BENIN VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	82,269	5	5,397	+ 76,872
Stroke	2	25,357	4	5,855	+ 19,503
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	5,461	29	715	+ 4,746
Lung Cancers	4	4,563	59	66	+ 4,496
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,465	41	311	+ 4,153
Alcohol	6	4,271	58	85	+ 4,186
Lung Disease	7	3,415	17	1,220	+ 2,196
Liver Disease	8	3,214	9	2,447	+ 767
Suicide	9	3,100	22	922	+ 2,178
Stomach Cancer	10	2,614	38	361	+ 2,253
Inflammatory/Heart	11	2,105	33	457	+ 1,647
Breast Cancer	12	1,903	27	784	+ 1,119
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,811	48	177	+ 1,634
Other Injuries	14	1,700	15	1,532	+ 167
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,681	1	10,205	- 8,524
Falls	16	1,472	32	543	+ 929
Prostate Cancer	17	1,447	25	867	+ 580
Oral Cancer	18	1,393	49	156	+ 1,237
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,117	8	3,162	- 2,045
Lymphomas	20	1,039	36	387	+ 652
Parkinson's Disease	21	961	43	212	+ 750
Fires	22	960	35	431	+ 529
Leukemia	23	857	46	196	+ 661
Drownings	24	840	31	570	+ 270
Oesophagus Cancer	25	762	39	326	+ 437
Kidney Disease	26	742	13	1,929	- 1,186
Ovary Cancer	27	663	56	86	+ 577
Uterin Cancer	28	604	55	99	+ 505
Drug Use	29	601	44	197	+ 404
Diabetes Mellitus	30	576	14	1,912	- 1,335
Hypertension	31	568	19	1,088	- 520
Liver Cancer	32	562	40	322	+ 240
Poisonings	33	482	42	307	+ 174
Cervical Cancer	34	469	30	669	- 199
Bladder Cancer	35	457	61	43	+ 414
Skin Cancers	36	420	54	102	+ 319
Tuberculosis	37	415	23	919	- 503
Violence	38	395	28	726	- 331
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	370	45	197	+ 173
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	364	34	442	- 78
Congenital Anomalies	41	313	10	2,265	- 1,952
HIV/AIDS	42	258	11	2,263	- 2,004
Endocrine Disorders	43	218	16	1,454	- 1,236
Asthma	44	188	24	891	- 702
Epilepsy	45	179	37	369	- 190
Encephalitis	46	144	57	85	+ 59
Low Birth Weight	47	99	6	4,908	- 4,808
Other Neoplasms	48	81	63	20	+ 61
Multiple Sclerosis	49	65	66	16	+ 49
Meningitis	50	56	12	1,967	- 1,910
Skin Disease	51	48	52	144	- 96
Birth Trauma	52	39	7	3,950	- 3,911
Malnutrition	53	34	21	928	- 894
Appendicitis	54	31	60	45	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	23	67	11	+ 12
Hepatitis B	56	21	53	143	- 122
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	20	3	6,830	- 6,811
Upper Respiratory	58	8	64	17	- 10
War	59	5	69	2	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	60	3	20	1,039	- 1,036
Chlamydia	61	2	70	2	+ 0
Hepatitis C	62	1	65	17	- 16
Syphilis	63	1	51	150	- 149
Tetanus	64	0	50	156	- 156
Pertussis	65	0	18	1,168	- 1,168
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	68	10	- 10
Measles	68	0	26	788	- 788
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	62	40	- 40
Dengue	71	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	47	183	- 183
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Belarus

Benin

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.