UNITED KINGDOM VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	273,558	2	71,728	+ 201,830
Stroke	2	159,066	4	37,626	+ 121,439
Lung Cancers	3	26,427	5	35,715	- 9,288
Inflammatory/Heart	4	26,281	29	3,126	+ 23,155
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	23,588	1	98,135	- 74,546
Liver Disease	6	22,101	14	7,666	+ 14,436
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	20,726	7	18,446	+ 2,280
Suicide	8	17,805	20	5,325	+ 12,480
Lung Disease	9	17,793	6	32,896	- 15,103
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	15,753	3	40,540	- 24,787
Stomach Cancer	11	14,286	24	4,999	+ 9,287
Alcohol	12	13,604	39	1,555	+ 12,050
Breast Cancer	13	11,299	9	12,718	- 1,420
Other Injuries	14	10,946	19	5,464	+ 5,482
HIV/AIDS	15	10,336	55	188	+ 10,148
Pancreas Cancer	16	9,860	11	8,995	+ 865
Hypertension	17	8,920	23	5,208	+ 3,712
Diabetes Mellitus	18	8,918	17	5,842	+ 3,076
Road Traffic Accidents	19	8,511	33	2,169	+ 6,342
Prostate Cancer	20	6,858	8	13,289	- 6,431
Falls	21	5,690	15	7,618	- 1,928
Kidney Disease	22	5,630	18	5,471	+ 159
Violence	23	5,566	46	868	+ 4,699
Liver Cancer	24	5,428	21	5,237	+ 191
Oral Cancer	25	5,289	30	3,109	+ 2,180
Parkinson's Disease	26	4,555	13	8,573	- 4,017
Drug Use	27	4,430	31	2,824	+ 1,606
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	4,345	36	2,090	+ 2,255
Lymphomas	29	4,336	10	9,350	- 5,014
Tuberculosis	30	4,094	47	351	+ 3,743
Leukemia	31	4,005	22	5,211	- 1,206
Ovary Cancer	32	3,949	25	4,019	- 70
Oesophagus Cancer	33	3,613	12	8,727	- 5,114
Cervical Cancer	34	3,609	43	1,099	+ 2,510
Uterin Cancer	35	3,338	32	2,346	+ 992
Drownings	36	3,222	49	301	+ 2,922
Fires	37	3,105	48	334	+ 2,771
Bladder Cancer	38	3,066	16	6,133	- 3,067
Skin Cancers	39	2,728	27	3,727	- 999
Poisonings	40	2,705	53	221	+ 2,485
Congenital Anomalies	41	2,042	35	2,127	- 84
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,347	45	876	+ 471
Skin Disease	43	1,330	34	2,134	- 804
Low Birth Weight	44	1,047	40	1,313	- 267
Endocrine Disorders	45	974	28	3,297	- 2,323
Asthma	46	858	41	1,302	- 445
Encephalitis	47	523	68	6	+ 517
Meningitis	48	504	52	232	+ 272
Multiple Sclerosis	49	402	37	1,856	- 1,454
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	365	44	1,014	- 649
Other Neoplasms	51	354	26	3,986	- 3,632
Epilepsy	52	349	42	1,193	- 844
Birth Trauma	53	347	54	190	+ 157
Appendicitis	54	199	59	105	+ 93
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	196	38	1,599	- 1,403
Maternal Conditions	56	130	64	47	+ 83
Malnutrition	57	118	58	116	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	58	77	63	48	+ 29
War	59	60	67	10	+ 50
Hepatitis B	60	21	65	40	- 19
Chlamydia	61	12	79	0	+ 12
Syphilis	62	9	62	49	- 40
Tetanus	63	2	72	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	64	2	66	16	- 14
Pertussis	65	1	69	3	- 2
Hepatitis C	66	1	51	267	- 266
Diphtheria	67	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	101	- 101
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.