UKRAINE VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,496	1	278,709	- 233,213
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	28,035	5	14,196	+ 13,839
Stroke	3	22,055	2	79,883	- 57,828
Lung Cancers	4	20,177	4	15,024	+ 5,154
Lung Disease	5	19,168	8	9,621	+ 9,547
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	16,903	12	6,817	+ 10,086
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,911	6	13,505	- 3,594
Kidney Disease	8	8,788	33	2,174	+ 6,614
Breast Cancer	9	7,702	11	8,106	- 404
Suicide	10	6,285	9	9,517	- 3,231
Other Injuries	11	5,974	19	4,234	+ 1,740
Other Neoplasms	12	5,442	54	137	+ 5,305
Prostate Cancer	13	5,432	16	4,800	+ 632
Pancreas Cancer	14	5,387	14	5,811	- 423
Falls	15	5,227	22	2,875	+ 2,352
Lymphomas	16	4,622	24	2,636	+ 1,986
Liver Disease	17	4,266	3	15,197	- 10,931
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,263	45	415	+ 3,848
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,102	21	3,101	+ 1,000
Diabetes Mellitus	20	3,779	31	2,258	+ 1,521
Leukemia	21	3,571	26	2,531	+ 1,040
Bladder Cancer	22	3,211	27	2,436	+ 775
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,157	7	12,191	- 9,034
Liver Cancer	24	2,905	32	2,210	+ 695
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,674	35	1,986	+ 689
Stomach Cancer	26	2,570	10	8,106	- 5,537
Hypertension	27	2,202	41	970	+ 1,232
Oral Cancer	28	2,009	17	4,520	- 2,511
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,983	18	4,487	- 2,504
Ovary Cancer	30	1,943	25	2,621	- 679
Skin Cancers	31	1,555	34	2,010	- 455
Alcohol	32	1,488	15	5,670	- 4,183
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,243	53	189	+ 1,055
Uterin Cancer	34	1,144	29	2,373	- 1,230
Skin Disease	35	1,130	48	313	+ 817
Epilepsy	36	1,035	44	419	+ 617
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	872	43	817	+ 55
Malnutrition	38	866	58	54	+ 811
Drug Use	39	856	39	1,141	- 285
Congenital Anomalies	40	839	38	1,388	- 549
Cervical Cancer	41	723	28	2,434	- 1,711
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	633	36	1,657	- 1,025
Anemia	43	592	84	0	+ 592
Violence	44	445	23	2,765	- 2,320
Multiple Sclerosis	45	438	47	344	+ 94
Asthma	46	380	52	229	+ 151
Drownings	47	234	30	2,312	- 2,077
Fires	48	223	37	1,652	- 1,429
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	216	55	103	+ 113
Low Birth Weight	50	207	42	851	- 644
Osteoarthritis	51	174	82	0	+ 174
Hepatitis C	52	158	62	8	+ 150
Birth Trauma	53	140	51	242	- 102
Tuberculosis	54	136	20	3,194	- 3,058
Poisonings	55	122	40	1,117	- 995
Schizophrenia	56	118	86	0	+ 118
HIV/AIDS	57	107	13	5,874	- 5,767
Meningitis	58	85	50	257	- 172
Upper Respiratory	59	65	61	31	+ 35
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	60	81	0	+ 60
Oral conditions	61	56	80	0	+ 56
Appendicitis	62	50	56	78	- 28
Hepatitis B	63	49	59	42	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	64	18	57	55	- 37
Otitis Media	65	5	68	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	66	4	46	395	- 391
War	67	4	49	273	- 270
Pertussis	68	3	66	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	0	67	1	- 1
Syphilis	70	0	64	4	- 4
Chlamydia	71	0	63	5	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	65	3	- 3
Measles	79	0	60	41	- 41
Hookworm Disease	80	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.