SOUTH KOREA VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	407,037	1	28,043	+ 378,994
Stroke	2	116,664	3	25,596	+ 91,068
Liver Disease	3	22,194	14	6,348	+ 15,845
Lung Cancers	4	21,941	4	20,293	+ 1,648
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	20,732	6	12,145	+ 8,587
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	19,723	8	10,180	+ 9,542
Inflammatory/Heart	7	17,805	31	1,325	+ 16,479
Lung Disease	8	14,051	11	8,526	+ 5,525
Suicide	9	13,899	5	14,636	- 737
Stomach Cancer	10	11,839	10	8,625	+ 3,214
Breast Cancer	11	11,838	21	2,880	+ 8,958
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	9,956	2	26,650	- 16,694
HIV/AIDS	13	8,579	55	84	+ 8,495
Pancreas Cancer	14	8,486	12	6,994	+ 1,493
Alcohol	15	8,281	33	1,081	+ 7,200
Prostate Cancer	16	7,009	22	2,316	+ 4,694
Oral Cancer	17	6,601	29	1,457	+ 5,144
Road Traffic Accidents	18	6,553	15	4,399	+ 2,154
Other Injuries	19	6,183	18	3,634	+ 2,550
Tuberculosis	20	4,665	24	1,950	+ 2,715
Parkinson's Disease	21	4,529	16	3,951	+ 578
Falls	22	4,199	20	2,934	+ 1,265
Violence	23	4,038	44	386	+ 3,652
Lymphomas	24	3,849	19	3,477	+ 372
Ovary Cancer	25	3,828	30	1,330	+ 2,499
Leukemia	26	3,696	23	2,140	+ 1,556
Bladder Cancer	27	3,558	27	1,768	+ 1,789
Cervical Cancer	28	3,555	34	1,065	+ 2,490
Uterin Cancer	29	3,466	43	420	+ 3,046
Drownings	30	3,376	42	501	+ 2,875
Diabetes Mellitus	31	3,298	13	6,812	- 3,514
Liver Cancer	32	3,227	7	11,589	- 8,362
Kidney Disease	33	3,175	9	10,107	- 6,932
Skin Cancers	34	2,935	37	585	+ 2,351
Oesophagus Cancer	35	2,900	28	1,733	+ 1,167
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,420	38	540	+ 1,881
Fires	37	2,413	47	263	+ 2,150
Congenital Anomalies	38	2,027	41	518	+ 1,510
Drug Use	39	1,666	50	154	+ 1,512
Poisonings	40	1,632	52	115	+ 1,516
Hypertension	41	1,417	17	3,711	- 2,294
Low Birth Weight	42	1,243	45	370	+ 873
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,193	48	224	+ 969
Epilepsy	44	612	40	524	+ 87
Endocrine Disorders	45	606	25	1,891	- 1,284
Encephalitis	46	577	65	19	+ 558
Multiple Sclerosis	47	502	66	11	+ 491
Skin Disease	48	458	36	704	- 246
War	49	399	68	5	+ 394
Meningitis	50	376	58	51	+ 325
Birth Trauma	51	354	54	88	+ 265
Asthma	52	335	32	1,150	- 816
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	276	35	929	- 653
Other Neoplasms	54	200	26	1,807	- 1,607
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	150	51	150	+ 0
Appendicitis	56	114	57	54	+ 60
Maternal Conditions	57	80	61	34	+ 46
Malnutrition	58	79	53	88	- 9
Hepatitis B	59	62	39	526	- 464
Measles	60	60	83	0	+ 60
Upper Respiratory	61	45	63	26	+ 19
Hepatitis C	62	12	49	168	- 156
Chlamydia	63	8	84	0	+ 8
Syphilis	64	5	62	27	- 21
Tetanus	65	5	69	5	+ 0
Pertussis	66	3	67	6	- 3
Diphtheria	67	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	0	70	5	- 4
Leprosy	69	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	21	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	82	0	60	41	- 41
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Ukraine

South Korea

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.