BELARUS VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	74,257	1	53,186	+ 21,071
Stroke	2	21,283	2	16,393	+ 4,890
Liver Disease	3	4,049	8	2,078	+ 1,971
Lung Cancers	4	4,003	4	2,950	+ 1,053
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	3,782	3	3,530	+ 252
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,598	5	2,886	+ 712
Inflammatory/Heart	7	3,248	11	1,361	+ 1,888
Lung Disease	8	2,563	7	2,208	+ 355
Suicide	9	2,536	9	2,004	+ 532
Stomach Cancer	10	2,160	10	1,690	+ 470
Breast Cancer	11	2,160	12	1,230	+ 929
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	1,816	15	1,086	+ 730
HIV/AIDS	13	1,565	42	167	+ 1,398
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,548	13	1,171	+ 377
Alcohol	15	1,511	6	2,761	- 1,250
Prostate Cancer	16	1,279	17	936	+ 343
Oral Cancer	17	1,204	18	901	+ 303
Road Traffic Accidents	18	1,196	19	722	+ 474
Other Injuries	19	1,128	14	1,099	+ 29
Tuberculosis	20	851	37	269	+ 582
Parkinson's Disease	21	826	21	621	+ 205
Falls	22	766	16	952	- 186
Violence	23	737	38	255	+ 481
Lymphomas	24	702	20	672	+ 31
Ovary Cancer	25	698	27	429	+ 270
Leukemia	26	674	23	554	+ 120
Bladder Cancer	27	649	35	295	+ 354
Cervical Cancer	28	649	34	303	+ 345
Uterin Cancer	29	632	28	391	+ 242
Drownings	30	616	24	543	+ 73
Diabetes Mellitus	31	602	30	373	+ 229
Liver Cancer	32	589	32	363	+ 226
Kidney Disease	33	579	26	480	+ 99
Skin Cancers	34	535	36	272	+ 264
Oesophagus Cancer	35	529	25	493	+ 36
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	442	40	235	+ 206
Fires	37	440	22	620	- 180
Congenital Anomalies	38	370	41	202	+ 168
Drug Use	39	304	29	389	- 85
Poisonings	40	298	33	311	- 14
Hypertension	41	259	31	367	- 109
Low Birth Weight	42	227	47	64	+ 163
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	218	39	239	- 22
Epilepsy	44	112	45	116	- 4
Endocrine Disorders	45	111	43	141	- 30
Encephalitis	46	105	46	93	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	47	92	49	42	+ 50
Skin Disease	48	84	51	31	+ 53
War	49	73	59	3	+ 69
Meningitis	50	69	50	36	+ 32
Birth Trauma	51	65	52	25	+ 40
Asthma	52	61	44	122	- 61
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	50	57	13	+ 38
Other Neoplasms	54	36	48	52	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	27	55	15	+ 12
Appendicitis	56	21	54	20	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	57	15	60	2	+ 13
Malnutrition	58	14	53	22	- 7
Hepatitis B	59	11	56	14	- 2
Measles	60	11	68	0	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	61	8	58	5	+ 3
Hepatitis C	62	2	62	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	63	1	61	1	+ 0
Syphilis	64	1	63	1	+ 0
Tetanus	65	1	64	0	+ 1
Pertussis	66	1	65	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Ukraine

Belarus

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.