RUSSIA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	354,929	1	562,711	- 207,782
Hypertension	2	318,523	17	18,348	+ 300,175
Stroke	3	131,642	2	327,199	- 195,557
Lung Cancers	4	77,520	3	54,361	+ 23,159
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	62,155	7	42,633	+ 19,522
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	41,140	10	32,404	+ 8,735
Liver Disease	7	38,747	6	45,463	- 6,716
Prostate Cancer	8	35,208	20	14,107	+ 21,101
Stomach Cancer	9	34,185	11	29,386	+ 4,799
Pancreas Cancer	10	31,662	16	20,282	+ 11,380
Breast Cancer	11	30,662	13	23,242	+ 7,420
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	27,063	5	48,522	- 21,458
Lung Disease	13	26,982	9	36,600	- 9,619
Inflammatory/Heart	14	25,597	4	54,060	- 28,463
Lymphomas	15	25,112	29	8,919	+ 16,193
Suicide	16	23,286	8	36,625	- 13,339
Kidney Disease	17	20,814	22	11,581	+ 9,233
Alcohol	18	17,504	12	27,984	- 10,480
Diabetes Mellitus	19	17,231	18	18,345	- 1,114
Other Injuries	20	16,660	14	22,517	- 5,857
Bladder Cancer	21	14,836	38	6,307	+ 8,529
Leukemia	22	14,817	31	8,238	+ 6,579
Other Neoplasms	23	14,549	51	729	+ 13,820
Falls	24	13,986	21	11,705	+ 2,282
Oral Cancer	25	13,026	25	10,880	+ 2,146
Liver Cancer	26	12,647	24	11,165	+ 1,483
Oesophagus Cancer	27	11,620	33	7,431	+ 4,188
Ovary Cancer	28	10,286	32	8,123	+ 2,164
Parkinson's Disease	29	9,668	26	9,371	+ 298
Skin Cancers	30	9,304	39	5,612	+ 3,692
Drug Use	31	8,847	27	9,113	- 266
Cervical Cancer	32	7,970	34	7,423	+ 547
Endocrine Disorders	33	7,777	45	2,004	+ 5,773
Uterin Cancer	34	7,091	35	6,867	+ 224
Road Traffic Accidents	35	6,981	19	17,507	- 10,526
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	6,490	28	8,938	- 2,448
Epilepsy	37	5,250	52	718	+ 4,531
Fires	38	4,824	37	6,387	- 1,563
HIV/AIDS	39	4,752	15	21,262	- 16,509
Drownings	40	3,535	36	6,629	- 3,093
Skin Disease	41	3,364	43	2,735	+ 629
Violence	42	3,362	23	11,450	- 8,089
Congenital Anomalies	43	2,953	41	4,201	- 1,248
Asthma	44	2,841	46	1,764	+ 1,077
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	2,541	42	2,770	- 229
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	2,031	50	750	+ 1,281
Tuberculosis	47	1,941	30	8,422	- 6,481
Multiple Sclerosis	48	1,917	49	827	+ 1,090
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	1,432	85	0	+ 1,432
Osteoarthritis	50	1,198	84	0	+ 1,198
Anemia	51	1,079	81	0	+ 1,079
Poisonings	52	982	40	5,565	- 4,583
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	974	55	403	+ 571
Meningitis	54	874	48	1,037	- 163
Low Birth Weight	55	799	44	2,153	- 1,354
Schizophrenia	56	719	83	0	+ 719
Birth Trauma	57	591	53	714	- 123
Hepatitis C	58	477	66	2	+ 476
Appendicitis	59	239	54	409	- 169
Oral conditions	60	238	86	0	+ 238
Maternal Conditions	61	136	56	267	- 131
Syphilis	62	118	62	19	+ 99
Encephalitis	63	23	47	1,076	- 1,053
War	64	15	59	123	- 107
Hepatitis B	65	0	60	43	- 43
Upper Respiratory	66	0	58	158	- 158
Otitis Media	67	0	64	3	- 3
Leprosy	68	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	61	25	- 25
Malnutrition	79	0	57	242	- 242
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	63	3	- 3
Diphtheria	82	0	67	0	- 0
Pertussis	83	0	65	2	- 2
Measles	84	0	68	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

Estonia

Russia

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.