72	1	+ 672
Poisonings	65	654	53	1,674	- 1,021
HIV/AIDS	66	591	42	5,660	- 5,070
Encephalitis	67	534	68	25	+ 509
Schizophrenia	68	368	57	723	- 355
Malaria	69	272	77	0	+ 272
Upper Respiratory	70	111	65	229	- 118
Leprosy	71	106	74	0	+ 105
Multiple Sclerosis	72	90	44	5,059	- 4,969
Oral conditions	73	82	64	286	- 204
Otitis Media	74	66	67	34	+ 32
Diphtheria	75	41	75	0	+ 41
Ascariasis	76	38	82	0	+ 38
Iodine Deficiency	77	11	73	1	+ 10
Chlamydia	78	11	84	0	+ 11
Chagas disease	79	6	70	4	+ 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	5	85	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	81	1	41	5,684	- 5,683
Leishmaniasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Philippines

United States

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.