GREECE VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,366	1	21,124	+ 5,242
Hypertension	2	23,662	9	2,922	+ 20,740
Stroke	3	9,779	2	14,077	- 4,298
Lung Cancers	4	5,759	4	7,355	- 1,597
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,617	8	3,264	+ 1,354
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,056	3	8,282	- 5,226
Liver Disease	7	2,878	23	809	+ 2,069
Prostate Cancer	8	2,616	12	2,023	+ 592
Stomach Cancer	9	2,539	16	1,535	+ 1,004
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,352	13	1,904	+ 448
Breast Cancer	11	2,278	11	2,520	- 243
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	2,010	7	3,940	- 1,929
Lung Disease	13	2,004	5	5,526	- 3,522
Inflammatory/Heart	14	1,902	24	725	+ 1,177
Lymphomas	15	1,865	19	1,268	+ 597
Suicide	16	1,730	28	533	+ 1,197
Kidney Disease	17	1,546	6	4,759	- 3,212
Alcohol	18	1,300	49	50	+ 1,250
Diabetes Mellitus	19	1,280	20	1,266	+ 15
Other Injuries	20	1,238	17	1,453	- 216
Bladder Cancer	21	1,102	15	1,551	- 449
Leukemia	22	1,101	18	1,354	- 253
Other Neoplasms	23	1,081	25	679	+ 402
Falls	24	1,039	21	1,245	- 206
Oral Cancer	25	968	30	440	+ 527
Liver Cancer	26	940	14	1,566	- 626
Oesophagus Cancer	27	863	35	246	+ 618
Ovary Cancer	28	764	27	557	+ 207
Parkinson's Disease	29	718	10	2,646	- 1,928
Skin Cancers	30	691	31	438	+ 253
Drug Use	31	657	37	193	+ 464
Cervical Cancer	32	592	36	243	+ 349
Endocrine Disorders	33	578	29	526	+ 52
Uterin Cancer	34	527	33	373	+ 154
Road Traffic Accidents	35	519	22	870	- 352
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	482	26	611	- 129
Epilepsy	37	390	34	249	+ 141
Fires	38	358	39	146	+ 212
HIV/AIDS	39	353	50	47	+ 306
Drownings	40	263	32	435	- 173
Skin Disease	41	250	47	56	+ 194
Violence	42	250	42	104	+ 146
Congenital Anomalies	43	219	38	174	+ 45
Asthma	44	211	55	27	+ 184
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	189	43	100	+ 89
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	151	45	67	+ 84
Tuberculosis	47	144	46	66	+ 78
Multiple Sclerosis	48	142	40	135	+ 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	106	86	0	+ 106
Osteoarthritis	50	89	85	0	+ 89
Anemia	51	80	51	47	+ 33
Poisonings	52	73	56	19	+ 53
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	72	44	95	- 23
Meningitis	54	65	53	33	+ 32
Low Birth Weight	55	59	41	127	- 68
Schizophrenia	56	53	54	27	+ 26
Birth Trauma	57	44	57	17	+ 27
Hepatitis C	58	35	52	38	- 3
Appendicitis	59	18	58	9	+ 8
Oral conditions	60	18	63	2	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	61	10	61	2	+ 8
Syphilis	62	9	65	1	+ 8
Encephalitis	63	2	67	1	+ 1
War	64	1	64	1	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	48	56	- 56
Upper Respiratory	66	0	59	8	- 8
Otitis Media	67	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	60	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	80	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	66	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	62	2	- 2
Diphtheria	82	0	70	0	- 0
Pertussis	83	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	84	0	68	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Estonia

Greece

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.