UKRAINE VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,202	1	278,709	- 259,507
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	18,248	12	6,817	+ 11,431
Stroke	3	17,526	2	79,883	- 62,357
Lung Cancers	4	13,895	4	15,024	- 1,128
Suicide	5	10,021	9	9,517	+ 505
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,316	5	14,196	- 5,880
Liver Cancer	7	7,935	32	2,210	+ 5,725
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	6,971	6	13,505	- 6,534
Kidney Disease	9	6,921	33	2,174	+ 4,746
Stomach Cancer	10	5,906	10	8,106	- 2,201
Lung Disease	11	5,838	8	9,621	- 3,783
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,789	14	5,811	- 1,022
Diabetes Mellitus	13	4,664	31	2,258	+ 2,406
Liver Disease	14	4,347	3	15,197	- 10,850
Road Traffic Accidents	15	3,012	18	4,487	- 1,475
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,705	21	3,101	- 396
Hypertension	17	2,541	41	970	+ 1,570
Other Injuries	18	2,488	19	4,234	- 1,746
Lymphomas	19	2,381	24	2,636	- 255
Falls	20	2,009	22	2,875	- 866
Breast Cancer	21	1,972	11	8,106	- 6,134
Prostate Cancer	22	1,586	16	4,800	- 3,214
Leukemia	23	1,466	26	2,531	- 1,066
Tuberculosis	24	1,335	20	3,194	- 1,859
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,295	45	415	+ 879
Other Neoplasms	26	1,237	54	137	+ 1,100
Bladder Cancer	27	1,211	27	2,436	- 1,225
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,186	35	1,986	- 799
Oral Cancer	29	998	17	4,520	- 3,522
Ovary Cancer	30	911	25	2,621	- 1,711
Inflammatory/Heart	31	907	7	12,191	- 11,284
Asthma	32	788	52	229	+ 559
Alcohol	33	740	15	5,670	- 4,930
Cervical Cancer	34	729	28	2,434	- 1,705
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	636	53	189	+ 447
Skin Disease	36	482	48	313	+ 169
Skin Cancers	37	400	34	2,010	- 1,610
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	370	36	1,657	- 1,288
Hepatitis B	39	360	59	42	+ 318
Epilepsy	40	359	44	419	- 60
Congenital Anomalies	41	355	38	1,388	- 1,034
Drownings	42	343	30	2,312	- 1,969
Uterin Cancer	43	287	29	2,373	- 2,086
Violence	44	264	23	2,765	- 2,500
Low Birth Weight	45	254	42	851	- 598
Anemia	46	225	84	0	+ 225
Fires	47	180	37	1,652	- 1,472
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	154	43	817	- 663
Hepatitis C	49	115	62	8	+ 107
Drug Use	50	106	39	1,141	- 1,035
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	103	55	103	- 0
Poisonings	52	79	40	1,117	- 1,038
Malnutrition	53	61	58	54	+ 6
Birth Trauma	54	60	51	242	- 182
HIV/AIDS	55	58	13	5,874	- 5,817
Schizophrenia	56	53	86	0	+ 53
Appendicitis	57	37	56	78	- 41
Meningitis	58	35	50	257	- 222
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	34	81	0	+ 34
Osteoarthritis	60	28	82	0	+ 28
Maternal Conditions	61	23	57	55	- 32
Syphilis	62	18	64	4	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	63	18	61	31	- 13
Oral conditions	64	14	80	0	+ 14
Encephalitis	65	13	46	395	- 382
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	47	344	- 336
Pertussis	67	4	66	2	+ 2
War	68	3	49	273	- 270
Tetanus	69	3	65	3	- 0
Otitis Media	70	3	68	0	+ 3
Malaria	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	67	1	- 1
Ascariasis	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	60	41	- 41
Chlamydia	84	0	63	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UKRAINE

South Korea

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.