UKRAINE VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	142,502	1	278,709	- 136,207
Stroke	2	82,861	2	79,883	+ 2,978
Lung Cancers	3	13,767	4	15,024	- 1,257
Inflammatory/Heart	4	13,690	7	12,191	+ 1,499
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	12,288	5	14,196	- 1,908
Liver Disease	6	11,513	3	15,197	- 3,684
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,796	6	13,505	- 2,708
Suicide	8	9,275	9	9,517	- 242
Lung Disease	9	9,269	8	9,621	- 353
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	8,206	12	6,817	+ 1,389
Stomach Cancer	11	7,442	10	8,106	- 665
Alcohol	12	7,087	15	5,670	+ 1,417
Breast Cancer	13	5,886	11	8,106	- 2,220
Other Injuries	14	5,702	19	4,234	+ 1,468
HIV/AIDS	15	5,384	13	5,874	- 490
Pancreas Cancer	16	5,136	14	5,811	- 674
Hypertension	17	4,646	41	970	+ 3,676
Diabetes Mellitus	18	4,646	31	2,258	+ 2,387
Road Traffic Accidents	19	4,434	18	4,487	- 54
Prostate Cancer	20	3,573	16	4,800	- 1,227
Falls	21	2,964	22	2,875	+ 89
Kidney Disease	22	2,933	33	2,174	+ 759
Violence	23	2,900	23	2,765	+ 135
Liver Cancer	24	2,827	32	2,210	+ 618
Oral Cancer	25	2,755	17	4,520	- 1,764
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,373	21	3,101	- 728
Drug Use	27	2,308	39	1,141	+ 1,167
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	2,263	36	1,657	+ 606
Lymphomas	29	2,259	24	2,636	- 377
Tuberculosis	30	2,133	20	3,194	- 1,062
Leukemia	31	2,086	26	2,531	- 445
Ovary Cancer	32	2,057	25	2,621	- 564
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,882	35	1,986	- 104
Cervical Cancer	34	1,880	28	2,434	- 555
Uterin Cancer	35	1,739	29	2,373	- 634
Drownings	36	1,679	30	2,312	- 633
Fires	37	1,618	37	1,652	- 35
Bladder Cancer	38	1,597	27	2,436	- 839
Skin Cancers	39	1,421	34	2,010	- 589
Poisonings	40	1,409	40	1,117	+ 292
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,064	38	1,388	- 324
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	702	43	817	- 115
Skin Disease	43	693	48	313	+ 379
Low Birth Weight	44	545	42	851	- 306
Endocrine Disorders	45	507	45	415	+ 92
Asthma	46	447	52	229	+ 218
Encephalitis	47	273	46	395	- 122
Meningitis	48	263	50	257	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	49	209	47	344	- 134
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	190	55	103	+ 87
Other Neoplasms	51	185	54	137	+ 48
Epilepsy	52	182	44	419	- 237
Birth Trauma	53	181	51	242	- 61
Appendicitis	54	103	56	78	+ 25
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	102	53	189	- 87
Maternal Conditions	56	68	57	55	+ 13
Malnutrition	57	61	58	54	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	58	40	61	31	+ 9
War	59	31	49	273	- 242
Hepatitis B	60	11	59	42	- 31
Chlamydia	61	6	63	5	+ 1
Syphilis	62	5	64	4	+ 1
Tetanus	63	1	65	3	- 2
Otitis Media	64	1	68	0	+ 1
Pertussis	65	1	66	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	66	0	62	8	- 7
Diphtheria	67	0	67	1	- 1
Measles	68	0	60	41	- 41
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	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.