UNITED KINGDOM VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	270,885	2	71,728	+ 199,157
Stroke	2	187,507	4	37,626	+ 149,881
Hypertension	3	41,522	23	5,208	+ 36,314
Lung Cancers	4	38,150	5	35,715	+ 2,435
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	35,297	3	40,540	- 5,244
Liver Disease	6	33,647	14	7,666	+ 25,982
Lung Disease	7	27,760	6	32,896	- 5,136
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	25,784	7	18,446	+ 7,338
Kidney Disease	9	19,520	18	5,471	+ 14,049
Inflammatory/Heart	10	16,722	29	3,126	+ 13,596
Breast Cancer	11	14,525	9	12,718	+ 1,807
Stomach Cancer	12	13,041	24	4,999	+ 8,042
Liver Cancer	13	11,745	21	5,237	+ 6,508
Pancreas Cancer	14	11,071	11	8,995	+ 2,076
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	10,710	1	98,135	- 87,425
Prostate Cancer	16	9,238	8	13,289	- 4,052
Oral Cancer	17	8,638	30	3,109	+ 5,529
Diabetes Mellitus	18	8,414	17	5,842	+ 2,571
Other Injuries	19	8,070	19	5,464	+ 2,606
Road Traffic Accidents	20	7,515	33	2,169	+ 5,346
Suicide	21	7,116	20	5,325	+ 1,791
Cervical Cancer	22	7,054	43	1,099	+ 5,955
Bladder Cancer	23	6,469	16	6,133	+ 336
Falls	24	5,674	15	7,618	- 1,944
Lymphomas	25	5,223	10	9,350	- 4,127
Leukemia	26	5,064	22	5,211	- 147
Ovary Cancer	27	4,183	25	4,019	+ 164
Tuberculosis	28	3,831	47	351	+ 3,479
Skin Cancers	29	3,785	27	3,727	+ 57
Oesophagus Cancer	30	2,847	12	8,727	- 5,880
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,794	13	8,573	- 5,778
Drownings	32	2,249	49	301	+ 1,948
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,004	36	2,090	- 86
Uterin Cancer	34	1,970	32	2,346	- 376
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,661	45	876	+ 785
Fires	36	1,589	48	334	+ 1,255
Alcohol	37	1,543	39	1,555	- 11
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,383	35	2,127	- 743
Poisonings	39	1,382	53	221	+ 1,161
Drug Use	40	1,305	31	2,824	- 1,519
Low Birth Weight	41	1,195	40	1,313	- 119
Epilepsy	42	1,185	42	1,193	- 8
Other Neoplasms	43	1,089	26	3,986	- 2,897
Violence	44	963	46	868	+ 95
Asthma	45	849	41	1,302	- 453
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	843	38	1,599	- 756
HIV/AIDS	47	826	55	188	+ 638
Endocrine Disorders	48	726	28	3,297	- 2,571
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	541	56	184	+ 357
Malnutrition	50	534	58	116	+ 419
Schizophrenia	51	388	60	101	+ 286
Hepatitis C	52	371	51	267	+ 104
Skin Disease	53	368	34	2,134	- 1,766
Meningitis	54	288	52	232	+ 56
Multiple Sclerosis	55	250	37	1,856	- 1,606
Anemia	56	222	50	277	- 55
Birth Trauma	57	144	54	190	- 45
Maternal Conditions	58	133	64	47	+ 87
Hepatitis B	59	115	65	40	+ 75
Appendicitis	60	79	59	105	- 26
Measles	61	28	75	0	+ 28
Encephalitis	62	22	68	6	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	63	10	63	48	- 38
Oral conditions	64	9	61	54	- 45
War	65	8	67	10	- 1
Syphilis	66	6	62	49	- 43
Tetanus	67	5	72	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	68	4	66	16	- 12
Pertussis	69	1	69	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	70	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	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	44	1,014	- 1,014
Osteoarthritis	86	0	57	167	- 167
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.