FINLAND VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,972	2	9,831	+ 34,141
Stroke	2	12,603	3	4,115	+ 8,488
Liver Disease	3	2,398	10	1,068	+ 1,330
Lung Cancers	4	2,370	4	2,312	+ 58
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	2,240	1	11,120	- 8,881
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,131	6	1,433	+ 697
Inflammatory/Heart	7	1,923	17	518	+ 1,405
Lung Disease	8	1,518	8	1,289	+ 229
Suicide	9	1,501	15	846	+ 655
Stomach Cancer	10	1,279	19	447	+ 832
Breast Cancer	11	1,279	12	948	+ 331
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	1,076	21	436	+ 639
HIV/AIDS	13	927	59	6	+ 921
Pancreas Cancer	14	917	9	1,247	- 330
Alcohol	15	895	18	464	+ 430
Prostate Cancer	16	757	11	970	- 213
Oral Cancer	17	713	34	207	+ 506
Road Traffic Accidents	18	708	33	215	+ 493
Other Injuries	19	668	20	437	+ 231
Tuberculosis	20	504	46	32	+ 472
Parkinson's Disease	21	489	13	853	- 364
Falls	22	454	7	1,325	- 872
Violence	23	436	43	64	+ 372
Lymphomas	24	416	14	851	- 435
Ovary Cancer	25	414	25	344	+ 69
Leukemia	26	399	24	371	+ 28
Bladder Cancer	27	384	28	308	+ 76
Cervical Cancer	28	384	44	62	+ 322
Uterin Cancer	29	374	32	225	+ 149
Drownings	30	365	37	106	+ 259
Diabetes Mellitus	31	356	22	418	- 61
Liver Cancer	32	349	16	545	- 196
Kidney Disease	33	343	26	342	+ 1
Skin Cancers	34	317	29	297	+ 20
Oesophagus Cancer	35	313	27	320	- 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	261	36	151	+ 110
Fires	37	261	45	62	+ 199
Congenital Anomalies	38	219	35	192	+ 27
Drug Use	39	180	30	269	- 89
Poisonings	40	176	49	25	+ 151
Hypertension	41	153	5	2,030	- 1,877
Low Birth Weight	42	134	48	26	+ 108
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	129	50	19	+ 110
Epilepsy	44	66	38	104	- 38
Endocrine Disorders	45	65	31	257	- 191
Encephalitis	46	62	66	0	+ 62
Multiple Sclerosis	47	54	42	80	- 26
Skin Disease	48	49	47	27	+ 22
War	49	43	65	1	+ 43
Meningitis	50	41	55	9	+ 31
Birth Trauma	51	38	56	8	+ 30
Asthma	52	36	40	85	- 49
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	30	52	15	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	54	22	23	377	- 355
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	16	41	83	- 67
Appendicitis	56	12	54	10	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	57	9	64	2	+ 7
Malnutrition	58	9	57	7	+ 2
Hepatitis B	59	7	63	2	+ 5
Measles	60	7	72	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	61	5	62	2	+ 3
Hepatitis C	62	1	60	5	- 3
Chlamydia	63	1	84	0	+ 1
Syphilis	64	1	67	0	+ 0
Tetanus	65	1	70	0	+ 1
Pertussis	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	69	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	82	0	51	17	- 17
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	58	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	39	93	- 93
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Ukraine

Finland

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.