USA VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,994,565	1	504,904	+ 1,489,662
Stroke	2	734,249	4	158,520	+ 575,729
Lung Cancers	3	172,884	5	155,533	+ 17,351
Hypertension	4	167,728	8	65,960	+ 101,768
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	139,704	9	61,827	+ 77,877
Suicide	6	93,873	12	53,099	+ 40,774
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	85,115	11	60,317	+ 24,798
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	84,436	2	287,198	- 202,762
Liver Disease	9	83,729	16	43,402	+ 40,327
Stomach Cancer	10	83,166	33	13,077	+ 70,090
Breast Cancer	11	81,836	13	48,671	+ 33,165
Prostate Cancer	12	77,796	20	35,612	+ 42,184
Pancreas Cancer	13	75,200	15	44,293	+ 30,908
Diabetes Mellitus	14	68,325	10	61,418	+ 6,907
Falls	15	67,404	18	40,418	+ 26,986
Lung Disease	16	66,743	3	195,387	- 128,644
Inflammatory/Heart	17	62,972	22	32,529	+ 30,443
Other Injuries	18	54,064	25	25,997	+ 28,067
Kidney Disease	19	48,382	6	85,861	- 37,479
Oral Cancer	20	43,976	35	11,555	+ 32,421
Lymphomas	21	41,828	19	40,281	+ 1,547
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	40,690	48	3,461	+ 37,229
Bladder Cancer	23	38,049	26	19,622	+ 18,427
Leukemia	24	36,923	24	26,966	+ 9,957
Liver Cancer	25	31,081	23	27,064	+ 4,016
Ovary Cancer	26	30,340	31	14,591	+ 15,748
Road Traffic Accidents	27	29,216	17	41,694	- 12,478
Cervical Cancer	28	29,183	38	6,984	+ 22,199
Parkinson's Disease	29	28,928	21	34,491	- 5,563
Oesophagus Cancer	30	28,466	28	17,829	+ 10,637
Other Neoplasms	31	27,576	29	17,743	+ 9,833
Skin Cancers	32	25,576	32	14,311	+ 11,266
Alcohol	33	24,933	30	14,659	+ 10,274
Uterin Cancer	34	20,733	36	10,063	+ 10,670
Drownings	35	19,507	45	4,070	+ 15,437
Violence	36	17,116	27	18,976	- 1,860
Drug Use	37	15,907	7	74,435	- 58,528
Tuberculosis	38	15,450	62	546	+ 14,904
Endocrine Disorders	39	9,374	14	46,985	- 37,611
Epilepsy	40	8,074	50	3,162	+ 4,912
Congenital Anomalies	41	8,022	34	11,762	- 3,739
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	7,725	37	9,955	- 2,229
Fires	43	6,662	49	3,183	+ 3,479
Skin Disease	44	6,230	43	5,409	+ 821
Poisonings	45	6,005	53	1,674	+ 4,331
Asthma	46	5,902	46	3,818	+ 2,084
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	5,339	52	2,461	+ 2,878
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	3,797	47	3,646	+ 151
Multiple Sclerosis	49	3,743	44	5,059	- 1,316
Hepatitis C	50	3,043	41	5,684	- 2,641
HIV/AIDS	51	2,900	42	5,660	- 2,761
Meningitis	52	2,517	60	606	+ 1,912
Birth Trauma	53	1,339	54	1,233	+ 106
Appendicitis	54	1,268	63	424	+ 844
Low Birth Weight	55	1,151	39	6,924	- 5,773
Schizophrenia	56	1,101	57	723	+ 378
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	1,043	58	678	+ 365
Malnutrition	58	922	40	6,762	- 5,840
Osteoarthritis	59	813	61	579	+ 235
Anemia	60	692	51	3,115	- 2,423
Hepatitis B	61	615	59	608	+ 8
Tetanus	62	314	71	2	+ 312
Maternal Conditions	63	276	56	779	- 503
Oral conditions	64	256	64	286	- 29
Encephalitis	65	208	68	25	+ 183
Otitis Media	66	131	67	34	+ 97
War	67	37	55	1,198	- 1,161
Upper Respiratory	68	7	65	229	- 222
Pertussis	69	2	69	16	- 13
Syphilis	70	0	66	49	- 49
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.