DOMINICAN REP. VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	84,530	1	14,986	+ 69,544
Stroke	2	24,228	2	7,882	+ 16,345
Liver Disease	3	4,609	5	2,680	+ 1,929
Lung Cancers	4	4,557	16	1,244	+ 3,313
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	4,305	11	1,808	+ 2,498
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,096	20	851	+ 3,245
Inflammatory/Heart	7	3,697	35	312	+ 3,386
Lung Disease	8	2,918	15	1,360	+ 1,558
Suicide	9	2,886	25	530	+ 2,357
Stomach Cancer	10	2,459	24	547	+ 1,911
Breast Cancer	11	2,458	14	1,460	+ 998
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	2,068	6	2,254	- 187
HIV/AIDS	13	1,782	8	1,931	- 149
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,762	27	456	+ 1,307
Alcohol	15	1,720	48	120	+ 1,599
Prostate Cancer	16	1,456	12	1,655	- 199
Oral Cancer	17	1,371	31	434	+ 937
Road Traffic Accidents	18	1,361	3	6,937	- 5,576
Other Injuries	19	1,284	19	890	+ 394
Tuberculosis	20	969	38	242	+ 727
Parkinson's Disease	21	941	28	446	+ 494
Falls	22	872	30	435	+ 437
Violence	23	839	9	1,917	- 1,078
Lymphomas	24	799	33	374	+ 425
Ovary Cancer	25	795	50	89	+ 706
Leukemia	26	768	32	409	+ 359
Bladder Cancer	27	739	49	92	+ 646
Cervical Cancer	28	738	23	560	+ 178
Uterin Cancer	29	720	57	43	+ 677
Drownings	30	701	37	248	+ 453
Diabetes Mellitus	31	685	4	2,762	- 2,077
Liver Cancer	32	670	21	664	+ 6
Kidney Disease	33	659	7	2,121	- 1,461
Skin Cancers	34	610	41	172	+ 437
Oesophagus Cancer	35	602	40	200	+ 402
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	503	36	295	+ 208
Fires	37	501	44	139	+ 362
Congenital Anomalies	38	421	17	1,038	- 617
Drug Use	39	346	43	156	+ 190
Poisonings	40	339	55	47	+ 292
Hypertension	41	294	10	1,894	- 1,600
Low Birth Weight	42	258	13	1,532	- 1,274
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	248	46	123	+ 125
Epilepsy	44	127	42	158	- 31
Endocrine Disorders	45	126	22	602	- 476
Encephalitis	46	120	56	44	+ 75
Multiple Sclerosis	47	104	62	13	+ 91
Skin Disease	48	95	53	50	+ 45
War	49	83	67	1	+ 82
Meningitis	50	78	45	134	- 56
Birth Trauma	51	73	18	915	- 841
Asthma	52	69	29	441	- 371
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	57	26	504	- 447
Other Neoplasms	54	41	58	35	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	31	54	48	- 17
Appendicitis	56	24	52	67	- 43
Maternal Conditions	57	17	39	202	- 186
Malnutrition	58	16	34	372	- 355
Hepatitis B	59	13	63	11	+ 2
Measles	60	13	79	0	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	61	9	68	1	+ 8
Hepatitis C	62	2	60	17	- 15
Chlamydia	63	2	66	2	+ 0
Syphilis	64	1	51	70	- 69
Tetanus	65	1	61	17	- 16
Pertussis	66	1	47	121	- 120
Diphtheria	67	0	69	1	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	64	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	59	22	- 22
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	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	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Ukraine

Dominican Rep.

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.