FRANCE VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	382,739	1	63,181	+ 319,557
Stroke	2	117,969	3	36,354	+ 81,614
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	25,405	2	53,157	- 27,752
Lung Cancers	4	21,227	4	35,657	- 14,430
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	20,770	5	21,854	- 1,083
Alcohol	6	19,868	33	3,189	+ 16,680
Lung Disease	7	15,889	7	18,232	- 2,342
Liver Disease	8	14,953	22	7,382	+ 7,571
Suicide	9	14,421	16	8,961	+ 5,460
Stomach Cancer	10	12,161	26	5,530	+ 6,630
Inflammatory/Heart	11	9,791	25	6,065	+ 3,725
Breast Cancer	12	8,855	8	15,536	- 6,681
Pancreas Cancer	13	8,424	10	12,360	- 3,935
Other Injuries	14	7,907	9	15,119	- 7,212
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	7,818	6	19,771	- 11,952
Falls	16	6,849	18	8,284	- 1,435
Prostate Cancer	17	6,734	13	10,873	- 4,139
Oral Cancer	18	6,483	27	4,676	+ 1,807
Road Traffic Accidents	19	5,196	31	3,339	+ 1,857
Lymphomas	20	4,833	14	10,067	- 5,234
Parkinson's Disease	21	4,472	20	7,570	- 3,098
Fires	22	4,464	53	403	+ 4,061
Leukemia	23	3,987	21	7,457	- 3,470
Drownings	24	3,910	45	868	+ 3,042
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,547	28	4,673	- 1,126
Kidney Disease	26	3,454	11	11,477	- 8,023
Ovary Cancer	27	3,085	30	3,964	- 879
Uterin Cancer	28	2,810	34	2,721	+ 90
Drug Use	29	2,798	36	1,881	+ 917
Diabetes Mellitus	30	2,681	12	10,912	- 8,230
Hypertension	31	2,643	23	7,109	- 4,466
Liver Cancer	32	2,613	15	9,573	- 6,960
Poisonings	33	2,240	57	228	+ 2,012
Cervical Cancer	34	2,183	40	1,574	+ 609
Bladder Cancer	35	2,126	24	6,566	- 4,440
Skin Cancers	36	1,955	32	3,256	- 1,301
Tuberculosis	37	1,933	50	435	+ 1,498
Violence	38	1,836	49	538	+ 1,299
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,722	41	1,384	+ 338
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,693	43	986	+ 707
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,454	35	2,012	- 558
HIV/AIDS	42	1,202	54	362	+ 840
Endocrine Disorders	43	1,014	19	8,086	- 7,072
Asthma	44	876	42	1,039	- 163
Epilepsy	45	834	37	1,865	- 1,031
Encephalitis	46	670	66	8	+ 662
Low Birth Weight	47	463	47	651	- 188
Other Neoplasms	48	376	17	8,771	- 8,395
Multiple Sclerosis	49	303	46	752	- 450
Meningitis	50	262	58	163	+ 99
Skin Disease	51	221	39	1,598	- 1,376
Birth Trauma	52	180	55	309	- 129
Malnutrition	53	157	29	4,212	- 4,055
Appendicitis	54	144	61	90	+ 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	109	51	426	- 318
Hepatitis B	56	99	59	135	- 37
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	92	38	1,807	- 1,716
Upper Respiratory	58	36	63	54	- 18
War	59	24	67	7	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	60	14	64	52	- 37
Chlamydia	61	8	78	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	62	5	52	416	- 411
Syphilis	63	4	68	4	+ 0
Tetanus	64	1	70	2	- 2
Pertussis	65	0	69	3	- 3
Otitis Media	66	0	65	16	- 16
Diphtheria	67	0	75	1	- 1
Measles	68	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	48	647	- 647
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	973	- 973
Osteoarthritis	84	0	56	245	- 245
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	62	75	- 75
Oral conditions	86	0	60	118	- 118
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

Belarus

France

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.