RUSSIA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	284,363	1	562,711	- 278,348
Stroke	2	189,502	2	327,199	- 137,697
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	111,491	10	32,404	+ 79,087
Lung Cancers	4	99,015	3	54,361	+ 44,653
Lung Disease	5	74,390	9	36,600	+ 37,790
Kidney Disease	6	64,056	22	11,581	+ 52,475
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	53,033	5	48,522	+ 4,511
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	43,933	7	42,633	+ 1,300
Hypertension	9	39,339	17	18,348	+ 20,991
Parkinson's Disease	10	35,617	26	9,371	+ 26,246
Breast Cancer	11	33,927	13	23,242	+ 10,685
Prostate Cancer	12	27,235	20	14,107	+ 13,128
Pancreas Cancer	13	25,633	16	20,282	+ 5,351
Liver Cancer	14	21,074	24	11,165	+ 9,909
Bladder Cancer	15	20,874	38	6,307	+ 14,567
Stomach Cancer	16	20,668	11	29,386	- 8,717
Other Injuries	17	19,564	14	22,517	- 2,953
Leukemia	18	18,226	31	8,238	+ 9,988
Lymphomas	19	17,075	29	8,919	+ 8,156
Diabetes Mellitus	20	17,036	18	18,345	- 1,309
Falls	21	16,760	21	11,705	+ 5,055
Road Traffic Accidents	22	11,715	19	17,507	- 5,792
Liver Disease	23	10,894	6	45,463	- 34,569
Inflammatory/Heart	24	9,758	4	54,060	- 44,302
Other Neoplasms	25	9,134	51	729	+ 8,405
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	8,220	28	8,938	- 718
Ovary Cancer	27	7,501	32	8,123	- 622
Suicide	28	7,170	8	36,625	- 29,455
Endocrine Disorders	29	7,080	45	2,004	+ 5,076
Oral Cancer	30	5,925	25	10,880	- 4,955
Skin Cancers	31	5,898	39	5,612	+ 287
Drownings	32	5,860	36	6,629	- 768
Uterin Cancer	33	5,014	35	6,867	- 1,853
Epilepsy	34	3,354	52	718	+ 2,635
Oesophagus Cancer	35	3,306	33	7,431	- 4,125
Cervical Cancer	36	3,275	34	7,423	- 4,148
Drug Use	37	2,601	27	9,113	- 6,512
Congenital Anomalies	38	2,344	41	4,201	- 1,858
Fires	39	1,970	37	6,387	- 4,417
Multiple Sclerosis	40	1,819	49	827	+ 993
Low Birth Weight	41	1,712	44	2,153	- 441
Violence	42	1,399	23	11,450	- 10,051
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,347	42	2,770	- 1,424
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	1,277	55	403	+ 874
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	898	50	750	+ 148
Tuberculosis	46	895	30	8,422	- 7,527
Skin Disease	47	757	43	2,735	- 1,978
Hepatitis B	48	753	60	43	+ 709
Alcohol	49	679	12	27,984	- 27,305
HIV/AIDS	50	636	15	21,262	- 20,626
Anemia	51	630	81	0	+ 630
Hepatitis C	52	518	66	2	+ 516
Meningitis	53	448	48	1,037	- 589
Schizophrenia	54	370	83	0	+ 370
Asthma	55	370	46	1,764	- 1,394
Poisonings	56	261	40	5,565	- 5,304
Birth Trauma	57	227	53	714	- 487
Appendicitis	58	128	54	409	- 281
Upper Respiratory	59	107	58	158	- 51
Leishmaniasis	60	49	73	0	+ 49
Maternal Conditions	61	29	56	267	- 238
Tetanus	62	24	63	3	+ 20
Oral conditions	63	22	86	0	+ 22
War	64	15	59	123	- 108
Syphilis	65	14	62	19	- 5
Malnutrition	66	11	57	242	- 231
Encephalitis	67	9	47	1,076	- 1,068
Measles	68	4	68	0	+ 4
Pertussis	69	0	65	2	- 2
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	77	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	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	61	25	- 25
Leprosy	81	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	64	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	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.