UKRAINE VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	DR CONGO		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,727	12	6,817	+ 15,910
Tuberculosis	2	13,523	20	3,194	+ 10,328
Measles	3	13,057	60	41	+ 13,016
Malaria	4	12,921	76	0	+ 12,921
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	12,763	53	189	+ 12,574
Stroke	6	11,309	2	79,883	- 68,574
Coronary Heart Disease	7	10,727	1	278,709	- 267,982
Low Birth Weight	8	10,713	42	851	+ 9,862
Birth Trauma	9	10,221	51	242	+ 9,979
Road Traffic Accidents	10	9,350	18	4,487	+ 4,863
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,023	38	1,388	+ 3,635
Hypertension	12	4,865	41	970	+ 3,894
Liver Disease	13	4,649	3	15,197	- 10,548
Lung Disease	14	4,180	8	9,621	- 5,441
HIV/AIDS	15	4,106	13	5,874	- 1,769
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,987	31	2,258	+ 1,729
Meningitis	17	3,575	50	257	+ 3,318
Violence	18	3,436	23	2,765	+ 672
Maternal Conditions	19	3,249	57	55	+ 3,194
Kidney Disease	20	2,805	33	2,174	+ 631
Malnutrition	21	2,753	58	54	+ 2,699
Other Injuries	22	2,556	19	4,234	- 1,678
Pertussis	23	2,448	66	2	+ 2,446
Asthma	24	2,390	52	229	+ 2,161
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,280	45	415	+ 1,865
Suicide	26	1,796	9	9,517	- 7,721
Cervical Cancer	27	1,490	28	2,434	- 944
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,405	5	14,196	- 12,791
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,250	7	12,191	- 10,941
Prostate Cancer	30	1,220	16	4,800	- 3,579
Liver Cancer	31	1,187	32	2,210	- 1,023
Syphilis	32	1,159	64	4	+ 1,155
Falls	33	1,076	22	2,875	- 1,799
Drownings	34	1,067	30	2,312	- 1,244
Breast Cancer	35	1,055	11	8,106	- 7,050
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	917	6	13,505	- 12,588
Stomach Cancer	37	797	10	8,106	- 7,309
Lymphomas	38	637	24	2,636	- 1,999
Fires	39	620	37	1,652	- 1,032
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	594	36	1,657	- 1,063
Leukemia	41	578	26	2,531	- 1,953
Poisonings	42	534	40	1,117	- 583
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	534	43	817	- 283
Epilepsy	44	534	44	419	+ 115
War	45	512	49	273	+ 239
Tetanus	46	360	65	3	+ 357
Lung Cancers	47	358	4	15,024	- 14,666
Schistosomiasis	48	331	78	0	+ 331
Parkinson's Disease	49	320	21	3,101	- 2,781
Pancreas Cancer	50	314	14	5,811	- 5,497
Oral Cancer	51	310	17	4,520	- 4,210
Leishmaniasis	52	268	79	0	+ 268
Oesophagus Cancer	53	244	35	1,986	- 1,742
Skin Disease	54	241	48	313	- 72
Skin Cancers	55	237	34	2,010	- 1,773
Appendicitis	56	217	56	78	+ 139
Encephalitis	57	210	46	395	- 185
Ovary Cancer	58	203	25	2,621	- 2,419
Drug Use	59	197	39	1,141	- 944
Alcohol	60	196	15	5,670	- 5,474
Hepatitis B	61	141	59	42	+ 99
Upper Respiratory	62	114	61	31	+ 84
Uterin Cancer	63	109	29	2,373	- 2,264
Trypanosomiasis	64	107	77	0	+ 107
Bladder Cancer	65	83	27	2,436	- 2,353
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	67	55	103	- 36
Other Neoplasms	67	27	54	137	- 110
Ascariasis	68	25	71	0	+ 25
Hepatitis C	69	21	62	8	+ 13
Diphtheria	70	14	67	1	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	71	14	47	344	- 330
Otitis Media	72	12	68	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	73	5	63	5	- 1
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UKRAINE

DR Congo

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.