UNITED KINGDOM VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	399,300	2	71,728	+ 327,572
Stroke	2	146,992	4	37,626	+ 109,366
Lung Cancers	3	34,610	5	35,715	- 1,105
Hypertension	4	33,578	23	5,208	+ 28,370
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	27,968	7	18,446	+ 9,522
Suicide	6	18,793	20	5,325	+ 13,468
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	17,040	3	40,540	- 23,501
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	16,904	1	98,135	- 81,231
Liver Disease	9	16,762	14	7,666	+ 9,097
Stomach Cancer	10	16,649	24	4,999	+ 11,650
Breast Cancer	11	16,383	9	12,718	+ 3,665
Prostate Cancer	12	15,574	8	13,289	+ 2,285
Pancreas Cancer	13	15,055	11	8,995	+ 6,059
Diabetes Mellitus	14	13,678	17	5,842	+ 7,836
Falls	15	13,494	15	7,618	+ 5,876
Lung Disease	16	13,361	6	32,896	- 19,534
Inflammatory/Heart	17	12,607	29	3,126	+ 9,480
Other Injuries	18	10,823	19	5,464	+ 5,359
Kidney Disease	19	9,686	18	5,471	+ 4,215
Oral Cancer	20	8,804	30	3,109	+ 5,695
Lymphomas	21	8,374	10	9,350	- 977
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	8,146	36	2,090	+ 6,056
Bladder Cancer	23	7,617	16	6,133	+ 1,484
Leukemia	24	7,392	22	5,211	+ 2,181
Liver Cancer	25	6,222	21	5,237	+ 986
Ovary Cancer	26	6,074	25	4,019	+ 2,055
Road Traffic Accidents	27	5,849	33	2,169	+ 3,680
Cervical Cancer	28	5,842	43	1,099	+ 4,743
Parkinson's Disease	29	5,791	13	8,573	- 2,782
Oesophagus Cancer	30	5,699	12	8,727	- 3,028
Other Neoplasms	31	5,521	26	3,986	+ 1,535
Skin Cancers	32	5,120	27	3,727	+ 1,393
Alcohol	33	4,992	39	1,555	+ 3,437
Uterin Cancer	34	4,151	32	2,346	+ 1,804
Drownings	35	3,905	49	301	+ 3,604
Violence	36	3,426	46	868	+ 2,559
Drug Use	37	3,184	31	2,824	+ 360
Tuberculosis	38	3,093	47	351	+ 2,742
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,877	28	3,297	- 1,420
Epilepsy	40	1,616	42	1,193	+ 423
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,606	35	2,127	- 521
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	1,547	38	1,599	- 52
Fires	43	1,334	48	334	+ 999
Skin Disease	44	1,247	34	2,134	- 886
Poisonings	45	1,202	53	221	+ 982
Asthma	46	1,182	41	1,302	- 121
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,069	44	1,014	+ 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	760	45	876	- 116
Multiple Sclerosis	49	749	37	1,856	- 1,106
Hepatitis C	50	609	51	267	+ 342
HIV/AIDS	51	581	55	188	+ 393
Meningitis	52	504	52	232	+ 272
Birth Trauma	53	268	54	190	+ 78
Appendicitis	54	254	59	105	+ 149
Low Birth Weight	55	230	40	1,313	- 1,083
Schizophrenia	56	220	60	101	+ 119
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	209	56	184	+ 25
Malnutrition	58	185	58	116	+ 69
Osteoarthritis	59	163	57	167	- 4
Anemia	60	139	50	277	- 138
Hepatitis B	61	123	65	40	+ 83
Tetanus	62	63	72	0	+ 63
Maternal Conditions	63	55	64	47	+ 8
Oral conditions	64	51	61	54	- 2
Encephalitis	65	42	68	6	+ 36
Otitis Media	66	26	66	16	+ 11
War	67	7	67	10	- 2
Upper Respiratory	68	1	63	48	- 47
Pertussis	69	0	69	3	- 2
Syphilis	70	0	62	49	- 49
Chlamydia	71	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Lithuania

United Kingdom

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.