USA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	490,198	2	287,198	+ 203,000
Coronary Heart Disease	2	358,292	1	504,904	- 146,612
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	202,504	11	60,317	+ 142,187
Stroke	4	187,949	4	158,520	+ 29,429
Lung Cancers	5	178,401	5	155,533	+ 22,868
Lung Disease	6	164,320	3	195,387	- 31,067
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	92,141	9	61,827	+ 30,314
Prostate Cancer	8	66,382	20	35,612	+ 30,770
Breast Cancer	9	63,530	13	48,671	+ 14,859
Lymphomas	10	46,707	19	40,281	+ 6,426
Pancreas Cancer	11	44,933	15	44,293	+ 641
Oesophagus Cancer	12	43,592	28	17,829	+ 25,762
Parkinson's Disease	13	42,822	21	34,491	+ 8,331
Liver Disease	14	38,291	16	43,402	- 5,112
Falls	15	38,054	18	40,418	- 2,364
Bladder Cancer	16	30,637	26	19,622	+ 11,015
Diabetes Mellitus	17	29,183	10	61,418	- 32,235
Kidney Disease	18	27,328	6	85,861	- 58,533
Other Injuries	19	27,293	25	25,997	+ 1,296
Suicide	20	26,599	12	53,099	- 26,499
Liver Cancer	21	26,157	23	27,064	- 907
Leukemia	22	26,030	24	26,966	- 936
Hypertension	23	26,015	8	65,960	- 39,945
Stomach Cancer	24	24,971	33	13,077	+ 11,894
Ovary Cancer	25	20,074	31	14,591	+ 5,483
Other Neoplasms	26	19,910	29	17,743	+ 2,167
Skin Cancers	27	18,618	32	14,311	+ 4,307
Endocrine Disorders	28	16,468	14	46,985	- 30,517
Inflammatory/Heart	29	15,617	22	32,529	- 16,912
Oral Cancer	30	15,529	35	11,555	+ 3,974
Drug Use	31	14,108	7	74,435	- 60,327
Uterin Cancer	32	11,720	36	10,063	+ 1,657
Road Traffic Accidents	33	10,834	17	41,694	- 30,860
Skin Disease	34	10,658	43	5,409	+ 5,249
Congenital Anomalies	35	10,623	34	11,762	- 1,139
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	10,439	48	3,461	+ 6,978
Multiple Sclerosis	37	9,270	44	5,059	+ 4,211
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	7,986	37	9,955	- 1,968
Alcohol	39	7,766	30	14,659	- 6,894
Low Birth Weight	40	6,561	39	6,924	- 363
Asthma	41	6,505	46	3,818	+ 2,687
Epilepsy	42	5,961	50	3,162	+ 2,799
Cervical Cancer	43	5,490	38	6,984	- 1,495
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	5,064	52	2,461	+ 2,603
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	4,376	47	3,646	+ 730
Violence	46	4,334	27	18,976	- 14,642
Tuberculosis	47	1,755	62	546	+ 1,208
Fires	48	1,671	49	3,183	- 1,512
Drownings	49	1,503	45	4,070	- 2,567
Anemia	50	1,382	51	3,115	- 1,733
Hepatitis C	51	1,335	41	5,684	- 4,349
Meningitis	52	1,161	60	606	+ 555
Poisonings	53	1,102	53	1,674	- 573
Birth Trauma	54	948	54	1,233	- 286
HIV/AIDS	55	939	42	5,660	- 4,721
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	918	58	678	+ 240
Osteoarthritis	57	834	61	579	+ 256
Malnutrition	58	578	40	6,762	- 6,184
Appendicitis	59	525	63	424	+ 101
Schizophrenia	60	507	57	723	- 216
Oral conditions	61	268	64	286	- 17
Syphilis	62	244	66	49	+ 194
Upper Respiratory	63	241	65	229	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	64	233	56	779	- 545
Hepatitis B	65	199	59	608	- 409
Otitis Media	66	78	67	34	+ 44
War	67	48	55	1,198	- 1,150
Encephalitis	68	29	68	25	+ 3
Pertussis	69	14	69	16	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	2	79	0	+ 2
Chagas disease	71	2	70	4	- 2
Tetanus	72	2	71	2	- 0
Dengue	73	2	76	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Chlamydia	79	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.