AFGHANISTAN VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	224,587	1	40,195	+ 184,393
Stroke	2	69,223	3	19,060	+ 50,163
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	14,908	23	1,765	+ 13,143
Lung Cancers	4	12,456	32	1,076	+ 11,380
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	12,188	39	741	+ 11,446
Alcohol	6	11,659	58	150	+ 11,509
Lung Disease	7	9,324	15	4,650	+ 4,674
Liver Disease	8	8,774	16	4,600	+ 4,174
Suicide	9	8,462	24	1,573	+ 6,890
Stomach Cancer	10	7,136	26	1,501	+ 5,635
Inflammatory/Heart	11	5,745	45	527	+ 5,218
Breast Cancer	12	5,196	22	1,822	+ 3,374
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,943	56	229	+ 4,714
Other Injuries	14	4,640	18	3,241	+ 1,398
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	4,588	4	14,649	- 10,062
Falls	16	4,019	37	905	+ 3,114
Prostate Cancer	17	3,951	55	258	+ 3,693
Oral Cancer	18	3,804	27	1,467	+ 2,337
Road Traffic Accidents	19	3,049	11	6,033	- 2,984
Lymphomas	20	2,836	36	946	+ 1,890
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,624	41	628	+ 1,997
Fires	22	2,619	50	348	+ 2,271
Leukemia	23	2,339	42	610	+ 1,729
Drownings	24	2,294	34	996	+ 1,298
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,082	29	1,314	+ 767
Kidney Disease	26	2,026	10	6,590	- 4,564
Ovary Cancer	27	1,810	48	369	+ 1,441
Uterin Cancer	28	1,649	53	289	+ 1,361
Drug Use	29	1,642	51	328	+ 1,314
Diabetes Mellitus	30	1,573	12	5,750	- 4,176
Hypertension	31	1,551	8	7,995	- 6,444
Liver Cancer	32	1,533	40	657	+ 876
Poisonings	33	1,315	47	384	+ 931
Cervical Cancer	34	1,281	44	541	+ 740
Bladder Cancer	35	1,247	54	272	+ 975
Skin Cancers	36	1,147	59	145	+ 1,002
Tuberculosis	37	1,134	7	9,839	- 8,705
Violence	38	1,077	19	3,217	- 2,139
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,010	33	1,041	- 30
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	994	25	1,505	- 511
Congenital Anomalies	41	853	14	5,001	- 4,148
HIV/AIDS	42	705	46	464	+ 241
Endocrine Disorders	43	595	28	1,364	- 769
Asthma	44	514	17	3,403	- 2,889
Epilepsy	45	489	35	993	- 503
Encephalitis	46	393	31	1,190	- 797
Low Birth Weight	47	271	5	12,631	- 12,359
Other Neoplasms	48	220	63	29	+ 192
Multiple Sclerosis	49	178	62	84	+ 94
Meningitis	50	154	20	2,626	- 2,472
Skin Disease	51	130	61	94	+ 36
Birth Trauma	52	106	6	10,723	- 10,617
Malnutrition	53	92	43	589	- 497
Appendicitis	54	84	52	298	- 214
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	64	65	25	+ 38
Hepatitis B	56	58	38	863	- 806
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	54	13	5,555	- 5,502
Upper Respiratory	58	21	68	9	+ 12
War	59	14	2	25,620	- 25,606
Maternal Conditions	60	8	9	7,807	- 7,798
Chlamydia	61	5	69	1	+ 3
Hepatitis C	62	3	64	28	- 25
Syphilis	63	2	60	94	- 92
Tetanus	64	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Pertussis	65	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Otitis Media	66	0	71	1	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	68	0	49	350	- 350
Hookworm Disease	69	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	66	17	- 17
Dengue	71	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	57	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	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 AFGHANISTAN

Belarus

Afghanistan

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.