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	142,917	1	116,238	+ 26,679
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	117,074	30	3,447	+ 113,628
Stroke	3	80,201	4	39,790	+ 40,411
Lung Cancers	4	61,195	17	7,349	+ 53,846
Lung Disease	5	52,335	7	29,123	+ 23,212
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	46,891	20	6,871	+ 40,020
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	37,930	8	24,816	+ 13,114
Kidney Disease	8	26,891	3	44,622	- 17,731
Hypertension	9	25,204	9	17,806	+ 7,397
Diabetes Mellitus	10	21,495	2	86,110	- 64,614
Breast Cancer	11	19,543	16	7,380	+ 12,163
Pancreas Cancer	12	18,671	27	4,510	+ 14,161
Prostate Cancer	13	17,752	15	7,494	+ 10,257
Stomach Cancer	14	16,028	19	6,939	+ 9,089
Other Injuries	15	15,308	11	12,175	+ 3,134
Lymphomas	16	14,751	24	4,961	+ 9,790
Bladder Cancer	17	14,441	48	1,272	+ 13,168
Liver Cancer	18	14,098	21	6,817	+ 7,281
Inflammatory/Heart	19	13,782	41	1,866	+ 11,915
Parkinson's Disease	20	13,668	43	1,567	+ 12,101
Endocrine Disorders	21	13,448	12	11,310	+ 2,138
Other Neoplasms	22	13,129	23	6,204	+ 6,925
Liver Disease	23	11,700	6	29,838	- 18,138
Leukemia	24	10,431	25	4,830	+ 5,601
Suicide	25	9,981	22	6,772	+ 3,209
Falls	26	8,977	35	2,628	+ 6,349
Oral Cancer	27	7,142	46	1,355	+ 5,787
Ovary Cancer	28	5,602	34	2,649	+ 2,952
Oesophagus Cancer	29	5,562	49	1,252	+ 4,310
Skin Disease	30	5,089	31	3,029	+ 2,061
Road Traffic Accidents	31	5,058	10	16,303	- 11,244
Skin Cancers	32	4,986	40	1,909	+ 3,077
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	4,458	52	859	+ 3,598
Uterin Cancer	34	4,457	50	902	+ 3,555
Asthma	35	3,133	47	1,342	+ 1,791
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,941	29	3,476	- 535
Anemia	37	2,529	37	2,182	+ 347
Congenital Anomalies	38	2,386	13	10,457	- 8,070
Cervical Cancer	39	2,364	26	4,787	- 2,423
Epilepsy	40	2,278	39	1,912	+ 367
Drug Use	41	2,147	44	1,470	+ 677
Hepatitis C	42	1,803	55	625	+ 1,178
HIV/AIDS	43	1,489	28	4,128	- 2,639
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	1,314	33	2,734	- 1,420
Drownings	45	1,233	42	1,799	- 566
Alcohol	46	922	32	2,945	- 2,024
Malnutrition	47	836	14	7,552	- 6,715
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	812	45	1,415	- 603
Multiple Sclerosis	49	794	60	295	+ 498
Tuberculosis	50	748	38	1,943	- 1,195
Violence	51	723	5	32,450	- 31,727
Low Birth Weight	52	699	18	7,163	- 6,464
Osteoarthritis	53	587	59	305	+ 282
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	565	51	894	- 329
Fires	55	511	56	604	- 93
Schizophrenia	56	499	63	127	+ 372
Poisonings	57	471	57	531	- 60
Hepatitis B	58	448	61	210	+ 238
Meningitis	59	356	58	357	- 1
Birth Trauma	60	312	36	2,552	- 2,240
Appendicitis	61	219	53	774	- 555
Upper Respiratory	62	129	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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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.