UKRAINE VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	42,478	13	5,874	+ 36,604
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	23,212	12	6,817	+ 16,394
Coronary Heart Disease	3	19,316	1	278,709	- 259,393
Stroke	4	18,109	2	79,883	- 61,773
Diabetes Mellitus	5	17,811	31	2,258	+ 15,553
Tuberculosis	6	12,960	20	3,194	+ 9,766
Violence	7	12,390	23	2,765	+ 9,625
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	9,348	53	189	+ 9,159
Kidney Disease	9	9,028	33	2,174	+ 6,854
Suicide	10	8,127	9	9,517	- 1,390
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,678	18	4,487	+ 3,191
Hypertension	12	7,545	41	970	+ 6,575
Lung Disease	13	7,018	8	9,621	- 2,603
Liver Disease	14	5,318	3	15,197	- 9,879
Lung Cancers	15	4,546	4	15,024	- 10,477
Low Birth Weight	16	3,688	42	851	+ 2,836
Other Injuries	17	3,548	19	4,234	- 686
Asthma	18	3,520	52	229	+ 3,291
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,475	45	415	+ 3,060
Cervical Cancer	20	3,278	28	2,434	+ 843
Inflammatory/Heart	21	3,191	7	12,191	- 9,000
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,759	5	14,196	- 11,437
Breast Cancer	23	2,675	11	8,106	- 5,431
Prostate Cancer	24	2,581	16	4,800	- 2,219
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,567	38	1,388	+ 1,179
Meningitis	26	2,160	50	257	+ 1,903
Fires	27	2,134	37	1,652	+ 482
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,116	6	13,505	- 11,388
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,057	35	1,986	+ 71
Birth Trauma	30	1,772	51	242	+ 1,530
Lymphomas	31	1,662	24	2,636	- 973
Drownings	32	1,418	30	2,312	- 894
Liver Cancer	33	1,406	32	2,210	- 804
Malnutrition	34	1,405	58	54	+ 1,350
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,184	14	5,811	- 4,626
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,118	36	1,657	- 540
Epilepsy	37	1,103	44	419	+ 684
Maternal Conditions	38	1,003	57	55	+ 948
Stomach Cancer	39	905	10	8,106	- 7,201
Leukemia	40	863	26	2,531	- 1,668
Oral Cancer	41	829	17	4,520	- 3,690
Falls	42	826	22	2,875	- 2,050
Pertussis	43	674	66	2	+ 672
Syphilis	44	666	64	4	+ 663
Skin Disease	45	650	48	313	+ 336
Parkinson's Disease	46	636	21	3,101	- 2,466
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	599	43	817	- 218
Skin Cancers	48	586	34	2,010	- 1,424
Alcohol	49	582	15	5,670	- 5,088
Poisonings	50	576	40	1,117	- 542
Ovary Cancer	51	561	25	2,621	- 2,061
Bladder Cancer	52	489	27	2,436	- 1,947
Drug Use	53	454	39	1,141	- 687
Uterin Cancer	54	302	29	2,373	- 2,071
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	222	55	103	+ 119
Appendicitis	56	162	56	78	+ 83
Measles	57	160	60	41	+ 118
Other Neoplasms	58	157	54	137	+ 21
Encephalitis	59	138	46	395	- 257
Upper Respiratory	60	132	61	31	+ 101
Hepatitis B	61	82	59	42	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	62	67	47	344	- 277
Malaria	63	49	76	0	+ 49
War	64	39	49	273	- 235
Tetanus	65	22	65	3	+ 19
Schistosomiasis	66	21	78	0	+ 21
Otitis Media	67	11	68	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	68	11	63	5	+ 5
Diphtheria	69	10	67	1	+ 9
Hepatitis C	70	5	62	8	- 3
Ascariasis	71	2	71	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	72	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UKRAINE

South Africa

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.