DR CONGO VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	645,988	7	34,713	+ 611,275
Stroke	2	199,109	6	36,596	+ 162,512
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	42,879	28	4,548	+ 38,332
Lung Cancers	4	35,827	47	1,158	+ 34,670
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	35,056	36	2,966	+ 32,090
Alcohol	6	33,534	60	635	+ 32,899
Lung Disease	7	26,818	14	13,527	+ 13,291
Liver Disease	8	25,237	13	15,044	+ 10,193
Suicide	9	24,340	26	5,812	+ 18,528
Stomach Cancer	10	20,525	37	2,579	+ 17,946
Inflammatory/Heart	11	16,525	29	4,045	+ 12,480
Breast Cancer	12	14,945	35	3,416	+ 11,530
Pancreas Cancer	13	14,219	50	1,017	+ 13,202
Other Injuries	14	13,345	22	8,272	+ 5,073
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	13,196	1	73,546	- 60,350
Falls	16	11,560	33	3,483	+ 8,077
Prostate Cancer	17	11,365	30	3,948	+ 7,417
Oral Cancer	18	10,942	51	1,003	+ 9,939
Road Traffic Accidents	19	8,769	10	30,256	- 21,487
Lymphomas	20	8,157	38	2,061	+ 6,096
Parkinson's Disease	21	7,548	49	1,035	+ 6,513
Fires	22	7,534	39	2,007	+ 5,527
Leukemia	23	6,728	41	1,871	+ 4,857
Drownings	24	6,599	34	3,454	+ 3,145
Oesophagus Cancer	25	5,987	53	790	+ 5,197
Kidney Disease	26	5,829	20	9,077	- 3,248
Ovary Cancer	27	5,206	58	656	+ 4,551
Uterin Cancer	28	4,743	63	352	+ 4,391
Drug Use	29	4,722	59	638	+ 4,084
Diabetes Mellitus	30	4,526	16	12,902	- 8,376
Hypertension	31	4,461	12	15,743	- 11,282
Liver Cancer	32	4,410	31	3,840	+ 570
Poisonings	33	3,781	42	1,729	+ 2,052
Cervical Cancer	34	3,684	27	4,823	- 1,139
Bladder Cancer	35	3,588	65	270	+ 3,318
Skin Cancers	36	3,300	55	765	+ 2,534
Tuberculosis	37	3,263	2	43,759	- 40,497
Violence	38	3,099	18	11,120	- 8,021
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	2,906	43	1,728	+ 1,178
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2,858	40	1,923	+ 935
Congenital Anomalies	41	2,454	11	16,256	- 13,802
HIV/AIDS	42	2,028	15	13,286	- 11,258
Endocrine Disorders	43	1,711	25	7,380	- 5,669
Asthma	44	1,478	24	7,733	- 6,255
Epilepsy	45	1,408	44	1,727	- 319
Encephalitis	46	1,131	57	680	+ 451
Low Birth Weight	47	781	8	34,668	- 33,888
Other Neoplasms	48	634	67	88	+ 546
Multiple Sclerosis	49	511	71	44	+ 467
Meningitis	50	442	17	11,568	- 11,126
Skin Disease	51	374	54	781	- 407
Birth Trauma	52	304	9	33,075	- 32,772
Malnutrition	53	265	21	8,910	- 8,645
Appendicitis	54	242	56	703	- 461
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	184	66	217	- 34
Hepatitis B	56	166	61	456	- 290
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	155	5	41,301	- 41,147
Upper Respiratory	58	60	62	370	- 310
War	59	40	45	1,658	- 1,618
Maternal Conditions	60	24	19	10,513	- 10,488
Chlamydia	61	13	73	15	- 1
Hepatitis C	62	8	69	69	- 61
Syphilis	63	7	32	3,751	- 3,744
Tetanus	64	1	46	1,166	- 1,165
Pertussis	65	0	23	7,921	- 7,921
Otitis Media	66	0	72	38	- 38
Diphtheria	67	0	70	47	- 47
Measles	68	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Hookworm Disease	69	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	68	80	- 80
Dengue	71	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	64	347	- 347
Leishmaniasis	78	0	52	869	- 869
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Belarus

DR Congo

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.