ITALY VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	476,461	1	97,116	+ 379,345
Stroke	2	136,562	2	62,633	+ 73,929
Liver Disease	3	25,979	23	5,559	+ 20,420
Lung Cancers	4	25,683	4	34,152	- 8,469
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	24,268	3	41,445	- 17,176
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	23,087	7	21,254	+ 1,833
Inflammatory/Heart	7	20,841	24	5,531	+ 15,310
Lung Disease	8	16,448	5	32,382	- 15,934
Suicide	9	16,269	26	4,042	+ 12,227
Stomach Cancer	10	13,858	14	10,252	+ 3,606
Breast Cancer	11	13,857	10	13,868	- 11
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	11,654	9	16,339	- 4,684
HIV/AIDS	13	10,042	46	520	+ 9,522
Pancreas Cancer	14	9,933	13	12,095	- 2,161
Alcohol	15	9,693	55	277	+ 9,416
Prostate Cancer	16	8,205	20	8,409	- 204
Oral Cancer	17	7,727	27	3,343	+ 4,383
Road Traffic Accidents	18	7,671	30	3,221	+ 4,450
Other Injuries	19	7,238	12	12,112	- 4,874
Tuberculosis	20	5,461	53	336	+ 5,125
Parkinson's Disease	21	5,301	19	8,428	- 3,126
Falls	22	4,915	25	4,222	+ 692
Violence	23	4,726	50	409	+ 4,318
Lymphomas	24	4,506	16	9,670	- 5,165
Ovary Cancer	25	4,481	28	3,282	+ 1,200
Leukemia	26	4,327	21	6,728	- 2,402
Bladder Cancer	27	4,164	22	6,711	- 2,546
Cervical Cancer	28	4,162	40	1,154	+ 3,008
Uterin Cancer	29	4,057	33	2,198	+ 1,859
Drownings	30	3,952	52	344	+ 3,608
Diabetes Mellitus	31	3,861	8	19,836	- 15,975
Liver Cancer	32	3,778	17	9,620	- 5,842
Kidney Disease	33	3,717	11	12,726	- 9,009
Skin Cancers	34	3,436	29	3,239	+ 197
Oesophagus Cancer	35	3,395	34	2,045	+ 1,349
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,833	43	690	+ 2,143
Fires	37	2,824	56	271	+ 2,553
Congenital Anomalies	38	2,373	37	1,443	+ 930
Drug Use	39	1,951	45	654	+ 1,297
Poisonings	40	1,910	58	154	+ 1,756
Hypertension	41	1,659	6	29,931	- 28,272
Low Birth Weight	42	1,456	51	357	+ 1,098
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,396	32	2,216	- 819
Epilepsy	44	716	39	1,337	- 621
Endocrine Disorders	45	710	18	8,431	- 7,721
Encephalitis	46	675	68	5	+ 670
Multiple Sclerosis	47	588	44	677	- 89
Skin Disease	48	536	38	1,440	- 904
War	49	467	66	6	+ 461
Meningitis	50	440	60	128	+ 312
Birth Trauma	51	414	59	140	+ 274
Asthma	52	392	47	494	- 102
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	323	36	1,622	- 1,299
Other Neoplasms	54	234	15	9,984	- 9,750
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	176	42	701	- 526
Appendicitis	56	134	61	49	+ 85
Maternal Conditions	57	94	67	6	+ 88
Malnutrition	58	93	41	775	- 683
Hepatitis B	59	72	54	334	- 262
Measles	60	71	71	1	+ 69
Upper Respiratory	61	52	64	20	+ 32
Hepatitis C	62	13	31	2,451	- 2,437
Chlamydia	63	9	84	0	+ 9
Syphilis	64	6	69	4	+ 2
Tetanus	65	5	63	22	- 16
Pertussis	66	3	73	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	67	2	76	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	0	65	16	- 15
Leprosy	69	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	3	- 3
Oral conditions	80	0	62	47	- 47
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	82	0	48	481	- 481
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	49	424	- 424
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.