UKRAINE VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	160,350	1	278,709	- 118,359
Stroke	2	116,664	2	79,883	+ 36,781
Hypertension	3	23,634	41	970	+ 22,664
Lung Cancers	4	18,936	4	15,024	+ 3,913
Inflammatory/Heart	5	18,231	7	12,191	+ 6,040
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	14,296	6	13,505	+ 791
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	13,138	5	14,196	- 1,058
Diabetes Mellitus	8	10,482	31	2,258	+ 8,224
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	9,922	12	6,817	+ 3,105
Breast Cancer	10	9,353	11	8,106	+ 1,247
Stomach Cancer	11	9,296	10	8,106	+ 1,190
Prostate Cancer	12	9,186	16	4,800	+ 4,387
Pancreas Cancer	13	8,636	14	5,811	+ 2,825
Suicide	14	7,597	9	9,517	- 1,920
Liver Disease	15	7,221	3	15,197	- 7,975
Other Injuries	16	7,174	19	4,234	+ 2,940
Kidney Disease	17	7,057	33	2,174	+ 4,883
Lung Disease	18	6,856	8	9,621	- 2,765
Lymphomas	19	4,859	24	2,636	+ 2,223
Bladder Cancer	20	4,514	27	2,436	+ 2,078
Alcohol	21	4,501	15	5,670	- 1,169
Oral Cancer	22	4,237	17	4,520	- 282
Falls	23	3,986	22	2,875	+ 1,111
Ovary Cancer	24	3,889	25	2,621	+ 1,267
Leukemia	25	3,685	26	2,531	+ 1,154
Liver Cancer	26	3,102	32	2,210	+ 892
Road Traffic Accidents	27	3,039	18	4,487	- 1,448
Other Neoplasms	28	3,022	54	137	+ 2,885
Uterin Cancer	29	2,924	29	2,373	+ 551
Skin Cancers	30	2,859	34	2,010	+ 849
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,808	36	1,657	+ 1,151
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,597	35	1,986	+ 611
Cervical Cancer	33	2,528	28	2,434	+ 94
Drownings	34	2,511	30	2,312	+ 200
Parkinson's Disease	35	2,484	21	3,101	- 617
Fires	36	2,045	37	1,652	+ 393
Violence	37	1,871	23	2,765	- 894
Skin Disease	38	1,514	48	313	+ 1,200
HIV/AIDS	39	1,467	13	5,874	- 4,407
Tuberculosis	40	1,411	20	3,194	- 1,783
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,170	45	415	+ 755
Hepatitis C	42	1,047	62	8	+ 1,039
Congenital Anomalies	43	920	38	1,388	- 468
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	900	81	0	+ 900
Epilepsy	45	876	44	419	+ 457
Asthma	46	825	52	229	+ 596
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	808	43	817	- 9
Drug Use	48	807	39	1,141	- 334
Poisonings	49	460	40	1,117	- 657
Multiple Sclerosis	50	401	47	344	+ 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	393	55	103	+ 290
Meningitis	52	293	50	257	+ 35
Anemia	53	280	84	0	+ 280
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	269	53	189	+ 81
Birth Trauma	55	230	51	242	- 12
Low Birth Weight	56	223	42	851	- 628
Schizophrenia	57	148	86	0	+ 148
Osteoarthritis	58	136	82	0	+ 136
Appendicitis	59	94	56	78	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	60	90	57	55	+ 35
Oral conditions	61	71	80	0	+ 71
Upper Respiratory	62	71	61	31	+ 40
Hepatitis B	63	63	59	42	+ 20
Malnutrition	64	38	58	54	- 17
Syphilis	65	26	64	4	+ 22
Otitis Media	66	19	68	0	+ 19
Diphtheria	67	14	67	1	+ 13
War	68	4	49	273	- 269
Encephalitis	69	1	46	395	- 394
Pertussis	70	1	66	2	- 1
Tetanus	71	0	65	3	- 3
Measles	72	0	60	41	- 41
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	63	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.