UKRAINE VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	108,330	1	278,709	- 170,379
Stroke	2	30,091	2	79,883	- 49,792
Lung Cancers	3	23,728	4	15,024	+ 8,705
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	18,406	12	6,817	+ 11,589
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	13,447	6	13,505	- 57
Lung Disease	6	12,588	8	9,621	+ 2,966
Other Neoplasms	7	8,519	54	137	+ 8,383
Diabetes Mellitus	8	8,235	31	2,258	+ 5,977
Breast Cancer	9	7,333	11	8,106	- 773
Liver Disease	10	7,282	3	15,197	- 7,915
Prostate Cancer	11	5,972	16	4,800	+ 1,173
Stomach Cancer	12	5,440	10	8,106	- 2,667
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,997	14	5,811	- 813
Alcohol	14	4,821	15	5,670	- 849
Hypertension	15	4,544	41	970	+ 3,573
Falls	16	4,337	22	2,875	+ 1,462
Bladder Cancer	17	4,326	27	2,436	+ 1,890
Suicide	18	3,941	9	9,517	- 5,576
Lymphomas	19	3,812	24	2,636	+ 1,176
Kidney Disease	20	3,741	33	2,174	+ 1,567
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	3,407	5	14,196	- 10,789
Road Traffic Accidents	22	3,272	18	4,487	- 1,216
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,216	7	12,191	- 8,975
Leukemia	24	3,180	26	2,531	+ 649
Oral Cancer	25	3,108	17	4,520	- 1,412
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,845	36	1,657	+ 1,188
Ovary Cancer	27	2,696	25	2,621	+ 74
Other Injuries	28	2,326	19	4,234	- 1,908
Liver Cancer	29	2,108	32	2,210	- 102
Uterin Cancer	30	1,990	29	2,373	- 383
Skin Cancers	31	1,983	34	2,010	- 27
Cervical Cancer	32	1,755	28	2,434	- 679
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,659	35	1,986	- 326
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,381	21	3,101	- 1,720
Epilepsy	35	1,054	44	419	+ 635
Congenital Anomalies	36	843	38	1,388	- 545
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	772	53	189	+ 583
Endocrine Disorders	38	765	45	415	+ 350
Drownings	39	586	30	2,312	- 1,726
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	563	43	817	- 254
Tuberculosis	41	549	20	3,194	- 2,645
Low Birth Weight	42	533	42	851	- 319
Asthma	43	497	52	229	+ 268
Multiple Sclerosis	44	462	47	344	+ 119
Fires	45	436	37	1,652	- 1,216
Skin Disease	46	432	48	313	+ 118
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	340	55	103	+ 237
Drug Use	48	295	39	1,141	- 846
Violence	49	271	23	2,765	- 2,494
Malnutrition	50	267	58	54	+ 213
Poisonings	51	189	40	1,117	- 929
Hepatitis C	52	173	62	8	+ 165
Meningitis	53	157	50	257	- 100
HIV/AIDS	54	106	13	5,874	- 5,769
Appendicitis	55	63	56	78	- 15
Hepatitis B	56	48	59	42	+ 6
Birth Trauma	57	48	51	242	- 194
Schizophrenia	58	27	86	0	+ 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	27	81	0	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	60	18	61	31	- 13
Osteoarthritis	61	17	82	0	+ 17
Anemia	62	11	84	0	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	63	9	57	55	- 46
Encephalitis	64	6	46	395	- 389
Oral conditions	65	4	80	0	+ 4
War	66	4	49	273	- 270
Tetanus	67	2	65	3	- 2
Otitis Media	68	1	68	0	+ 1
Syphilis	69	0	64	4	- 3
Diphtheria	70	0	67	1	- 1
Pertussis	71	0	66	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	60	41	- 41
Chlamydia	73	0	63	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UKRAINE

Poland

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.