ITALY VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	241,232	1	97,116	+ 144,116
Stroke	2	166,981	2	62,633	+ 104,348
Hypertension	3	36,977	6	29,931	+ 7,045
Lung Cancers	4	33,974	4	34,152	- 179
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	31,433	9	16,339	+ 15,094
Liver Disease	6	29,964	23	5,559	+ 24,405
Lung Disease	7	24,721	5	32,382	- 7,661
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	22,962	7	21,254	+ 1,708
Kidney Disease	9	17,383	11	12,726	+ 4,658
Inflammatory/Heart	10	14,892	24	5,531	+ 9,361
Breast Cancer	11	12,935	10	13,868	- 933
Stomach Cancer	12	11,613	14	10,252	+ 1,361
Liver Cancer	13	10,459	17	9,620	+ 839
Pancreas Cancer	14	9,859	13	12,095	- 2,235
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	9,537	3	41,445	- 31,907
Prostate Cancer	16	8,227	20	8,409	- 183
Oral Cancer	17	7,692	27	3,343	+ 4,349
Diabetes Mellitus	18	7,493	8	19,836	- 12,343
Other Injuries	19	7,186	12	12,112	- 4,926
Road Traffic Accidents	20	6,692	30	3,221	+ 3,472
Suicide	21	6,337	26	4,042	+ 2,295
Cervical Cancer	22	6,282	40	1,154	+ 5,129
Bladder Cancer	23	5,761	22	6,711	- 949
Falls	24	5,053	25	4,222	+ 830
Lymphomas	25	4,652	16	9,670	- 5,019
Leukemia	26	4,509	21	6,728	- 2,219
Ovary Cancer	27	3,725	28	3,282	+ 444
Tuberculosis	28	3,411	53	336	+ 3,075
Skin Cancers	29	3,370	29	3,239	+ 131
Oesophagus Cancer	30	2,536	34	2,045	+ 490
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,488	19	8,428	- 5,939
Drownings	32	2,003	52	344	+ 1,659
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,784	43	690	+ 1,095
Uterin Cancer	34	1,754	33	2,198	- 443
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,479	32	2,216	- 736
Fires	36	1,415	56	271	+ 1,144
Alcohol	37	1,375	55	277	+ 1,098
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,232	37	1,443	- 211
Poisonings	39	1,231	58	154	+ 1,077
Drug Use	40	1,162	45	654	+ 508
Low Birth Weight	41	1,064	51	357	+ 707
Epilepsy	42	1,055	39	1,337	- 281
Other Neoplasms	43	969	15	9,984	- 9,015
Violence	44	858	50	409	+ 449
Asthma	45	756	47	494	+ 263
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	751	36	1,622	- 871
HIV/AIDS	47	735	46	520	+ 215
Endocrine Disorders	48	647	18	8,431	- 7,784
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	482	57	241	+ 241
Malnutrition	50	476	41	775	- 300
Schizophrenia	51	345	49	424	- 79
Hepatitis C	52	331	31	2,451	- 2,120
Skin Disease	53	327	38	1,440	- 1,113
Meningitis	54	257	60	128	+ 129
Multiple Sclerosis	55	223	44	677	- 454
Anemia	56	197	35	1,672	- 1,475
Birth Trauma	57	129	59	140	- 12
Maternal Conditions	58	119	67	6	+ 113
Hepatitis B	59	102	54	334	- 232
Appendicitis	60	70	61	49	+ 22
Measles	61	25	71	1	+ 23
Encephalitis	62	20	68	5	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	63	9	64	20	- 11
Oral conditions	64	8	62	47	- 39
War	65	8	66	6	+ 1
Syphilis	66	5	69	4	+ 1
Tetanus	67	5	63	22	- 17
Otitis Media	68	4	65	16	- 12
Pertussis	69	1	73	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	70	3	- 3
Diphtheria	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	42	701	- 701
Osteoarthritis	86	0	48	481	- 481
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.