MEXICO VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	731,839	1	116,238	+ 615,602
Stroke	2	225,570	4	39,790	+ 185,780
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	48,578	30	3,447	+ 45,131
Lung Cancers	4	40,589	17	7,349	+ 33,239
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	39,715	20	6,871	+ 32,844
Alcohol	6	37,990	32	2,945	+ 35,045
Lung Disease	7	30,382	7	29,123	+ 1,259
Liver Disease	8	28,591	6	29,838	- 1,247
Suicide	9	27,575	22	6,772	+ 20,803
Stomach Cancer	10	23,253	19	6,939	+ 16,314
Inflammatory/Heart	11	18,721	41	1,866	+ 16,855
Breast Cancer	12	16,931	16	7,380	+ 9,552
Pancreas Cancer	13	16,108	27	4,510	+ 11,598
Other Injuries	14	15,119	11	12,175	+ 2,944
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	14,950	8	24,816	- 9,866
Falls	16	13,096	35	2,628	+ 10,468
Prostate Cancer	17	12,876	15	7,494	+ 5,382
Oral Cancer	18	12,396	46	1,355	+ 11,041
Road Traffic Accidents	19	9,935	10	16,303	- 6,368
Lymphomas	20	9,241	24	4,961	+ 4,280
Parkinson's Disease	21	8,551	43	1,567	+ 6,983
Fires	22	8,536	56	604	+ 7,932
Leukemia	23	7,623	25	4,830	+ 2,793
Drownings	24	7,476	42	1,799	+ 5,677
Oesophagus Cancer	25	6,783	49	1,252	+ 5,531
Kidney Disease	26	6,603	3	44,622	- 38,019
Ovary Cancer	27	5,898	34	2,649	+ 3,249
Uterin Cancer	28	5,374	50	902	+ 4,472
Drug Use	29	5,350	44	1,470	+ 3,880
Diabetes Mellitus	30	5,127	2	86,110	- 80,982
Hypertension	31	5,054	9	17,806	- 12,752
Liver Cancer	32	4,996	21	6,817	- 1,822
Poisonings	33	4,283	57	531	+ 3,753
Cervical Cancer	34	4,173	26	4,787	- 614
Bladder Cancer	35	4,064	48	1,272	+ 2,792
Skin Cancers	36	3,738	40	1,909	+ 1,829
Tuberculosis	37	3,696	38	1,943	+ 1,753
Violence	38	3,511	5	32,450	- 28,939
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	3,292	52	859	+ 2,433
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	3,238	33	2,734	+ 503
Congenital Anomalies	41	2,780	13	10,457	- 7,677
HIV/AIDS	42	2,298	28	4,128	- 1,830
Endocrine Disorders	43	1,938	12	11,310	- 9,372
Asthma	44	1,675	47	1,342	+ 332
Epilepsy	45	1,595	39	1,912	- 317
Encephalitis	46	1,282	62	140	+ 1,141
Low Birth Weight	47	885	18	7,163	- 6,278
Other Neoplasms	48	718	23	6,204	- 5,486
Multiple Sclerosis	49	578	60	295	+ 283
Meningitis	50	501	58	357	+ 144
Skin Disease	51	423	31	3,029	- 2,605
Birth Trauma	52	344	36	2,552	- 2,208
Malnutrition	53	300	14	7,552	- 7,251
Appendicitis	54	275	53	774	- 499
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	208	45	1,415	- 1,207
Hepatitis B	56	188	61	210	- 21
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	175	29	3,476	- 3,301
Upper Respiratory	58	68	64	127	- 58
War	59	46	66	112	- 66
Maternal Conditions	60	28	54	750	- 722
Chlamydia	61	15	77	0	+ 15
Hepatitis C	62	9	55	625	- 616
Syphilis	63	8	73	5	+ 3
Tetanus	64	1	71	10	- 8
Pertussis	65	0	70	21	- 21
Otitis Media	66	0	68	29	- 29
Diphtheria	67	0	79	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	72	5	- 5
Dengue	71	0	67	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	69	24	- 24
Malaria	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	80	0	63	127	- 127
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	305	- 305
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	894	- 894
Oral conditions	86	0	65	125	- 125
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Belarus

Mexico

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.