GERMANY VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	212,016	1	147,055	+ 64,961
Hypertension	2	190,269	6	26,796	+ 163,474
Stroke	3	78,636	3	49,794	+ 28,843
Lung Cancers	4	46,307	4	46,560	- 253
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	37,128	7	26,026	+ 11,102
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	24,575	9	20,712	+ 3,862
Liver Disease	7	23,145	15	15,194	+ 7,951
Prostate Cancer	8	21,032	12	16,487	+ 4,544
Stomach Cancer	9	20,420	20	9,658	+ 10,763
Pancreas Cancer	10	18,913	11	17,971	+ 942
Breast Cancer	11	18,316	10	18,842	- 526
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	16,166	2	51,168	- 35,002
Lung Disease	13	16,117	5	42,797	- 26,680
Inflammatory/Heart	14	15,291	21	8,891	+ 6,399
Lymphomas	15	15,001	17	12,249	+ 2,752
Suicide	16	13,910	19	10,284	+ 3,626
Kidney Disease	17	12,433	8	22,770	- 10,338
Alcohol	18	10,456	26	6,257	+ 4,199
Diabetes Mellitus	19	10,293	13	15,560	- 5,267
Other Injuries	20	9,952	23	8,248	+ 1,703
Bladder Cancer	21	8,862	28	6,193	+ 2,670
Leukemia	22	8,851	22	8,737	+ 114
Other Neoplasms	23	8,691	24	8,161	+ 530
Falls	24	8,355	14	15,325	- 6,970
Oral Cancer	25	7,781	29	6,023	+ 1,758
Liver Cancer	26	7,555	25	8,057	- 503
Oesophagus Cancer	27	6,941	27	6,212	+ 728
Ovary Cancer	28	6,145	30	5,192	+ 952
Parkinson's Disease	29	5,775	16	12,594	- 6,818
Skin Cancers	30	5,558	31	4,055	+ 1,502
Drug Use	31	5,285	40	1,930	+ 3,354
Cervical Cancer	32	4,761	39	2,131	+ 2,629
Endocrine Disorders	33	4,646	18	10,677	- 6,032
Uterin Cancer	34	4,236	37	2,231	+ 2,005
Road Traffic Accidents	35	4,170	34	3,160	+ 1,010
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,877	38	2,166	+ 1,711
Epilepsy	37	3,136	35	3,091	+ 45
Fires	38	2,882	53	359	+ 2,523
HIV/AIDS	39	2,839	54	345	+ 2,494
Drownings	40	2,112	49	459	+ 1,653
Skin Disease	41	2,010	42	1,543	+ 467
Violence	42	2,008	46	769	+ 1,239
Congenital Anomalies	43	1,764	36	2,291	- 527
Asthma	44	1,697	44	924	+ 773
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,518	33	3,615	- 2,098
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	1,213	47	543	+ 671
Tuberculosis	47	1,159	56	281	+ 879
Multiple Sclerosis	48	1,145	41	1,571	- 425
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	856	55	292	+ 564
Osteoarthritis	50	715	52	364	+ 352
Anemia	51	645	43	994	- 349
Poisonings	52	586	58	216	+ 370
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	582	32	3,830	- 3,248
Meningitis	54	522	60	168	+ 355
Low Birth Weight	55	477	45	770	- 293
Schizophrenia	56	430	51	391	+ 39
Birth Trauma	57	353	57	239	+ 114
Hepatitis C	58	285	48	507	- 222
Appendicitis	59	143	62	129	+ 14
Oral conditions	60	142	63	62	+ 80
Maternal Conditions	61	81	64	38	+ 43
Syphilis	62	70	68	6	+ 65
Encephalitis	63	14	67	8	+ 6
War	64	9	66	10	- 1
Hepatitis B	65	0	59	182	- 182
Upper Respiratory	66	0	61	138	- 138
Otitis Media	67	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	68	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	74	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	73	1	- 1
Malaria	73	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	85	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	50	450	- 450
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	71	2	- 2
Tetanus	81	0	75	1	- 1
Diphtheria	82	0	77	0	- 0
Pertussis	83	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	84	0	70	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.globallifeexpectancy.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.