UKRAINE VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	59,481	12	6,817	+ 52,664
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	42,087	53	189	+ 41,898
Measles	3	31,712	60	41	+ 31,671
Tuberculosis	4	28,111	20	3,194	+ 24,917
Birth Trauma	5	26,227	51	242	+ 25,985
Stroke	6	23,548	2	79,883	- 56,335
Coronary Heart Disease	7	19,815	1	278,709	- 258,894
Low Birth Weight	8	17,123	42	851	+ 16,271
Meningitis	9	14,742	50	257	+ 14,485
Malnutrition	10	13,218	58	54	+ 13,163
Road Traffic Accidents	11	11,591	18	4,487	+ 7,104
Maternal Conditions	12	11,305	57	55	+ 11,250
Liver Disease	13	10,730	3	15,197	- 4,466
Other Injuries	14	9,867	19	4,234	+ 5,633
Congenital Anomalies	15	9,342	38	1,388	+ 7,954
Diabetes Mellitus	16	7,912	31	2,258	+ 5,653
Tetanus	17	7,255	65	3	+ 7,252
Hypertension	18	7,242	41	970	+ 6,271
Lung Disease	19	6,691	8	9,621	- 2,930
Pertussis	20	5,627	66	2	+ 5,625
Kidney Disease	21	5,619	33	2,174	+ 3,445
Malaria	22	5,320	76	0	+ 5,320
Asthma	23	5,145	52	229	+ 4,916
War	24	3,611	49	273	+ 3,338
Drownings	25	3,484	30	2,312	+ 1,172
Breast Cancer	26	3,374	11	8,106	- 4,732
Suicide	27	3,340	9	9,517	- 6,177
Cervical Cancer	28	2,419	28	2,434	- 16
Violence	29	2,269	23	2,765	- 496
Fires	30	2,220	37	1,652	+ 568
Poisonings	31	2,077	40	1,117	+ 960
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,773	5	14,196	- 12,423
HIV/AIDS	33	1,671	13	5,874	- 4,204
Lymphomas	34	1,656	24	2,636	- 979
Leukemia	35	1,538	26	2,531	- 993
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,532	36	1,657	- 126
Falls	37	1,501	22	2,875	- 1,374
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,497	6	13,505	- 12,008
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,427	7	12,191	- 10,764
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,414	35	1,986	- 571
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,222	43	817	+ 405
Schistosomiasis	42	1,193	78	0	+ 1,193
Epilepsy	43	1,147	44	419	+ 728
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,113	45	415	+ 698
Syphilis	45	1,034	64	4	+ 1,031
Oral Cancer	46	898	17	4,520	- 3,621
Upper Respiratory	47	892	61	31	+ 862
Hepatitis B	48	862	59	42	+ 820
Stomach Cancer	49	849	10	8,106	- 7,258
Ovary Cancer	50	808	25	2,621	- 1,814
Leishmaniasis	51	794	79	0	+ 794
Prostate Cancer	52	781	16	4,800	- 4,018
Liver Cancer	53	700	32	2,210	- 1,509
Lung Cancers	54	638	4	15,024	- 14,385
Appendicitis	55	514	56	78	+ 436
Parkinson's Disease	56	504	21	3,101	- 2,598
Skin Cancers	57	448	34	2,010	- 1,561
Skin Disease	58	414	48	313	+ 101
Alcohol	59	414	15	5,670	- 5,256
Diphtheria	60	410	67	1	+ 409
Bladder Cancer	61	409	27	2,436	- 2,027
Pancreas Cancer	62	295	14	5,811	- 5,516
Encephalitis	63	249	46	395	- 146
Uterin Cancer	64	213	29	2,373	- 2,160
Drug Use	65	149	39	1,141	- 992
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	96	55	103	- 7
Hepatitis C	67	94	62	8	+ 86
Otitis Media	68	86	68	0	+ 86
Ascariasis	69	81	71	0	+ 81
Other Neoplasms	70	34	54	137	- 103
Multiple Sclerosis	71	22	47	344	- 322
Chlamydia	72	13	63	5	+ 8
Dengue	73	2	72	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	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

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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.