GERMANY VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	470,871	1	147,055	+ 323,816
Stroke	2	145,133	3	49,794	+ 95,340
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	31,255	2	51,168	- 19,913
Lung Cancers	4	26,115	4	46,560	- 20,445
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	25,553	7	26,026	- 473
Alcohol	6	24,443	26	6,257	+ 18,186
Lung Disease	7	19,548	5	42,797	- 23,249
Liver Disease	8	18,396	15	15,194	+ 3,202
Suicide	9	17,742	19	10,284	+ 7,458
Stomach Cancer	10	14,961	20	9,658	+ 5,303
Inflammatory/Heart	11	12,045	21	8,891	+ 3,154
Breast Cancer	12	10,894	10	18,842	- 7,948
Pancreas Cancer	13	10,364	11	17,971	- 7,607
Other Injuries	14	9,728	23	8,248	+ 1,479
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	9,619	9	20,712	- 11,094
Falls	16	8,426	14	15,325	- 6,899
Prostate Cancer	17	8,284	12	16,487	- 8,203
Oral Cancer	18	7,976	29	6,023	+ 1,953
Road Traffic Accidents	19	6,392	34	3,160	+ 3,232
Lymphomas	20	5,946	17	12,249	- 6,303
Parkinson's Disease	21	5,502	16	12,594	- 7,092
Fires	22	5,492	53	359	+ 5,133
Leukemia	23	4,905	22	8,737	- 3,832
Drownings	24	4,810	49	459	+ 4,352
Oesophagus Cancer	25	4,364	27	6,212	- 1,848
Kidney Disease	26	4,249	8	22,770	- 18,522
Ovary Cancer	27	3,795	30	5,192	- 1,397
Uterin Cancer	28	3,457	37	2,231	+ 1,227
Drug Use	29	3,442	40	1,930	+ 1,512
Diabetes Mellitus	30	3,299	13	15,560	- 12,261
Hypertension	31	3,252	6	26,796	- 23,544
Liver Cancer	32	3,214	25	8,057	- 4,843
Poisonings	33	2,756	58	216	+ 2,540
Cervical Cancer	34	2,685	39	2,131	+ 554
Bladder Cancer	35	2,615	28	6,193	- 3,578
Skin Cancers	36	2,405	31	4,055	- 1,650
Tuberculosis	37	2,378	56	281	+ 2,097
Violence	38	2,259	46	769	+ 1,490
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	2,118	33	3,615	- 1,497
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2,083	38	2,166	- 83
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,789	36	2,291	- 503
HIV/AIDS	42	1,478	54	345	+ 1,133
Endocrine Disorders	43	1,247	18	10,677	- 9,430
Asthma	44	1,077	44	924	+ 153
Epilepsy	45	1,026	35	3,091	- 2,065
Encephalitis	46	825	67	8	+ 817
Low Birth Weight	47	569	45	770	- 201
Other Neoplasms	48	462	24	8,161	- 7,699
Multiple Sclerosis	49	372	41	1,571	- 1,199
Meningitis	50	322	60	168	+ 155
Skin Disease	51	272	42	1,543	- 1,271
Birth Trauma	52	221	57	239	- 18
Malnutrition	53	193	50	450	- 257
Appendicitis	54	177	62	129	+ 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	134	47	543	- 409
Hepatitis B	56	121	59	182	- 60
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	113	32	3,830	- 3,717
Upper Respiratory	58	44	61	138	- 94
War	59	29	66	10	+ 19
Maternal Conditions	60	18	64	38	- 20
Chlamydia	61	10	85	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	62	6	48	507	- 501
Syphilis	63	5	68	6	- 1
Tetanus	64	1	75	1	+ 0
Pertussis	65	0	69	2	- 2
Otitis Media	66	0	65	16	- 16
Diphtheria	67	0	77	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	69	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	74	1	- 1
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	80	0	51	391	- 391
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	43	994	- 994
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	364	- 364
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	292	- 292
Oral conditions	86	0	63	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.