UKRAINE VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,971	1	278,709	- 247,738
Violence	2	13,857	23	2,765	+ 11,092
Stroke	3	11,918	2	79,883	- 67,965
Lung Disease	4	11,455	8	9,621	+ 1,833
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	7,748	12	6,817	+ 931
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,584	18	4,487	+ 1,097
Kidney Disease	7	4,915	33	2,174	+ 2,740
Hypertension	8	4,602	41	970	+ 3,632
Stomach Cancer	9	4,395	10	8,106	- 3,711
Lung Cancers	10	3,776	4	15,024	- 11,248
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,616	31	2,258	+ 1,358
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,143	6	13,505	- 10,361
Breast Cancer	13	2,639	11	8,106	- 5,467
Prostate Cancer	14	2,578	16	4,800	- 2,222
Other Neoplasms	15	2,305	54	137	+ 2,168
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,131	38	1,388	+ 742
HIV/AIDS	17	1,930	13	5,874	- 3,945
Lymphomas	18	1,872	24	2,636	- 764
Liver Disease	19	1,745	3	15,197	- 13,452
Cervical Cancer	20	1,630	28	2,434	- 805
Leukemia	21	1,588	26	2,531	- 943
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,551	5	14,196	- 12,645
Low Birth Weight	23	1,507	42	851	+ 655
Liver Cancer	24	1,485	32	2,210	- 725
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,454	14	5,811	- 4,356
Suicide	26	1,413	9	9,517	- 8,104
Malnutrition	27	1,351	58	54	+ 1,296
Other Injuries	28	1,145	19	4,234	- 3,089
Falls	29	1,091	22	2,875	- 1,784
Endocrine Disorders	30	983	45	415	+ 568
Inflammatory/Heart	31	956	7	12,191	- 11,235
Tuberculosis	32	915	20	3,194	- 2,280
Ovary Cancer	33	807	25	2,621	- 1,814
Skin Disease	34	792	48	313	+ 479
Skin Cancers	35	740	34	2,010	- 1,270
Oesophagus Cancer	36	601	35	1,986	- 1,385
Oral Cancer	37	580	17	4,520	- 3,939
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	538	53	189	+ 349
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	502	36	1,657	- 1,155
Drownings	40	496	30	2,312	- 1,816
Birth Trauma	41	466	51	242	+ 224
Bladder Cancer	42	438	27	2,436	- 1,998
Epilepsy	43	430	44	419	+ 11
Drug Use	44	354	39	1,141	- 787
Uterin Cancer	45	304	29	2,373	- 2,069
Maternal Conditions	46	283	57	55	+ 228
Parkinson's Disease	47	275	21	3,101	- 2,826
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	239	81	0	+ 239
War	49	187	49	273	- 86
Meningitis	50	175	50	257	- 82
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	174	55	103	+ 71
Appendicitis	52	153	56	78	+ 75
Chagas disease	53	146	75	0	+ 146
Asthma	54	138	52	229	- 91
Dengue	55	96	72	0	+ 96
Fires	56	91	37	1,652	- 1,561
Anemia	57	72	84	0	+ 72
Osteoarthritis	58	48	82	0	+ 48
Hepatitis C	59	47	62	8	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	60	45	47	344	- 299
Poisonings	61	44	40	1,117	- 1,073
Hepatitis B	62	36	59	42	- 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	27	43	817	- 790
Encephalitis	64	27	46	395	- 368
Syphilis	65	22	64	4	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	66	19	61	31	- 11
Malaria	67	19	76	0	+ 19
Alcohol	68	16	15	5,670	- 5,654
Pertussis	69	13	66	2	+ 11
Schizophrenia	70	13	86	0	+ 13
Tetanus	71	10	65	3	+ 7
Leprosy	72	6	69	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	73	5	68	0	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	74	5	79	0	+ 5
Oral conditions	75	5	80	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	76	3	71	0	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	60	41	- 41
Hookworm Disease	79	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	67	1	- 1
Chlamydia	81	0	63	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UKRAINE

Colombia

Ukraine

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.