CONGO VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,655	4	2,494	+ 45,161
Stroke	2	13,659	5	2,267	+ 11,392
Liver Disease	3	2,598	13	931	+ 1,668
Lung Cancers	4	2,569	47	54	+ 2,515
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	2,427	25	230	+ 2,197
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,309	38	89	+ 2,220
Inflammatory/Heart	7	2,085	26	220	+ 1,865
Lung Disease	8	1,645	17	541	+ 1,104
Suicide	9	1,627	19	349	+ 1,279
Stomach Cancer	10	1,386	39	88	+ 1,298
Breast Cancer	11	1,386	32	159	+ 1,227
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	1,166	3	2,576	- 1,410
HIV/AIDS	13	1,004	1	4,509	- 3,505
Pancreas Cancer	14	994	52	42	+ 952
Alcohol	15	970	49	46	+ 923
Prostate Cancer	16	821	28	198	+ 623
Oral Cancer	17	773	54	33	+ 740
Road Traffic Accidents	18	767	7	1,598	- 831
Other Injuries	19	724	20	333	+ 391
Tuberculosis	20	546	2	2,781	- 2,235
Parkinson's Disease	21	530	42	69	+ 461
Falls	22	492	33	149	+ 343
Violence	23	473	18	539	- 66
Lymphomas	24	451	45	61	+ 390
Ovary Cancer	25	448	48	49	+ 399
Leukemia	26	433	46	57	+ 375
Bladder Cancer	27	417	61	15	+ 402
Cervical Cancer	28	416	29	196	+ 220
Uterin Cancer	29	406	60	15	+ 391
Drownings	30	395	36	104	+ 291
Diabetes Mellitus	31	386	10	1,050	- 663
Liver Cancer	32	378	30	169	+ 208
Kidney Disease	33	372	15	613	- 241
Skin Cancers	34	344	53	36	+ 308
Oesophagus Cancer	35	340	57	19	+ 320
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	283	35	105	+ 178
Fires	37	282	37	90	+ 192
Congenital Anomalies	38	237	14	729	- 492
Drug Use	39	195	44	65	+ 130
Poisonings	40	191	41	71	+ 121
Hypertension	41	166	12	933	- 767
Low Birth Weight	42	146	9	1,283	- 1,137
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	140	43	67	+ 73
Epilepsy	44	72	40	76	- 4
Endocrine Disorders	45	71	27	208	- 137
Encephalitis	46	68	56	20	+ 48
Multiple Sclerosis	47	59	66	4	+ 55
Skin Disease	48	54	50	46	+ 8
War	49	47	72	1	+ 46
Meningitis	50	44	22	299	- 255
Birth Trauma	51	41	11	997	- 956
Asthma	52	39	23	291	- 252
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	32	8	1,304	- 1,272
Other Neoplasms	54	23	63	8	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	18	59	15	+ 3
Appendicitis	56	13	58	18	- 5
Maternal Conditions	57	9	16	578	- 568
Malnutrition	58	9	24	272	- 262
Hepatitis B	59	7	62	14	- 7
Measles	60	7	31	159	- 152
Upper Respiratory	61	5	64	7	- 1
Hepatitis C	62	1	67	2	- 1
Chlamydia	63	1	70	1	- 0
Syphilis	64	1	34	107	- 106
Tetanus	65	1	55	23	- 23
Pertussis	66	0	21	329	- 329
Diphtheria	67	0	68	2	- 2
Otitis Media	68	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	69	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	65	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	45	- 45
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

Ukraine

Congo

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.