ISRAEL VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		ISRAEL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,633	1	5,122	+ 47,510
Stroke	2	16,223	4	2,431	+ 13,791
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	3,494	2	2,996	+ 498
Lung Cancers	4	2,919	5	2,026	+ 893
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,856	9	1,510	+ 1,346
Alcohol	6	2,732	49	39	+ 2,694
Lung Disease	7	2,185	7	1,546	+ 639
Liver Disease	8	2,056	28	292	+ 1,764
Suicide	9	1,983	19	453	+ 1,530
Stomach Cancer	10	1,672	16	565	+ 1,107
Inflammatory/Heart	11	1,346	30	214	+ 1,132
Breast Cancer	12	1,218	10	1,237	- 19
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,158	11	1,023	+ 136
Other Injuries	14	1,087	14	828	+ 259
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,075	8	1,519	- 444
Falls	16	942	39	123	+ 818
Prostate Cancer	17	926	17	521	+ 405
Oral Cancer	18	892	33	150	+ 741
Road Traffic Accidents	19	715	26	333	+ 382
Lymphomas	20	665	13	925	- 261
Parkinson's Disease	21	615	22	398	+ 217
Fires	22	614	53	24	+ 590
Leukemia	23	548	15	612	- 63
Drownings	24	538	45	39	+ 499
Oesophagus Cancer	25	488	37	138	+ 350
Kidney Disease	26	475	3	2,437	- 1,962
Ovary Cancer	27	424	27	323	+ 102
Uterin Cancer	28	386	31	202	+ 185
Drug Use	29	385	43	67	+ 317
Diabetes Mellitus	30	369	6	1,913	- 1,544
Hypertension	31	363	21	400	- 37
Liver Cancer	32	359	25	345	+ 14
Poisonings	33	308	63	4	+ 304
Cervical Cancer	34	300	38	133	+ 167
Bladder Cancer	35	292	18	496	- 204
Skin Cancers	36	269	23	379	- 110
Tuberculosis	37	266	57	16	+ 250
Violence	38	253	41	104	+ 148
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	237	35	144	+ 93
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	233	51	33	+ 200
Congenital Anomalies	41	200	29	291	- 91
HIV/AIDS	42	165	52	25	+ 140
Endocrine Disorders	43	139	12	1,002	- 863
Asthma	44	120	36	142	- 21
Epilepsy	45	115	40	109	+ 6
Encephalitis	46	92	66	3	+ 89
Low Birth Weight	47	64	42	94	- 30
Other Neoplasms	48	52	20	420	- 368
Multiple Sclerosis	49	42	47	39	+ 3
Meningitis	50	36	55	20	+ 16
Skin Disease	51	30	24	368	- 337
Birth Trauma	52	25	50	35	- 10
Malnutrition	53	22	48	39	- 17
Appendicitis	54	20	64	4	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	15	54	23	- 8
Hepatitis B	56	14	58	16	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	13	32	166	- 154
Upper Respiratory	58	5	62	5	- 0
War	59	3	60	7	- 4
Maternal Conditions	60	2	61	6	- 4
Chlamydia	61	1	80	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	62	1	46	39	- 38
Syphilis	63	1	71	0	+ 1
Tetanus	64	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	65	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	67	1	- 1
Diphtheria	67	0	72	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	44	66	- 66
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	34	149	- 149
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	17	- 17
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ISRAEL

Belarus

Israel

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.