USA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	861,895	1	504,904	+ 356,991
Hypertension	2	773,488	8	65,960	+ 707,527
Stroke	3	319,674	4	158,520	+ 161,154
Lung Cancers	4	188,247	5	155,533	+ 32,715
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	150,935	9	61,827	+ 89,108
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	99,902	11	60,317	+ 39,584
Liver Disease	7	94,091	16	43,402	+ 50,689
Prostate Cancer	8	85,498	20	35,612	+ 49,886
Stomach Cancer	9	83,013	33	13,077	+ 69,936
Pancreas Cancer	10	76,886	15	44,293	+ 32,594
Breast Cancer	11	74,458	13	48,671	+ 25,787
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	65,719	2	287,198	- 221,479
Lung Disease	13	65,521	3	195,387	- 129,866
Inflammatory/Heart	14	62,160	22	32,529	+ 29,631
Lymphomas	15	60,981	19	40,281	+ 20,700
Suicide	16	56,546	12	53,099	+ 3,448
Kidney Disease	17	50,543	6	85,861	- 35,318
Alcohol	18	42,506	30	14,659	+ 27,846
Diabetes Mellitus	19	41,843	10	61,418	- 19,576
Other Injuries	20	40,455	25	25,997	+ 14,458
Bladder Cancer	21	36,028	26	19,622	+ 16,405
Leukemia	22	35,981	24	26,966	+ 9,016
Other Neoplasms	23	35,330	29	17,743	+ 17,587
Falls	24	33,964	18	40,418	- 6,454
Oral Cancer	25	31,632	35	11,555	+ 20,077
Liver Cancer	26	30,712	23	27,064	+ 3,647
Oesophagus Cancer	27	28,216	28	17,829	+ 10,387
Ovary Cancer	28	24,979	31	14,591	+ 10,388
Parkinson's Disease	29	23,478	21	34,491	- 11,013
Skin Cancers	30	22,594	32	14,311	+ 8,283
Drug Use	31	21,483	7	74,435	- 52,951
Cervical Cancer	32	19,353	38	6,984	+ 12,369
Endocrine Disorders	33	18,885	14	46,985	- 28,100
Uterin Cancer	34	17,220	36	10,063	+ 7,157
Road Traffic Accidents	35	16,952	17	41,694	- 24,743
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	15,759	48	3,461	+ 12,298
Epilepsy	37	12,748	50	3,162	+ 9,586
Fires	38	11,715	49	3,183	+ 8,532
HIV/AIDS	39	11,541	42	5,660	+ 5,880
Drownings	40	8,585	45	4,070	+ 4,515
Skin Disease	41	8,169	43	5,409	+ 2,760
Violence	42	8,163	27	18,976	- 10,813
Congenital Anomalies	43	7,171	34	11,762	- 4,590
Asthma	44	6,898	46	3,818	+ 3,080
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	6,170	47	3,646	+ 2,524
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	4,932	52	2,461	+ 2,472
Tuberculosis	47	4,713	62	546	+ 4,167
Multiple Sclerosis	48	4,656	44	5,059	- 403
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	3,478	58	678	+ 2,800
Osteoarthritis	50	2,909	61	579	+ 2,330
Anemia	51	2,621	51	3,115	- 494
Poisonings	52	2,384	53	1,674	+ 709
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	2,366	37	9,955	- 7,589
Meningitis	54	2,123	60	606	+ 1,517
Low Birth Weight	55	1,939	39	6,924	- 4,985
Schizophrenia	56	1,746	57	723	+ 1,024
Birth Trauma	57	1,435	54	1,233	+ 202
Hepatitis C	58	1,159	41	5,684	- 4,525
Appendicitis	59	581	63	424	+ 156
Oral conditions	60	578	64	286	+ 292
Maternal Conditions	61	331	56	779	- 447
Syphilis	62	286	66	49	+ 237
Encephalitis	63	56	68	25	+ 31
War	64	38	55	1,198	- 1,160
Hepatitis B	65	0	59	608	- 608
Upper Respiratory	66	0	65	229	- 229
Otitis Media	67	0	67	34	- 34
Leprosy	68	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	70	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	84	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	40	6,762	- 6,762
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	73	1	- 1
Tetanus	81	0	71	2	- 2
Diphtheria	82	0	75	0	- 0
Pertussis	83	0	69	16	- 16
Measles	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Estonia

United States

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.