MOLDOVA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,149	1	14,292	+ 5,857
Stroke	2	6,210	2	5,878	+ 333
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	1,337	32	163	+ 1,174
Lung Cancers	4	1,117	5	1,131	- 13
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,093	7	1,030	+ 63
Alcohol	6	1,046	21	233	+ 813
Lung Disease	7	836	9	752	+ 85
Liver Disease	8	787	3	2,869	- 2,082
Suicide	9	759	10	593	+ 166
Stomach Cancer	10	640	12	518	+ 122
Inflammatory/Heart	11	515	14	476	+ 39
Breast Cancer	12	466	11	592	- 126
Pancreas Cancer	13	443	15	427	+ 16
Other Injuries	14	416	8	772	- 356
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	412	6	1,042	- 630
Falls	16	361	33	149	+ 211
Prostate Cancer	17	354	19	295	+ 59
Oral Cancer	18	341	17	375	- 34
Road Traffic Accidents	19	274	20	293	- 20
Lymphomas	20	254	22	230	+ 24
Parkinson's Disease	21	235	55	6	+ 229
Fires	22	235	40	70	+ 165
Leukemia	23	210	34	140	+ 70
Drownings	24	206	30	179	+ 26
Oesophagus Cancer	25	187	38	105	+ 81
Kidney Disease	26	182	18	307	- 125
Ovary Cancer	27	162	35	123	+ 39
Uterin Cancer	28	148	37	108	+ 40
Drug Use	29	147	43	59	+ 89
Diabetes Mellitus	30	141	16	407	- 266
Hypertension	31	139	4	2,287	- 2,148
Liver Cancer	32	138	13	514	- 377
Poisonings	33	118	23	220	- 103
Cervical Cancer	34	115	25	212	- 98
Bladder Cancer	35	112	29	181	- 70
Skin Cancers	36	103	36	121	- 18
Tuberculosis	37	102	26	197	- 95
Violence	38	97	31	167	- 70
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	91	41	68	+ 22
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	89	24	219	- 129
Congenital Anomalies	41	77	27	190	- 114
HIV/AIDS	42	63	28	189	- 126
Endocrine Disorders	43	53	46	40	+ 13
Asthma	44	46	48	26	+ 20
Epilepsy	45	44	44	46	- 2
Encephalitis	46	35	60	3	+ 33
Low Birth Weight	47	24	39	90	- 66
Other Neoplasms	48	20	42	65	- 45
Multiple Sclerosis	49	16	52	9	+ 7
Meningitis	50	14	49	17	- 3
Skin Disease	51	12	45	45	- 33
Birth Trauma	52	9	47	37	- 27
Malnutrition	53	8	64	1	+ 7
Appendicitis	54	8	51	10	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	6	57	5	+ 0
Hepatitis B	56	5	58	4	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	5	59	4	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	58	2	62	2	- 1
War	59	1	67	1	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	60	1	54	7	- 6
Chlamydia	61	0	73	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	62	0	63	1	- 1
Syphilis	63	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	64	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	65	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	61	2	- 2
Diphtheria	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	65	1	- 1
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	66	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	84	0	56	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	50	12	- 12
Oral conditions	86	0	53	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

Belarus

Moldova

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.