Russian Federation vs United States of America: Causes of mortality
Causes of mortality over time
- Russian Federation
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 3.09 million Deaths against 1.80 million Deaths in Russian Federation, a difference of 1.29 million Deaths.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.7 times Russian Federation's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Russian Federation ahead.
Russian Federation ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st of 36 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russian Federation | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.12 million Deaths | 2.06 million Deaths | 1.05 million Deaths | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 3.79 million Deaths | 2.27 million Deaths | 1.52 million Deaths | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 2.21 million Deaths | 2.43 million Deaths | 221,315 Deaths | United States of America |
| 2010s | 1.89 million Deaths | 2.67 million Deaths | 785,253 Deaths | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher causes of mortality, Russian Federation or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 3.09 million Deaths against 1.80 million Deaths in Russian Federation as of 2023.
- What is the difference in causes of mortality between Russian Federation and United States of America?
- 1.29 million Deaths, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United States of America?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.
- How do Russian Federation and United States of America rank globally for causes of mortality?
- Russian Federation ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Causes of mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.