RUSSIA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	201,864	5	48,522	+ 153,342
Coronary Heart Disease	2	147,545	1	562,711	- 415,166
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	83,392	10	32,404	+ 50,987
Stroke	4	77,398	2	327,199	- 249,801
Lung Cancers	5	73,466	3	54,361	+ 19,105
Lung Disease	6	67,667	9	36,600	+ 31,067
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	37,944	7	42,633	- 4,689
Prostate Cancer	8	27,336	20	14,107	+ 13,229
Breast Cancer	9	26,162	13	23,242	+ 2,920
Lymphomas	10	19,234	29	8,919	+ 10,314
Pancreas Cancer	11	18,504	16	20,282	- 1,778
Oesophagus Cancer	12	17,951	33	7,431	+ 10,520
Parkinson's Disease	13	17,634	26	9,371	+ 8,263
Liver Disease	14	15,768	6	45,463	- 29,694
Falls	15	15,671	21	11,705	+ 3,966
Bladder Cancer	16	12,616	38	6,307	+ 6,309
Diabetes Mellitus	17	12,018	18	18,345	- 6,327
Kidney Disease	18	11,254	22	11,581	- 327
Other Injuries	19	11,239	14	22,517	- 11,277
Suicide	20	10,954	8	36,625	- 25,672
Liver Cancer	21	10,772	24	11,165	- 393
Leukemia	22	10,719	31	8,238	+ 2,481
Hypertension	23	10,713	17	18,348	- 7,635
Stomach Cancer	24	10,283	11	29,386	- 19,103
Ovary Cancer	25	8,267	32	8,123	+ 144
Other Neoplasms	26	8,199	51	729	+ 7,470
Skin Cancers	27	7,667	39	5,612	+ 2,055
Endocrine Disorders	28	6,782	45	2,004	+ 4,778
Inflammatory/Heart	29	6,431	4	54,060	- 47,629
Oral Cancer	30	6,395	25	10,880	- 4,485
Drug Use	31	5,810	27	9,113	- 3,303
Uterin Cancer	32	4,826	35	6,867	- 2,041
Road Traffic Accidents	33	4,462	19	17,507	- 13,045
Skin Disease	34	4,389	43	2,735	+ 1,654
Congenital Anomalies	35	4,374	41	4,201	+ 173
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	4,299	28	8,938	- 4,639
Multiple Sclerosis	37	3,817	49	827	+ 2,990
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	3,289	55	403	+ 2,886
Alcohol	39	3,198	12	27,984	- 24,786
Low Birth Weight	40	2,702	44	2,153	+ 549
Asthma	41	2,679	46	1,764	+ 915
Epilepsy	42	2,455	52	718	+ 1,737
Cervical Cancer	43	2,261	34	7,423	- 5,162
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	2,085	50	750	+ 1,335
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,802	42	2,770	- 968
Violence	46	1,785	23	11,450	- 9,665
Tuberculosis	47	723	30	8,422	- 7,699
Fires	48	688	37	6,387	- 5,699
Drownings	49	619	36	6,629	- 6,010
Anemia	50	569	81	0	+ 569
Hepatitis C	51	550	66	2	+ 548
Meningitis	52	478	48	1,037	- 559
Poisonings	53	454	40	5,565	- 5,111
Birth Trauma	54	390	53	714	- 324
HIV/AIDS	55	387	15	21,262	- 20,875
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	378	85	0	+ 378
Osteoarthritis	57	344	84	0	+ 344
Malnutrition	58	238	57	242	- 4
Appendicitis	59	216	54	409	- 192
Schizophrenia	60	209	83	0	+ 209
Oral conditions	61	111	86	0	+ 111
Syphilis	62	100	62	19	+ 82
Upper Respiratory	63	99	58	158	- 59
Maternal Conditions	64	96	56	267	- 171
Hepatitis B	65	82	60	43	+ 39
Otitis Media	66	32	64	3	+ 29
War	67	20	59	123	- 103
Encephalitis	68	12	47	1,076	- 1,064
Pertussis	69	6	65	2	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	1	63	3	- 3
Dengue	73	1	79	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	74	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	68	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	61	25	- 25
Ascariasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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.