RUSSIA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	246,179	1	562,711	- 316,532
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	85,659	5	48,522	+ 37,137
Stroke	3	83,358	2	327,199	- 243,842
Lung Cancers	4	77,945	3	54,361	+ 23,583
Lung Disease	5	71,645	9	36,600	+ 35,045
Hypertension	6	44,857	17	18,348	+ 26,510
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	43,569	7	42,633	+ 936
Kidney Disease	8	38,119	22	11,581	+ 26,538
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	34,674	10	32,404	+ 2,269
Breast Cancer	10	31,543	13	23,242	+ 8,301
Pancreas Cancer	11	30,085	16	20,282	+ 9,803
Prostate Cancer	12	27,601	20	14,107	+ 13,494
Diabetes Mellitus	13	26,048	18	18,345	+ 7,704
Falls	14	25,655	21	11,705	+ 13,950
Liver Disease	15	25,436	6	45,463	- 20,027
Parkinson's Disease	16	21,083	26	9,371	+ 11,712
Lymphomas	17	20,505	29	8,919	+ 11,586
Endocrine Disorders	18	17,874	45	2,004	+ 15,871
Suicide	19	17,216	8	36,625	- 19,409
Stomach Cancer	20	16,168	11	29,386	- 13,218
Inflammatory/Heart	21	14,884	4	54,060	- 39,176
Leukemia	22	14,626	31	8,238	+ 6,389
Other Injuries	23	13,808	14	22,517	- 8,708
Other Neoplasms	24	13,662	51	729	+ 12,933
Liver Cancer	25	13,489	24	11,165	+ 2,324
Alcohol	26	10,475	12	27,984	- 17,509
Oesophagus Cancer	27	10,400	33	7,431	+ 2,969
Bladder Cancer	28	10,367	38	6,307	+ 4,060
Oral Cancer	29	10,083	25	10,880	- 797
Ovary Cancer	30	8,692	32	8,123	+ 570
Skin Cancers	31	6,789	39	5,612	+ 1,177
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	6,412	55	403	+ 6,009
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	6,053	42	2,770	+ 3,282
Road Traffic Accidents	34	5,290	19	17,507	- 12,217
Epilepsy	35	5,175	52	718	+ 4,457
Congenital Anomalies	36	3,836	41	4,201	- 365
Uterin Cancer	37	3,735	35	6,867	- 3,133
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	3,626	28	8,938	- 5,312
Cervical Cancer	39	3,568	34	7,423	- 3,855
Drug Use	40	3,231	27	9,113	- 5,882
Multiple Sclerosis	41	2,629	49	827	+ 1,803
Skin Disease	42	2,583	43	2,735	- 153
Anemia	43	1,663	81	0	+ 1,663
Asthma	44	1,547	46	1,764	- 217
Low Birth Weight	45	1,289	44	2,153	- 863
Violence	46	1,287	23	11,450	- 10,163
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	909	50	750	+ 158
Hepatitis C	48	848	66	2	+ 847
Drownings	49	768	36	6,629	- 5,861
Malnutrition	50	753	57	242	+ 511
Schizophrenia	51	654	83	0	+ 654
Osteoarthritis	52	609	84	0	+ 609
Fires	53	600	37	6,387	- 5,787
HIV/AIDS	54	578	15	21,262	- 20,684
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	488	85	0	+ 488
Tuberculosis	56	470	30	8,422	- 7,952
Birth Trauma	57	400	53	714	- 314
Poisonings	58	362	40	5,565	- 5,203
Hepatitis B	59	304	60	43	+ 261
Meningitis	60	280	48	1,037	- 757
Upper Respiratory	61	232	58	158	+ 74
Appendicitis	62	216	54	409	- 193
Oral conditions	63	104	86	0	+ 104
Maternal Conditions	64	64	56	267	- 204
Otitis Media	65	27	64	3	+ 23
War	66	17	59	123	- 106
Encephalitis	67	13	47	1,076	- 1,064
Syphilis	68	9	62	19	- 9
Pertussis	69	4	65	2	+ 2
Measles	70	4	68	0	+ 4
Iodine Deficiency	71	3	69	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	73	1	72	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	74	1	71	0	+ 1
Tetanus	75	1	63	3	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	77	0	67	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	61	25	- 25
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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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.