ROMANIA VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	72,519	1	71,810	+ 709
Stroke	2	42,167	2	49,707	- 7,540
Lung Cancers	3	7,006	4	10,113	- 3,108
Inflammatory/Heart	4	6,967	10	4,433	+ 2,534
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	6,253	15	2,839	+ 3,414
Liver Disease	6	5,859	6	8,920	- 3,061
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,494	8	6,835	- 1,341
Suicide	8	4,720	21	1,886	+ 2,834
Lung Disease	9	4,717	7	7,359	- 2,642
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	4,176	5	9,357	- 5,181
Stomach Cancer	11	3,787	12	3,457	+ 330
Alcohol	12	3,606	37	409	+ 3,197
Breast Cancer	13	2,995	11	3,851	- 855
Other Injuries	14	2,902	19	2,139	+ 763
HIV/AIDS	15	2,740	47	219	+ 2,521
Pancreas Cancer	16	2,614	14	2,935	- 321
Hypertension	17	2,365	3	11,007	- 8,643
Diabetes Mellitus	18	2,364	18	2,230	+ 134
Road Traffic Accidents	19	2,256	20	1,992	+ 264
Prostate Cancer	20	1,818	16	2,449	- 631
Falls	21	1,508	24	1,504	+ 4
Kidney Disease	22	1,492	9	5,175	- 3,682
Violence	23	1,476	44	255	+ 1,220
Liver Cancer	24	1,439	13	3,114	- 1,675
Oral Cancer	25	1,402	17	2,290	- 888
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,208	31	741	+ 467
Drug Use	27	1,174	40	346	+ 828
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,152	33	531	+ 621
Lymphomas	29	1,149	25	1,385	- 235
Tuberculosis	30	1,085	28	1,015	+ 70
Leukemia	31	1,062	26	1,342	- 281
Ovary Cancer	32	1,047	27	1,109	- 62
Oesophagus Cancer	33	958	30	755	+ 203
Cervical Cancer	34	957	22	1,870	- 913
Uterin Cancer	35	885	34	522	+ 363
Drownings	36	854	32	596	+ 258
Fires	37	823	36	421	+ 402
Bladder Cancer	38	813	23	1,715	- 902
Skin Cancers	39	723	29	1,003	- 280
Poisonings	40	717	39	366	+ 351
Congenital Anomalies	41	541	38	367	+ 175
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	357	35	440	- 83
Skin Disease	43	353	53	97	+ 255
Low Birth Weight	44	277	41	317	- 39
Endocrine Disorders	45	258	48	193	+ 66
Asthma	46	227	45	225	+ 2
Encephalitis	47	139	62	6	+ 133
Meningitis	48	134	54	76	+ 57
Multiple Sclerosis	49	107	55	66	+ 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	97	85	0	+ 97
Other Neoplasms	51	94	43	289	- 195
Epilepsy	52	93	42	314	- 222
Birth Trauma	53	92	57	38	+ 54
Appendicitis	54	53	60	21	+ 32
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	52	46	223	- 171
Maternal Conditions	56	34	58	35	- 1
Malnutrition	57	31	50	142	- 110
Upper Respiratory	58	20	63	3	+ 18
War	59	16	65	2	+ 14
Hepatitis B	60	6	59	30	- 25
Chlamydia	61	3	78	0	+ 3
Syphilis	62	2	66	1	+ 1
Tetanus	63	0	67	1	- 1
Otitis Media	64	0	68	1	- 1
Pertussis	65	0	69	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	52	98	- 98
Diphtheria	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	61	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	56	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	51	103	- 103
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	49	143	- 143
Oral conditions	86	0	64	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Russia

Romania

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.