ESTONIA VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,963	1	3,009	+ 3,954
Stroke	2	2,563	3	1,116	+ 1,447
Lung Cancers	3	604	4	657	- 54
Hypertension	4	586	2	2,700	- 2,115
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	488	5	527	- 39
Suicide	6	328	16	197	+ 130
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	297	6	349	- 52
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	295	12	229	+ 65
Liver Disease	9	292	7	328	- 36
Stomach Cancer	10	290	9	290	+ 1
Breast Cancer	11	286	11	260	+ 26
Prostate Cancer	12	272	8	298	- 27
Pancreas Cancer	13	263	10	268	- 6
Diabetes Mellitus	14	239	19	146	+ 92
Falls	15	235	24	119	+ 117
Lung Disease	16	233	13	229	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	17	220	14	217	+ 3
Other Injuries	18	189	20	141	+ 48
Kidney Disease	19	169	17	176	- 8
Oral Cancer	20	154	25	110	+ 43
Lymphomas	21	146	15	213	- 67
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	142	36	55	+ 87
Bladder Cancer	23	133	21	126	+ 7
Leukemia	24	129	22	126	+ 3
Liver Cancer	25	109	26	107	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	26	106	28	87	+ 19
Road Traffic Accidents	27	102	35	59	+ 43
Cervical Cancer	28	102	32	68	+ 34
Parkinson's Disease	29	101	29	82	+ 19
Oesophagus Cancer	30	99	27	99	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	31	96	23	123	- 27
Skin Cancers	32	89	30	79	+ 10
Alcohol	33	87	18	148	- 61
Uterin Cancer	34	72	34	60	+ 12
Drownings	35	68	40	30	+ 38
Violence	36	60	42	28	+ 31
Drug Use	37	56	31	75	- 19
Tuberculosis	38	54	47	16	+ 37
Endocrine Disorders	39	33	33	66	- 33
Epilepsy	40	28	37	45	- 16
Congenital Anomalies	41	28	43	25	+ 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	27	53	8	+ 19
Fires	43	23	38	41	- 18
Skin Disease	44	22	41	29	- 7
Poisonings	45	21	52	8	+ 13
Asthma	46	21	44	24	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	19	46	17	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	13	45	22	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	49	13	48	16	- 3
Hepatitis C	50	11	58	4	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	51	10	39	40	- 30
Meningitis	52	9	54	7	+ 1
Birth Trauma	53	5	57	5	- 0
Appendicitis	54	4	59	2	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	55	4	55	7	- 3
Schizophrenia	56	4	56	6	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	4	49	12	- 9
Malnutrition	58	3	79	0	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	59	3	50	10	- 7
Anemia	60	2	51	9	- 7
Hepatitis B	61	2	65	0	+ 2
Tetanus	62	1	81	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	63	1	61	1	- 0
Oral conditions	64	1	60	2	- 1
Encephalitis	65	1	63	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	0	67	0	+ 0
War	67	0	64	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	83	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	62	1	- 1
Chlamydia	71	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	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 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.