ETHIOPIA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	663,606	4	36,530	+ 627,076
Stroke	2	204,539	3	39,362	+ 165,177
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	44,049	21	8,258	+ 35,791
Lung Cancers	4	36,804	38	2,202	+ 34,602
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	36,012	31	3,755	+ 32,258
Alcohol	6	34,448	55	750	+ 33,699
Lung Disease	7	27,549	15	11,870	+ 15,679
Liver Disease	8	25,925	8	27,270	- 1,345
Suicide	9	25,004	25	6,030	+ 18,974
Stomach Cancer	10	21,085	47	1,519	+ 19,566
Inflammatory/Heart	11	16,975	39	2,168	+ 14,807
Breast Cancer	12	15,353	20	8,485	+ 6,867
Pancreas Cancer	13	14,606	61	488	+ 14,119
Other Injuries	14	13,709	16	11,735	+ 1,975
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	13,556	1	59,931	- 46,375
Falls	16	11,875	28	4,510	+ 7,365
Prostate Cancer	17	11,675	50	1,244	+ 10,431
Oral Cancer	18	11,240	48	1,477	+ 9,764
Road Traffic Accidents	19	9,009	5	31,564	- 22,556
Lymphomas	20	8,380	33	3,590	+ 4,790
Parkinson's Disease	21	7,754	46	1,578	+ 6,176
Fires	22	7,740	34	3,255	+ 4,485
Leukemia	23	6,912	30	4,222	+ 2,690
Drownings	24	6,779	35	3,133	+ 3,646
Oesophagus Cancer	25	6,150	40	1,839	+ 4,312
Kidney Disease	26	5,988	13	12,103	- 6,115
Ovary Cancer	27	5,348	36	2,424	+ 2,925
Uterin Cancer	28	4,873	62	421	+ 4,452
Drug Use	29	4,851	60	513	+ 4,338
Diabetes Mellitus	30	4,649	10	16,258	- 11,608
Hypertension	31	4,583	12	13,470	- 8,887
Liver Cancer	32	4,530	42	1,730	+ 2,800
Poisonings	33	3,884	32	3,668	+ 216
Cervical Cancer	34	3,784	27	5,019	- 1,235
Bladder Cancer	35	3,685	51	1,080	+ 2,606
Skin Cancers	36	3,390	52	1,006	+ 2,383
Tuberculosis	37	3,352	9	21,455	- 18,104
Violence	38	3,184	22	8,076	- 4,892
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	2,985	49	1,339	+ 1,646
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2,936	41	1,758	+ 1,178
Congenital Anomalies	41	2,521	11	15,638	- 13,117
HIV/AIDS	42	2,084	17	11,471	- 9,388
Endocrine Disorders	43	1,758	45	1,623	+ 135
Asthma	44	1,519	29	4,484	- 2,965
Epilepsy	45	1,446	44	1,625	- 179
Encephalitis	46	1,162	63	386	+ 776
Low Birth Weight	47	802	7	28,020	- 27,218
Other Neoplasms	48	651	66	148	+ 503
Multiple Sclerosis	49	524	70	61	+ 463
Meningitis	50	454	14	12,019	- 11,565
Skin Disease	51	384	53	904	- 520
Birth Trauma	52	312	6	31,107	- 30,795
Malnutrition	53	272	19	8,643	- 8,371
Appendicitis	54	249	58	677	- 428
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	189	65	221	- 32
Hepatitis B	56	171	56	742	- 571
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	159	2	44,361	- 44,202
Upper Respiratory	58	62	57	709	- 647
War	59	42	64	281	- 239
Maternal Conditions	60	25	18	8,887	- 8,862
Chlamydia	61	14	72	21	- 7
Hepatitis C	62	8	69	115	- 106
Syphilis	63	7	43	1,699	- 1,692
Tetanus	64	1	37	2,203	- 2,201
Pertussis	65	0	23	6,896	- 6,896
Otitis Media	66	0	71	39	- 39
Diphtheria	67	0	67	146	- 146
Measles	68	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	68	130	- 130
Dengue	71	0	73	20	- 20
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	839	- 839
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	579	- 579
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.