UKRAINE VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,410	1	278,709	- 229,299
Stroke	2	25,989	2	79,883	- 53,893
Road Traffic Accidents	3	22,872	18	4,487	+ 18,385
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,107	31	2,258	+ 6,849
Liver Disease	5	8,837	3	15,197	- 6,359
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,433	12	6,817	+ 616
Kidney Disease	7	6,993	33	2,174	+ 4,818
HIV/AIDS	8	6,367	13	5,874	+ 492
Violence	9	6,319	23	2,765	+ 3,555
Hypertension	10	6,245	41	970	+ 5,275
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	5,960	5	14,196	- 8,236
Prostate Cancer	12	5,455	16	4,800	+ 656
Low Birth Weight	13	5,052	42	851	+ 4,201
Breast Cancer	14	4,814	11	8,106	- 3,291
Lung Disease	15	4,485	8	9,621	- 5,136
Lung Cancers	16	4,100	4	15,024	- 10,923
Congenital Anomalies	17	3,423	38	1,388	+ 2,035
Birth Trauma	18	3,016	51	242	+ 2,774
Other Injuries	19	2,935	19	4,234	- 1,299
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	2,806	6	13,505	- 10,699
Liver Cancer	21	2,190	32	2,210	- 20
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,986	45	415	+ 1,571
Cervical Cancer	23	1,847	28	2,434	- 587
Stomach Cancer	24	1,805	10	8,106	- 6,301
Suicide	25	1,746	9	9,517	- 7,771
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,663	53	189	+ 1,474
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,503	14	5,811	- 4,308
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,472	21	3,101	- 1,629
Asthma	29	1,454	52	229	+ 1,225
Falls	30	1,434	22	2,875	- 1,441
Oral Cancer	31	1,430	17	4,520	- 3,089
Leukemia	32	1,348	26	2,531	- 1,183
Lymphomas	33	1,234	24	2,636	- 1,402
Malnutrition	34	1,225	58	54	+ 1,171
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,027	7	12,191	- 11,164
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	972	36	1,657	- 685
Drownings	37	817	30	2,312	- 1,495
Tuberculosis	38	798	20	3,194	- 2,396
Maternal Conditions	39	668	57	55	+ 613
Oesophagus Cancer	40	661	35	1,986	- 1,325
Skin Cancers	41	568	34	2,010	- 1,442
Epilepsy	42	522	44	419	+ 103
Drug Use	43	514	39	1,141	- 627
Fires	44	459	37	1,652	- 1,193
Meningitis	45	441	50	257	+ 184
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	405	43	817	- 412
Pertussis	47	398	66	2	+ 396
Alcohol	48	397	15	5,670	- 5,273
Bladder Cancer	49	305	27	2,436	- 2,131
Ovary Cancer	50	293	25	2,621	- 2,329
Syphilis	51	232	64	4	+ 228
Appendicitis	52	220	56	78	+ 142
Skin Disease	53	164	48	313	- 149
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	159	55	103	+ 57
Poisonings	55	154	40	1,117	- 963
Encephalitis	56	147	46	395	- 248
Uterin Cancer	57	142	29	2,373	- 2,231
Other Neoplasms	58	117	54	137	- 20
Schistosomiasis	59	72	78	0	+ 72
Hepatitis C	60	56	62	8	+ 48
Tetanus	61	56	65	3	+ 53
Multiple Sclerosis	62	43	47	344	- 301
Hepatitis B	63	36	59	42	- 7
Dengue	64	16	72	0	+ 16
Malaria	65	13	76	0	+ 13
Chlamydia	66	5	63	5	- 0
War	67	4	49	273	- 269
Upper Respiratory	68	3	61	31	- 27
Diphtheria	69	2	67	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	2	71	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	60	41	- 41
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	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

Dominican Rep.

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.