USA VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,353,112	1	504,904	+ 848,208
Stroke	2	936,628	4	158,520	+ 778,108
Hypertension	3	207,409	8	65,960	+ 141,448
Lung Cancers	4	190,565	5	155,533	+ 35,033
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	176,312	11	60,317	+ 115,994
Liver Disease	6	168,074	16	43,402	+ 124,672
Lung Disease	7	138,666	3	195,387	- 56,721
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	128,795	9	61,827	+ 66,968
Kidney Disease	9	97,506	6	85,861	+ 11,646
Inflammatory/Heart	10	83,529	22	32,529	+ 51,000
Breast Cancer	11	72,556	13	48,671	+ 23,885
Stomach Cancer	12	65,140	33	13,077	+ 52,064
Liver Cancer	13	58,668	23	27,064	+ 31,604
Pancreas Cancer	14	55,301	15	44,293	+ 11,009
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	53,496	2	287,198	- 233,702
Prostate Cancer	16	46,144	20	35,612	+ 10,532
Oral Cancer	17	43,146	35	11,555	+ 31,591
Diabetes Mellitus	18	42,028	10	61,418	- 19,390
Other Injuries	19	40,309	25	25,997	+ 14,311
Road Traffic Accidents	20	37,538	17	41,694	- 4,156
Suicide	21	35,545	12	53,099	- 17,554
Cervical Cancer	22	35,238	38	6,984	+ 28,254
Bladder Cancer	23	32,316	26	19,622	+ 12,693
Falls	24	28,341	18	40,418	- 12,077
Lymphomas	25	26,091	19	40,281	- 14,190
Leukemia	26	25,293	24	26,966	- 1,672
Ovary Cancer	27	20,895	31	14,591	+ 6,303
Tuberculosis	28	19,134	62	546	+ 18,588
Skin Cancers	29	18,904	32	14,311	+ 4,594
Oesophagus Cancer	30	14,223	28	17,829	- 3,607
Parkinson's Disease	31	13,958	21	34,491	- 20,533
Drownings	32	11,233	45	4,070	+ 7,163
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	10,009	48	3,461	+ 6,548
Uterin Cancer	34	9,841	36	10,063	- 222
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	8,299	47	3,646	+ 4,653
Fires	36	7,937	49	3,183	+ 4,754
Alcohol	37	7,710	30	14,659	- 6,950
Congenital Anomalies	38	6,910	34	11,762	- 4,851
Poisonings	39	6,903	53	1,674	+ 5,229
Drug Use	40	6,519	7	74,435	- 67,916
Low Birth Weight	41	5,968	39	6,924	- 956
Epilepsy	42	5,920	50	3,162	+ 2,758
Other Neoplasms	43	5,438	29	17,743	- 12,305
Violence	44	4,810	27	18,976	- 14,166
Asthma	45	4,241	46	3,818	+ 423
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	4,210	37	9,955	- 5,744
HIV/AIDS	47	4,124	42	5,660	- 1,536
Endocrine Disorders	48	3,627	14	46,985	- 43,358
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	2,702	58	678	+ 2,024
Malnutrition	50	2,669	40	6,762	- 4,093
Schizophrenia	51	1,937	57	723	+ 1,214
Hepatitis C	52	1,855	41	5,684	- 3,829
Skin Disease	53	1,836	43	5,409	- 3,573
Meningitis	54	1,441	60	606	+ 835
Multiple Sclerosis	55	1,248	44	5,059	- 3,811
Anemia	56	1,108	51	3,115	- 2,007
Birth Trauma	57	721	54	1,233	- 512
Maternal Conditions	58	666	56	779	- 113
Hepatitis B	59	573	59	608	- 34
Appendicitis	60	394	63	424	- 30
Measles	61	139	80	0	+ 139
Encephalitis	62	111	68	25	+ 86
Upper Respiratory	63	51	65	229	- 178
Oral conditions	64	45	64	286	- 241
War	65	42	55	1,198	- 1,156
Syphilis	66	28	66	49	- 21
Tetanus	67	26	71	2	+ 24
Otitis Media	68	20	67	34	- 14
Pertussis	69	3	69	16	- 12
Leishmaniasis	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	52	2,461	- 2,461
Osteoarthritis	86	0	61	579	- 579
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.