CHINA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,926,548	2	1,771,525	+ 6,155,022
Stroke	2	2,443,145	1	2,043,210	+ 399,935
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	526,145	6	304,455	+ 221,690
Lung Cancers	4	439,615	4	714,311	- 274,695
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	430,154	9	248,388	+ 181,765
Alcohol	6	411,473	42	19,071	+ 392,402
Lung Disease	7	329,067	3	968,607	- 639,540
Liver Disease	8	309,668	15	145,603	+ 164,065
Suicide	9	298,661	17	116,324	+ 182,338
Stomach Cancer	10	251,849	5	398,439	- 146,590
Inflammatory/Heart	11	202,766	33	29,954	+ 172,812
Breast Cancer	12	183,382	19	92,757	+ 90,626
Pancreas Cancer	13	174,468	18	111,537	+ 62,931
Other Injuries	14	163,752	25	54,087	+ 109,664
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	161,921	12	183,342	- 21,421
Falls	16	141,842	16	138,878	+ 2,964
Prostate Cancer	17	139,456	28	51,056	+ 88,400
Oral Cancer	18	134,261	24	54,695	+ 79,566
Road Traffic Accidents	19	107,605	8	250,272	- 142,667
Lymphomas	20	100,092	23	57,838	+ 42,254
Parkinson's Disease	21	92,614	20	70,699	+ 21,915
Fires	22	92,449	48	10,498	+ 81,950
Leukemia	23	82,561	22	58,145	+ 24,417
Drownings	24	80,974	26	52,807	+ 28,167
Oesophagus Cancer	25	73,465	10	242,891	- 169,426
Kidney Disease	26	71,522	11	192,302	- 120,780
Ovary Cancer	27	63,883	35	28,078	+ 35,805
Uterin Cancer	28	58,202	45	11,751	+ 46,450
Drug Use	29	57,943	38	24,214	+ 33,729
Diabetes Mellitus	30	55,533	14	161,672	- 106,139
Hypertension	31	54,742	7	301,183	- 246,441
Liver Cancer	32	54,107	13	180,952	- 126,845
Poisonings	33	46,394	36	25,762	+ 20,632
Cervical Cancer	34	45,200	27	51,650	- 6,450
Bladder Cancer	35	44,021	29	37,873	+ 6,147
Skin Cancers	36	40,489	41	19,669	+ 20,819
Tuberculosis	37	40,033	32	34,802	+ 5,230
Violence	38	38,028	47	11,115	+ 26,913
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	35,659	21	65,350	- 29,691
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	35,067	30	37,723	- 2,656
Congenital Anomalies	41	30,111	31	36,613	- 6,502
HIV/AIDS	42	24,889	34	28,746	- 3,857
Endocrine Disorders	43	20,994	37	25,613	- 4,618
Asthma	44	18,138	39	23,147	- 5,009
Epilepsy	45	17,272	46	11,365	+ 5,908
Encephalitis	46	13,881	55	2,796	+ 11,084
Low Birth Weight	47	9,582	40	21,631	- 12,049
Other Neoplasms	48	7,781	53	4,374	+ 3,407
Multiple Sclerosis	49	6,265	59	1,734	+ 4,531
Meningitis	50	5,426	51	5,704	- 277
Skin Disease	51	4,585	52	5,222	- 637
Birth Trauma	52	3,724	43	17,644	- 13,920
Malnutrition	53	3,251	44	12,995	- 9,744
Appendicitis	54	2,975	60	1,468	+ 1,507
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	2,252	49	10,108	- 7,856
Hepatitis B	56	2,041	56	2,757	- 717
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	1,897	50	8,719	- 6,822
Upper Respiratory	58	741	57	2,663	- 1,922
War	59	496	61	900	- 404
Maternal Conditions	60	299	54	3,596	- 3,298
Chlamydia	61	163	67	55	+ 107
Hepatitis C	62	98	66	86	+ 12
Syphilis	63	83	58	1,824	- 1,741
Tetanus	64	13	63	491	- 479
Pertussis	65	3	64	484	- 480
Otitis Media	66	1	69	15	- 14
Diphtheria	67	1	71	11	- 10
Measles	68	0	62	558	- 558
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	68	34	- 34
Dengue	71	0	70	12	- 12
Trichuriasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	65	400	- 400
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Belarus

China

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.