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	1,324,524	1	504,904	+ 819,620
Stroke	2	770,170	4	158,520	+ 611,650
Lung Cancers	3	127,957	5	155,533	- 27,576
Inflammatory/Heart	4	127,248	22	32,529	+ 94,719
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	114,212	2	287,198	- 172,987
Liver Disease	6	107,011	16	43,402	+ 63,609
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	100,350	9	61,827	+ 38,523
Suicide	8	86,209	12	53,099	+ 33,111
Lung Disease	9	86,151	3	195,387	- 109,236
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	76,274	11	60,317	+ 15,957
Stomach Cancer	11	69,169	33	13,077	+ 56,092
Alcohol	12	65,870	30	14,659	+ 51,211
Breast Cancer	13	54,707	13	48,671	+ 6,036
Other Injuries	14	53,000	25	25,997	+ 27,003
HIV/AIDS	15	50,046	42	5,660	+ 44,385
Pancreas Cancer	16	47,740	15	44,293	+ 3,448
Hypertension	17	43,187	8	65,960	- 22,773
Diabetes Mellitus	18	43,180	10	61,418	- 18,238
Road Traffic Accidents	19	41,208	17	41,694	- 486
Prostate Cancer	20	33,206	20	35,612	- 2,407
Falls	21	27,551	18	40,418	- 12,867
Kidney Disease	22	27,260	6	85,861	- 58,601
Violence	23	26,952	27	18,976	+ 7,976
Liver Cancer	24	26,280	23	27,064	- 785
Oral Cancer	25	25,610	35	11,555	+ 14,055
Parkinson's Disease	26	22,057	21	34,491	- 12,434
Drug Use	27	21,450	7	74,435	- 52,985
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	21,038	48	3,461	+ 17,577
Lymphomas	29	20,995	19	40,281	- 19,286
Tuberculosis	30	19,823	62	546	+ 19,277
Leukemia	31	19,390	24	26,966	- 7,576
Ovary Cancer	32	19,119	31	14,591	+ 4,528
Oesophagus Cancer	33	17,492	28	17,829	- 337
Cervical Cancer	34	17,472	38	6,984	+ 10,488
Uterin Cancer	35	16,164	36	10,063	+ 6,101
Drownings	36	15,603	45	4,070	+ 11,533
Fires	37	15,034	49	3,183	+ 11,851
Bladder Cancer	38	14,846	26	19,622	- 4,777
Skin Cancers	39	13,209	32	14,311	- 1,102
Poisonings	40	13,099	53	1,674	+ 11,425
Congenital Anomalies	41	9,889	34	11,762	- 1,872
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	6,521	47	3,646	+ 2,875
Skin Disease	43	6,439	43	5,409	+ 1,030
Low Birth Weight	44	5,067	39	6,924	- 1,857
Endocrine Disorders	45	4,716	14	46,985	- 42,269
Asthma	46	4,152	46	3,818	+ 334
Encephalitis	47	2,533	68	25	+ 2,508
Meningitis	48	2,442	60	606	+ 1,836
Multiple Sclerosis	49	1,946	44	5,059	- 3,113
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	1,766	52	2,461	- 695
Other Neoplasms	51	1,715	29	17,743	- 16,028
Epilepsy	52	1,691	50	3,162	- 1,472
Birth Trauma	53	1,681	54	1,233	+ 447
Appendicitis	54	962	63	424	+ 537
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	949	37	9,955	- 9,006
Maternal Conditions	56	629	56	779	- 149
Malnutrition	57	570	40	6,762	- 6,192
Upper Respiratory	58	372	65	229	+ 143
War	59	289	55	1,198	- 909
Hepatitis B	60	102	59	608	- 505
Chlamydia	61	59	84	0	+ 59
Syphilis	62	44	66	49	- 6
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.