UKRAINE VS NICARAGUA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NICARAGUA		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,210	1	278,709	- 247,499
Kidney Disease	2	18,869	33	2,174	+ 16,695
Stroke	3	11,881	2	79,883	- 68,001
Diabetes Mellitus	4	11,043	31	2,258	+ 8,785
Lung Disease	5	8,383	8	9,621	- 1,238
Liver Disease	6	6,426	3	15,197	- 8,770
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,151	12	6,817	- 667
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,921	18	4,487	+ 1,434
Hypertension	9	5,892	41	970	+ 4,922
Violence	10	3,303	23	2,765	+ 539
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,048	38	1,388	+ 1,660
Liver Cancer	12	2,717	32	2,210	+ 507
Low Birth Weight	13	2,615	42	851	+ 1,764
Stomach Cancer	14	2,551	10	8,106	- 5,556
Prostate Cancer	15	2,062	16	4,800	- 2,738
Cervical Cancer	16	1,998	28	2,434	- 436
Other Injuries	17	1,910	19	4,234	- 2,324
Colon-Rectum Cancers	18	1,684	6	13,505	- 11,820
Suicide	19	1,520	9	9,517	- 7,997
Breast Cancer	20	1,512	11	8,106	- 6,594
Alcohol	21	1,488	15	5,670	- 4,182
Falls	22	1,475	22	2,875	- 1,400
Lung Cancers	23	1,463	4	15,024	- 13,561
Leukemia	24	1,212	26	2,531	- 1,319
Birth Trauma	25	1,057	51	242	+ 815
Other Neoplasms	26	1,027	54	137	+ 890
Pancreas Cancer	27	949	14	5,811	- 4,861
Endocrine Disorders	28	874	45	415	+ 459
Lymphomas	29	874	24	2,636	- 1,762
Malnutrition	30	871	58	54	+ 817
Skin Disease	31	864	48	313	+ 551
Drownings	32	838	30	2,312	- 1,474
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	796	5	14,196	- 13,400
Inflammatory/Heart	34	745	7	12,191	- 11,447
HIV/AIDS	35	744	13	5,874	- 5,131
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	654	53	189	+ 465
Tuberculosis	37	613	20	3,194	- 2,582
Asthma	38	560	52	229	+ 331
Maternal Conditions	39	470	57	55	+ 415
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	457	36	1,657	- 1,201
Epilepsy	41	396	44	419	- 23
Parkinson's Disease	42	356	21	3,101	- 2,745
Oral Cancer	43	343	17	4,520	- 4,176
Ovary Cancer	44	327	25	2,621	- 2,294
Skin Cancers	45	315	34	2,010	- 1,695
Drug Use	46	269	39	1,141	- 872
Oesophagus Cancer	47	223	35	1,986	- 1,762
Uterin Cancer	48	208	29	2,373	- 2,165
Appendicitis	49	169	56	78	+ 91
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	164	55	103	+ 61
Meningitis	51	155	50	257	- 102
Bladder Cancer	52	149	27	2,436	- 2,287
Anemia	53	149	84	0	+ 149
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	107	43	817	- 710
Poisonings	55	94	40	1,117	- 1,023
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	90	81	0	+ 90
Fires	57	87	37	1,652	- 1,565
Encephalitis	58	55	46	395	- 340
Osteoarthritis	59	52	82	0	+ 52
Syphilis	60	50	64	4	+ 46
Multiple Sclerosis	61	36	47	344	- 308
Hepatitis B	62	28	59	42	- 15
Oral conditions	63	25	80	0	+ 25
Dengue	64	23	72	0	+ 23
Chagas disease	65	21	75	0	+ 21
Schizophrenia	66	18	86	0	+ 18
Pertussis	67	16	66	2	+ 14
Hepatitis C	68	7	62	8	- 1
Ascariasis	69	4	71	0	+ 4
War	70	4	49	273	- 270
Leprosy	71	3	69	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	72	3	61	31	- 28
Iodine Deficiency	73	2	74	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	74	2	63	5	- 4
Otitis Media	75	1	68	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	67	1	- 1
Measles	78	0	60	41	- 41
Tetanus	79	0	65	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	80	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UKRAINE

Nicaragua

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.