GERMANY VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	336,135	1	147,055	+ 189,080
Stroke	2	195,452	3	49,794	+ 145,658
Lung Cancers	3	32,473	4	46,560	- 14,087
Inflammatory/Heart	4	32,293	21	8,891	+ 23,401
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	28,984	2	51,168	- 22,184
Liver Disease	6	27,157	15	15,194	+ 11,963
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	25,467	7	26,026	- 559
Suicide	8	21,878	19	10,284	+ 11,594
Lung Disease	9	21,863	5	42,797	- 20,934
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	19,357	9	20,712	- 1,356
Stomach Cancer	11	17,554	20	9,658	+ 7,896
Alcohol	12	16,716	26	6,257	+ 10,459
Breast Cancer	13	13,883	10	18,842	- 4,959
Other Injuries	14	13,450	23	8,248	+ 5,202
HIV/AIDS	15	12,701	54	345	+ 12,355
Pancreas Cancer	16	12,115	11	17,971	- 5,856
Hypertension	17	10,960	6	26,796	- 15,836
Diabetes Mellitus	18	10,958	13	15,560	- 4,602
Road Traffic Accidents	19	10,458	34	3,160	+ 7,298
Prostate Cancer	20	8,427	12	16,487	- 8,060
Falls	21	6,992	14	15,325	- 8,333
Kidney Disease	22	6,918	8	22,770	- 15,853
Violence	23	6,840	46	769	+ 6,071
Liver Cancer	24	6,669	25	8,057	- 1,388
Oral Cancer	25	6,499	29	6,023	+ 476
Parkinson's Disease	26	5,598	16	12,594	- 6,996
Drug Use	27	5,444	40	1,930	+ 3,513
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	5,339	38	2,166	+ 3,173
Lymphomas	29	5,328	17	12,249	- 6,921
Tuberculosis	30	5,031	56	281	+ 4,750
Leukemia	31	4,921	22	8,737	- 3,816
Ovary Cancer	32	4,852	30	5,192	- 340
Oesophagus Cancer	33	4,439	27	6,212	- 1,773
Cervical Cancer	34	4,434	39	2,131	+ 2,303
Uterin Cancer	35	4,102	37	2,231	+ 1,871
Drownings	36	3,960	49	459	+ 3,501
Fires	37	3,815	53	359	+ 3,457
Bladder Cancer	38	3,767	28	6,193	- 2,425
Skin Cancers	39	3,352	31	4,055	- 703
Poisonings	40	3,324	58	216	+ 3,108
Congenital Anomalies	41	2,510	36	2,291	+ 218
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,655	33	3,615	- 1,961
Skin Disease	43	1,634	42	1,543	+ 91
Low Birth Weight	44	1,286	45	770	+ 516
Endocrine Disorders	45	1,197	18	10,677	- 9,480
Asthma	46	1,054	44	924	+ 129
Encephalitis	47	643	67	8	+ 635
Meningitis	48	620	60	168	+ 452
Multiple Sclerosis	49	494	41	1,571	- 1,077
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	448	47	543	- 95
Other Neoplasms	51	435	24	8,161	- 7,726
Epilepsy	52	429	35	3,091	- 2,662
Birth Trauma	53	427	57	239	+ 187
Appendicitis	54	244	62	129	+ 115
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	241	32	3,830	- 3,589
Maternal Conditions	56	160	64	38	+ 122
Malnutrition	57	145	50	450	- 305
Upper Respiratory	58	94	61	138	- 44
War	59	73	66	10	+ 63
Hepatitis B	60	26	59	182	- 156
Chlamydia	61	15	85	0	+ 15
Syphilis	62	11	68	6	+ 6
Tetanus	63	2	75	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	64	2	65	16	- 14
Pertussis	65	1	69	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	48	507	- 506
Diphtheria	67	0	77	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	70	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	71	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	74	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	73	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	43	994	- 994
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	51	391	- 391
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	364	- 364
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	292	- 292
Oral conditions	86	0	63	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.