BELGIUM VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	93,609	1	15,281	+ 78,329
Stroke	2	26,830	3	7,408	+ 19,422
Liver Disease	3	5,104	17	1,433	+ 3,671
Lung Cancers	4	5,046	4	6,777	- 1,731
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	4,768	2	9,416	- 4,648
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,536	7	3,329	+ 1,207
Inflammatory/Heart	7	4,095	23	1,060	+ 3,034
Lung Disease	8	3,232	5	6,438	- 3,206
Suicide	9	3,196	10	2,111	+ 1,085
Stomach Cancer	10	2,723	26	863	+ 1,860
Breast Cancer	11	2,722	9	2,587	+ 136
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	2,290	6	5,677	- 3,388
HIV/AIDS	13	1,973	57	36	+ 1,937
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,952	14	1,809	+ 142
Alcohol	15	1,904	32	500	+ 1,405
Prostate Cancer	16	1,612	13	1,824	- 212
Oral Cancer	17	1,518	28	675	+ 843
Road Traffic Accidents	18	1,507	29	666	+ 841
Other Injuries	19	1,422	11	2,006	- 584
Tuberculosis	20	1,073	54	46	+ 1,027
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,042	19	1,378	- 336
Falls	22	966	15	1,756	- 790
Violence	23	929	44	149	+ 779
Lymphomas	24	885	16	1,552	- 667
Ovary Cancer	25	880	30	653	+ 228
Leukemia	26	850	21	1,199	- 349
Bladder Cancer	27	818	22	1,078	- 260
Cervical Cancer	28	818	41	243	+ 575
Uterin Cancer	29	797	34	384	+ 413
Drownings	30	776	47	79	+ 698
Diabetes Mellitus	31	758	20	1,269	- 511
Liver Cancer	32	742	24	976	- 233
Kidney Disease	33	730	8	2,952	- 2,222
Skin Cancers	34	675	31	522	+ 153
Oesophagus Cancer	35	667	25	898	- 231
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	557	42	213	+ 344
Fires	37	555	48	75	+ 480
Congenital Anomalies	38	466	40	282	+ 184
Drug Use	39	383	39	287	+ 96
Poisonings	40	375	55	41	+ 334
Hypertension	41	326	27	740	- 414
Low Birth Weight	42	286	50	70	+ 216
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	274	37	293	- 18
Epilepsy	44	141	36	348	- 207
Endocrine Disorders	45	139	18	1,432	- 1,292
Encephalitis	46	133	66	1	+ 131
Multiple Sclerosis	47	115	45	147	- 32
Skin Disease	48	105	35	380	- 274
War	49	92	67	1	+ 91
Meningitis	50	86	58	28	+ 58
Birth Trauma	51	81	53	47	+ 34
Asthma	52	77	46	128	- 51
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	63	33	418	- 354
Other Neoplasms	54	46	12	1,828	- 1,782
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	35	49	73	- 38
Appendicitis	56	26	62	17	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	57	18	64	6	+ 12
Malnutrition	58	18	38	291	- 272
Hepatitis B	59	14	63	17	- 2
Measles	60	14	79	0	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	61	10	59	22	- 12
Hepatitis C	62	3	52	53	- 50
Chlamydia	63	2	71	0	+ 2
Syphilis	64	1	70	0	+ 1
Tetanus	65	1	78	0	+ 1
Pertussis	66	1	68	1	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	69	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	19	- 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	82	0	51	59	- 59
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Ukraine

Belgium

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.