MEXICO VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	112,563	1	116,238	- 3,675
Violence	2	75,857	5	32,450	+ 43,407
Stroke	3	50,760	4	39,790	+ 10,971
Diabetes Mellitus	4	46,758	2	86,110	- 39,351
Road Traffic Accidents	5	46,552	10	16,303	+ 30,249
HIV/AIDS	6	31,336	28	4,128	+ 27,208
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	30,073	8	24,816	+ 5,257
Kidney Disease	8	24,816	3	44,622	- 19,806
Hypertension	9	21,733	9	17,806	+ 3,927
Lung Disease	10	21,544	7	29,123	- 7,579
Lung Cancers	11	16,315	17	7,349	+ 8,966
Low Birth Weight	12	12,919	18	7,163	+ 5,756
Prostate Cancer	13	11,917	15	7,494	+ 4,423
Congenital Anomalies	14	11,905	13	10,457	+ 1,448
Breast Cancer	15	10,723	16	7,380	+ 3,344
Liver Disease	16	9,791	6	29,838	- 20,047
Stomach Cancer	17	9,099	19	6,939	+ 2,161
Other Neoplasms	18	9,068	23	6,204	+ 2,863
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	8,524	20	6,871	+ 1,653
Cervical Cancer	20	8,310	26	4,787	+ 3,523
Other Injuries	21	7,084	11	12,175	- 5,091
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	5,686	29	3,476	+ 2,210
Lymphomas	23	5,220	24	4,961	+ 259
Birth Trauma	24	4,548	36	2,552	+ 1,996
Pancreas Cancer	25	4,527	27	4,510	+ 17
Liver Cancer	26	4,306	21	6,817	- 2,511
Leukemia	27	4,215	25	4,830	- 615
Falls	28	3,620	35	2,628	+ 992
Chagas disease	29	3,456	69	24	+ 3,431
Endocrine Disorders	30	3,179	12	11,310	- 8,131
Tuberculosis	31	3,128	38	1,943	+ 1,185
Malnutrition	32	2,632	14	7,552	- 4,920
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,506	41	1,866	+ 640
Suicide	34	2,448	22	6,772	- 4,324
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	2,393	30	3,447	- 1,053
Ovary Cancer	36	2,354	34	2,649	- 295
Skin Cancers	37	2,314	40	1,909	+ 405
Oral Cancer	38	2,277	46	1,355	+ 922
Maternal Conditions	39	1,766	54	750	+ 1,017
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,747	33	2,734	- 987
Epilepsy	41	1,717	39	1,912	- 194
Malaria	42	1,682	84	0	+ 1,682
Drownings	43	1,625	42	1,799	- 174
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,547	49	1,252	+ 296
Bladder Cancer	45	1,525	48	1,272	+ 253
Asthma	46	1,301	47	1,342	- 41
Uterin Cancer	47	1,294	50	902	+ 392
Parkinson's Disease	48	1,053	43	1,567	- 514
Meningitis	49	1,049	58	357	+ 692
Drug Use	50	942	44	1,470	- 528
War	51	774	66	112	+ 662
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	753	45	1,415	- 662
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	631	51	894	- 263
Fires	54	604	56	604	+ 0
Anemia	55	526	37	2,182	- 1,656
Appendicitis	56	408	53	774	- 366
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	335	52	859	- 524
Poisonings	58	282	57	531	- 248
Dengue	59	272	67	30	+ 241
Multiple Sclerosis	60	212	60	295	- 83
Encephalitis	61	155	62	140	+ 15
Alcohol	62	144	32	2,945	- 2,802
Hepatitis B	63	124	61	210	- 86
Pertussis	64	107	70	21	+ 86
Hepatitis C	65	89	55	625	- 537
Skin Disease	66	74	31	3,029	- 2,955
Syphilis	67	64	73	5	+ 59
Tetanus	68	32	71	10	+ 22
Schizophrenia	69	25	63	127	- 103
Ascariasis	70	20	72	5	+ 15
Leprosy	71	18	75	1	+ 16
Osteoarthritis	72	12	59	305	- 292
Leishmaniasis	73	12	76	1	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	74	6	64	127	- 121
Otitis Media	75	5	68	29	- 24
Schistosomiasis	76	4	83	0	+ 4
Iodine Deficiency	77	2	74	2	- 1
Diphtheria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	65	125	- 125
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Venezuela

Mexico

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.