UKRAINE VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,727	1	278,709	- 242,982
War	2	22,772	49	273	+ 22,499
Stroke	3	16,942	2	79,883	- 62,941
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	13,021	12	6,817	+ 6,204
Low Birth Weight	5	11,227	42	851	+ 10,375
Birth Trauma	6	9,531	51	242	+ 9,289
Tuberculosis	7	8,745	20	3,194	+ 5,551
Hypertension	8	7,106	41	970	+ 6,136
Maternal Conditions	9	6,939	57	55	+ 6,884
Kidney Disease	10	5,858	33	2,174	+ 3,683
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,363	18	4,487	+ 875
Diabetes Mellitus	12	5,110	31	2,258	+ 2,852
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	4,938	53	189	+ 4,749
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,445	38	1,388	+ 3,057
Lung Disease	15	4,133	8	9,621	- 5,488
Liver Disease	16	4,088	3	15,197	- 11,108
Asthma	17	3,025	52	229	+ 2,796
Other Injuries	18	2,881	19	4,234	- 1,353
Violence	19	2,859	23	2,765	+ 94
Meningitis	20	2,334	50	257	+ 2,077
Pertussis	21	1,873	66	2	+ 1,871
Breast Cancer	22	1,620	11	8,106	- 6,486
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,569	5	14,196	- 12,627
Suicide	24	1,398	9	9,517	- 8,119
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,338	36	1,657	- 320
Stomach Cancer	26	1,334	10	8,106	- 6,773
Oral Cancer	27	1,304	17	4,520	- 3,215
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,212	45	415	+ 797
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,168	35	1,986	- 817
Tetanus	30	1,115	65	3	+ 1,112
Encephalitis	31	1,058	46	395	+ 663
Lung Cancers	32	956	4	15,024	- 14,067
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	925	43	817	+ 108
Drownings	34	885	30	2,312	- 1,426
Epilepsy	35	882	44	419	+ 463
Lymphomas	36	841	24	2,636	- 1,795
Falls	37	805	22	2,875	- 2,070
Hepatitis B	38	767	59	42	+ 725
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	659	6	13,505	- 12,846
Liver Cancer	40	584	32	2,210	- 1,626
Parkinson's Disease	41	558	21	3,101	- 2,543
Leukemia	42	542	26	2,531	- 1,989
Malnutrition	43	524	58	54	+ 469
Cervical Cancer	44	481	28	2,434	- 1,954
Inflammatory/Heart	45	468	7	12,191	- 11,723
HIV/AIDS	46	412	13	5,874	- 5,462
Poisonings	47	341	40	1,117	- 776
Ovary Cancer	48	328	25	2,621	- 2,293
Measles	49	311	60	41	+ 270
Fires	50	309	37	1,652	- 1,343
Drug Use	51	292	39	1,141	- 849
Appendicitis	52	265	56	78	+ 187
Uterin Cancer	53	256	29	2,373	- 2,117
Bladder Cancer	54	242	27	2,436	- 2,194
Prostate Cancer	55	229	16	4,800	- 4,570
Pancreas Cancer	56	204	14	5,811	- 5,607
Malaria	57	165	76	0	+ 165
Alcohol	58	133	15	5,670	- 5,537
Skin Cancers	59	129	34	2,010	- 1,881
Syphilis	60	84	64	4	+ 80
Skin Disease	61	84	48	313	- 230
Multiple Sclerosis	62	75	47	344	- 269
Other Neoplasms	63	26	54	137	- 111
Hepatitis C	64	25	62	8	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	23	55	103	- 80
Ascariasis	66	15	71	0	+ 15
Diphtheria	67	15	67	1	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	68	8	61	31	- 22
Chlamydia	69	1	63	5	- 4
Leishmaniasis	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UKRAINE

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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.