UKRAINE VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,654	1	278,709	- 226,055
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	29,951	5	14,196	+ 15,755
Lung Disease	3	20,376	8	9,621	+ 10,755
Stroke	4	16,531	2	79,883	- 63,352
Lung Cancers	5	16,220	4	15,024	+ 1,196
Kidney Disease	6	8,954	33	2,174	+ 6,780
Drug Use	7	7,762	39	1,141	+ 6,621
Hypertension	8	6,879	41	970	+ 5,908
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	6,448	6	13,505	- 7,057
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,405	31	2,258	+ 4,147
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	6,290	12	6,817	- 527
Suicide	12	5,537	9	9,517	- 3,979
Breast Cancer	13	5,076	11	8,106	- 3,030
Endocrine Disorders	14	4,900	45	415	+ 4,485
Pancreas Cancer	15	4,619	14	5,811	- 1,192
Liver Disease	16	4,526	3	15,197	- 10,670
Road Traffic Accidents	17	4,348	18	4,487	- 139
Falls	18	4,215	22	2,875	+ 1,340
Lymphomas	19	4,201	24	2,636	+ 1,565
Prostate Cancer	20	3,714	16	4,800	- 1,086
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,597	21	3,101	+ 496
Inflammatory/Heart	22	3,392	7	12,191	- 8,799
Liver Cancer	23	2,822	32	2,210	+ 613
Leukemia	24	2,812	26	2,531	+ 281
Other Injuries	25	2,711	19	4,234	- 1,523
Bladder Cancer	26	2,046	27	2,436	- 390
Violence	27	1,979	23	2,765	- 786
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,859	35	1,986	- 126
Other Neoplasms	29	1,850	54	137	+ 1,714
Alcohol	30	1,529	15	5,670	- 4,141
Ovary Cancer	31	1,522	25	2,621	- 1,100
Skin Cancers	32	1,492	34	2,010	- 517
Stomach Cancer	33	1,364	10	8,106	- 6,743
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,227	38	1,388	- 162
Oral Cancer	35	1,205	17	4,520	- 3,315
Uterin Cancer	36	1,049	29	2,373	- 1,324
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,038	53	189	+ 849
Cervical Cancer	38	728	28	2,434	- 1,706
Low Birth Weight	39	722	42	851	- 129
Malnutrition	40	705	58	54	+ 651
Hepatitis C	41	593	62	8	+ 585
HIV/AIDS	42	590	13	5,874	- 5,284
Skin Disease	43	564	48	313	+ 251
Multiple Sclerosis	44	528	47	344	+ 184
Drownings	45	424	30	2,312	- 1,887
Asthma	46	398	52	229	+ 169
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	380	43	817	- 437
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	361	36	1,657	- 1,296
Fires	49	332	37	1,652	- 1,320
Epilepsy	50	330	44	419	- 89
Anemia	51	325	84	0	+ 325
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	257	55	103	+ 154
Poisonings	53	175	40	1,117	- 943
Birth Trauma	54	129	51	242	- 114
War	55	125	49	273	- 148
Maternal Conditions	56	81	57	55	+ 26
Schizophrenia	57	75	86	0	+ 75
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	71	81	0	+ 71
Hepatitis B	59	63	59	42	+ 21
Meningitis	60	63	50	257	- 194
Osteoarthritis	61	60	82	0	+ 60
Tuberculosis	62	57	20	3,194	- 3,137
Appendicitis	63	44	56	78	- 34
Oral conditions	64	30	80	0	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	65	24	61	31	- 7
Syphilis	66	5	64	4	+ 1
Otitis Media	67	4	68	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	68	3	46	395	- 392
Pertussis	69	2	66	2	- 0
Chagas disease	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	65	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	76	0	72	0	+ 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	60	41	- 41
Hookworm Disease	81	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	63	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UKRAINE

United States

Ukraine

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.