ITALY VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	355,589	1	97,116	+ 258,473
Stroke	2	130,901	2	62,633	+ 68,268
Lung Cancers	3	30,822	4	34,152	- 3,331
Hypertension	4	29,902	6	29,931	- 29
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	24,906	7	21,254	+ 3,653
Suicide	6	16,736	26	4,042	+ 12,694
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	15,174	9	16,339	- 1,164
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	15,053	3	41,445	- 26,391
Liver Disease	9	14,927	23	5,559	+ 9,368
Stomach Cancer	10	14,827	14	10,252	+ 4,574
Breast Cancer	11	14,590	10	13,868	+ 721
Prostate Cancer	12	13,869	20	8,409	+ 5,460
Pancreas Cancer	13	13,407	13	12,095	+ 1,312
Diabetes Mellitus	14	12,181	8	19,836	- 7,655
Falls	15	12,017	25	4,222	+ 7,794
Lung Disease	16	11,899	5	32,382	- 20,484
Inflammatory/Heart	17	11,227	24	5,531	+ 5,696
Other Injuries	18	9,639	12	12,112	- 2,474
Kidney Disease	19	8,625	11	12,726	- 4,100
Oral Cancer	20	7,840	27	3,343	+ 4,497
Lymphomas	21	7,457	16	9,670	- 2,213
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	7,254	43	690	+ 6,564
Bladder Cancer	23	6,783	22	6,711	+ 73
Leukemia	24	6,583	21	6,728	- 146
Liver Cancer	25	5,541	17	9,620	- 4,079
Ovary Cancer	26	5,409	28	3,282	+ 2,127
Road Traffic Accidents	27	5,209	30	3,221	+ 1,988
Cervical Cancer	28	5,203	40	1,154	+ 4,049
Parkinson's Disease	29	5,157	19	8,428	- 3,270
Oesophagus Cancer	30	5,075	34	2,045	+ 3,030
Other Neoplasms	31	4,916	15	9,984	- 5,068
Skin Cancers	32	4,560	29	3,239	+ 1,321
Alcohol	33	4,445	55	277	+ 4,168
Uterin Cancer	34	3,696	33	2,198	+ 1,498
Drownings	35	3,478	52	344	+ 3,134
Violence	36	3,051	50	409	+ 2,643
Drug Use	37	2,836	45	654	+ 2,182
Tuberculosis	38	2,754	53	336	+ 2,418
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,671	18	8,431	- 6,760
Epilepsy	40	1,440	39	1,337	+ 103
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,430	37	1,443	- 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	1,377	36	1,622	- 245
Fires	43	1,188	56	271	+ 917
Skin Disease	44	1,111	38	1,440	- 329
Poisonings	45	1,071	58	154	+ 917
Asthma	46	1,052	47	494	+ 559
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	952	42	701	+ 250
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	677	32	2,216	- 1,539
Multiple Sclerosis	49	667	44	677	- 9
Hepatitis C	50	542	31	2,451	- 1,908
HIV/AIDS	51	517	46	520	- 3
Meningitis	52	449	60	128	+ 321
Birth Trauma	53	239	59	140	+ 98
Appendicitis	54	226	61	49	+ 178
Low Birth Weight	55	205	51	357	- 152
Schizophrenia	56	196	49	424	- 228
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	186	57	241	- 55
Malnutrition	58	164	41	775	- 611
Osteoarthritis	59	145	48	481	- 336
Anemia	60	123	35	1,672	- 1,549
Hepatitis B	61	110	54	334	- 224
Tetanus	62	56	63	22	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	63	49	67	6	+ 43
Oral conditions	64	46	62	47	- 2
Encephalitis	65	37	68	5	+ 33
Otitis Media	66	23	65	16	+ 7
War	67	7	66	6	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	1	64	20	- 19
Pertussis	69	0	73	1	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	69	4	- 4
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Lithuania

Italy

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.