UKRAINE VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	29,550	13	5,874	+ 23,676
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	16,317	12	6,817	+ 9,500
Stroke	3	13,627	2	79,883	- 66,255
Malaria	4	13,514	76	0	+ 13,514
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	10,760	53	189	+ 10,571
Tuberculosis	6	10,187	20	3,194	+ 6,992
Birth Trauma	7	8,679	51	242	+ 8,436
Low Birth Weight	8	8,328	42	851	+ 7,476
Liver Disease	9	7,717	3	15,197	- 7,480
Coronary Heart Disease	10	7,599	1	278,709	- 271,110
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,265	18	4,487	+ 1,778
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,394	38	1,388	+ 4,005
Hypertension	13	4,486	41	970	+ 3,516
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,106	31	2,258	+ 1,848
Malnutrition	15	3,948	58	54	+ 3,894
Meningitis	16	3,388	50	257	+ 3,131
Cervical Cancer	17	3,084	28	2,434	+ 649
Kidney Disease	18	3,018	33	2,174	+ 844
Other Injuries	19	2,964	19	4,234	- 1,270
Suicide	20	2,233	9	9,517	- 7,283
Lung Disease	21	2,182	8	9,621	- 7,440
Maternal Conditions	22	2,037	57	55	+ 1,982
Violence	23	1,977	23	2,765	- 788
Syphilis	24	1,517	64	4	+ 1,513
Pertussis	25	1,273	66	2	+ 1,271
Asthma	26	1,270	52	229	+ 1,041
Drownings	27	1,181	30	2,312	- 1,130
Falls	28	1,022	22	2,875	- 1,853
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,011	5	14,196	- 13,185
Prostate Cancer	30	963	16	4,800	- 3,837
Lymphomas	31	939	24	2,636	- 1,696
Fires	32	937	37	1,652	- 715
Inflammatory/Heart	33	859	7	12,191	- 11,332
Poisonings	34	782	40	1,117	- 335
Breast Cancer	35	627	11	8,106	- 7,479
Oesophagus Cancer	36	615	35	1,986	- 1,371
Endocrine Disorders	37	606	45	415	+ 191
Epilepsy	38	569	44	419	+ 150
Leukemia	39	448	26	2,531	- 2,083
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	421	36	1,657	- 1,236
Lung Cancers	41	387	4	15,024	- 14,637
Stomach Cancer	42	354	10	8,106	- 7,752
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	347	6	13,505	- 13,157
Tetanus	44	325	65	3	+ 322
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	325	43	817	- 492
Liver Cancer	46	303	32	2,210	- 1,907
Parkinson's Disease	47	281	21	3,101	- 2,820
Oral Cancer	48	266	17	4,520	- 4,254
Alcohol	49	240	15	5,670	- 5,430
Bladder Cancer	50	226	27	2,436	- 2,210
Schistosomiasis	51	220	78	0	+ 220
Skin Disease	52	216	48	313	- 98
Drug Use	53	210	39	1,141	- 931
Skin Cancers	54	185	34	2,010	- 1,825
Hepatitis B	55	179	59	42	+ 136
Appendicitis	56	144	56	78	+ 66
Ovary Cancer	57	141	25	2,621	- 2,480
Leishmaniasis	58	124	79	0	+ 124
Encephalitis	59	120	46	395	- 275
Upper Respiratory	60	116	61	31	+ 86
Measles	61	83	60	41	+ 41
Pancreas Cancer	62	73	14	5,811	- 5,738
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	51	55	103	- 52
Uterin Cancer	64	51	29	2,373	- 2,322
Other Neoplasms	65	34	54	137	- 103
Hepatitis C	66	30	62	8	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	67	23	47	344	- 321
Ascariasis	68	15	71	0	+ 15
War	69	11	49	273	- 262
Otitis Media	70	9	68	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	71	6	63	5	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	5	77	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	73	5	67	1	+ 4
Dengue	74	2	72	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.