GREECE VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,007	1	21,124	- 12,118
Violence	2	6,070	42	104	+ 5,966
Stroke	3	4,062	2	14,077	- 10,016
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,741	20	1,266	+ 2,476
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,725	22	870	+ 2,855
HIV/AIDS	6	2,507	50	47	+ 2,460
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,406	3	8,282	- 5,876
Kidney Disease	8	1,986	6	4,759	- 2,773
Hypertension	9	1,739	9	2,922	- 1,183
Lung Disease	10	1,724	5	5,526	- 3,802
Lung Cancers	11	1,305	4	7,355	- 6,050
Low Birth Weight	12	1,034	41	127	+ 906
Prostate Cancer	13	954	12	2,023	- 1,070
Congenital Anomalies	14	953	38	174	+ 778
Breast Cancer	15	858	11	2,520	- 1,662
Liver Disease	16	783	23	809	- 26
Stomach Cancer	17	728	16	1,535	- 807
Other Neoplasms	18	726	25	679	+ 47
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	682	8	3,264	- 2,582
Cervical Cancer	20	665	36	243	+ 422
Other Injuries	21	567	17	1,453	- 887
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	455	44	95	+ 360
Lymphomas	23	418	19	1,268	- 851
Birth Trauma	24	364	57	17	+ 347
Pancreas Cancer	25	362	13	1,904	- 1,542
Liver Cancer	26	345	14	1,566	- 1,221
Leukemia	27	337	18	1,354	- 1,017
Falls	28	290	21	1,245	- 955
Chagas disease	29	277	77	0	+ 277
Endocrine Disorders	30	254	29	526	- 272
Tuberculosis	31	250	46	66	+ 184
Malnutrition	32	211	66	1	+ 210
Inflammatory/Heart	33	201	24	725	- 524
Suicide	34	196	28	533	- 337
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	191	7	3,940	- 3,748
Ovary Cancer	36	188	27	557	- 369
Skin Cancers	37	185	31	438	- 253
Oral Cancer	38	182	30	440	- 258
Maternal Conditions	39	141	61	2	+ 139
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	140	26	611	- 471
Epilepsy	41	137	34	249	- 112
Malaria	42	135	78	0	+ 135
Drownings	43	130	32	435	- 305
Oesophagus Cancer	44	124	35	246	- 122
Bladder Cancer	45	122	15	1,551	- 1,429
Asthma	46	104	55	27	+ 77
Uterin Cancer	47	104	33	373	- 269
Parkinson's Disease	48	84	10	2,646	- 2,562
Meningitis	49	84	53	33	+ 51
Drug Use	50	75	37	193	- 118
War	51	62	64	1	+ 61
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	60	45	67	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	50	86	0	+ 50
Fires	54	48	39	146	- 98
Anemia	55	42	51	47	- 5
Appendicitis	56	33	58	9	+ 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	27	43	100	- 73
Poisonings	58	23	56	19	+ 3
Dengue	59	22	71	0	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	60	17	40	135	- 118
Encephalitis	61	12	67	1	+ 12
Alcohol	62	11	49	50	- 39
Hepatitis B	63	10	48	56	- 46
Pertussis	64	9	69	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	65	7	52	38	- 31
Skin Disease	66	6	47	56	- 50
Syphilis	67	5	65	1	+ 4
Tetanus	68	3	62	2	+ 1
Schizophrenia	69	2	54	27	- 26
Ascariasis	70	2	73	0	+ 2
Leprosy	71	1	81	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	72	1	85	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	73	1	60	4	- 3
Upper Respiratory	74	0	59	8	- 7
Otitis Media	75	0	82	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	79	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Venezuela

Greece

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.