USA VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,366,464	1	504,904	+ 861,560
Stroke	2	794,557	4	158,520	+ 636,037
Lung Cancers	3	132,009	5	155,533	- 23,524
Inflammatory/Heart	4	131,277	22	32,529	+ 98,748
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	117,828	2	287,198	- 169,370
Liver Disease	6	110,399	16	43,402	+ 66,997
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	103,528	9	61,827	+ 41,701
Suicide	8	88,939	12	53,099	+ 35,840
Lung Disease	9	88,879	3	195,387	- 106,508
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	78,690	11	60,317	+ 18,372
Stomach Cancer	11	71,359	33	13,077	+ 58,283
Alcohol	12	67,956	30	14,659	+ 53,297
Breast Cancer	13	56,439	13	48,671	+ 7,768
Other Injuries	14	54,679	25	25,997	+ 28,681
HIV/AIDS	15	51,631	42	5,660	+ 45,970
Pancreas Cancer	16	49,252	15	44,293	+ 4,959
Hypertension	17	44,555	8	65,960	- 21,406
Diabetes Mellitus	18	44,547	10	61,418	- 16,871
Road Traffic Accidents	19	42,513	17	41,694	+ 819
Prostate Cancer	20	34,257	20	35,612	- 1,355
Falls	21	28,423	18	40,418	- 11,995
Kidney Disease	22	28,123	6	85,861	- 57,738
Violence	23	27,805	27	18,976	+ 8,829
Liver Cancer	24	27,112	23	27,064	+ 47
Oral Cancer	25	26,421	35	11,555	+ 14,866
Parkinson's Disease	26	22,755	21	34,491	- 11,736
Drug Use	27	22,129	7	74,435	- 52,305
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	21,704	48	3,461	+ 18,243
Lymphomas	29	21,659	19	40,281	- 18,621
Tuberculosis	30	20,451	62	546	+ 19,905
Leukemia	31	20,004	24	26,966	- 6,962
Ovary Cancer	32	19,725	31	14,591	+ 5,133
Oesophagus Cancer	33	18,046	28	17,829	+ 217
Cervical Cancer	34	18,026	38	6,984	+ 11,041
Uterin Cancer	35	16,676	36	10,063	+ 6,613
Drownings	36	16,097	45	4,070	+ 12,027
Fires	37	15,511	49	3,183	+ 12,328
Bladder Cancer	38	15,316	26	19,622	- 4,307
Skin Cancers	39	13,627	32	14,311	- 684
Poisonings	40	13,514	53	1,674	+ 11,840
Congenital Anomalies	41	10,203	34	11,762	- 1,559
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	6,727	47	3,646	+ 3,081
Skin Disease	43	6,643	43	5,409	+ 1,234
Low Birth Weight	44	5,228	39	6,924	- 1,696
Endocrine Disorders	45	4,866	14	46,985	- 42,119
Asthma	46	4,284	46	3,818	+ 466
Encephalitis	47	2,613	68	25	+ 2,588
Meningitis	48	2,519	60	606	+ 1,914
Multiple Sclerosis	49	2,008	44	5,059	- 3,051
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	1,822	52	2,461	- 639
Other Neoplasms	51	1,770	29	17,743	- 15,973
Epilepsy	52	1,744	50	3,162	- 1,418
Birth Trauma	53	1,734	54	1,233	+ 501
Appendicitis	54	992	63	424	+ 568
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	979	37	9,955	- 8,976
Maternal Conditions	56	649	56	779	- 129
Malnutrition	57	588	40	6,762	- 6,174
Upper Respiratory	58	384	65	229	+ 155
War	59	298	55	1,198	- 900
Hepatitis B	60	106	59	608	- 502
Chlamydia	61	61	84	0	+ 61
Syphilis	62	45	66	49	- 4
Tetanus	63	8	71	2	+ 6
Otitis Media	64	8	67	34	- 26
Pertussis	65	5	69	16	- 11
Hepatitis C	66	4	41	5,684	- 5,680
Diphtheria	67	1	75	0	+ 1
Measles	68	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	70	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
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.