ITALY VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,489	1	97,116	- 44,627
Violence	2	35,373	50	409	+ 34,964
Stroke	3	23,670	2	62,633	- 38,963
Diabetes Mellitus	4	21,804	8	19,836	+ 1,968
Road Traffic Accidents	5	21,707	30	3,221	+ 18,487
HIV/AIDS	6	14,612	46	520	+ 14,092
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	14,023	9	16,339	- 2,315
Kidney Disease	8	11,572	11	12,726	- 1,154
Hypertension	9	10,134	6	29,931	- 19,797
Lung Disease	10	10,046	5	32,382	- 22,336
Lung Cancers	11	7,608	4	34,152	- 26,545
Low Birth Weight	12	6,024	51	357	+ 5,667
Prostate Cancer	13	5,557	20	8,409	- 2,852
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,551	37	1,443	+ 4,108
Breast Cancer	15	5,000	10	13,868	- 8,868
Liver Disease	16	4,566	23	5,559	- 994
Stomach Cancer	17	4,243	14	10,252	- 6,009
Other Neoplasms	18	4,228	15	9,984	- 5,756
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	3,975	7	21,254	- 17,279
Cervical Cancer	20	3,875	40	1,154	+ 2,721
Other Injuries	21	3,303	12	12,112	- 8,809
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	2,651	36	1,622	+ 1,029
Lymphomas	23	2,434	16	9,670	- 7,236
Birth Trauma	24	2,121	59	140	+ 1,980
Pancreas Cancer	25	2,111	13	12,095	- 9,984
Liver Cancer	26	2,008	17	9,620	- 7,612
Leukemia	27	1,965	21	6,728	- 4,763
Falls	28	1,688	25	4,222	- 2,534
Chagas disease	29	1,611	72	1	+ 1,610
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,482	18	8,431	- 6,948
Tuberculosis	31	1,458	53	336	+ 1,122
Malnutrition	32	1,227	41	775	+ 452
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,168	24	5,531	- 4,362
Suicide	34	1,142	26	4,042	- 2,900
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	1,116	3	41,445	- 40,329
Ovary Cancer	36	1,098	28	3,282	- 2,184
Skin Cancers	37	1,079	29	3,239	- 2,160
Oral Cancer	38	1,062	27	3,343	- 2,282
Maternal Conditions	39	824	67	6	+ 818
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	815	43	690	+ 125
Epilepsy	41	801	39	1,337	- 536
Malaria	42	784	79	0	+ 784
Drownings	43	758	52	344	+ 414
Oesophagus Cancer	44	721	34	2,045	- 1,324
Bladder Cancer	45	711	22	6,711	- 5,999
Asthma	46	607	47	494	+ 113
Uterin Cancer	47	603	33	2,198	- 1,594
Parkinson's Disease	48	491	19	8,428	- 7,937
Meningitis	49	489	60	128	+ 361
Drug Use	50	439	45	654	- 215
War	51	361	66	6	+ 355
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	351	42	701	- 350
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	294	57	241	+ 53
Fires	54	282	56	271	+ 11
Anemia	55	245	35	1,672	- 1,427
Appendicitis	56	190	61	49	+ 142
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	156	32	2,216	- 2,060
Poisonings	58	132	58	154	- 22
Dengue	59	127	81	0	+ 127
Multiple Sclerosis	60	99	44	677	- 578
Encephalitis	61	72	68	5	+ 68
Alcohol	62	67	55	277	- 210
Hepatitis B	63	58	54	334	- 276
Pertussis	64	50	73	1	+ 49
Hepatitis C	65	41	31	2,451	- 2,409
Skin Disease	66	34	38	1,440	- 1,405
Syphilis	67	30	69	4	+ 25
Tetanus	68	15	63	22	- 7
Schizophrenia	69	11	49	424	- 413
Ascariasis	70	9	80	0	+ 9
Leprosy	71	8	74	0	+ 8
Osteoarthritis	72	6	48	481	- 475
Leishmaniasis	73	5	70	3	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	74	3	64	20	- 18
Otitis Media	75	3	65	16	- 13
Schistosomiasis	76	2	78	0	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	78	0	76	0	+ 0
Measles	79	0	71	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	80	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Venezuela

Italy

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.