ITALY VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	243,612	1	97,116	+ 146,496
Stroke	2	141,653	2	62,633	+ 79,019
Lung Cancers	3	23,534	4	34,152	- 10,618
Inflammatory/Heart	4	23,404	24	5,531	+ 17,873
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	21,006	3	41,445	- 20,438
Liver Disease	6	19,682	23	5,559	+ 14,123
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	18,457	7	21,254	- 2,797
Suicide	8	15,856	26	4,042	+ 11,814
Lung Disease	9	15,845	5	32,382	- 16,537
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	14,029	9	16,339	- 2,310
Stomach Cancer	11	12,722	14	10,252	+ 2,469
Alcohol	12	12,115	55	277	+ 11,838
Breast Cancer	13	10,062	10	13,868	- 3,806
Other Injuries	14	9,748	12	12,112	- 2,364
HIV/AIDS	15	9,205	46	520	+ 8,685
Pancreas Cancer	16	8,781	13	12,095	- 3,314
Hypertension	17	7,943	6	29,931	- 21,988
Diabetes Mellitus	18	7,942	8	19,836	- 11,894
Road Traffic Accidents	19	7,579	30	3,221	+ 4,358
Prostate Cancer	20	6,107	20	8,409	- 2,302
Falls	21	5,067	25	4,222	+ 845
Kidney Disease	22	5,014	11	12,726	- 7,712
Violence	23	4,957	50	409	+ 4,549
Liver Cancer	24	4,833	17	9,620	- 4,787
Oral Cancer	25	4,710	27	3,343	+ 1,367
Parkinson's Disease	26	4,057	19	8,428	- 4,371
Drug Use	27	3,945	45	654	+ 3,291
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	3,869	43	690	+ 3,180
Lymphomas	29	3,861	16	9,670	- 5,809
Tuberculosis	30	3,646	53	336	+ 3,310
Leukemia	31	3,566	21	6,728	- 3,162
Ovary Cancer	32	3,517	28	3,282	+ 235
Oesophagus Cancer	33	3,217	34	2,045	+ 1,172
Cervical Cancer	34	3,214	40	1,154	+ 2,060
Uterin Cancer	35	2,973	33	2,198	+ 775
Drownings	36	2,870	52	344	+ 2,526
Fires	37	2,765	56	271	+ 2,494
Bladder Cancer	38	2,730	22	6,711	- 3,980
Skin Cancers	39	2,429	29	3,239	- 809
Poisonings	40	2,409	58	154	+ 2,255
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,819	37	1,443	+ 376
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,199	32	2,216	- 1,016
Skin Disease	43	1,184	38	1,440	- 256
Low Birth Weight	44	932	51	357	+ 575
Endocrine Disorders	45	867	18	8,431	- 7,563
Asthma	46	764	47	494	+ 270
Encephalitis	47	466	68	5	+ 461
Meningitis	48	449	60	128	+ 321
Multiple Sclerosis	49	358	44	677	- 319
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	325	42	701	- 377
Other Neoplasms	51	316	15	9,984	- 9,669
Epilepsy	52	311	39	1,337	- 1,026
Birth Trauma	53	309	59	140	+ 169
Appendicitis	54	177	61	49	+ 128
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	175	36	1,622	- 1,447
Maternal Conditions	56	116	67	6	+ 110
Malnutrition	57	105	41	775	- 671
Upper Respiratory	58	68	64	20	+ 48
War	59	53	66	6	+ 47
Hepatitis B	60	19	54	334	- 315
Chlamydia	61	11	84	0	+ 11
Syphilis	62	8	69	4	+ 4
Tetanus	63	1	63	22	- 20
Otitis Media	64	1	65	16	- 15
Pertussis	65	1	73	1	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	1	31	2,451	- 2,450
Diphtheria	67	0	76	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	72	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	3	- 3
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	49	424	- 424
Osteoarthritis	84	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	57	241	- 241
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.