SOUTH AFRICA VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	472,380	3	32,739	+ 439,641
Stroke	2	135,392	4	30,693	+ 104,699
Liver Disease	3	25,757	14	9,013	+ 16,743
Lung Cancers	4	25,463	15	7,705	+ 17,758
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	24,061	22	4,676	+ 19,384
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	22,889	28	3,587	+ 19,302
Inflammatory/Heart	7	20,663	21	5,408	+ 15,255
Lung Disease	8	16,307	13	11,895	+ 4,412
Suicide	9	16,130	10	13,774	+ 2,356
Stomach Cancer	10	13,739	39	1,535	+ 12,205
Breast Cancer	11	13,738	23	4,533	+ 9,205
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	11,554	2	39,341	- 27,787
HIV/AIDS	13	9,956	1	71,996	- 62,039
Pancreas Cancer	14	9,848	35	2,007	+ 7,841
Alcohol	15	9,610	49	987	+ 8,623
Prostate Cancer	16	8,135	24	4,374	+ 3,761
Oral Cancer	17	7,660	41	1,406	+ 6,255
Road Traffic Accidents	18	7,605	11	13,014	- 5,409
Other Injuries	19	7,176	17	6,014	+ 1,162
Tuberculosis	20	5,414	6	21,965	- 16,552
Parkinson's Disease	21	5,256	46	1,077	+ 4,179
Falls	22	4,873	42	1,399	+ 3,474
Violence	23	4,686	7	21,000	- 16,314
Lymphomas	24	4,467	31	2,818	+ 1,649
Ovary Cancer	25	4,443	51	951	+ 3,492
Leukemia	26	4,290	40	1,464	+ 2,826
Bladder Cancer	27	4,129	52	829	+ 3,300
Cervical Cancer	28	4,126	20	5,555	- 1,430
Uterin Cancer	29	4,022	54	512	+ 3,510
Drownings	30	3,918	32	2,403	+ 1,515
Diabetes Mellitus	31	3,827	5	30,188	- 26,360
Liver Cancer	32	3,745	33	2,383	+ 1,362
Kidney Disease	33	3,685	9	15,302	- 11,617
Skin Cancers	34	3,407	48	993	+ 2,414
Oesophagus Cancer	35	3,366	29	3,486	- 120
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,809	36	1,894	+ 915
Fires	37	2,800	27	3,618	- 817
Congenital Anomalies	38	2,353	25	4,351	- 1,998
Drug Use	39	1,934	53	770	+ 1,164
Poisonings	40	1,893	50	975	+ 918
Hypertension	41	1,645	12	12,789	- 11,144
Low Birth Weight	42	1,443	16	6,250	- 4,807
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,384	47	1,015	+ 370
Epilepsy	44	710	37	1,870	- 1,160
Endocrine Disorders	45	704	19	5,890	- 5,186
Encephalitis	46	669	59	234	+ 435
Multiple Sclerosis	47	583	62	113	+ 470
Skin Disease	48	531	45	1,101	- 570
War	49	463	64	66	+ 398
Meningitis	50	436	26	3,660	- 3,225
Birth Trauma	51	410	30	3,004	- 2,593
Asthma	52	388	18	5,966	- 5,578
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	320	8	15,843	- 15,523
Other Neoplasms	54	232	58	267	- 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	174	55	376	- 201
Appendicitis	56	133	56	274	- 141
Maternal Conditions	57	93	38	1,700	- 1,607
Malnutrition	58	92	34	2,381	- 2,289
Hepatitis B	59	71	61	139	- 68
Measles	60	70	57	270	- 200
Upper Respiratory	61	52	60	223	- 171
Hepatitis C	62	13	70	8	+ 5
Chlamydia	63	9	68	18	- 9
Syphilis	64	6	44	1,130	- 1,123
Tetanus	65	5	65	38	- 32
Pertussis	66	3	43	1,142	- 1,139
Diphtheria	67	2	69	16	- 15
Otitis Media	68	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	69	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	71	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	63	83	- 83
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	66	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Ukraine

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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.