ZIMBABWE VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	134,036	3	8,493	+ 125,543
Stroke	2	38,417	5	5,126	+ 33,291
Liver Disease	3	7,308	17	1,941	+ 5,367
Lung Cancers	4	7,225	43	286	+ 6,939
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	6,827	31	768	+ 6,060
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,495	40	505	+ 5,990
Inflammatory/Heart	7	5,863	25	1,047	+ 4,816
Lung Disease	8	4,627	23	1,163	+ 3,464
Suicide	9	4,577	13	2,069	+ 2,508
Stomach Cancer	10	3,899	33	559	+ 3,340
Breast Cancer	11	3,898	28	839	+ 3,059
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	3,278	2	10,779	- 7,501
HIV/AIDS	13	2,825	1	19,988	- 17,163
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,794	47	217	+ 2,578
Alcohol	15	2,727	61	48	+ 2,679
Prostate Cancer	16	2,308	32	628	+ 1,680
Oral Cancer	17	2,174	49	208	+ 1,966
Road Traffic Accidents	18	2,158	4	6,037	- 3,879
Other Injuries	19	2,036	20	1,656	+ 381
Tuberculosis	20	1,536	16	1,999	- 463
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,491	46	226	+ 1,266
Falls	22	1,383	41	465	+ 918
Violence	23	1,330	18	1,916	- 587
Lymphomas	24	1,267	26	960	+ 308
Ovary Cancer	25	1,261	51	173	+ 1,087
Leukemia	26	1,217	45	244	+ 974
Bladder Cancer	27	1,171	54	125	+ 1,047
Cervical Cancer	28	1,171	14	2,023	- 852
Uterin Cancer	29	1,141	50	182	+ 959
Drownings	30	1,112	27	956	+ 156
Diabetes Mellitus	31	1,086	9	3,344	- 2,258
Liver Cancer	32	1,063	38	510	+ 553
Kidney Disease	33	1,046	12	2,214	- 1,168
Skin Cancers	34	967	44	264	+ 703
Oesophagus Cancer	35	955	29	801	+ 153
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	797	35	548	+ 249
Fires	37	795	30	793	+ 2
Congenital Anomalies	38	668	11	2,217	- 1,550
Drug Use	39	549	48	213	+ 336
Poisonings	40	537	37	515	+ 22
Hypertension	41	467	24	1,146	- 679
Low Birth Weight	42	409	7	4,038	- 3,628
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	393	36	542	- 149
Epilepsy	44	201	39	508	- 306
Endocrine Disorders	45	200	34	553	- 354
Encephalitis	46	190	56	117	+ 72
Multiple Sclerosis	47	165	67	14	+ 151
Skin Disease	48	151	52	173	- 22
War	49	131	65	26	+ 105
Meningitis	50	124	22	1,325	- 1,201
Birth Trauma	51	116	8	3,405	- 3,289
Asthma	52	110	21	1,531	- 1,420
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	91	6	4,595	- 4,504
Other Neoplasms	54	66	62	37	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	49	64	26	+ 23
Appendicitis	56	38	58	66	- 29
Maternal Conditions	57	26	19	1,749	- 1,723
Malnutrition	58	26	10	2,396	- 2,370
Hepatitis B	59	20	60	57	- 37
Measles	60	20	63	30	- 10
Upper Respiratory	61	15	59	65	- 50
Hepatitis C	62	4	66	14	- 10
Chlamydia	63	3	69	3	- 1
Syphilis	64	2	55	124	- 123
Tetanus	65	2	57	102	- 100
Pertussis	66	1	42	419	- 418
Diphtheria	67	0	72	2	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	69	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	78	0	53	172	- 172
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

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.