GREECE VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	61,016	1	21,124	+ 39,892
Stroke	2	22,462	2	14,077	+ 8,384
Lung Cancers	3	5,289	4	7,355	- 2,067
Hypertension	4	5,131	9	2,922	+ 2,209
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,274	8	3,264	+ 1,010
Suicide	6	2,872	28	533	+ 2,339
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,604	3	8,282	- 5,679
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	2,583	7	3,940	- 1,357
Liver Disease	9	2,561	23	809	+ 1,752
Stomach Cancer	10	2,544	16	1,535	+ 1,009
Breast Cancer	11	2,503	11	2,520	- 17
Prostate Cancer	12	2,380	12	2,023	+ 357
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,300	13	1,904	+ 396
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,090	20	1,266	+ 825
Falls	15	2,062	21	1,245	+ 817
Lung Disease	16	2,042	5	5,526	- 3,484
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,926	24	725	+ 1,201
Other Injuries	18	1,654	17	1,453	+ 201
Kidney Disease	19	1,480	6	4,759	- 3,278
Oral Cancer	20	1,345	30	440	+ 905
Lymphomas	21	1,280	19	1,268	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	1,245	26	611	+ 634
Bladder Cancer	23	1,164	15	1,551	- 387
Leukemia	24	1,130	18	1,354	- 224
Liver Cancer	25	951	14	1,566	- 615
Ovary Cancer	26	928	27	557	+ 371
Road Traffic Accidents	27	894	22	870	+ 23
Cervical Cancer	28	893	36	243	+ 649
Parkinson's Disease	29	885	10	2,646	- 1,761
Oesophagus Cancer	30	871	35	246	+ 625
Other Neoplasms	31	844	25	679	+ 165
Skin Cancers	32	782	31	438	+ 344
Alcohol	33	763	49	50	+ 712
Uterin Cancer	34	634	33	373	+ 262
Drownings	35	597	32	435	+ 161
Violence	36	524	42	104	+ 420
Drug Use	37	487	37	193	+ 293
Tuberculosis	38	473	46	66	+ 406
Endocrine Disorders	39	287	29	526	- 239
Epilepsy	40	247	34	249	- 2
Congenital Anomalies	41	245	38	174	+ 71
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	236	44	95	+ 141
Fires	43	204	39	146	+ 57
Skin Disease	44	191	47	56	+ 134
Poisonings	45	184	56	19	+ 164
Asthma	46	181	55	27	+ 153
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	163	45	67	+ 97
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	116	43	100	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	49	114	40	135	- 21
Hepatitis C	50	93	52	38	+ 55
HIV/AIDS	51	89	50	47	+ 41
Meningitis	52	77	53	33	+ 44
Birth Trauma	53	41	57	17	+ 24
Appendicitis	54	39	58	9	+ 29
Low Birth Weight	55	35	41	127	- 92
Schizophrenia	56	34	54	27	+ 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	32	86	0	+ 32
Malnutrition	58	28	66	1	+ 27
Osteoarthritis	59	25	85	0	+ 25
Anemia	60	21	51	47	- 26
Hepatitis B	61	19	48	56	- 37
Tetanus	62	10	62	2	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	63	8	61	2	+ 6
Oral conditions	64	8	63	2	+ 6
Encephalitis	65	6	67	1	+ 6
Otitis Media	66	4	82	0	+ 4
War	67	1	64	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	59	8	- 8
Pertussis	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	65	1	- 1
Chlamydia	71	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	60	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Lithuania

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.