UKRAINE VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	70,483	5	14,196	+ 56,287
Coronary Heart Disease	2	62,312	1	278,709	- 216,397
Stroke	3	26,082	2	79,883	- 53,801
Lung Cancers	4	14,655	4	15,024	- 369
Hypertension	5	12,867	41	970	+ 11,897
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,084	6	13,505	- 4,420
Falls	7	8,399	22	2,875	+ 5,524
Lung Disease	8	8,172	8	9,621	- 1,449
Pancreas Cancer	9	7,904	14	5,811	+ 2,094
Liver Disease	10	6,769	3	15,197	- 8,427
Prostate Cancer	11	6,149	16	4,800	+ 1,350
Breast Cancer	12	6,010	11	8,106	- 2,096
Parkinson's Disease	13	5,406	21	3,101	+ 2,305
Lymphomas	14	5,393	24	2,636	+ 2,757
Suicide	15	5,363	9	9,517	- 4,154
Liver Cancer	16	3,455	32	2,210	+ 1,245
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,283	7	12,191	- 8,908
Alcohol	18	2,943	15	5,670	- 2,727
Stomach Cancer	19	2,832	10	8,106	- 5,274
Other Injuries	20	2,768	19	4,234	- 1,466
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	2,765	12	6,817	- 4,052
Diabetes Mellitus	22	2,648	31	2,258	+ 390
Other Neoplasms	23	2,389	54	137	+ 2,252
Leukemia	24	2,353	26	2,531	- 178
Ovary Cancer	25	2,183	25	2,621	- 439
Kidney Disease	26	2,167	33	2,174	- 8
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,027	35	1,986	+ 41
Bladder Cancer	28	1,955	27	2,436	- 481
Skin Cancers	29	1,883	34	2,010	- 127
Drug Use	30	1,706	39	1,141	+ 565
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,627	45	415	+ 1,212
Uterin Cancer	32	1,427	29	2,373	- 947
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,363	18	4,487	- 3,124
Oral Cancer	34	1,313	17	4,520	- 3,207
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,217	38	1,388	- 172
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	960	36	1,657	- 697
Drownings	37	672	30	2,312	- 1,640
Epilepsy	38	660	44	419	+ 241
Schizophrenia	39	589	86	0	+ 589
Asthma	40	537	52	229	+ 308
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	526	55	103	+ 423
Multiple Sclerosis	42	508	47	344	+ 164
Violence	43	407	23	2,765	- 2,357
Cervical Cancer	44	394	28	2,434	- 2,041
Fires	45	390	37	1,652	- 1,262
Tuberculosis	46	203	20	3,194	- 2,991
Skin Disease	47	172	48	313	- 141
Low Birth Weight	48	166	42	851	- 686
Poisonings	49	157	40	1,117	- 960
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	120	43	817	- 696
Osteoarthritis	51	106	82	0	+ 106
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	97	53	189	- 92
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	69	81	0	+ 69
Appendicitis	54	60	56	78	- 18
Meningitis	55	60	50	257	- 197
Birth Trauma	56	49	51	242	- 193
Malnutrition	57	42	58	54	- 12
Anemia	58	36	84	0	+ 36
HIV/AIDS	59	35	13	5,874	- 5,839
Hepatitis C	60	29	62	8	+ 21
Oral conditions	61	24	80	0	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	62	13	61	31	- 18
Hepatitis B	63	10	59	42	- 32
Maternal Conditions	64	10	57	55	- 45
War	65	4	49	273	- 270
Encephalitis	66	3	46	395	- 392
Syphilis	67	2	64	4	- 1
Otitis Media	68	2	68	0	+ 2
Pertussis	69	0	66	2	- 2
Tetanus	70	0	65	3	- 3
Diphtheria	71	0	67	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	60	41	- 41
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	63	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UKRAINE

Finland

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.