PANAMA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		PANAMA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,267	1	2,624	+ 8,643
Hypertension	2	10,111	10	510	+ 9,601
Stroke	3	4,179	2	2,006	+ 2,173
Lung Cancers	4	2,461	16	303	+ 2,158
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,973	14	352	+ 1,621
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,306	7	697	+ 609
Liver Disease	7	1,230	15	325	+ 905
Prostate Cancer	8	1,118	12	390	+ 728
Stomach Cancer	9	1,085	11	397	+ 688
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,005	29	135	+ 870
Breast Cancer	11	973	19	279	+ 695
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	859	17	296	+ 563
Lung Disease	13	857	5	815	+ 41
Inflammatory/Heart	14	813	20	270	+ 543
Lymphomas	15	797	24	205	+ 593
Suicide	16	739	32	121	+ 618
Kidney Disease	17	661	3	1,106	- 446
Alcohol	18	556	49	30	+ 525
Diabetes Mellitus	19	547	4	1,070	- 523
Other Injuries	20	529	35	100	+ 429
Bladder Cancer	21	471	46	33	+ 438
Leukemia	22	470	25	189	+ 281
Other Neoplasms	23	462	21	256	+ 206
Falls	24	444	37	92	+ 352
Oral Cancer	25	414	38	78	+ 335
Liver Cancer	26	401	27	182	+ 220
Oesophagus Cancer	27	369	45	52	+ 317
Ovary Cancer	28	327	41	64	+ 263
Parkinson's Disease	29	307	33	115	+ 192
Skin Cancers	30	295	44	56	+ 240
Drug Use	31	281	47	33	+ 248
Cervical Cancer	32	253	26	185	+ 68
Endocrine Disorders	33	247	18	279	- 32
Uterin Cancer	34	225	40	66	+ 159
Road Traffic Accidents	35	222	9	591	- 370
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	206	50	30	+ 176
Epilepsy	37	167	39	66	+ 100
Fires	38	153	57	11	+ 142
HIV/AIDS	39	151	8	653	- 502
Drownings	40	112	34	103	+ 9
Skin Disease	41	107	30	127	- 21
Violence	42	107	6	730	- 623
Congenital Anomalies	43	94	13	378	- 284
Asthma	44	90	43	56	+ 34
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	81	53	25	+ 56
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	64	55	14	+ 51
Tuberculosis	47	62	23	223	- 161
Multiple Sclerosis	48	61	62	3	+ 58
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	45	51	28	+ 17
Osteoarthritis	50	38	60	4	+ 34
Anemia	51	34	42	63	- 29
Poisonings	52	31	61	4	+ 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	31	28	163	- 132
Meningitis	54	28	52	27	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	55	25	22	238	- 212
Schizophrenia	56	23	58	10	+ 13
Birth Trauma	57	19	36	94	- 75
Hepatitis C	58	15	66	1	+ 15
Appendicitis	59	8	56	11	- 4
Oral conditions	60	8	72	0	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	61	4	48	32	- 28
Syphilis	62	4	65	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	63	1	63	3	- 2
War	64	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	59	7	- 7
Upper Respiratory	66	0	54	14	- 14
Otitis Media	67	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	64	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	84	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	31	122	- 122
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	78	0	- 0
Pertussis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PANAMA

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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.