SPAIN VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	119,167	1	51,684	+ 67,483
Hypertension	2	106,944	9	9,115	+ 97,829
Stroke	3	44,199	3	29,004	+ 15,195
Lung Cancers	4	26,027	4	22,131	+ 3,897
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	20,869	6	16,957	+ 3,911
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,813	7	13,717	+ 96
Liver Disease	7	13,009	23	4,231	+ 8,778
Prostate Cancer	8	11,821	13	6,420	+ 5,402
Stomach Cancer	9	11,478	14	5,796	+ 5,681
Pancreas Cancer	10	10,630	12	6,752	+ 3,878
Breast Cancer	11	10,295	11	7,067	+ 3,227
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	9,086	2	42,339	- 33,252
Lung Disease	13	9,059	5	18,926	- 9,867
Inflammatory/Heart	14	8,594	19	4,984	+ 3,610
Lymphomas	15	8,431	16	5,335	+ 3,097
Suicide	16	7,818	25	3,609	+ 4,209
Kidney Disease	17	6,988	8	9,725	- 2,737
Alcohol	18	5,877	46	333	+ 5,544
Diabetes Mellitus	19	5,785	10	7,773	- 1,988
Other Injuries	20	5,593	15	5,536	+ 57
Bladder Cancer	21	4,981	17	5,222	- 241
Leukemia	22	4,975	24	3,772	+ 1,202
Other Neoplasms	23	4,885	22	4,748	+ 137
Falls	24	4,696	26	3,246	+ 1,449
Oral Cancer	25	4,373	27	2,583	+ 1,791
Liver Cancer	26	4,246	18	5,098	- 852
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,901	29	2,011	+ 1,890
Ovary Cancer	28	3,454	28	2,026	+ 1,428
Parkinson's Disease	29	3,246	20	4,943	- 1,697
Skin Cancers	30	3,124	32	1,803	+ 1,321
Drug Use	31	2,970	41	776	+ 2,194
Cervical Cancer	32	2,676	39	855	+ 1,821
Endocrine Disorders	33	2,611	21	4,863	- 2,252
Uterin Cancer	34	2,381	34	1,612	+ 769
Road Traffic Accidents	35	2,344	31	1,829	+ 514
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,179	44	475	+ 1,704
Epilepsy	37	1,763	40	824	+ 939
Fires	38	1,620	55	185	+ 1,435
HIV/AIDS	39	1,596	43	538	+ 1,057
Drownings	40	1,187	45	446	+ 741
Skin Disease	41	1,130	30	1,840	- 711
Violence	42	1,129	51	262	+ 867
Congenital Anomalies	43	992	38	863	+ 129
Asthma	44	954	35	1,133	- 179
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	853	33	1,612	- 759
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	682	48	294	+ 388
Tuberculosis	47	652	50	270	+ 381
Multiple Sclerosis	48	644	49	287	+ 357
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	481	54	204	+ 276
Osteoarthritis	50	402	53	212	+ 190
Anemia	51	362	37	914	- 552
Poisonings	52	330	57	170	+ 159
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	327	36	1,064	- 737
Meningitis	54	294	59	129	+ 165
Low Birth Weight	55	268	52	253	+ 15
Schizophrenia	56	241	56	181	+ 61
Birth Trauma	57	198	60	113	+ 86
Hepatitis C	58	160	42	652	- 492
Appendicitis	59	80	61	79	+ 1
Oral conditions	60	80	63	44	+ 36
Maternal Conditions	61	46	64	14	+ 32
Syphilis	62	40	67	9	+ 31
Encephalitis	63	8	70	4	+ 4
War	64	5	68	6	- 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	58	162	- 162
Upper Respiratory	66	0	62	47	- 47
Otitis Media	67	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	68	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	65	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	71	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	82	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	47	302	- 302
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	69	4	- 4
Tetanus	81	0	72	2	- 2
Diphtheria	82	0	76	0	- 0
Pertussis	83	0	73	2	- 2
Measles	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Estonia

Spain

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.