MEXICO VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	142,394	1	116,238	+ 26,157
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	116,647	30	3,447	+ 113,200
Stroke	3	79,907	4	39,790	+ 40,117
Lung Cancers	4	60,972	17	7,349	+ 53,622
Lung Disease	5	52,144	7	29,123	+ 23,021
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	46,719	20	6,871	+ 39,848
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	37,791	8	24,816	+ 12,975
Kidney Disease	8	26,792	3	44,622	- 17,830
Hypertension	9	25,111	9	17,806	+ 7,305
Diabetes Mellitus	10	21,417	2	86,110	- 64,693
Breast Cancer	11	19,472	16	7,380	+ 12,092
Pancreas Cancer	12	18,603	27	4,510	+ 14,093
Prostate Cancer	13	17,687	15	7,494	+ 10,193
Stomach Cancer	14	15,969	19	6,939	+ 9,031
Other Injuries	15	15,252	11	12,175	+ 3,078
Lymphomas	16	14,697	24	4,961	+ 9,736
Bladder Cancer	17	14,388	48	1,272	+ 13,115
Liver Cancer	18	14,047	21	6,817	+ 7,229
Inflammatory/Heart	19	13,731	41	1,866	+ 11,865
Parkinson's Disease	20	13,618	43	1,567	+ 12,051
Endocrine Disorders	21	13,399	12	11,310	+ 2,088
Other Neoplasms	22	13,081	23	6,204	+ 6,877
Liver Disease	23	11,657	6	29,838	- 18,181
Leukemia	24	10,393	25	4,830	+ 5,563
Suicide	25	9,944	22	6,772	+ 3,173
Falls	26	8,944	35	2,628	+ 6,316
Oral Cancer	27	7,116	46	1,355	+ 5,761
Ovary Cancer	28	5,581	34	2,649	+ 2,932
Oesophagus Cancer	29	5,541	49	1,252	+ 4,290
Skin Disease	30	5,071	31	3,029	+ 2,042
Road Traffic Accidents	31	5,040	10	16,303	- 11,263
Skin Cancers	32	4,967	40	1,909	+ 3,059
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	4,441	52	859	+ 3,582
Uterin Cancer	34	4,441	50	902	+ 3,539
Asthma	35	3,122	47	1,342	+ 1,779
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,930	29	3,476	- 545
Anemia	37	2,519	37	2,182	+ 337
Congenital Anomalies	38	2,378	13	10,457	- 8,079
Cervical Cancer	39	2,356	26	4,787	- 2,431
Epilepsy	40	2,270	39	1,912	+ 358
Drug Use	41	2,139	44	1,470	+ 669
Hepatitis C	42	1,797	55	625	+ 1,171
HIV/AIDS	43	1,483	28	4,128	- 2,645
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	1,309	33	2,734	- 1,425
Drownings	45	1,228	42	1,799	- 570
Alcohol	46	919	32	2,945	- 2,027
Malnutrition	47	833	14	7,552	- 6,718
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	809	45	1,415	- 606
Multiple Sclerosis	49	791	60	295	+ 495
Tuberculosis	50	745	38	1,943	- 1,198
Violence	51	721	5	32,450	- 31,729
Low Birth Weight	52	696	18	7,163	- 6,466
Osteoarthritis	53	585	59	305	+ 280
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	563	51	894	- 331
Fires	55	509	56	604	- 95
Schizophrenia	56	497	63	127	+ 370
Poisonings	57	469	57	531	- 61
Hepatitis B	58	447	61	210	+ 237
Meningitis	59	355	58	357	- 3
Birth Trauma	60	311	36	2,552	- 2,241
Appendicitis	61	218	53	774	- 556
Upper Respiratory	62	128	64	127	+ 2
Oral conditions	63	121	65	125	- 4
Maternal Conditions	64	37	54	750	- 712
Leishmaniasis	65	30	76	1	+ 29
Otitis Media	66	25	68	29	- 4
Syphilis	67	25	73	5	+ 20
War	68	15	66	112	- 97
Iodine Deficiency	69	10	74	2	+ 8
Encephalitis	70	10	62	140	- 130
Chagas disease	71	9	69	24	- 15
Tetanus	72	5	71	10	- 5
Pertussis	73	5	70	21	- 17
Schistosomiasis	74	1	83	0	+ 1
Leprosy	75	1	75	1	- 1
Diphtheria	76	1	79	0	+ 1
Dengue	77	0	67	30	- 30
Ascariasis	78	0	72	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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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.