POLAND VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	302,815	1	117,700	+ 185,116
Stroke	2	86,792	2	32,693	+ 54,099
Liver Disease	3	16,511	10	7,912	+ 8,599
Lung Cancers	4	16,323	3	25,781	- 9,458
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	15,424	21	3,701	+ 11,723
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	14,673	5	14,610	+ 62
Inflammatory/Heart	7	13,246	23	3,495	+ 9,751
Lung Disease	8	10,454	6	13,677	- 3,223
Suicide	9	10,340	18	4,282	+ 6,058
Stomach Cancer	10	8,808	12	5,910	+ 2,897
Breast Cancer	11	8,807	9	7,967	+ 840
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	7,407	4	19,998	- 12,592
HIV/AIDS	13	6,382	54	115	+ 6,267
Pancreas Cancer	14	6,313	13	5,430	+ 884
Alcohol	15	6,161	14	5,238	+ 922
Prostate Cancer	16	5,215	11	6,489	- 1,274
Oral Cancer	17	4,911	25	3,377	+ 1,534
Road Traffic Accidents	18	4,875	22	3,555	+ 1,321
Other Injuries	19	4,600	28	2,527	+ 2,074
Tuberculosis	20	3,471	41	597	+ 2,874
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,369	34	1,500	+ 1,869
Falls	22	3,124	16	4,712	- 1,588
Violence	23	3,004	49	294	+ 2,710
Lymphomas	24	2,864	19	4,141	- 1,278
Ovary Cancer	25	2,848	27	2,929	- 81
Leukemia	26	2,750	24	3,456	- 706
Bladder Cancer	27	2,647	17	4,700	- 2,054
Cervical Cancer	28	2,645	32	1,907	+ 738
Uterin Cancer	29	2,578	30	2,163	+ 416
Drownings	30	2,512	39	636	+ 1,875
Diabetes Mellitus	31	2,454	8	8,947	- 6,494
Liver Cancer	32	2,401	29	2,290	+ 111
Kidney Disease	33	2,362	20	4,065	- 1,703
Skin Cancers	34	2,184	31	2,155	+ 29
Oesophagus Cancer	35	2,157	33	1,803	+ 355
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,801	26	3,091	- 1,290
Fires	37	1,795	45	474	+ 1,321
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,508	36	916	+ 592
Drug Use	39	1,240	48	321	+ 919
Poisonings	40	1,214	51	205	+ 1,009
Hypertension	41	1,054	15	4,937	- 3,882
Low Birth Weight	42	925	42	579	+ 346
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	887	40	612	+ 276
Epilepsy	44	455	35	1,145	- 690
Endocrine Disorders	45	451	38	831	- 380
Encephalitis	46	429	64	6	+ 422
Multiple Sclerosis	47	373	44	502	- 129
Skin Disease	48	341	46	469	- 129
War	49	297	66	4	+ 293
Meningitis	50	279	53	171	+ 109
Birth Trauma	51	263	57	52	+ 211
Asthma	52	249	43	540	- 291
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	205	37	839	- 634
Other Neoplasms	54	149	7	9,256	- 9,108
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	112	47	369	- 257
Appendicitis	56	85	55	69	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	57	60	63	10	+ 50
Malnutrition	58	59	50	291	- 232
Hepatitis B	59	46	56	52	- 6
Measles	60	45	72	0	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	61	33	60	19	+ 14
Hepatitis C	62	9	52	188	- 180
Chlamydia	63	6	73	0	+ 6
Syphilis	64	4	69	0	+ 4
Tetanus	65	3	67	2	+ 2
Pertussis	66	2	71	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	1	70	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	69	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	65	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	82	0	61	18	- 18
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	58	30	- 30
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Ukraine

Poland

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.