UKRAINE VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,118	1	278,709	- 235,591
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	28,947	5	14,196	+ 14,751
Stroke	3	15,767	2	79,883	- 64,116
Lung Cancers	4	14,165	4	15,024	- 858
Lung Disease	5	11,680	8	9,621	+ 2,059
Hypertension	6	9,946	41	970	+ 8,976
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,028	6	13,505	- 5,477
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	7,845	12	6,817	+ 1,028
Falls	9	7,725	22	2,875	+ 4,850
Prostate Cancer	10	6,356	16	4,800	+ 1,557
Breast Cancer	11	6,347	11	8,106	- 1,759
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,980	14	5,811	+ 170
Kidney Disease	13	5,076	33	2,174	+ 2,901
Suicide	14	5,027	9	9,517	- 4,490
Lymphomas	15	4,553	24	2,636	+ 1,917
Inflammatory/Heart	16	4,133	7	12,191	- 8,058
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,113	31	2,258	+ 1,854
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,450	21	3,101	+ 349
Liver Cancer	19	3,240	32	2,210	+ 1,030
Other Neoplasms	20	2,742	54	137	+ 2,605
Liver Disease	21	2,726	3	15,197	- 12,471
Leukemia	22	2,702	26	2,531	+ 171
Bladder Cancer	23	2,694	27	2,436	+ 259
Stomach Cancer	24	2,470	10	8,106	- 5,637
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,386	45	415	+ 1,971
Oral Cancer	26	2,014	17	4,520	- 2,506
Skin Cancers	27	1,985	34	2,010	- 25
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,976	35	1,986	- 10
Ovary Cancer	29	1,840	25	2,621	- 781
Other Injuries	30	1,649	19	4,234	- 2,585
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,228	38	1,388	- 160
Alcohol	32	921	15	5,670	- 4,749
Uterin Cancer	33	900	29	2,373	- 1,473
Road Traffic Accidents	34	777	18	4,487	- 3,710
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	748	53	189	+ 559
Drug Use	36	709	39	1,141	- 432
Osteoarthritis	37	683	82	0	+ 683
Multiple Sclerosis	38	643	47	344	+ 300
Epilepsy	39	638	44	419	+ 219
Skin Disease	40	520	48	313	+ 207
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	492	36	1,657	- 1,165
Cervical Cancer	42	423	28	2,434	- 2,011
Low Birth Weight	43	422	42	851	- 429
Anemia	44	409	84	0	+ 409
Schizophrenia	45	388	86	0	+ 388
Asthma	46	381	52	229	+ 152
Malnutrition	47	339	58	54	+ 284
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	313	43	817	- 504
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	273	55	103	+ 170
Drownings	50	198	30	2,312	- 2,113
Violence	51	170	23	2,765	- 2,594
Birth Trauma	52	129	51	242	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	128	81	0	+ 128
HIV/AIDS	54	117	13	5,874	- 5,757
Fires	55	86	37	1,652	- 1,566
Tuberculosis	56	86	20	3,194	- 3,109
Meningitis	57	80	50	257	- 177
Hepatitis C	58	61	62	8	+ 53
Appendicitis	59	59	56	78	- 20
Poisonings	60	52	40	1,117	- 1,065
Upper Respiratory	61	44	61	31	+ 13
Oral conditions	62	33	80	0	+ 33
Hepatitis B	63	18	59	42	- 24
Maternal Conditions	64	17	57	55	- 38
Syphilis	65	6	64	4	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	66	5	74	0	+ 5
War	67	4	49	273	- 270
Encephalitis	68	3	46	395	- 392
Otitis Media	69	2	68	0	+ 1
Tetanus	70	2	65	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	66	2	- 2
Diphtheria	74	0	67	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	60	41	- 41
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	63	5	- 5
Leprosy	80	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UKRAINE

Switzerland

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.