NIGERIA VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,850,258	7	61,374	+ 1,788,884
Stroke	2	530,316	8	57,744	+ 472,572
Liver Disease	3	100,886	13	38,326	+ 62,560
Lung Cancers	4	99,737	57	1,295	+ 98,442
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	94,242	31	6,786	+ 87,457
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	89,653	43	4,152	+ 85,501
Inflammatory/Heart	7	80,934	42	4,826	+ 76,107
Lung Disease	8	63,873	22	12,569	+ 51,305
Suicide	9	63,178	30	7,019	+ 56,160
Stomach Cancer	10	53,816	50	2,129	+ 51,687
Breast Cancer	11	53,812	23	11,884	+ 41,927
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	45,257	1	207,281	- 162,024
HIV/AIDS	13	38,998	10	44,124	- 5,126
Pancreas Cancer	14	38,575	51	1,975	+ 36,600
Alcohol	15	37,642	58	1,031	+ 36,611
Prostate Cancer	16	31,862	35	5,914	+ 25,948
Oral Cancer	17	30,005	48	2,238	+ 27,766
Road Traffic Accidents	18	29,789	12	41,693	- 11,904
Other Injuries	19	28,108	17	22,696	+ 5,412
Tuberculosis	20	21,206	3	127,335	- 106,130
Parkinson's Disease	21	20,587	46	2,473	+ 18,114
Falls	22	19,086	28	7,528	+ 11,558
Violence	23	18,354	19	18,407	- 53
Lymphomas	24	17,497	40	5,202	+ 12,295
Ovary Cancer	25	17,403	49	2,133	+ 15,271
Leukemia	26	16,803	47	2,257	+ 14,546
Bladder Cancer	27	16,172	63	670	+ 15,502
Cervical Cancer	28	16,161	25	10,574	+ 5,587
Uterin Cancer	29	15,755	62	679	+ 15,076
Drownings	30	15,346	32	6,584	+ 8,762
Diabetes Mellitus	31	14,992	18	22,497	- 7,505
Liver Cancer	32	14,671	39	5,289	+ 9,382
Kidney Disease	33	14,434	20	18,189	- 3,755
Skin Cancers	34	13,343	53	1,933	+ 11,410
Oesophagus Cancer	35	13,182	64	560	+ 12,622
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	11,003	37	5,846	+ 5,157
Fires	37	10,968	29	7,132	+ 3,836
Congenital Anomalies	38	9,216	9	49,696	- 40,480
Drug Use	39	7,575	34	6,273	+ 1,302
Poisonings	40	7,416	33	6,570	+ 846
Hypertension	41	6,442	24	10,692	- 4,250
Low Birth Weight	42	5,652	6	95,959	- 90,306
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	5,423	52	1,946	+ 3,477
Epilepsy	44	2,781	41	5,001	- 2,221
Endocrine Disorders	45	2,756	21	15,799	- 13,043
Encephalitis	46	2,621	59	937	+ 1,684
Multiple Sclerosis	47	2,282	68	179	+ 2,103
Skin Disease	48	2,081	56	1,468	+ 613
War	49	1,814	45	3,245	- 1,431
Meningitis	50	1,707	11	43,651	- 41,944
Birth Trauma	51	1,608	5	100,186	- 98,579
Asthma	52	1,521	27	8,192	- 6,671
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	1,254	2	144,724	- 143,470
Other Neoplasms	54	908	66	290	+ 618
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	683	69	165	+ 518
Appendicitis	56	519	60	760	- 241
Maternal Conditions	57	364	15	23,540	- 23,176
Malnutrition	58	360	36	5,896	- 5,536
Hepatitis B	59	280	55	1,488	- 1,208
Measles	60	275	14	29,439	- 29,164
Upper Respiratory	61	203	67	259	- 56
Hepatitis C	62	52	65	304	- 251
Chlamydia	63	36	71	14	+ 22
Syphilis	64	25	38	5,449	- 5,425
Tetanus	65	21	26	8,355	- 8,334
Pertussis	66	13	16	23,282	- 23,269
Diphtheria	67	7	44	3,800	- 3,793
Otitis Media	68	2	72	3	- 1
Leprosy	69	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	61	685	- 685
Dengue	72	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	23	- 23
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Ukraine

Nigeria

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.