UKRAINE VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,521	1	278,709	- 239,188
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	28,944	5	14,196	+ 14,748
Stroke	3	13,772	2	79,883	- 66,111
Lung Cancers	4	13,146	4	15,024	- 1,878
Lung Disease	5	12,608	8	9,621	+ 2,986
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,064	12	6,817	+ 1,247
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,195	6	13,505	- 6,310
Prostate Cancer	8	5,960	16	4,800	+ 1,161
Breast Cancer	9	5,226	11	8,106	- 2,879
Parkinson's Disease	10	5,190	21	3,101	+ 2,088
Other Injuries	11	4,899	19	4,234	+ 666
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,243	14	5,811	- 1,568
Suicide	13	3,942	9	9,517	- 5,575
Lymphomas	14	3,601	24	2,636	+ 966
Kidney Disease	15	3,257	33	2,174	+ 1,082
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,905	31	2,258	+ 647
Hypertension	17	2,372	41	970	+ 1,401
Falls	18	2,320	22	2,875	- 555
Oesophagus Cancer	19	2,207	35	1,986	+ 221
Liver Cancer	20	2,192	32	2,210	- 18
Bladder Cancer	21	1,994	27	2,436	- 442
Leukemia	22	1,851	26	2,531	- 680
Stomach Cancer	23	1,720	10	8,106	- 6,386
Drug Use	24	1,646	39	1,141	+ 505
Ovary Cancer	25	1,610	25	2,621	- 1,012
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,530	7	12,191	- 10,661
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,527	45	415	+ 1,112
Alcohol	28	1,385	15	5,670	- 4,285
Skin Cancers	29	1,272	34	2,010	- 738
Other Neoplasms	30	953	54	137	+ 816
Liver Disease	31	927	3	15,197	- 14,270
Cervical Cancer	32	900	28	2,434	- 1,534
Oral Cancer	33	837	17	4,520	- 3,683
Congenital Anomalies	34	730	38	1,388	- 658
Road Traffic Accidents	35	681	18	4,487	- 3,807
Uterin Cancer	36	677	29	2,373	- 1,696
Epilepsy	37	531	44	419	+ 112
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	415	55	103	+ 312
Violence	39	393	23	2,765	- 2,372
Anemia	40	359	84	0	+ 359
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	319	36	1,657	- 1,338
Poisonings	42	316	40	1,117	- 801
Low Birth Weight	43	295	42	851	- 556
Multiple Sclerosis	44	270	47	344	- 73
Skin Disease	45	258	48	313	- 55
Birth Trauma	46	244	51	242	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	47	203	82	0	+ 203
Asthma	48	163	52	229	- 66
Schizophrenia	49	143	86	0	+ 143
Meningitis	50	125	50	257	- 132
Upper Respiratory	51	108	61	31	+ 78
Hepatitis C	52	108	62	8	+ 100
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	104	81	0	+ 104
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	102	43	817	- 715
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	95	53	189	- 94
Drownings	56	89	30	2,312	- 2,222
Malnutrition	57	53	58	54	- 1
Fires	58	53	37	1,652	- 1,599
HIV/AIDS	59	46	13	5,874	- 5,829
Maternal Conditions	60	35	57	55	- 20
War	61	4	49	273	- 269
Pertussis	62	1	66	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	0	59	42	- 42
Otitis Media	64	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	67	1	- 1
Measles	67	0	60	41	- 41
Tetanus	68	0	65	3	- 3
Ascariasis	69	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	46	395	- 395
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	64	4	- 4
Chlamydia	81	0	63	5	- 5
Tuberculosis	82	0	20	3,194	- 3,194
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	80	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	56	78	- 78
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UKRAINE

Iceland

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.