ESTONIA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,411	1	3,009	- 598
Stroke	2	1,606	3	1,116	+ 491
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	945	6	349	+ 596
Lung Cancers	4	839	4	657	+ 182
Lung Disease	5	631	13	229	+ 402
Kidney Disease	6	543	17	176	+ 367
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	450	12	229	+ 220
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	372	5	527	- 154
Hypertension	9	333	2	2,700	- 2,367
Parkinson's Disease	10	302	29	82	+ 220
Breast Cancer	11	288	11	260	+ 28
Prostate Cancer	12	231	8	298	- 68
Pancreas Cancer	13	217	10	268	- 51
Liver Cancer	14	179	26	107	+ 71
Bladder Cancer	15	177	21	126	+ 51
Stomach Cancer	16	175	9	290	- 115
Other Injuries	17	166	20	141	+ 25
Leukemia	18	155	22	126	+ 29
Lymphomas	19	145	15	213	- 68
Diabetes Mellitus	20	144	19	146	- 2
Falls	21	142	24	119	+ 24
Road Traffic Accidents	22	99	35	59	+ 40
Liver Disease	23	92	7	328	- 236
Inflammatory/Heart	24	83	14	217	- 134
Other Neoplasms	25	77	23	123	- 46
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	70	36	55	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	27	64	28	87	- 24
Suicide	28	61	16	197	- 137
Endocrine Disorders	29	60	33	66	- 6
Oral Cancer	30	50	25	110	- 60
Skin Cancers	31	50	30	79	- 29
Drownings	32	50	40	30	+ 20
Uterin Cancer	33	43	34	60	- 18
Epilepsy	34	28	37	45	- 16
Oesophagus Cancer	35	28	27	99	- 70
Cervical Cancer	36	28	32	68	- 40
Drug Use	37	22	31	75	- 53
Congenital Anomalies	38	20	43	25	- 5
Fires	39	17	38	41	- 24
Multiple Sclerosis	40	15	48	16	- 1
Low Birth Weight	41	15	55	7	+ 8
Violence	42	12	42	28	- 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	11	45	22	- 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	11	53	8	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	8	46	17	- 10
Tuberculosis	46	8	47	16	- 9
Skin Disease	47	6	41	29	- 22
Hepatitis B	48	6	65	0	+ 6
Alcohol	49	6	18	148	- 143
HIV/AIDS	50	5	39	40	- 35
Anemia	51	5	51	9	- 4
Hepatitis C	52	4	58	4	+ 0
Meningitis	53	4	54	7	- 4
Schizophrenia	54	3	56	6	- 3
Asthma	55	3	44	24	- 21
Poisonings	56	2	52	8	- 6
Birth Trauma	57	2	57	5	- 3
Appendicitis	58	1	59	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	59	1	66	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	60	0	69	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	61	0	61	1	- 1
Tetanus	62	0	81	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	63	0	60	2	- 2
War	64	0	64	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	62	1	- 1
Malnutrition	66	0	79	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	63	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	84	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	67	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	50	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	49	12	- 12
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ESTONIA

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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.