AFGHANISTAN VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	313,563	1	40,195	+ 273,369
Stroke	2	89,873	3	19,060	+ 70,812
Liver Disease	3	17,097	16	4,600	+ 12,497
Lung Cancers	4	16,902	32	1,076	+ 15,827
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	15,971	23	1,765	+ 14,206
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	15,194	39	741	+ 14,452
Inflammatory/Heart	7	13,716	45	527	+ 13,189
Lung Disease	8	10,825	15	4,650	+ 6,175
Suicide	9	10,707	24	1,573	+ 9,134
Stomach Cancer	10	9,120	26	1,501	+ 7,620
Breast Cancer	11	9,119	22	1,822	+ 7,297
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	7,670	4	14,649	- 6,980
HIV/AIDS	13	6,609	46	464	+ 6,145
Pancreas Cancer	14	6,537	56	229	+ 6,308
Alcohol	15	6,379	58	150	+ 6,229
Prostate Cancer	16	5,400	55	258	+ 5,142
Oral Cancer	17	5,085	27	1,467	+ 3,618
Road Traffic Accidents	18	5,048	11	6,033	- 985
Other Injuries	19	4,763	18	3,241	+ 1,522
Tuberculosis	20	3,594	7	9,839	- 6,245
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,489	41	628	+ 2,861
Falls	22	3,235	37	905	+ 2,329
Violence	23	3,111	19	3,217	- 106
Lymphomas	24	2,965	36	946	+ 2,019
Ovary Cancer	25	2,949	48	369	+ 2,580
Leukemia	26	2,848	42	610	+ 2,237
Bladder Cancer	27	2,741	54	272	+ 2,469
Cervical Cancer	28	2,739	44	541	+ 2,198
Uterin Cancer	29	2,670	53	289	+ 2,382
Drownings	30	2,601	34	996	+ 1,605
Diabetes Mellitus	31	2,541	12	5,750	- 3,209
Liver Cancer	32	2,486	40	657	+ 1,829
Kidney Disease	33	2,446	10	6,590	- 4,144
Skin Cancers	34	2,261	59	145	+ 2,116
Oesophagus Cancer	35	2,234	29	1,314	+ 920
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,865	25	1,505	+ 360
Fires	37	1,859	50	348	+ 1,511
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,562	14	5,001	- 3,439
Drug Use	39	1,284	51	328	+ 956
Poisonings	40	1,257	47	384	+ 873
Hypertension	41	1,092	8	7,995	- 6,903
Low Birth Weight	42	958	5	12,631	- 11,673
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	919	33	1,041	- 122
Epilepsy	44	471	35	993	- 521
Endocrine Disorders	45	467	28	1,364	- 897
Encephalitis	46	444	31	1,190	- 746
Multiple Sclerosis	47	387	62	84	+ 303
Skin Disease	48	353	61	94	+ 259
War	49	307	2	25,620	- 25,312
Meningitis	50	289	20	2,626	- 2,336
Birth Trauma	51	272	6	10,723	- 10,450
Asthma	52	258	17	3,403	- 3,145
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	213	13	5,555	- 5,343
Other Neoplasms	54	154	63	29	+ 125
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	116	65	25	+ 90
Appendicitis	56	88	52	298	- 210
Maternal Conditions	57	62	9	7,807	- 7,745
Malnutrition	58	61	43	589	- 528
Hepatitis B	59	47	38	863	- 816
Measles	60	47	49	350	- 304
Upper Respiratory	61	34	68	9	+ 25
Hepatitis C	62	9	64	28	- 19
Chlamydia	63	6	69	1	+ 5
Syphilis	64	4	60	94	- 90
Tetanus	65	4	30	1,254	- 1,251
Pertussis	66	2	21	2,107	- 2,105
Diphtheria	67	1	67	16	- 15
Otitis Media	68	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	69	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	66	17	- 17
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	57	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	1	- 1
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

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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.