UKRAINE VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,983	1	278,709	- 239,726
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	31,934	5	14,196	+ 17,738
Stroke	3	21,876	2	79,883	- 58,007
Lung Cancers	4	16,692	4	15,024	+ 1,669
Lung Disease	5	14,275	8	9,621	+ 4,654
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	12,790	6	13,505	- 714
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,346	12	6,817	+ 3,529
Kidney Disease	8	7,335	33	2,174	+ 5,161
Hypertension	9	6,875	41	970	+ 5,904
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,863	31	2,258	+ 3,605
Breast Cancer	11	5,331	11	8,106	- 2,775
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,093	14	5,811	- 718
Prostate Cancer	13	4,842	16	4,800	+ 43
Stomach Cancer	14	4,372	10	8,106	- 3,735
Other Injuries	15	4,176	19	4,234	- 58
Lymphomas	16	4,024	24	2,636	+ 1,388
Bladder Cancer	17	3,939	27	2,436	+ 1,503
Liver Cancer	18	3,846	32	2,210	+ 1,636
Inflammatory/Heart	19	3,759	7	12,191	- 8,432
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,728	21	3,101	+ 627
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,668	45	415	+ 3,253
Other Neoplasms	22	3,581	54	137	+ 3,444
Liver Disease	23	3,191	3	15,197	- 12,005
Leukemia	24	2,845	26	2,531	+ 314
Suicide	25	2,722	9	9,517	- 6,794
Falls	26	2,449	22	2,875	- 426
Oral Cancer	27	1,948	17	4,520	- 2,571
Ovary Cancer	28	1,528	25	2,621	- 1,094
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,517	35	1,986	- 469
Skin Disease	30	1,388	48	313	+ 1,075
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,380	18	4,487	- 3,107
Skin Cancers	32	1,360	34	2,010	- 650
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,216	43	817	+ 399
Uterin Cancer	34	1,216	29	2,373	- 1,157
Asthma	35	855	52	229	+ 626
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	802	53	189	+ 613
Anemia	37	690	84	0	+ 690
Congenital Anomalies	38	651	38	1,388	- 737
Cervical Cancer	39	645	28	2,434	- 1,789
Epilepsy	40	621	44	419	+ 203
Drug Use	41	586	39	1,141	- 555
Hepatitis C	42	492	62	8	+ 484
HIV/AIDS	43	406	13	5,874	- 5,468
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	358	36	1,657	- 1,299
Drownings	45	336	30	2,312	- 1,975
Alcohol	46	251	15	5,670	- 5,419
Malnutrition	47	228	58	54	+ 174
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	222	55	103	+ 119
Multiple Sclerosis	49	216	47	344	- 127
Tuberculosis	50	204	20	3,194	- 2,990
Violence	51	197	23	2,765	- 2,567
Low Birth Weight	52	191	42	851	- 661
Osteoarthritis	53	160	82	0	+ 160
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	154	81	0	+ 154
Fires	55	139	37	1,652	- 1,513
Schizophrenia	56	136	86	0	+ 136
Poisonings	57	129	40	1,117	- 989
Hepatitis B	58	122	59	42	+ 80
Meningitis	59	97	50	257	- 160
Birth Trauma	60	85	51	242	- 157
Appendicitis	61	60	56	78	- 18
Upper Respiratory	62	35	61	31	+ 5
Oral conditions	63	33	80	0	+ 33
Maternal Conditions	64	10	57	55	- 45
Leishmaniasis	65	8	79	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	66	7	68	0	+ 6
Syphilis	67	7	64	4	+ 3
War	68	4	49	273	- 269
Iodine Deficiency	69	3	74	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	70	3	46	395	- 392
Chagas disease	71	3	75	0	+ 3
Tetanus	72	1	65	3	- 2
Pertussis	73	1	66	2	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	77	0	72	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	60	41	- 41
Chlamydia	82	0	63	5	- 5
Malaria	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.