USA VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rank	Deaths	Rank	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,467,827	1	445,864	+ 1,021,963
Stroke	2	1,001,484	4	146,664	+ 854,820
Other Injuries	3	166,943	21	25,827	+ 141,116
Lung Cancers	4	114,151	3	165,402	- 51,251
Poisonings	5	111,126	20	29,473	+ 81,653
HIV/AIDS	6	100,187	34	11,630	+ 88,557
Liver Disease	7	96,493	19	30,027	+ 66,466
Stomach Cancer	8	89,353	31	13,230	+ 76,123
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	89,197	7	62,592	+ 26,605
Suicide	10	85,698	15	35,441	+ 50,257
Road Traffic Accidents	11	75,854	12	45,154	+ 30,700
Hypertension	12	63,357	8	62,156	+ 1,201
Violence	13	57,789	25	19,169	+ 38,620
Tuberculosis	14	56,629	60	651	+ 55,978
Lung Disease	15	54,617	5	130,808	- 76,191
Inflammatory/Heart	16	54,014	17	33,885	+ 20,129
Breast Cancer	17	52,165	11	47,377	+ 4,788
Influenza & Pneumonia	18	42,356	9	57,722	- 15,366
Pancreas Cancer	19	30,758	14	35,715	- 4,957
Asthma	20	30,529	45	3,653	+ 26,876
Drownings	21	23,986	46	3,599	+ 20,387
Falls	22	23,231	23	24,337	- 1,106
Fires	23	23,153	47	3,463	+ 19,690
Diabetes Mellitus	24	22,027	6	75,280	- 53,253
Prostate Cancer	25	21,141	16	34,299	- 13,158
Oral Cancer	26	19,862	35	9,330	+ 10,532
Leukemia	27	17,665	22	25,443	- 7,778
Bladder Cancer	28	17,594	27	16,279	+ 1,315
Liver Cancer	29	17,527	26	17,862	- 335
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	17,255	49	3,209	+ 14,046
Ovary Cancer	31	16,091	29	15,254	+ 837
Oesophagus Cancer	32	15,909	28	15,710	+ 199
Cervical Cancer	33	15,304	42	4,564	+ 10,740
Congenital Anomalies	34	14,122	33	11,835	+ 2,287
Kidney Disease	35	13,984	10	50,889	- 36,905
Uterin Cancer	36	12,096	36	8,638	+ 3,458
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	11,199	48	3,401	+ 7,798
Alcohol	38	10,619	40	6,230	+ 4,389
Lymphomas	39	9,593	13	38,595	- 29,002
War	40	9,023	55	1,243	+ 7,780
Alzheimers/Dementia	41	7,512	2	172,765	- 165,253
Skin Cancers	42	7,055	32	13,036	- 5,981
Drug Use	43	7,037	41	4,732	+ 2,305
Low Birth Weight	44	6,450	37	7,748	- 1,298
Other Neoplasms	45	5,286	30	15,145	- 9,859
Birth Trauma	46	4,155	53	2,237	+ 1,918
Skin Disease	47	3,897	43	4,147	- 250
Meningitis	48	3,884	59	792	+ 3,092
Epilepsy	49	3,708	54	1,514	+ 2,194
Appendicitis	50	3,668	64	441	+ 3,227
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	2,931	63	541	+ 2,390
Upper Respiratory	52	2,916	66	157	+ 2,759
Multiple Sclerosis	53	2,132	44	3,738	- 1,606
Parkinson Disease	54	1,883	24	21,557	- 19,674
Endocrine Disorders	55	1,861	18	33,697	- 31,836
Hepatitis B	56	1,712	58	829	+ 883
Anaemia	57	1,511	50	3,059	- 1,548
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	1,404	52	2,545	- 1,141
Maternal Conditions	59	1,197	56	1,224	- 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	60	1,095	38	7,298	- 6,203
Schizophrenia	61	890	62	563	+ 327
Hepatitis C	62	763	39	6,764	- 6,001
Malnutrition	63	717	51	2,873	- 2,156
Osteoarthritis	64	138	57	859	- 721
Syphilis	65	60	67	45	+ 15
Depression	66	45	61	616	- 571
Diphtheria	67	33	76	1	+ 32
Malaria	68	11	71	5	+ 6
Pertussis	69	7	69	11	- 4
Tetanus	70	7	70	6	+ 1
Measles	71	2	77	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	72	0	75	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	72	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	2	- 2
Dengue	78	0	81	0	- 0
Encephalitis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	85	0	- 0
Otitis Media	83	0	68	37	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	65	209	- 209
Population = USA	Total		Total

Note: Rankings are to world standards, WHO 2009

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

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. The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if the two countries shared the same leading causes of death. Use the chart on the left to find out. Sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Another interesting way to view this data is to ask yourself what might happen if the people of the United States and Russia lived in the same place?

We all know that lifestyle and access to good healthcare makes a huge difference in the quality and length of our lives. What is less certain, in our opinion, is a belief shared by many that there are no biological differences between races. We believe more research is required on this subject, but one aspect of it is abundantly clear from these charts...We don't all die from the same things. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." 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: http://worldlifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

Note 1: If population differences are too great converting to the smaller country is required.

Note 2: You can see age adjusted death rates per 100,000 of population in many other places on the Site.

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 the latest WHO data for both countries was used (2009).