RUSSIA VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	821,364	1	562,711	+ 258,653
Stroke	2	302,364	2	327,199	- 24,835
Lung Cancers	3	71,194	3	54,361	+ 16,832
Hypertension	4	69,071	17	18,348	+ 50,723
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	57,530	7	42,633	+ 14,897
Suicide	6	38,657	8	36,625	+ 2,032
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	35,050	10	32,404	+ 2,646
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	34,771	5	48,522	- 13,751
Liver Disease	9	34,480	6	45,463	- 10,983
Stomach Cancer	10	34,248	11	29,386	+ 4,862
Breast Cancer	11	33,700	13	23,242	+ 10,458
Prostate Cancer	12	32,037	20	14,107	+ 17,929
Pancreas Cancer	13	30,968	16	20,282	+ 10,686
Diabetes Mellitus	14	28,136	18	18,345	+ 9,792
Falls	15	27,757	21	11,705	+ 16,052
Lung Disease	16	27,485	9	36,600	- 9,116
Inflammatory/Heart	17	25,932	4	54,060	- 28,128
Other Injuries	18	22,264	14	22,517	- 253
Kidney Disease	19	19,924	22	11,581	+ 8,343
Oral Cancer	20	18,109	25	10,880	+ 7,229
Lymphomas	21	17,225	29	8,919	+ 8,305
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	16,756	28	8,938	+ 7,818
Bladder Cancer	23	15,669	38	6,307	+ 9,362
Leukemia	24	15,205	31	8,238	+ 6,967
Liver Cancer	25	12,799	24	11,165	+ 1,634
Ovary Cancer	26	12,494	32	8,123	+ 4,371
Road Traffic Accidents	27	12,031	19	17,507	- 5,476
Cervical Cancer	28	12,018	34	7,423	+ 4,595
Parkinson's Disease	29	11,912	26	9,371	+ 2,542
Oesophagus Cancer	30	11,723	33	7,431	+ 4,291
Other Neoplasms	31	11,356	51	729	+ 10,627
Skin Cancers	32	10,532	39	5,612	+ 4,921
Alcohol	33	10,268	12	27,984	- 17,717
Uterin Cancer	34	8,538	35	6,867	+ 1,670
Drownings	35	8,033	36	6,629	+ 1,404
Violence	36	7,048	23	11,450	- 4,402
Drug Use	37	6,550	27	9,113	- 2,562
Tuberculosis	38	6,362	30	8,422	- 2,059
Endocrine Disorders	39	3,860	45	2,004	+ 1,856
Epilepsy	40	3,325	52	718	+ 2,607
Congenital Anomalies	41	3,304	41	4,201	- 898
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	3,181	55	403	+ 2,778
Fires	43	2,743	37	6,387	- 3,644
Skin Disease	44	2,566	43	2,735	- 170
Poisonings	45	2,473	40	5,565	- 3,092
Asthma	46	2,431	46	1,764	+ 667
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	2,199	50	750	+ 1,448
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,564	42	2,770	- 1,206
Multiple Sclerosis	49	1,541	49	827	+ 714
Hepatitis C	50	1,253	66	2	+ 1,251
HIV/AIDS	51	1,194	15	21,262	- 20,067
Meningitis	52	1,037	48	1,037	- 1
Birth Trauma	53	551	53	714	- 163
Appendicitis	54	522	54	409	+ 114
Low Birth Weight	55	474	44	2,153	- 1,679
Schizophrenia	56	453	83	0	+ 453
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	429	85	0	+ 429
Malnutrition	58	380	57	242	+ 137
Osteoarthritis	59	335	84	0	+ 335
Anemia	60	285	81	0	+ 285
Hepatitis B	61	253	60	43	+ 210
Tetanus	62	130	63	3	+ 126
Maternal Conditions	63	113	56	267	- 154
Oral conditions	64	106	86	0	+ 106
Encephalitis	65	86	47	1,076	- 990
Otitis Media	66	54	64	3	+ 51
War	67	15	59	123	- 108
Upper Respiratory	68	3	58	158	- 155
Pertussis	69	1	65	2	- 1
Syphilis	70	0	62	19	- 19
Chlamydia	71	0	61	25	- 25
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

Lithuania

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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.