RUSSIA VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	207,920	1	562,711	- 354,791
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	118,269	5	48,522	+ 69,747
Lung Disease	3	80,461	9	36,600	+ 43,860
Stroke	4	65,279	2	327,199	- 261,921
Lung Cancers	5	64,048	3	54,361	+ 9,687
Kidney Disease	6	35,358	22	11,581	+ 23,777
Drug Use	7	30,652	27	9,113	+ 21,539
Hypertension	8	27,163	17	18,348	+ 8,815
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	25,460	7	42,633	- 17,172
Diabetes Mellitus	10	25,292	18	18,345	+ 6,947
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	24,839	10	32,404	- 7,566
Suicide	12	21,866	8	36,625	- 14,759
Breast Cancer	13	20,043	13	23,242	- 3,199
Endocrine Disorders	14	19,348	45	2,004	+ 17,345
Pancreas Cancer	15	18,240	16	20,282	- 2,042
Liver Disease	16	17,873	6	45,463	- 27,589
Road Traffic Accidents	17	17,170	19	17,507	- 337
Falls	18	16,644	21	11,705	+ 4,940
Lymphomas	19	16,588	29	8,919	+ 7,668
Prostate Cancer	20	14,665	20	14,107	+ 558
Parkinson's Disease	21	14,203	26	9,371	+ 4,833
Inflammatory/Heart	22	13,396	4	54,060	- 40,665
Liver Cancer	23	11,145	24	11,165	- 19
Leukemia	24	11,104	31	8,238	+ 2,867
Other Injuries	25	10,706	14	22,517	- 11,811
Bladder Cancer	26	8,080	38	6,307	+ 1,773
Violence	27	7,814	23	11,450	- 3,636
Oesophagus Cancer	28	7,342	33	7,431	- 89
Other Neoplasms	29	7,307	51	729	+ 6,578
Alcohol	30	6,037	12	27,984	- 21,948
Ovary Cancer	31	6,009	32	8,123	- 2,114
Skin Cancers	32	5,893	39	5,612	+ 281
Stomach Cancer	33	5,385	11	29,386	- 24,001
Congenital Anomalies	34	4,843	41	4,201	+ 642
Oral Cancer	35	4,758	25	10,880	- 6,122
Uterin Cancer	36	4,144	35	6,867	- 2,723
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	4,099	55	403	+ 3,696
Cervical Cancer	38	2,876	34	7,423	- 4,547
Low Birth Weight	39	2,851	44	2,153	+ 698
Malnutrition	40	2,785	57	242	+ 2,542
Hepatitis C	41	2,341	66	2	+ 2,339
HIV/AIDS	42	2,331	15	21,262	- 18,931
Skin Disease	43	2,227	43	2,735	- 508
Multiple Sclerosis	44	2,083	49	827	+ 1,256
Drownings	45	1,676	36	6,629	- 4,953
Asthma	46	1,572	46	1,764	- 192
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,501	42	2,770	- 1,269
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,425	28	8,938	- 7,512
Fires	49	1,311	37	6,387	- 5,076
Epilepsy	50	1,302	52	718	+ 584
Anemia	51	1,283	81	0	+ 1,283
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	1,013	50	750	+ 263
Poisonings	53	689	40	5,565	- 4,876
Birth Trauma	54	508	53	714	- 206
War	55	493	59	123	+ 371
Maternal Conditions	56	321	56	267	+ 53
Schizophrenia	57	298	83	0	+ 298
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	279	85	0	+ 279
Hepatitis B	59	250	60	43	+ 207
Meningitis	60	249	48	1,037	- 788
Osteoarthritis	61	238	84	0	+ 238
Tuberculosis	62	225	30	8,422	- 8,197
Appendicitis	63	175	54	409	- 234
Oral conditions	64	118	86	0	+ 118
Upper Respiratory	65	94	58	158	- 64
Syphilis	66	20	62	19	+ 2
Otitis Media	67	14	64	3	+ 11
Encephalitis	68	10	47	1,076	- 1,066
Pertussis	69	6	65	2	+ 4
Chagas disease	70	2	71	0	+ 2
Tetanus	71	1	63	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	79	0	+ 0
Malaria	77	0	74	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	61	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

United States

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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.