INDIA VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,630,788	1	1,520,034	+ 4,110,753
Stroke	2	3,274,130	3	697,038	+ 2,577,091
Lung Cancers	3	543,967	21	88,276	+ 455,692
Inflammatory/Heart	4	540,954	49	12,651	+ 528,303
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	485,533	17	126,593	+ 358,941
Liver Disease	6	454,923	8	268,580	+ 186,343
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	426,607	25	77,368	+ 349,239
Suicide	8	366,492	14	173,347	+ 193,144
Lung Disease	9	366,243	2	879,732	- 513,490
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	324,256	6	392,425	- 68,168
Stomach Cancer	11	294,050	24	81,058	+ 212,992
Alcohol	12	280,026	43	23,097	+ 256,929
Breast Cancer	13	232,569	22	82,821	+ 149,748
Other Injuries	14	225,314	15	149,570	+ 75,744
HIV/AIDS	15	212,754	31	44,406	+ 168,348
Pancreas Cancer	16	202,952	37	32,812	+ 170,141
Hypertension	17	183,596	19	108,050	+ 75,546
Diabetes Mellitus	18	183,566	7	271,495	- 87,929
Road Traffic Accidents	19	175,184	12	212,596	- 37,412
Prostate Cancer	20	141,163	38	30,945	+ 110,218
Falls	21	117,123	10	225,755	- 108,632
Kidney Disease	22	115,885	11	222,903	- 107,017
Violence	23	114,577	27	51,767	+ 62,810
Liver Cancer	24	111,719	39	30,369	+ 81,351
Oral Cancer	25	108,871	16	134,187	- 25,315
Parkinson's Disease	26	93,768	32	43,398	+ 50,370
Drug Use	27	91,188	52	11,747	+ 79,440
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	89,437	26	68,108	+ 21,329
Lymphomas	29	89,252	33	40,159	+ 49,093
Tuberculosis	30	84,272	5	435,882	- 351,610
Leukemia	31	82,430	35	33,383	+ 49,047
Ovary Cancer	32	81,280	44	21,947	+ 59,333
Oesophagus Cancer	33	74,362	34	38,898	+ 35,464
Cervical Cancer	34	74,278	30	45,319	+ 28,959
Uterin Cancer	35	68,718	59	6,841	+ 61,877
Drownings	36	66,329	28	48,774	+ 17,555
Fires	37	63,914	42	23,265	+ 40,649
Bladder Cancer	38	63,111	48	14,081	+ 49,030
Skin Cancers	39	56,154	60	5,054	+ 51,100
Poisonings	40	55,686	61	3,540	+ 52,146
Congenital Anomalies	41	42,042	23	82,769	- 40,727
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	27,720	18	126,079	- 98,359
Skin Disease	43	27,373	45	17,857	+ 9,515
Low Birth Weight	44	21,542	9	238,739	- 217,197
Endocrine Disorders	45	20,050	47	15,264	+ 4,785
Asthma	46	17,652	13	196,051	- 178,399
Encephalitis	47	10,769	29	48,080	- 37,312
Meningitis	48	10,381	36	33,337	- 22,955
Multiple Sclerosis	49	8,274	63	2,328	+ 5,946
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	7,507	50	11,931	- 4,424
Other Neoplasms	51	7,293	62	2,968	+ 4,324
Epilepsy	52	7,188	40	30,307	- 23,120
Birth Trauma	53	7,145	20	102,819	- 95,674
Appendicitis	54	4,088	53	11,245	- 7,158
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	4,035	4	670,315	- 666,280
Maternal Conditions	56	2,676	41	25,917	- 23,242
Malnutrition	57	2,425	55	8,626	- 6,202
Upper Respiratory	58	1,582	68	584	+ 998
War	59	1,228	67	890	+ 338
Hepatitis B	60	435	56	8,184	- 7,749
Chlamydia	61	251	69	379	- 127
Syphilis	62	186	64	2,007	- 1,822
Tetanus	63	34	58	7,093	- 7,058
Otitis Media	64	33	71	68	- 35
Pertussis	65	20	54	10,094	- 10,073
Hepatitis C	66	18	65	1,364	- 1,346
Diphtheria	67	4	72	65	- 61
Measles	68	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	66	973	- 973
Malaria	74	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	70	126	- 126
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.