DR CONGO VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	901,913	7	34,713	+ 867,200
Stroke	2	258,504	6	36,596	+ 221,908
Liver Disease	3	49,177	13	15,044	+ 34,133
Lung Cancers	4	48,617	47	1,158	+ 47,459
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	45,939	28	4,548	+ 41,391
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	43,702	36	2,966	+ 40,735
Inflammatory/Heart	7	39,451	29	4,045	+ 35,406
Lung Disease	8	31,135	14	13,527	+ 17,609
Suicide	9	30,796	26	5,812	+ 24,984
Stomach Cancer	10	26,233	37	2,579	+ 23,654
Breast Cancer	11	26,231	35	3,416	+ 22,815
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	22,061	1	73,546	- 51,485
HIV/AIDS	13	19,009	15	13,286	+ 5,723
Pancreas Cancer	14	18,804	50	1,017	+ 17,787
Alcohol	15	18,349	60	635	+ 17,714
Prostate Cancer	16	15,531	30	3,948	+ 11,583
Oral Cancer	17	14,626	51	1,003	+ 13,623
Road Traffic Accidents	18	14,521	10	30,256	- 15,736
Other Injuries	19	13,701	22	8,272	+ 5,429
Tuberculosis	20	10,337	2	43,759	- 33,423
Parkinson's Disease	21	10,035	49	1,035	+ 9,001
Falls	22	9,304	33	3,483	+ 5,821
Violence	23	8,947	18	11,120	- 2,173
Lymphomas	24	8,529	38	2,061	+ 6,468
Ovary Cancer	25	8,483	58	656	+ 7,827
Leukemia	26	8,191	41	1,871	+ 6,319
Bladder Cancer	27	7,883	65	270	+ 7,613
Cervical Cancer	28	7,878	27	4,823	+ 3,055
Uterin Cancer	29	7,680	63	352	+ 7,328
Drownings	30	7,480	34	3,454	+ 4,027
Diabetes Mellitus	31	7,308	16	12,902	- 5,594
Liver Cancer	32	7,151	31	3,840	+ 3,311
Kidney Disease	33	7,036	20	9,077	- 2,041
Skin Cancers	34	6,504	55	765	+ 5,739
Oesophagus Cancer	35	6,426	53	790	+ 5,636
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	5,363	40	1,923	+ 3,440
Fires	37	5,346	39	2,007	+ 3,339
Congenital Anomalies	38	4,493	11	16,256	- 11,764
Drug Use	39	3,692	59	638	+ 3,054
Poisonings	40	3,615	42	1,729	+ 1,886
Hypertension	41	3,140	12	15,743	- 12,603
Low Birth Weight	42	2,755	8	34,668	- 31,913
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	2,643	43	1,728	+ 916
Epilepsy	44	1,355	44	1,727	- 371
Endocrine Disorders	45	1,343	25	7,380	- 6,036
Encephalitis	46	1,278	57	680	+ 598
Multiple Sclerosis	47	1,112	71	44	+ 1,069
Skin Disease	48	1,014	54	781	+ 233
War	49	884	45	1,658	- 774
Meningitis	50	832	17	11,568	- 10,736
Birth Trauma	51	784	9	33,075	- 32,292
Asthma	52	741	24	7,733	- 6,992
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	611	5	41,301	- 40,690
Other Neoplasms	54	442	67	88	+ 355
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	333	66	217	+ 116
Appendicitis	56	253	56	703	- 450
Maternal Conditions	57	177	19	10,513	- 10,335
Malnutrition	58	176	21	8,910	- 8,735
Hepatitis B	59	136	61	456	- 320
Measles	60	134	3	42,254	- 42,120
Upper Respiratory	61	99	62	370	- 271
Hepatitis C	62	26	69	69	- 43
Chlamydia	63	17	73	15	+ 3
Syphilis	64	12	32	3,751	- 3,739
Tetanus	65	10	46	1,166	- 1,155
Pertussis	66	6	23	7,921	- 7,915
Diphtheria	67	3	70	47	- 44
Otitis Media	68	1	72	38	- 37
Leprosy	69	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	68	80	- 80
Dengue	72	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	64	347	- 347
Schistosomiasis	78	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Leishmaniasis	79	0	52	869	- 869
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Ukraine

DR 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.