SYRIA VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	186,516	1	28,203	+ 158,313
Stroke	2	53,459	2	8,088	+ 45,370
Liver Disease	3	10,170	11	1,720	+ 8,450
Lung Cancers	4	10,054	9	2,048	+ 8,006
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	9,500	14	1,551	+ 7,949
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,038	16	1,224	+ 7,814
Inflammatory/Heart	7	8,159	32	337	+ 7,821
Lung Disease	8	6,439	13	1,601	+ 4,838
Suicide	9	6,369	33	333	+ 6,036
Stomach Cancer	10	5,425	22	725	+ 4,700
Breast Cancer	11	5,425	10	1,953	+ 3,472
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	4,562	4	2,958	+ 1,604
HIV/AIDS	13	3,931	58	15	+ 3,916
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,889	27	411	+ 3,478
Alcohol	15	3,795	53	51	+ 3,744
Prostate Cancer	16	3,212	28	404	+ 2,808
Oral Cancer	17	3,025	36	289	+ 2,735
Road Traffic Accidents	18	3,003	5	2,550	+ 453
Other Injuries	19	2,833	24	521	+ 2,312
Tuberculosis	20	2,138	56	23	+ 2,114
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,075	30	367	+ 1,708
Falls	22	1,924	29	383	+ 1,541
Violence	23	1,850	25	444	+ 1,406
Lymphomas	24	1,764	18	827	+ 937
Ovary Cancer	25	1,754	34	328	+ 1,426
Leukemia	26	1,694	19	796	+ 898
Bladder Cancer	27	1,630	20	757	+ 873
Cervical Cancer	28	1,629	42	188	+ 1,441
Uterin Cancer	29	1,588	44	146	+ 1,443
Drownings	30	1,547	40	215	+ 1,332
Diabetes Mellitus	31	1,511	15	1,534	- 23
Liver Cancer	32	1,479	31	366	+ 1,112
Kidney Disease	33	1,455	6	2,329	- 874
Skin Cancers	34	1,345	38	276	+ 1,069
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,329	47	97	+ 1,231
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,109	49	79	+ 1,030
Fires	37	1,106	43	179	+ 927
Congenital Anomalies	38	929	8	2,077	- 1,148
Drug Use	39	764	39	249	+ 514
Poisonings	40	748	46	98	+ 650
Hypertension	41	649	23	707	- 58
Low Birth Weight	42	570	12	1,652	- 1,082
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	547	41	197	+ 349
Epilepsy	44	280	48	92	+ 188
Endocrine Disorders	45	278	26	418	- 140
Encephalitis	46	264	50	77	+ 187
Multiple Sclerosis	47	230	59	14	+ 216
Skin Disease	48	210	61	8	+ 202
War	49	183	3	7,760	- 7,577
Meningitis	50	172	35	295	- 123
Birth Trauma	51	162	21	744	- 582
Asthma	52	153	17	1,052	- 899
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	126	7	2,156	- 2,029
Other Neoplasms	54	91	57	21	+ 70
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	69	62	7	+ 62
Appendicitis	56	52	54	36	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	57	37	45	105	- 68
Malnutrition	58	36	51	73	- 36
Hepatitis B	59	28	63	5	+ 23
Measles	60	28	70	0	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	61	20	66	3	+ 17
Hepatitis C	62	5	68	1	+ 4
Chlamydia	63	4	69	1	+ 3
Syphilis	64	2	55	31	- 28
Tetanus	65	2	52	57	- 55
Pertussis	66	1	37	289	- 288
Diphtheria	67	1	64	5	- 4
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	60	11	- 11
Leishmaniasis	79	0	65	5	- 5
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

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.