ESTONIA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	1,711	12	229	+ 1,482
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,251	1	3,009	- 1,758
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	707	6	349	+ 358
Stroke	4	656	3	1,116	- 460
Lung Cancers	5	623	4	657	- 34
Lung Disease	6	574	13	229	+ 345
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	322	5	527	- 205
Prostate Cancer	8	232	8	298	- 67
Breast Cancer	9	222	11	260	- 38
Lymphomas	10	163	15	213	- 50
Pancreas Cancer	11	157	10	268	- 112
Oesophagus Cancer	12	152	27	99	+ 54
Parkinson's Disease	13	149	29	82	+ 68
Liver Disease	14	134	7	328	- 195
Falls	15	133	24	119	+ 14
Bladder Cancer	16	107	21	126	- 19
Diabetes Mellitus	17	102	19	146	- 44
Kidney Disease	18	95	17	176	- 81
Other Injuries	19	95	20	141	- 46
Suicide	20	93	16	197	- 105
Liver Cancer	21	91	26	107	- 16
Leukemia	22	91	22	126	- 35
Hypertension	23	91	2	2,700	- 2,609
Stomach Cancer	24	87	9	290	- 203
Ovary Cancer	25	70	28	87	- 17
Other Neoplasms	26	70	23	123	- 54
Skin Cancers	27	65	30	79	- 14
Endocrine Disorders	28	57	33	66	- 8
Inflammatory/Heart	29	55	14	217	- 162
Oral Cancer	30	54	25	110	- 56
Drug Use	31	49	31	75	- 26
Uterin Cancer	32	41	34	60	- 19
Road Traffic Accidents	33	38	35	59	- 21
Skin Disease	34	37	41	29	+ 9
Congenital Anomalies	35	37	43	25	+ 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	36	36	55	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	37	32	48	16	+ 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	28	53	8	+ 20
Alcohol	39	27	18	148	- 121
Low Birth Weight	40	23	55	7	+ 16
Asthma	41	23	44	24	- 1
Epilepsy	42	21	37	45	- 24
Cervical Cancer	43	19	32	68	- 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	18	46	17	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	15	45	22	- 6
Violence	46	15	42	28	- 13
Tuberculosis	47	6	47	16	- 10
Fires	48	6	38	41	- 35
Drownings	49	5	40	30	- 25
Anemia	50	5	51	9	- 4
Hepatitis C	51	5	58	4	+ 1
Meningitis	52	4	54	7	- 3
Poisonings	53	4	52	8	- 4
Birth Trauma	54	3	57	5	- 2
HIV/AIDS	55	3	39	40	- 37
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	3	49	12	- 9
Osteoarthritis	57	3	50	10	- 7
Malnutrition	58	2	79	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	59	2	59	2	- 0
Schizophrenia	60	2	56	6	- 4
Oral conditions	61	1	60	2	- 1
Syphilis	62	1	62	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	1	66	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	61	1	- 0
Hepatitis B	65	1	65	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	0	67	0	+ 0
War	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	63	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	83	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ESTONIA

United Kingdom

Estonia

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.