UNITED KINGDOM VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	172,546	2	71,728	+ 100,818
Hypertension	2	154,848	23	5,208	+ 149,640
Stroke	3	63,997	4	37,626	+ 26,370
Lung Cancers	4	37,686	5	35,715	+ 1,971
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	30,216	7	18,446	+ 11,770
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	20,000	3	40,540	- 20,540
Liver Disease	7	18,837	14	7,666	+ 11,171
Prostate Cancer	8	17,116	8	13,289	+ 3,827
Stomach Cancer	9	16,619	24	4,999	+ 11,620
Pancreas Cancer	10	15,392	11	8,995	+ 6,397
Breast Cancer	11	14,906	9	12,718	+ 2,188
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	13,157	1	98,135	- 84,978
Lung Disease	13	13,117	6	32,896	- 19,779
Inflammatory/Heart	14	12,444	29	3,126	+ 9,318
Lymphomas	15	12,208	10	9,350	+ 2,858
Suicide	16	11,320	20	5,325	+ 5,995
Kidney Disease	17	10,118	18	5,471	+ 4,647
Alcohol	18	8,509	39	1,555	+ 6,955
Diabetes Mellitus	19	8,377	17	5,842	+ 2,534
Other Injuries	20	8,099	19	5,464	+ 2,635
Bladder Cancer	21	7,213	16	6,133	+ 1,079
Leukemia	22	7,203	22	5,211	+ 1,992
Other Neoplasms	23	7,073	26	3,986	+ 3,087
Falls	24	6,799	15	7,618	- 819
Oral Cancer	25	6,333	30	3,109	+ 3,224
Liver Cancer	26	6,148	21	5,237	+ 912
Oesophagus Cancer	27	5,649	12	8,727	- 3,078
Ovary Cancer	28	5,001	25	4,019	+ 982
Parkinson's Disease	29	4,700	13	8,573	- 3,873
Skin Cancers	30	4,523	27	3,727	+ 796
Drug Use	31	4,301	31	2,824	+ 1,477
Cervical Cancer	32	3,874	43	1,099	+ 2,775
Endocrine Disorders	33	3,781	28	3,297	+ 484
Uterin Cancer	34	3,447	32	2,346	+ 1,101
Road Traffic Accidents	35	3,394	33	2,169	+ 1,225
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,155	36	2,090	+ 1,065
Epilepsy	37	2,552	42	1,193	+ 1,359
Fires	38	2,345	48	334	+ 2,011
HIV/AIDS	39	2,310	55	188	+ 2,122
Drownings	40	1,719	49	301	+ 1,418
Skin Disease	41	1,635	34	2,134	- 498
Violence	42	1,634	46	868	+ 766
Congenital Anomalies	43	1,436	35	2,127	- 691
Asthma	44	1,381	41	1,302	+ 79
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,235	45	876	+ 359
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	987	44	1,014	- 26
Tuberculosis	47	944	47	351	+ 592
Multiple Sclerosis	48	932	37	1,856	- 924
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	696	56	184	+ 512
Osteoarthritis	50	582	57	167	+ 415
Anemia	51	525	50	277	+ 248
Poisonings	52	477	53	221	+ 257
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	474	38	1,599	- 1,125
Meningitis	54	425	52	232	+ 193
Low Birth Weight	55	388	40	1,313	- 925
Schizophrenia	56	350	60	101	+ 248
Birth Trauma	57	287	54	190	+ 98
Hepatitis C	58	232	51	267	- 35
Appendicitis	59	116	59	105	+ 11
Oral conditions	60	116	61	54	+ 62
Maternal Conditions	61	66	64	47	+ 20
Syphilis	62	57	62	49	+ 9
Encephalitis	63	11	68	6	+ 5
War	64	8	67	10	- 2
Hepatitis B	65	0	65	40	- 40
Upper Respiratory	66	0	63	48	- 48
Otitis Media	67	0	66	16	- 16
Leprosy	68	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	58	116	- 116
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	74	0	- 0
Pertussis	83	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Estonia

United Kingdom

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.