UKRAINE VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	31,223	12	6,817	+ 24,406
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	21,800	53	189	+ 21,611
Tuberculosis	3	19,181	20	3,194	+ 15,987
Malaria	4	15,208	76	0	+ 15,208
Birth Trauma	5	15,091	51	242	+ 14,849
Low Birth Weight	6	14,455	42	851	+ 13,603
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,245	1	278,709	- 269,464
Stroke	8	8,698	2	79,883	- 71,185
Congenital Anomalies	9	7,486	38	1,388	+ 6,098
HIV/AIDS	10	6,646	13	5,874	+ 772
Meningitis	11	6,575	50	257	+ 6,318
Road Traffic Accidents	12	6,280	18	4,487	+ 1,793
Liver Disease	13	5,773	3	15,197	- 9,424
Measles	14	4,434	60	41	+ 4,393
Maternal Conditions	15	3,546	57	55	+ 3,491
Pertussis	16	3,507	66	2	+ 3,505
Other Injuries	17	3,419	19	4,234	- 815
Diabetes Mellitus	18	3,389	31	2,258	+ 1,130
Violence	19	2,773	23	2,765	+ 8
Kidney Disease	20	2,740	33	2,174	+ 566
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,380	45	415	+ 1,965
Lung Disease	22	1,893	8	9,621	- 7,728
Breast Cancer	23	1,790	11	8,106	- 6,316
Hypertension	24	1,611	41	970	+ 640
Cervical Cancer	25	1,593	28	2,434	- 842
Tetanus	26	1,258	65	3	+ 1,255
Asthma	27	1,234	52	229	+ 1,005
Falls	28	1,134	22	2,875	- 1,741
Fires	29	1,074	37	1,652	- 578
Suicide	30	1,057	9	9,517	- 8,460
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,022	5	14,196	- 13,174
Drownings	32	992	30	2,312	- 1,320
Poisonings	33	990	40	1,117	- 127
Drug Use	34	945	39	1,141	- 196
Prostate Cancer	35	891	16	4,800	- 3,909
Malnutrition	36	888	58	54	+ 834
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	881	36	1,657	- 777
Syphilis	38	821	64	4	+ 817
Liver Cancer	39	797	32	2,210	- 1,413
Lymphomas	40	784	24	2,636	- 1,852
Epilepsy	41	753	44	419	+ 334
Inflammatory/Heart	42	727	7	12,191	- 11,464
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	625	6	13,505	- 12,879
Diphtheria	44	572	67	1	+ 571
War	45	489	49	273	+ 216
Parkinson's Disease	46	373	21	3,101	- 2,729
Leukemia	47	340	26	2,531	- 2,191
Oral Cancer	48	337	17	4,520	- 4,183
Ovary Cancer	49	321	25	2,621	- 2,300
Stomach Cancer	50	321	10	8,106	- 7,786
Pancreas Cancer	51	297	14	5,811	- 5,513
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	293	43	817	- 524
Skin Cancers	53	291	34	2,010	- 1,719
Schistosomiasis	54	227	78	0	+ 227
Hepatitis B	55	224	59	42	+ 182
Skin Disease	56	221	48	313	- 92
Lung Cancers	57	195	4	15,024	- 14,829
Alcohol	58	155	15	5,670	- 5,515
Encephalitis	59	141	46	395	- 254
Appendicitis	60	114	56	78	+ 36
Ascariasis	61	103	71	0	+ 103
Uterin Cancer	62	102	29	2,373	- 2,271
Bladder Cancer	63	101	27	2,436	- 2,335
Oesophagus Cancer	64	84	35	1,986	- 1,901
Hepatitis C	65	46	62	8	+ 38
Other Neoplasms	66	44	54	137	- 93
Upper Respiratory	67	39	61	31	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	68	27	47	344	- 317
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	25	55	103	- 78
Leishmaniasis	70	3	79	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	2	63	5	- 3
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UKRAINE

Nigeria

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.