SPAIN VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	188,930	1	51,684	+ 137,246
Stroke	2	109,857	3	29,004	+ 80,853
Lung Cancers	3	18,252	4	22,131	- 3,879
Inflammatory/Heart	4	18,151	19	4,984	+ 13,167
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	16,291	2	42,339	- 26,047
Liver Disease	6	15,264	23	4,231	+ 11,033
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	14,314	6	16,957	- 2,644
Suicide	8	12,297	25	3,609	+ 8,687
Lung Disease	9	12,289	5	18,926	- 6,638
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	10,880	7	13,717	- 2,837
Stomach Cancer	11	9,866	14	5,796	+ 4,070
Alcohol	12	9,396	46	333	+ 9,062
Breast Cancer	13	7,803	11	7,067	+ 736
Other Injuries	14	7,560	15	5,536	+ 2,024
HIV/AIDS	15	7,139	43	538	+ 6,600
Pancreas Cancer	16	6,810	12	6,752	+ 57
Hypertension	17	6,160	9	9,115	- 2,954
Diabetes Mellitus	18	6,159	10	7,773	- 1,614
Road Traffic Accidents	19	5,878	31	1,829	+ 4,049
Prostate Cancer	20	4,736	13	6,420	- 1,683
Falls	21	3,930	26	3,246	+ 683
Kidney Disease	22	3,888	8	9,725	- 5,836
Violence	23	3,844	51	262	+ 3,583
Liver Cancer	24	3,749	18	5,098	- 1,350
Oral Cancer	25	3,653	27	2,583	+ 1,070
Parkinson's Disease	26	3,146	20	4,943	- 1,797
Drug Use	27	3,060	41	776	+ 2,283
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	3,001	44	475	+ 2,526
Lymphomas	29	2,995	16	5,335	- 2,340
Tuberculosis	30	2,828	50	270	+ 2,557
Leukemia	31	2,766	24	3,772	- 1,007
Ovary Cancer	32	2,727	28	2,026	+ 701
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,495	29	2,011	+ 484
Cervical Cancer	34	2,492	39	855	+ 1,637
Uterin Cancer	35	2,306	34	1,612	+ 694
Drownings	36	2,226	45	446	+ 1,780
Fires	37	2,145	55	185	+ 1,960
Bladder Cancer	38	2,118	17	5,222	- 3,105
Skin Cancers	39	1,884	32	1,803	+ 81
Poisonings	40	1,868	57	170	+ 1,698
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,411	38	863	+ 548
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	930	33	1,612	- 682
Skin Disease	43	918	30	1,840	- 922
Low Birth Weight	44	723	52	253	+ 470
Endocrine Disorders	45	673	21	4,863	- 4,191
Asthma	46	592	35	1,133	- 541
Encephalitis	47	361	70	4	+ 358
Meningitis	48	348	59	129	+ 220
Multiple Sclerosis	49	278	49	287	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	252	48	294	- 42
Other Neoplasms	51	245	22	4,748	- 4,503
Epilepsy	52	241	40	824	- 583
Birth Trauma	53	240	60	113	+ 127
Appendicitis	54	137	61	79	+ 58
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	135	36	1,064	- 928
Maternal Conditions	56	90	64	14	+ 76
Malnutrition	57	81	47	302	- 221
Upper Respiratory	58	53	62	47	+ 7
War	59	41	68	6	+ 36
Hepatitis B	60	15	58	162	- 147
Chlamydia	61	8	82	0	+ 8
Syphilis	62	6	67	9	- 3
Tetanus	63	1	72	2	- 1
Otitis Media	64	1	66	9	- 8
Pertussis	65	1	73	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	42	652	- 652
Diphtheria	67	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	69	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	71	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	65	11	- 11
Malaria	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	181	- 181
Osteoarthritis	84	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.