UKRAINE VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	26,373	13	5,874	+ 20,499
Tuberculosis	2	16,265	20	3,194	+ 13,070
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	15,066	12	6,817	+ 8,249
Coronary Heart Disease	4	14,588	1	278,709	- 264,121
Stroke	5	13,256	2	79,883	- 66,627
Malaria	6	11,562	76	0	+ 11,562
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,347	18	4,487	+ 4,860
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,627	53	189	+ 7,438
Low Birth Weight	9	7,504	42	851	+ 6,652
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,138	31	2,258	+ 3,880
Birth Trauma	11	5,833	51	242	+ 5,591
Hypertension	12	5,454	41	970	+ 4,483
Liver Disease	13	5,442	3	15,197	- 9,755
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,263	38	1,388	+ 2,875
Kidney Disease	15	3,585	33	2,174	+ 1,410
Maternal Conditions	16	3,378	57	55	+ 3,323
Lung Disease	17	3,163	8	9,621	- 6,458
Violence	18	3,151	23	2,765	+ 386
Suicide	19	2,039	9	9,517	- 7,477
Other Injuries	20	1,948	19	4,234	- 2,286
Pertussis	21	1,925	66	2	+ 1,923
Meningitis	22	1,750	50	257	+ 1,492
Asthma	23	1,701	52	229	+ 1,472
Malnutrition	24	1,589	58	54	+ 1,535
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,347	5	14,196	- 12,849
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,284	7	12,191	- 10,907
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,216	45	415	+ 800
Prostate Cancer	28	1,157	16	4,800	- 3,643
Cervical Cancer	29	1,147	28	2,434	- 1,287
Liver Cancer	30	991	32	2,210	- 1,219
Measles	31	932	60	41	+ 890
Breast Cancer	32	928	11	8,106	- 7,178
Falls	33	870	22	2,875	- 2,005
Syphilis	34	623	64	4	+ 620
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	615	36	1,657	- 1,043
Drownings	36	607	30	2,312	- 1,704
Fires	37	528	37	1,652	- 1,124
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	519	6	13,505	- 12,985
Stomach Cancer	39	515	10	8,106	- 7,592
Epilepsy	40	444	44	419	+ 25
Poisonings	41	412	40	1,117	- 705
Parkinson's Disease	42	404	21	3,101	- 2,698
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	389	43	817	- 428
Drug Use	44	383	39	1,141	- 758
Lymphomas	45	357	24	2,636	- 2,279
Leukemia	46	336	26	2,531	- 2,195
Lung Cancers	47	314	4	15,024	- 14,710
Ovary Cancer	48	289	25	2,621	- 2,332
Alcohol	49	269	15	5,670	- 5,401
Skin Disease	50	267	48	313	- 46
Schistosomiasis	51	262	78	0	+ 262
Pancreas Cancer	52	245	14	5,811	- 5,566
Skin Cancers	53	211	34	2,010	- 1,799
Oral Cancer	54	191	17	4,520	- 4,329
Tetanus	55	135	65	3	+ 132
Encephalitis	56	116	46	395	- 279
Oesophagus Cancer	57	114	35	1,986	- 1,872
Appendicitis	58	108	56	78	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	87	55	103	- 16
Uterin Cancer	60	86	29	2,373	- 2,288
Bladder Cancer	61	85	27	2,436	- 2,351
Hepatitis B	62	85	59	42	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	63	44	54	137	- 93
Upper Respiratory	64	39	61	31	+ 9
Trypanosomiasis	65	39	77	0	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	66	22	47	344	- 322
Hepatitis C	67	15	62	8	+ 7
Diphtheria	68	11	67	1	+ 10
Ascariasis	69	6	71	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	70	6	63	5	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	4	68	0	+ 4
War	72	3	49	273	- 270
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	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.