HUNGARY VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		HUNGARY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,169	1	36,766	+ 18,403
Stroke	2	17,004	2	11,915	+ 5,089
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	3,662	7	4,595	- 933
Lung Cancers	4	3,060	3	8,377	- 5,317
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,994	6	5,027	- 2,033
Alcohol	6	2,864	33	484	+ 2,380
Lung Disease	7	2,290	5	6,436	- 4,146
Liver Disease	8	2,155	8	3,060	- 904
Suicide	9	2,079	14	1,612	+ 466
Stomach Cancer	10	1,753	16	1,360	+ 393
Inflammatory/Heart	11	1,411	13	1,627	- 216
Breast Cancer	12	1,276	10	2,259	- 982
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,214	11	2,098	- 884
Other Injuries	14	1,140	25	703	+ 437
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,127	15	1,528	- 401
Falls	16	987	12	1,746	- 759
Prostate Cancer	17	971	18	1,324	- 353
Oral Cancer	18	934	17	1,342	- 408
Road Traffic Accidents	19	749	24	750	- 1
Lymphomas	20	697	21	905	- 208
Parkinson's Disease	21	645	32	489	+ 156
Fires	22	643	45	103	+ 541
Leukemia	23	575	20	908	- 334
Drownings	24	564	46	97	+ 467
Oesophagus Cancer	25	511	31	565	- 54
Kidney Disease	26	498	22	874	- 376
Ovary Cancer	27	445	27	656	- 212
Uterin Cancer	28	405	35	418	- 13
Drug Use	29	403	53	59	+ 344
Diabetes Mellitus	30	387	9	2,515	- 2,128
Hypertension	31	381	4	7,262	- 6,881
Liver Cancer	32	377	23	848	- 471
Poisonings	33	323	54	48	+ 275
Cervical Cancer	34	315	34	466	- 152
Bladder Cancer	35	306	19	1,050	- 744
Skin Cancers	36	282	29	579	- 298
Tuberculosis	37	279	52	62	+ 217
Violence	38	265	39	135	+ 129
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	248	38	243	+ 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	244	26	686	- 442
Congenital Anomalies	41	210	37	254	- 45
HIV/AIDS	42	173	61	14	+ 159
Endocrine Disorders	43	146	30	568	- 422
Asthma	44	126	41	122	+ 4
Epilepsy	45	120	47	93	+ 27
Encephalitis	46	97	67	2	+ 95
Low Birth Weight	47	67	43	113	- 47
Other Neoplasms	48	54	28	615	- 561
Multiple Sclerosis	49	44	44	110	- 67
Meningitis	50	38	57	39	- 2
Skin Disease	51	32	40	133	- 101
Birth Trauma	52	26	60	20	+ 6
Malnutrition	53	23	59	21	+ 2
Appendicitis	54	21	58	36	- 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	16	49	66	- 51
Hepatitis B	56	14	56	39	- 25
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	13	36	281	- 268
Upper Respiratory	58	5	63	8	- 3
War	59	3	68	1	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	60	2	62	11	- 9
Chlamydia	61	1	73	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	62	1	50	64	- 64
Syphilis	63	1	74	0	+ 1
Tetanus	64	0	65	4	- 4
Pertussis	65	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	64	8	- 8
Diphtheria	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	69	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	48	79	- 79
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	55	40	- 40
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	63	- 63
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	42	121	- 121
Oral conditions	86	0	66	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HUNGARY

Belarus

Hungary

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.