COLOMBIA VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	387,550	1	43,066	+ 344,484
Stroke	2	111,078	3	16,573	+ 94,506
Liver Disease	3	21,131	19	2,426	+ 18,705
Lung Cancers	4	20,891	10	5,250	+ 15,640
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	19,740	22	2,157	+ 17,583
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	18,778	12	4,371	+ 14,407
Inflammatory/Heart	7	16,952	31	1,329	+ 15,623
Lung Disease	8	13,379	4	15,928	- 2,549
Suicide	9	13,233	26	1,965	+ 11,268
Stomach Cancer	10	11,272	9	6,112	+ 5,160
Breast Cancer	11	11,271	13	3,669	+ 7,602
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	9,479	5	10,773	- 1,294
HIV/AIDS	13	8,168	17	2,683	+ 5,485
Pancreas Cancer	14	8,080	25	2,022	+ 6,057
Alcohol	15	7,884	68	23	+ 7,862
Prostate Cancer	16	6,674	14	3,584	+ 3,089
Oral Cancer	17	6,285	37	807	+ 5,478
Road Traffic Accidents	18	6,239	6	7,765	- 1,525
Other Injuries	19	5,887	28	1,592	+ 4,295
Tuberculosis	20	4,442	32	1,272	+ 3,170
Parkinson's Disease	21	4,312	47	383	+ 3,929
Falls	22	3,998	29	1,518	+ 2,480
Violence	23	3,844	2	19,268	- 15,424
Lymphomas	24	3,665	18	2,603	+ 1,062
Ovary Cancer	25	3,645	33	1,122	+ 2,523
Leukemia	26	3,519	21	2,208	+ 1,311
Bladder Cancer	27	3,387	42	609	+ 2,778
Cervical Cancer	28	3,385	20	2,266	+ 1,119
Uterin Cancer	29	3,300	45	423	+ 2,877
Drownings	30	3,214	40	689	+ 2,525
Diabetes Mellitus	31	3,140	11	5,028	- 1,888
Liver Cancer	32	3,073	24	2,065	+ 1,008
Kidney Disease	33	3,023	7	6,834	- 3,811
Skin Cancers	34	2,795	35	1,028	+ 1,766
Oesophagus Cancer	35	2,761	36	835	+ 1,926
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,305	39	698	+ 1,606
Fires	37	2,297	56	127	+ 2,171
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,930	16	2,963	- 1,032
Drug Use	39	1,587	44	492	+ 1,095
Poisonings	40	1,553	61	61	+ 1,493
Hypertension	41	1,349	8	6,400	- 5,050
Low Birth Weight	42	1,184	23	2,095	- 911
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,136	63	38	+ 1,098
Epilepsy	44	582	43	597	- 15
Endocrine Disorders	45	577	30	1,367	- 790
Encephalitis	46	549	64	38	+ 511
Multiple Sclerosis	47	478	60	62	+ 416
Skin Disease	48	436	34	1,102	- 666
War	49	380	49	260	+ 120
Meningitis	50	358	50	244	+ 114
Birth Trauma	51	337	41	648	- 312
Asthma	52	318	54	191	+ 127
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	263	38	747	- 485
Other Neoplasms	54	190	15	3,205	- 3,014
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	143	51	242	- 99
Appendicitis	56	109	52	213	- 104
Maternal Conditions	57	76	46	394	- 318
Malnutrition	58	76	27	1,878	- 1,803
Hepatitis B	59	59	62	50	+ 8
Measles	60	58	78	0	+ 57
Upper Respiratory	61	42	66	27	+ 16
Hepatitis C	62	11	59	65	- 54
Chlamydia	63	7	81	0	+ 7
Syphilis	64	5	65	30	- 25
Tetanus	65	4	71	14	- 10
Pertussis	66	3	69	18	- 15
Diphtheria	67	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	69	0	72	8	- 8
Hookworm Disease	70	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	76	5	- 5
Dengue	72	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	53	203	- 203
Malaria	76	0	67	26	- 26
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	7	- 7
Oral conditions	80	0	75	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	82	0	58	67	- 67
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	70	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.