USA VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,672,558	1	504,904	+ 2,167,655
Stroke	2	766,002	4	158,520	+ 607,482
Liver Disease	3	145,722	16	43,402	+ 102,320
Lung Cancers	4	144,062	5	155,533	- 11,470
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	136,126	2	287,198	- 151,072
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	129,497	9	61,827	+ 67,670
Inflammatory/Heart	7	116,903	22	32,529	+ 84,374
Lung Disease	8	92,260	3	195,387	- 103,127
Suicide	9	91,256	12	53,099	+ 38,158
Stomach Cancer	10	77,733	33	13,077	+ 64,656
Breast Cancer	11	77,727	13	48,671	+ 29,056
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	65,370	11	60,317	+ 5,053
HIV/AIDS	13	56,329	42	5,660	+ 50,669
Pancreas Cancer	14	55,719	15	44,293	+ 11,426
Alcohol	15	54,371	30	14,659	+ 39,712
Prostate Cancer	16	46,023	20	35,612	+ 10,410
Oral Cancer	17	43,340	35	11,555	+ 31,785
Road Traffic Accidents	18	43,028	17	41,694	+ 1,334
Other Injuries	19	40,600	25	25,997	+ 14,602
Tuberculosis	20	30,630	62	546	+ 30,084
Parkinson's Disease	21	29,737	21	34,491	- 4,754
Falls	22	27,569	18	40,418	- 12,849
Violence	23	26,512	27	18,976	+ 7,536
Lymphomas	24	25,273	19	40,281	- 15,008
Ovary Cancer	25	25,137	31	14,591	+ 10,546
Leukemia	26	24,270	24	26,966	- 2,695
Bladder Cancer	27	23,359	26	19,622	+ 3,737
Cervical Cancer	28	23,343	38	6,984	+ 16,359
Uterin Cancer	29	22,757	36	10,063	+ 12,694
Drownings	30	22,166	45	4,070	+ 18,096
Diabetes Mellitus	31	21,655	10	61,418	- 39,764
Liver Cancer	32	21,190	23	27,064	- 5,874
Kidney Disease	33	20,849	6	85,861	- 65,012
Skin Cancers	34	19,273	32	14,311	+ 4,962
Oesophagus Cancer	35	19,041	28	17,829	+ 1,211
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	15,893	48	3,461	+ 12,431
Fires	37	15,842	49	3,183	+ 12,659
Congenital Anomalies	38	13,312	34	11,762	+ 1,551
Drug Use	39	10,941	7	74,435	- 63,493
Poisonings	40	10,712	53	1,674	+ 9,038
Hypertension	41	9,305	8	65,960	- 56,655
Low Birth Weight	42	8,165	39	6,924	+ 1,241
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	7,833	47	3,646	+ 4,187
Epilepsy	44	4,016	50	3,162	+ 854
Endocrine Disorders	45	3,981	14	46,985	- 43,004
Encephalitis	46	3,786	68	25	+ 3,760
Multiple Sclerosis	47	3,296	44	5,059	- 1,763
Skin Disease	48	3,006	43	5,409	- 2,403
War	49	2,620	55	1,198	+ 1,422
Meningitis	50	2,466	60	606	+ 1,860
Birth Trauma	51	2,322	54	1,233	+ 1,089
Asthma	52	2,196	46	3,818	- 1,622
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	1,811	37	9,955	- 8,143
Other Neoplasms	54	1,311	29	17,743	- 16,432
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	987	52	2,461	- 1,474
Appendicitis	56	750	63	424	+ 325
Maternal Conditions	57	526	56	779	- 253
Malnutrition	58	521	40	6,762	- 6,241
Hepatitis B	59	404	59	608	- 203
Measles	60	397	80	0	+ 397
Upper Respiratory	61	293	65	229	+ 64
Hepatitis C	62	76	41	5,684	- 5,608
Chlamydia	63	51	84	0	+ 51
Syphilis	64	36	66	49	- 14
Tetanus	65	31	71	2	+ 28
Pertussis	66	19	69	16	+ 3
Diphtheria	67	10	75	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	68	3	67	34	- 31
Leprosy	69	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	70	4	- 4
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	286	- 286
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	82	0	61	579	- 579
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	723	- 723
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.