GABON VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,743	3	1,019	+ 12,724
Stroke	2	4,236	5	896	+ 3,340
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	912	19	152	+ 761
Lung Cancers	4	762	29	87	+ 675
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	746	37	43	+ 703
Alcohol	6	713	56	19	+ 694
Lung Disease	7	571	16	215	+ 355
Liver Disease	8	537	10	416	+ 120
Suicide	9	518	18	183	+ 335
Stomach Cancer	10	437	48	32	+ 404
Inflammatory/Heart	11	352	24	101	+ 250
Breast Cancer	12	318	27	92	+ 226
Pancreas Cancer	13	302	53	21	+ 282
Other Injuries	14	284	22	140	+ 144
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	281	4	966	- 685
Falls	16	246	30	84	+ 161
Prostate Cancer	17	242	32	80	+ 162
Oral Cancer	18	233	34	69	+ 164
Road Traffic Accidents	19	187	8	518	- 332
Lymphomas	20	174	49	32	+ 142
Parkinson's Disease	21	161	36	47	+ 113
Fires	22	160	39	39	+ 122
Leukemia	23	143	57	17	+ 126
Drownings	24	140	38	42	+ 99
Oesophagus Cancer	25	127	44	35	+ 93
Kidney Disease	26	124	12	384	- 260
Ovary Cancer	27	111	51	27	+ 84
Uterin Cancer	28	101	55	19	+ 82
Drug Use	29	100	45	34	+ 67
Diabetes Mellitus	30	96	6	643	- 546
Hypertension	31	95	11	412	- 317
Liver Cancer	32	94	35	53	+ 41
Poisonings	33	80	50	28	+ 53
Cervical Cancer	34	78	26	96	- 18
Bladder Cancer	35	76	43	35	+ 42
Skin Cancers	36	70	46	34	+ 36
Tuberculosis	37	69	1	1,819	- 1,750
Violence	38	66	17	184	- 118
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	62	54	20	+ 42
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	61	41	36	+ 24
Congenital Anomalies	41	52	15	285	- 233
HIV/AIDS	42	43	2	1,128	- 1,085
Endocrine Disorders	43	36	25	98	- 62
Asthma	44	31	28	90	- 59
Epilepsy	45	30	40	37	- 7
Encephalitis	46	24	60	7	+ 17
Low Birth Weight	47	17	9	494	- 478
Other Neoplasms	48	13	64	5	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	49	11	67	2	+ 9
Meningitis	50	9	23	113	- 104
Skin Disease	51	8	52	22	- 14
Birth Trauma	52	6	13	362	- 356
Malnutrition	53	6	33	78	- 72
Appendicitis	54	5	61	7	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	4	63	6	- 2
Hepatitis B	56	4	62	7	- 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	3	14	318	- 315
Upper Respiratory	58	1	66	3	- 1
War	59	1	65	3	- 2
Maternal Conditions	60	1	21	145	- 145
Chlamydia	61	0	71	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	62	0	68	1	- 1
Syphilis	63	0	47	33	- 33
Tetanus	64	0	59	8	- 8
Pertussis	65	0	31	81	- 81
Otitis Media	66	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	20	146	- 146
Hookworm Disease	69	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	58	14	- 14
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	7	540	- 540
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	42	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

Belarus

Gabon

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.