BELARUS VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,519	1	53,186	- 43,667
War	2	6,067	59	3	+ 6,064
Stroke	3	4,514	2	16,393	- 11,879
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	3,469	15	1,086	+ 2,383
Low Birth Weight	5	2,991	47	64	+ 2,927
Birth Trauma	6	2,539	52	25	+ 2,514
Tuberculosis	7	2,330	37	269	+ 2,061
Hypertension	8	1,893	31	367	+ 1,526
Maternal Conditions	9	1,849	60	2	+ 1,847
Kidney Disease	10	1,561	26	480	+ 1,081
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,429	19	722	+ 707
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,362	30	373	+ 989
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	1,316	57	13	+ 1,303
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,184	41	202	+ 982
Lung Disease	15	1,101	7	2,208	- 1,107
Liver Disease	16	1,089	8	2,078	- 989
Asthma	17	806	44	122	+ 684
Other Injuries	18	768	14	1,099	- 331
Violence	19	762	38	255	+ 507
Meningitis	20	622	50	36	+ 585
Pertussis	21	499	65	0	+ 499
Breast Cancer	22	431	12	1,230	- 799
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	418	3	3,530	- 3,112
Suicide	24	372	9	2,004	- 1,632
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	356	40	235	+ 121
Stomach Cancer	26	355	10	1,690	- 1,335
Oral Cancer	27	347	18	901	- 553
Endocrine Disorders	28	323	43	141	+ 182
Oesophagus Cancer	29	311	25	493	- 182
Tetanus	30	297	64	0	+ 297
Encephalitis	31	282	46	93	+ 189
Lung Cancers	32	255	4	2,950	- 2,695
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	246	39	239	+ 7
Drownings	34	236	24	543	- 307
Epilepsy	35	235	45	116	+ 119
Lymphomas	36	224	20	672	- 448
Falls	37	214	16	952	- 737
Hepatitis B	38	204	56	14	+ 191
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	176	5	2,886	- 2,711
Liver Cancer	40	156	32	363	- 207
Parkinson's Disease	41	149	21	621	- 473
Leukemia	42	145	23	554	- 409
Malnutrition	43	140	53	22	+ 118
Cervical Cancer	44	128	34	303	- 175
Inflammatory/Heart	45	125	11	1,361	- 1,236
HIV/AIDS	46	110	42	167	- 57
Poisonings	47	91	33	311	- 220
Ovary Cancer	48	87	27	429	- 341
Measles	49	83	68	0	+ 83
Fires	50	82	22	620	- 538
Drug Use	51	78	29	389	- 311
Appendicitis	52	71	54	20	+ 51
Uterin Cancer	53	68	28	391	- 322
Bladder Cancer	54	64	35	295	- 231
Prostate Cancer	55	61	17	936	- 875
Pancreas Cancer	56	54	13	1,171	- 1,116
Malaria	57	44	76	0	+ 44
Alcohol	58	35	6	2,761	- 2,725
Skin Cancers	59	34	36	272	- 237
Syphilis	60	22	63	1	+ 22
Skin Disease	61	22	51	31	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	62	20	49	42	- 22
Other Neoplasms	63	7	48	52	- 45
Hepatitis C	64	7	62	1	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	6	55	15	- 9
Ascariasis	66	4	70	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	67	4	67	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	68	2	58	5	- 3
Chlamydia	69	0	61	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Afghanistan

Belarus

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.