ZAMBIA VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	162,552	10	4,432	+ 158,120
Stroke	2	46,590	3	7,948	+ 38,642
Liver Disease	3	8,863	9	4,501	+ 4,362
Lung Cancers	4	8,762	41	226	+ 8,536
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	8,280	29	590	+ 7,690
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,876	43	203	+ 7,674
Inflammatory/Heart	7	7,110	33	501	+ 6,609
Lung Disease	8	5,612	21	1,273	+ 4,339
Suicide	9	5,550	20	1,303	+ 4,248
Stomach Cancer	10	4,728	42	206	+ 4,521
Breast Cancer	11	4,728	35	366	+ 4,362
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	3,976	2	9,517	- 5,541
HIV/AIDS	13	3,426	1	17,234	- 13,808
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,389	62	42	+ 3,347
Alcohol	15	3,307	49	140	+ 3,167
Prostate Cancer	16	2,799	30	561	+ 2,238
Oral Cancer	17	2,636	48	155	+ 2,481
Road Traffic Accidents	18	2,617	11	3,654	- 1,037
Other Injuries	19	2,469	19	1,729	+ 741
Tuberculosis	20	1,863	6	5,941	- 4,078
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,809	47	164	+ 1,645
Falls	22	1,677	28	596	+ 1,080
Violence	23	1,613	23	1,153	+ 459
Lymphomas	24	1,537	31	548	+ 989
Ovary Cancer	25	1,529	57	82	+ 1,446
Leukemia	26	1,476	39	261	+ 1,215
Bladder Cancer	27	1,421	50	132	+ 1,289
Cervical Cancer	28	1,420	17	1,799	- 379
Uterin Cancer	29	1,384	64	30	+ 1,354
Drownings	30	1,348	27	689	+ 659
Diabetes Mellitus	31	1,317	14	2,395	- 1,078
Liver Cancer	32	1,289	46	177	+ 1,112
Kidney Disease	33	1,268	18	1,760	- 492
Skin Cancers	34	1,172	54	108	+ 1,064
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,158	36	359	+ 799
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	967	40	246	+ 721
Fires	37	964	32	546	+ 417
Congenital Anomalies	38	810	12	3,146	- 2,336
Drug Use	39	665	53	122	+ 543
Poisonings	40	652	34	456	+ 195
Hypertension	41	566	13	2,616	- 2,050
Low Birth Weight	42	497	8	4,857	- 4,360
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	476	45	190	+ 287
Epilepsy	44	244	38	332	- 88
Endocrine Disorders	45	242	37	354	- 111
Encephalitis	46	230	59	70	+ 160
Multiple Sclerosis	47	200	67	13	+ 187
Skin Disease	48	183	52	126	+ 57
War	49	159	69	6	+ 153
Meningitis	50	150	16	1,976	- 1,826
Birth Trauma	51	141	7	5,062	- 4,920
Asthma	52	134	26	741	- 607
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	110	5	6,275	- 6,165
Other Neoplasms	54	80	65	20	+ 60
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	60	63	30	+ 30
Appendicitis	56	46	56	84	- 38
Maternal Conditions	57	32	22	1,188	- 1,156
Malnutrition	58	32	15	2,303	- 2,271
Hepatitis B	59	25	55	104	- 80
Measles	60	24	61	48	- 24
Upper Respiratory	61	18	60	68	- 50
Hepatitis C	62	5	66	18	- 13
Chlamydia	63	3	71	3	- 0
Syphilis	64	2	24	885	- 883
Tetanus	65	2	44	190	- 188
Pertussis	66	1	25	743	- 742
Diphtheria	67	1	73	3	- 2
Otitis Media	68	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	69	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	68	9	- 9
Dengue	72	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	128	- 128
Leishmaniasis	79	0	58	72	- 72
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	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 ZAMBIA

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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.