ROMANIA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	26,015	15	2,839	+ 23,176
Coronary Heart Disease	2	19,015	1	71,810	- 52,796
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	10,747	5	9,357	+ 1,390
Stroke	4	9,975	2	49,707	- 39,733
Lung Cancers	5	9,468	4	10,113	- 646
Lung Disease	6	8,721	7	7,359	+ 1,361
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,890	8	6,835	- 1,945
Prostate Cancer	8	3,523	16	2,449	+ 1,074
Breast Cancer	9	3,372	11	3,851	- 479
Lymphomas	10	2,479	25	1,385	+ 1,094
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,385	14	2,935	- 550
Oesophagus Cancer	12	2,313	30	755	+ 1,559
Parkinson's Disease	13	2,273	31	741	+ 1,532
Liver Disease	14	2,032	6	8,920	- 6,888
Falls	15	2,020	24	1,504	+ 515
Bladder Cancer	16	1,626	23	1,715	- 89
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,549	18	2,230	- 682
Kidney Disease	18	1,450	9	5,175	- 3,724
Other Injuries	19	1,448	19	2,139	- 691
Suicide	20	1,412	21	1,886	- 475
Liver Cancer	21	1,388	13	3,114	- 1,725
Leukemia	22	1,381	26	1,342	+ 39
Hypertension	23	1,381	3	11,007	- 9,627
Stomach Cancer	24	1,325	12	3,457	- 2,132
Ovary Cancer	25	1,065	27	1,109	- 44
Other Neoplasms	26	1,057	43	289	+ 768
Skin Cancers	27	988	29	1,003	- 15
Endocrine Disorders	28	874	48	193	+ 681
Inflammatory/Heart	29	829	10	4,433	- 3,604
Oral Cancer	30	824	17	2,290	- 1,466
Drug Use	31	749	40	346	+ 403
Uterin Cancer	32	622	34	522	+ 100
Road Traffic Accidents	33	575	20	1,992	- 1,417
Skin Disease	34	566	53	97	+ 468
Congenital Anomalies	35	564	38	367	+ 197
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	554	33	531	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	37	492	55	66	+ 426
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	424	46	223	+ 200
Alcohol	39	412	37	409	+ 3
Low Birth Weight	40	348	41	317	+ 31
Asthma	41	345	45	225	+ 120
Epilepsy	42	316	42	314	+ 2
Cervical Cancer	43	291	22	1,870	- 1,579
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	269	85	0	+ 269
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	232	35	440	- 208
Violence	46	230	44	255	- 25
Tuberculosis	47	93	28	1,015	- 922
Fires	48	89	36	421	- 333
Drownings	49	80	32	596	- 516
Anemia	50	73	56	59	+ 15
Hepatitis C	51	71	52	98	- 28
Meningitis	52	62	54	76	- 15
Poisonings	53	58	39	366	- 308
Birth Trauma	54	50	57	38	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	55	50	47	219	- 169
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	49	49	143	- 95
Osteoarthritis	57	44	86	0	+ 44
Malnutrition	58	31	50	142	- 111
Appendicitis	59	28	60	21	+ 7
Schizophrenia	60	27	51	103	- 76
Oral conditions	61	14	64	2	+ 12
Syphilis	62	13	66	1	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	63	13	63	3	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	64	12	58	35	- 23
Hepatitis B	65	11	59	30	- 20
Otitis Media	66	4	68	1	+ 3
War	67	3	65	2	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	2	62	6	- 4
Pertussis	69	1	69	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	61	7	- 7
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

United Kingdom

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.