LIBERIA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,436	7	1,885	+ 28,551
Stroke	2	9,381	11	1,578	+ 7,803
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	2,020	29	235	+ 1,786
Lung Cancers	4	1,688	44	66	+ 1,622
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,652	40	90	+ 1,562
Alcohol	6	1,580	57	25	+ 1,555
Lung Disease	7	1,264	26	294	+ 970
Liver Disease	8	1,189	13	858	+ 331
Suicide	9	1,147	30	220	+ 927
Stomach Cancer	10	967	37	122	+ 845
Inflammatory/Heart	11	779	38	115	+ 663
Breast Cancer	12	704	27	246	+ 459
Pancreas Cancer	13	670	53	38	+ 632
Other Injuries	14	629	22	380	+ 249
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	622	2	2,693	- 2,071
Falls	16	545	33	155	+ 389
Prostate Cancer	17	535	25	297	+ 238
Oral Cancer	18	516	48	50	+ 465
Road Traffic Accidents	19	413	5	1,920	- 1,507
Lymphomas	20	384	39	93	+ 291
Parkinson's Disease	21	356	43	72	+ 283
Fires	22	355	34	153	+ 202
Leukemia	23	317	58	23	+ 294
Drownings	24	311	35	127	+ 184
Oesophagus Cancer	25	282	60	16	+ 267
Kidney Disease	26	275	16	609	- 334
Ovary Cancer	27	245	47	50	+ 195
Uterin Cancer	28	223	55	28	+ 195
Drug Use	29	222	50	42	+ 180
Diabetes Mellitus	30	213	15	650	- 437
Hypertension	31	210	23	371	- 160
Liver Cancer	32	208	20	439	- 231
Poisonings	33	178	41	82	+ 96
Cervical Cancer	34	174	19	474	- 300
Bladder Cancer	35	169	59	19	+ 150
Skin Cancers	36	155	46	51	+ 104
Tuberculosis	37	154	1	2,766	- 2,613
Violence	38	146	18	477	- 331
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	137	49	50	+ 87
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	135	36	126	+ 9
Congenital Anomalies	41	116	14	833	- 717
HIV/AIDS	42	96	6	1,919	- 1,823
Endocrine Disorders	43	81	28	245	- 165
Asthma	44	70	31	200	- 130
Epilepsy	45	66	42	81	- 15
Encephalitis	46	53	56	27	+ 26
Low Birth Weight	47	37	8	1,652	- 1,615
Other Neoplasms	48	30	62	6	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	49	24	63	4	+ 20
Meningitis	50	21	17	552	- 531
Skin Disease	51	18	51	41	- 24
Birth Trauma	52	14	9	1,601	- 1,587
Malnutrition	53	12	24	353	- 341
Appendicitis	54	11	61	12	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	9	64	4	+ 5
Hepatitis B	56	8	52	39	- 31
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	7	10	1,592	- 1,584
Upper Respiratory	58	3	67	3	+ 0
War	59	2	70	1	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	60	1	12	870	- 868
Chlamydia	61	1	69	1	+ 0
Hepatitis C	62	0	65	4	- 3
Syphilis	63	0	21	394	- 394
Tetanus	64	0	54	31	- 31
Pertussis	65	0	32	197	- 197
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	68	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	66	4	- 4
Dengue	71	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	45	51	- 51
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Belarus

Liberia

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.