SPAIN VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	369,512	1	51,684	+ 317,828
Stroke	2	105,909	3	29,004	+ 76,905
Liver Disease	3	20,148	23	4,231	+ 15,917
Lung Cancers	4	19,918	4	22,131	- 2,212
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	18,821	2	42,339	- 23,517
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	17,904	6	16,957	+ 947
Inflammatory/Heart	7	16,163	19	4,984	+ 11,179
Lung Disease	8	12,756	5	18,926	- 6,170
Suicide	9	12,617	25	3,609	+ 9,008
Stomach Cancer	10	10,747	14	5,796	+ 4,951
Breast Cancer	11	10,747	11	7,067	+ 3,679
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	9,038	7	13,717	- 4,679
HIV/AIDS	13	7,788	43	538	+ 7,250
Pancreas Cancer	14	7,704	12	6,752	+ 952
Alcohol	15	7,517	46	333	+ 7,184
Prostate Cancer	16	6,363	13	6,420	- 56
Oral Cancer	17	5,992	27	2,583	+ 3,409
Road Traffic Accidents	18	5,949	31	1,829	+ 4,120
Other Injuries	19	5,613	15	5,536	+ 77
Tuberculosis	20	4,235	50	270	+ 3,965
Parkinson's Disease	21	4,111	20	4,943	- 831
Falls	22	3,812	26	3,246	+ 565
Violence	23	3,666	51	262	+ 3,404
Lymphomas	24	3,494	16	5,335	- 1,840
Ovary Cancer	25	3,476	28	2,026	+ 1,450
Leukemia	26	3,356	24	3,772	- 417
Bladder Cancer	27	3,230	17	5,222	- 1,993
Cervical Cancer	28	3,227	39	855	+ 2,372
Uterin Cancer	29	3,146	34	1,612	+ 1,535
Drownings	30	3,065	45	446	+ 2,619
Diabetes Mellitus	31	2,994	10	7,773	- 4,779
Liver Cancer	32	2,930	18	5,098	- 2,169
Kidney Disease	33	2,883	8	9,725	- 6,842
Skin Cancers	34	2,665	32	1,803	+ 862
Oesophagus Cancer	35	2,633	29	2,011	+ 621
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,197	44	475	+ 1,722
Fires	37	2,190	55	185	+ 2,006
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,841	38	863	+ 978
Drug Use	39	1,513	41	776	+ 736
Poisonings	40	1,481	57	170	+ 1,311
Hypertension	41	1,287	9	9,115	- 7,828
Low Birth Weight	42	1,129	52	253	+ 876
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,083	33	1,612	- 529
Epilepsy	44	555	40	824	- 269
Endocrine Disorders	45	550	21	4,863	- 4,313
Encephalitis	46	523	70	4	+ 520
Multiple Sclerosis	47	456	49	287	+ 169
Skin Disease	48	416	30	1,840	- 1,425
War	49	362	68	6	+ 357
Meningitis	50	341	59	129	+ 212
Birth Trauma	51	321	60	113	+ 208
Asthma	52	304	35	1,133	- 829
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	250	36	1,064	- 813
Other Neoplasms	54	181	22	4,748	- 4,567
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	136	48	294	- 157
Appendicitis	56	104	61	79	+ 24
Maternal Conditions	57	73	64	14	+ 59
Malnutrition	58	72	47	302	- 230
Hepatitis B	59	56	58	162	- 106
Measles	60	55	81	0	+ 55
Upper Respiratory	61	41	62	47	- 6
Hepatitis C	62	10	42	652	- 642
Chlamydia	63	7	82	0	+ 7
Syphilis	64	5	67	9	- 4
Tetanus	65	4	72	2	+ 2
Pertussis	66	3	73	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	76	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	69	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	69	4	- 4
Chagas disease	75	0	71	3	- 3
Malaria	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	65	11	- 11
Oral conditions	80	0	63	44	- 44
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	82	0	53	212	- 212
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	181	- 181
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.