ITALY VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	341,262	1	97,116	+ 244,146
Stroke	2	105,185	2	62,633	+ 42,551
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	22,652	3	41,445	- 18,792
Lung Cancers	4	18,927	4	34,152	- 15,226
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	18,519	7	21,254	- 2,734
Alcohol	6	17,715	55	277	+ 17,438
Lung Disease	7	14,167	5	32,382	- 18,215
Liver Disease	8	13,332	23	5,559	+ 7,773
Suicide	9	12,858	26	4,042	+ 8,816
Stomach Cancer	10	10,843	14	10,252	+ 590
Inflammatory/Heart	11	8,730	24	5,531	+ 3,199
Breast Cancer	12	7,895	10	13,868	- 5,973
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,511	13	12,095	- 4,583
Other Injuries	14	7,050	12	12,112	- 5,062
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	6,971	9	16,339	- 9,367
Falls	16	6,107	25	4,222	+ 1,884
Prostate Cancer	17	6,004	20	8,409	- 2,405
Oral Cancer	18	5,780	27	3,343	+ 2,437
Road Traffic Accidents	19	4,633	30	3,221	+ 1,412
Lymphomas	20	4,309	16	9,670	- 5,361
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,987	19	8,428	- 4,440
Fires	22	3,980	56	271	+ 3,709
Leukemia	23	3,555	21	6,728	- 3,174
Drownings	24	3,486	52	344	+ 3,142
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,163	34	2,045	+ 1,118
Kidney Disease	26	3,079	11	12,726	- 9,647
Ovary Cancer	27	2,750	28	3,282	- 531
Uterin Cancer	28	2,506	33	2,198	+ 308
Drug Use	29	2,495	45	654	+ 1,841
Diabetes Mellitus	30	2,391	8	19,836	- 17,445
Hypertension	31	2,357	6	29,931	- 27,574
Liver Cancer	32	2,329	17	9,620	- 7,291
Poisonings	33	1,997	58	154	+ 1,843
Cervical Cancer	34	1,946	40	1,154	+ 792
Bladder Cancer	35	1,895	22	6,711	- 4,815
Skin Cancers	36	1,743	29	3,239	- 1,496
Tuberculosis	37	1,724	53	336	+ 1,388
Violence	38	1,637	50	409	+ 1,229
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,535	32	2,216	- 681
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,510	43	690	+ 820
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,296	37	1,443	- 147
HIV/AIDS	42	1,072	46	520	+ 552
Endocrine Disorders	43	904	18	8,431	- 7,527
Asthma	44	781	47	494	+ 287
Epilepsy	45	744	39	1,337	- 593
Encephalitis	46	598	68	5	+ 593
Low Birth Weight	47	413	51	357	+ 55
Other Neoplasms	48	335	15	9,984	- 9,649
Multiple Sclerosis	49	270	44	677	- 407
Meningitis	50	234	60	128	+ 106
Skin Disease	51	197	38	1,440	- 1,242
Birth Trauma	52	160	59	140	+ 20
Malnutrition	53	140	41	775	- 636
Appendicitis	54	128	61	49	+ 80
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	97	42	701	- 604
Hepatitis B	56	88	54	334	- 246
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	82	36	1,622	- 1,540
Upper Respiratory	58	32	64	20	+ 12
War	59	21	66	6	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	60	13	67	6	+ 7
Chlamydia	61	7	84	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	62	4	31	2,451	- 2,446
Syphilis	63	4	69	4	- 1
Tetanus	64	1	63	22	- 21
Pertussis	65	0	73	1	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	65	16	- 16
Diphtheria	67	0	76	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	71	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	69	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	49	424	- 424
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Osteoarthritis	84	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	57	241	- 241
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Belarus

Italy

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.