GREECE VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,802	1	21,124	+ 20,677
Stroke	2	24,306	2	14,077	+ 10,229
Lung Cancers	3	4,038	4	7,355	- 3,317
Inflammatory/Heart	4	4,016	24	725	+ 3,291
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	3,605	7	3,940	- 335
Liver Disease	6	3,377	23	809	+ 2,568
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,167	8	3,264	- 97
Suicide	8	2,721	28	533	+ 2,188
Lung Disease	9	2,719	5	5,526	- 2,807
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	2,407	3	8,282	- 5,875
Stomach Cancer	11	2,183	16	1,535	+ 648
Alcohol	12	2,079	49	50	+ 2,028
Breast Cancer	13	1,727	11	2,520	- 794
Other Injuries	14	1,673	17	1,453	+ 219
HIV/AIDS	15	1,579	50	47	+ 1,532
Pancreas Cancer	16	1,507	13	1,904	- 398
Hypertension	17	1,363	9	2,922	- 1,559
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,363	20	1,266	+ 97
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,301	22	870	+ 430
Prostate Cancer	20	1,048	12	2,023	- 975
Falls	21	869	21	1,245	- 376
Kidney Disease	22	860	6	4,759	- 3,898
Violence	23	851	42	104	+ 747
Liver Cancer	24	829	14	1,566	- 736
Oral Cancer	25	808	30	440	+ 368
Parkinson's Disease	26	696	10	2,646	- 1,950
Drug Use	27	677	37	193	+ 484
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	664	26	611	+ 53
Lymphomas	29	663	19	1,268	- 606
Tuberculosis	30	626	46	66	+ 559
Leukemia	31	612	18	1,354	- 742
Ovary Cancer	32	603	27	557	+ 46
Oesophagus Cancer	33	552	35	246	+ 306
Cervical Cancer	34	551	36	243	+ 308
Uterin Cancer	35	510	33	373	+ 138
Drownings	36	492	32	435	+ 57
Fires	37	474	39	146	+ 328
Bladder Cancer	38	469	15	1,551	- 1,082
Skin Cancers	39	417	31	438	- 21
Poisonings	40	413	56	19	+ 394
Congenital Anomalies	41	312	38	174	+ 138
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	206	43	100	+ 106
Skin Disease	43	203	47	56	+ 147
Low Birth Weight	44	160	41	127	+ 33
Endocrine Disorders	45	149	29	526	- 377
Asthma	46	131	55	27	+ 104
Encephalitis	47	80	67	1	+ 79
Meningitis	48	77	53	33	+ 44
Multiple Sclerosis	49	61	40	135	- 74
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	56	45	67	- 11
Other Neoplasms	51	54	25	679	- 624
Epilepsy	52	53	34	249	- 196
Birth Trauma	53	53	57	17	+ 36
Appendicitis	54	30	58	9	+ 21
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	30	44	95	- 65
Maternal Conditions	56	20	61	2	+ 18
Malnutrition	57	18	66	1	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	58	12	59	8	+ 4
War	59	9	64	1	+ 8
Hepatitis B	60	3	48	56	- 53
Chlamydia	61	2	80	0	+ 2
Syphilis	62	1	65	1	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	62	2	- 2
Otitis Media	64	0	82	0	+ 0
Pertussis	65	0	69	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	52	38	- 38
Diphtheria	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	60	4	- 4
Malaria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	27	- 27
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Russia

Greece

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.