RUSSIA VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	224,325	1	562,711	- 338,386
Stroke	2	144,675	2	327,199	- 182,524
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	95,731	5	48,522	+ 47,210
Lung Cancers	4	78,888	3	54,361	+ 24,526
Lung Disease	5	74,799	9	36,600	+ 38,199
Hypertension	6	69,137	17	18,348	+ 50,789
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	49,093	7	42,633	+ 6,460
Diabetes Mellitus	8	45,819	18	18,345	+ 27,474
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	37,740	10	32,404	+ 5,335
Breast Cancer	10	32,034	13	23,242	+ 8,792
Kidney Disease	11	29,395	22	11,581	+ 17,814
Other Injuries	12	27,978	14	22,517	+ 5,461
Pancreas Cancer	13	27,937	16	20,282	+ 7,655
Stomach Cancer	14	23,682	11	29,386	- 5,704
Other Neoplasms	15	23,062	51	729	+ 22,333
Lymphomas	16	22,337	29	8,919	+ 13,418
Liver Cancer	17	22,221	24	11,165	+ 11,057
Endocrine Disorders	18	19,474	45	2,004	+ 17,470
Parkinson's Disease	19	19,467	26	9,371	+ 10,096
Prostate Cancer	20	19,424	20	14,107	+ 5,317
Leukemia	21	15,542	31	8,238	+ 7,304
Bladder Cancer	22	15,501	38	6,307	+ 9,194
Liver Disease	23	12,842	6	45,463	- 32,621
Inflammatory/Heart	24	12,776	4	54,060	- 41,284
Falls	25	9,753	21	11,705	- 1,951
Suicide	26	9,336	8	36,625	- 27,289
Oral Cancer	27	7,723	25	10,880	- 3,157
Ovary Cancer	28	7,580	32	8,123	- 543
Skin Cancers	29	7,482	39	5,612	+ 1,870
Road Traffic Accidents	30	7,440	19	17,507	- 10,067
Hepatitis C	31	5,660	66	2	+ 5,659
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	5,118	42	2,770	+ 2,348
Uterin Cancer	33	5,077	35	6,867	- 1,791
Oesophagus Cancer	34	4,724	33	7,431	- 2,707
Anemia	35	3,863	81	0	+ 3,863
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	3,746	55	403	+ 3,343
Congenital Anomalies	37	3,333	41	4,201	- 868
Skin Disease	38	3,326	43	2,735	+ 590
Epilepsy	39	3,087	52	718	+ 2,369
Cervical Cancer	40	2,665	34	7,423	- 4,758
Malnutrition	41	1,791	57	242	+ 1,549
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	1,620	50	750	+ 870
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,594	28	8,938	- 7,344
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,563	49	827	+ 736
Drug Use	45	1,511	27	9,113	- 7,602
HIV/AIDS	46	1,201	15	21,262	- 20,061
Asthma	47	1,140	46	1,764	- 624
Osteoarthritis	48	1,111	84	0	+ 1,111
Schizophrenia	49	980	83	0	+ 980
Violence	50	944	23	11,450	- 10,507
Low Birth Weight	51	826	44	2,153	- 1,327
Drownings	52	794	36	6,629	- 5,834
Tuberculosis	53	776	30	8,422	- 7,646
Hepatitis B	54	771	60	43	+ 728
Alcohol	55	640	12	27,984	- 27,345
Fires	56	626	37	6,387	- 5,761
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	556	85	0	+ 556
Poisonings	58	356	40	5,565	- 5,209
Birth Trauma	59	324	53	714	- 390
Meningitis	60	295	48	1,037	- 742
Appendicitis	61	112	54	409	- 296
Oral conditions	62	109	86	0	+ 109
Tetanus	63	50	63	3	+ 46
Upper Respiratory	64	47	58	158	- 111
Otitis Media	65	37	64	3	+ 34
War	66	14	59	123	- 108
Maternal Conditions	67	14	56	267	- 254
Encephalitis	68	11	47	1,076	- 1,065
Syphilis	69	10	62	19	- 9
Leishmaniasis	70	7	73	0	+ 7
Measles	71	3	68	0	+ 3
Chagas disease	72	2	71	0	+ 2
Pertussis	73	1	65	2	- 1
Leprosy	74	1	75	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	75	1	69	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	76	0	67	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	61	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
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.