COLOMBIA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	277,579	1	43,066	+ 234,513
Stroke	2	85,556	3	16,573	+ 68,984
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	18,425	22	2,157	+ 16,268
Lung Cancers	4	15,395	10	5,250	+ 10,145
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	15,064	12	4,371	+ 10,692
Alcohol	6	14,409	68	23	+ 14,387
Lung Disease	7	11,524	4	15,928	- 4,405
Liver Disease	8	10,844	19	2,426	+ 8,418
Suicide	9	10,459	26	1,965	+ 8,494
Stomach Cancer	10	8,819	9	6,112	+ 2,708
Inflammatory/Heart	11	7,101	31	1,329	+ 5,771
Breast Cancer	12	6,422	13	3,669	+ 2,753
Pancreas Cancer	13	6,110	25	2,022	+ 4,087
Other Injuries	14	5,734	28	1,592	+ 4,142
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	5,670	5	10,773	- 5,103
Falls	16	4,967	29	1,518	+ 3,449
Prostate Cancer	17	4,884	14	3,584	+ 1,299
Oral Cancer	18	4,702	37	807	+ 3,895
Road Traffic Accidents	19	3,768	6	7,765	- 3,996
Lymphomas	20	3,505	18	2,603	+ 902
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,243	47	383	+ 2,860
Fires	22	3,237	56	127	+ 3,111
Leukemia	23	2,891	21	2,208	+ 683
Drownings	24	2,836	40	689	+ 2,147
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,573	36	835	+ 1,737
Kidney Disease	26	2,505	7	6,834	- 4,329
Ovary Cancer	27	2,237	33	1,122	+ 1,115
Uterin Cancer	28	2,038	45	423	+ 1,615
Drug Use	29	2,029	44	492	+ 1,538
Diabetes Mellitus	30	1,945	11	5,028	- 3,084
Hypertension	31	1,917	8	6,400	- 4,483
Liver Cancer	32	1,895	24	2,065	- 170
Poisonings	33	1,625	61	61	+ 1,564
Cervical Cancer	34	1,583	20	2,266	- 683
Bladder Cancer	35	1,542	42	609	+ 933
Skin Cancers	36	1,418	35	1,028	+ 389
Tuberculosis	37	1,402	32	1,272	+ 130
Violence	38	1,332	2	19,268	- 17,937
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,249	63	38	+ 1,211
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,228	39	698	+ 530
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,054	16	2,963	- 1,908
HIV/AIDS	42	872	17	2,683	- 1,812
Endocrine Disorders	43	735	30	1,367	- 632
Asthma	44	635	54	191	+ 444
Epilepsy	45	605	43	597	+ 8
Encephalitis	46	486	64	38	+ 448
Low Birth Weight	47	336	23	2,095	- 1,760
Other Neoplasms	48	272	15	3,205	- 2,932
Multiple Sclerosis	49	219	60	62	+ 157
Meningitis	50	190	50	244	- 54
Skin Disease	51	161	34	1,102	- 941
Birth Trauma	52	130	41	648	- 518
Malnutrition	53	114	27	1,878	- 1,764
Appendicitis	54	104	52	213	- 109
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	79	51	242	- 163
Hepatitis B	56	71	62	50	+ 21
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	66	38	747	- 681
Upper Respiratory	58	26	66	27	- 1
War	59	17	49	260	- 243
Maternal Conditions	60	10	46	394	- 383
Chlamydia	61	6	81	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	62	3	59	65	- 61
Syphilis	63	3	65	30	- 27
Tetanus	64	0	71	14	- 14
Pertussis	65	0	69	18	- 18
Otitis Media	66	0	73	7	- 7
Diphtheria	67	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	76	5	- 5
Dengue	71	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	8	- 8
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	53	203	- 203
Malaria	76	0	67	26	- 26
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	70	18	- 18
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	57	101	- 101
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Belarus

Colombia

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.