ITALY VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	153,658	1	97,116	+ 56,542
Hypertension	2	137,897	6	29,931	+ 107,966
Stroke	3	56,991	2	62,633	- 5,642
Lung Cancers	4	33,561	4	34,152	- 592
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	26,909	7	21,254	+ 5,655
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	17,810	9	16,339	+ 1,472
Liver Disease	7	16,775	23	5,559	+ 11,215
Prostate Cancer	8	15,243	20	8,409	+ 6,833
Stomach Cancer	9	14,800	14	10,252	+ 4,547
Pancreas Cancer	10	13,707	13	12,095	+ 1,613
Breast Cancer	11	13,274	10	13,868	- 594
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	11,716	3	41,445	- 29,728
Lung Disease	13	11,681	5	32,382	- 20,701
Inflammatory/Heart	14	11,082	24	5,531	+ 5,551
Lymphomas	15	10,872	16	9,670	+ 1,201
Suicide	16	10,081	26	4,042	+ 6,039
Kidney Disease	17	9,011	11	12,726	- 3,715
Alcohol	18	7,578	55	277	+ 7,301
Diabetes Mellitus	19	7,460	8	19,836	- 12,376
Other Injuries	20	7,212	12	12,112	- 4,900
Bladder Cancer	21	6,423	22	6,711	- 288
Leukemia	22	6,415	21	6,728	- 314
Other Neoplasms	23	6,299	15	9,984	- 3,686
Falls	24	6,055	25	4,222	+ 1,833
Oral Cancer	25	5,639	27	3,343	+ 2,296
Liver Cancer	26	5,475	17	9,620	- 4,145
Oesophagus Cancer	27	5,030	34	2,045	+ 2,985
Ovary Cancer	28	4,453	28	3,282	+ 1,172
Parkinson's Disease	29	4,186	19	8,428	- 4,242
Skin Cancers	30	4,028	29	3,239	+ 789
Drug Use	31	3,830	45	654	+ 3,176
Cervical Cancer	32	3,450	40	1,154	+ 2,297
Endocrine Disorders	33	3,367	18	8,431	- 5,064
Uterin Cancer	34	3,070	33	2,198	+ 872
Road Traffic Accidents	35	3,022	30	3,221	- 199
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,810	43	690	+ 2,120
Epilepsy	37	2,273	39	1,337	+ 936
Fires	38	2,089	56	271	+ 1,818
HIV/AIDS	39	2,057	46	520	+ 1,538
Drownings	40	1,530	52	344	+ 1,187
Skin Disease	41	1,456	38	1,440	+ 17
Violence	42	1,455	50	409	+ 1,047
Congenital Anomalies	43	1,278	37	1,443	- 165
Asthma	44	1,230	47	494	+ 736
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,100	32	2,216	- 1,116
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	879	42	701	+ 178
Tuberculosis	47	840	53	336	+ 504
Multiple Sclerosis	48	830	44	677	+ 153
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	620	57	241	+ 379
Osteoarthritis	50	519	48	481	+ 37
Anemia	51	467	35	1,672	- 1,205
Poisonings	52	425	58	154	+ 271
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	422	36	1,622	- 1,200
Meningitis	54	378	60	128	+ 251
Low Birth Weight	55	346	51	357	- 12
Schizophrenia	56	311	49	424	- 113
Birth Trauma	57	256	59	140	+ 116
Hepatitis C	58	207	31	2,451	- 2,244
Appendicitis	59	104	61	49	+ 55
Oral conditions	60	103	62	47	+ 56
Maternal Conditions	61	59	67	6	+ 53
Syphilis	62	51	69	4	+ 47
Encephalitis	63	10	68	5	+ 5
War	64	7	66	6	+ 1
Hepatitis B	65	0	54	334	- 334
Upper Respiratory	66	0	64	20	- 20
Otitis Media	67	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	68	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	72	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	84	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	41	775	- 775
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	63	22	- 22
Diphtheria	82	0	76	0	- 0
Pertussis	83	0	73	1	- 1
Measles	84	0	71	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Estonia

Italy

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.