GAMBIA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,125	3	1,007	+ 13,118
Stroke	2	4,354	4	802	+ 3,551
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	938	28	89	+ 849
Lung Cancers	4	783	38	34	+ 750
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	767	52	11	+ 756
Alcohol	6	733	50	12	+ 721
Lung Disease	7	586	19	206	+ 380
Liver Disease	8	552	14	323	+ 228
Suicide	9	532	25	113	+ 420
Stomach Cancer	10	449	47	14	+ 435
Inflammatory/Heart	11	361	32	59	+ 302
Breast Cancer	12	327	40	26	+ 300
Pancreas Cancer	13	311	53	6	+ 305
Other Injuries	14	292	21	194	+ 98
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	289	1	1,340	- 1,052
Falls	16	253	29	83	+ 170
Prostate Cancer	17	249	43	21	+ 228
Oral Cancer	18	239	71	0	+ 239
Road Traffic Accidents	19	192	6	695	- 504
Lymphomas	20	178	51	12	+ 167
Parkinson's Disease	21	165	37	34	+ 131
Fires	22	165	31	67	+ 98
Leukemia	23	147	59	2	+ 145
Drownings	24	144	30	69	+ 76
Oesophagus Cancer	25	131	54	5	+ 125
Kidney Disease	26	127	16	266	- 138
Ovary Cancer	27	114	61	2	+ 112
Uterin Cancer	28	104	66	1	+ 103
Drug Use	29	103	39	28	+ 75
Diabetes Mellitus	30	99	15	290	- 191
Hypertension	31	98	22	172	- 75
Liver Cancer	32	96	12	377	- 281
Poisonings	33	83	36	42	+ 41
Cervical Cancer	34	81	23	145	- 64
Bladder Cancer	35	78	56	4	+ 74
Skin Cancers	36	72	68	0	+ 72
Tuberculosis	37	71	10	445	- 374
Violence	38	68	20	195	- 127
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	64	41	24	+ 40
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	62	33	56	+ 6
Congenital Anomalies	41	54	11	383	- 329
HIV/AIDS	42	44	2	1,125	- 1,080
Endocrine Disorders	43	37	17	230	- 192
Asthma	44	32	24	134	- 102
Epilepsy	45	31	35	43	- 12
Encephalitis	46	25	48	14	+ 11
Low Birth Weight	47	17	8	662	- 645
Other Neoplasms	48	14	57	3	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	49	11	58	3	+ 8
Meningitis	50	10	18	229	- 219
Skin Disease	51	8	44	19	- 10
Birth Trauma	52	7	5	754	- 748
Malnutrition	53	6	26	110	- 104
Appendicitis	54	5	55	5	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	4	62	2	+ 2
Hepatitis B	56	4	46	14	- 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	3	9	626	- 622
Upper Respiratory	58	1	64	2	- 0
War	59	1	69	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	60	1	13	345	- 345
Chlamydia	61	0	70	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	62	0	65	1	- 1
Syphilis	63	0	34	55	- 54
Tetanus	64	0	45	18	- 18
Pertussis	65	0	27	99	- 99
Otitis Media	66	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	49	13	- 13
Hookworm Disease	69	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	63	2	- 2
Dengue	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	42	23	- 23
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	7	674	- 674
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	60	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Belarus

Gambia

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.