UNITED KINGDOM VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	535,030	2	71,728	+ 463,303
Stroke	2	153,349	4	37,626	+ 115,723
Liver Disease	3	29,173	14	7,666	+ 21,507
Lung Cancers	4	28,840	5	35,715	- 6,874
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	27,252	1	98,135	- 70,883
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	25,925	7	18,446	+ 7,478
Inflammatory/Heart	7	23,403	29	3,126	+ 20,277
Lung Disease	8	18,470	6	32,896	- 14,426
Suicide	9	18,269	20	5,325	+ 12,944
Stomach Cancer	10	15,562	24	4,999	+ 10,563
Breast Cancer	11	15,560	9	12,718	+ 2,842
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	13,087	3	40,540	- 27,453
HIV/AIDS	13	11,277	55	188	+ 11,089
Pancreas Cancer	14	11,155	11	8,995	+ 2,159
Alcohol	15	10,885	39	1,555	+ 9,330
Prostate Cancer	16	9,213	8	13,289	- 4,076
Oral Cancer	17	8,676	30	3,109	+ 5,568
Road Traffic Accidents	18	8,614	33	2,169	+ 6,445
Other Injuries	19	8,128	19	5,464	+ 2,664
Tuberculosis	20	6,132	47	351	+ 5,781
Parkinson's Disease	21	5,953	13	8,573	- 2,620
Falls	22	5,519	15	7,618	- 2,099
Violence	23	5,307	46	868	+ 4,440
Lymphomas	24	5,059	10	9,350	- 4,291
Ovary Cancer	25	5,032	25	4,019	+ 1,014
Leukemia	26	4,859	22	5,211	- 352
Bladder Cancer	27	4,676	16	6,133	- 1,457
Cervical Cancer	28	4,673	43	1,099	+ 3,574
Uterin Cancer	29	4,556	32	2,346	+ 2,210
Drownings	30	4,438	49	301	+ 4,137
Diabetes Mellitus	31	4,335	17	5,842	- 1,507
Liver Cancer	32	4,242	21	5,237	- 994
Kidney Disease	33	4,174	18	5,471	- 1,297
Skin Cancers	34	3,858	27	3,727	+ 131
Oesophagus Cancer	35	3,812	12	8,727	- 4,915
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,182	36	2,090	+ 1,092
Fires	37	3,171	48	334	+ 2,837
Congenital Anomalies	38	2,665	35	2,127	+ 538
Drug Use	39	2,190	31	2,824	- 634
Poisonings	40	2,145	53	221	+ 1,924
Hypertension	41	1,863	23	5,208	- 3,345
Low Birth Weight	42	1,634	40	1,313	+ 321
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,568	45	876	+ 692
Epilepsy	44	804	42	1,193	- 389
Endocrine Disorders	45	797	28	3,297	- 2,500
Encephalitis	46	758	68	6	+ 752
Multiple Sclerosis	47	660	37	1,856	- 1,196
Skin Disease	48	602	34	2,134	- 1,532
War	49	525	67	10	+ 515
Meningitis	50	494	52	232	+ 261
Birth Trauma	51	465	54	190	+ 275
Asthma	52	440	41	1,302	- 863
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	363	38	1,599	- 1,236
Other Neoplasms	54	262	26	3,986	- 3,723
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	198	44	1,014	- 816
Appendicitis	56	150	59	105	+ 45
Maternal Conditions	57	105	64	47	+ 59
Malnutrition	58	104	58	116	- 11
Hepatitis B	59	81	65	40	+ 41
Measles	60	79	75	0	+ 79
Upper Respiratory	61	59	63	48	+ 10
Hepatitis C	62	15	51	267	- 252
Chlamydia	63	10	79	0	+ 10
Syphilis	64	7	62	49	- 42
Tetanus	65	6	72	0	+ 6
Pertussis	66	4	69	3	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	2	74	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	1	66	16	- 15
Leprosy	69	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	54	- 54
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	82	0	57	167	- 167
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	101	- 101
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.