NIGER VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	147,458	6	8,229	+ 139,229
Stroke	2	45,450	5	8,717	+ 36,733
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	9,788	32	858	+ 8,930
Lung Cancers	4	8,178	67	42	+ 8,136
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	8,002	37	522	+ 7,480
Alcohol	6	7,655	60	120	+ 7,534
Lung Disease	7	6,122	20	2,172	+ 3,950
Liver Disease	8	5,761	11	4,116	+ 1,644
Suicide	9	5,556	27	1,227	+ 4,329
Stomach Cancer	10	4,685	44	300	+ 4,385
Inflammatory/Heart	11	3,772	34	769	+ 3,004
Breast Cancer	12	3,411	29	1,075	+ 2,336
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,246	54	138	+ 3,108
Other Injuries	14	3,046	12	3,826	- 779
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	3,012	1	21,093	- 18,081
Falls	16	2,639	26	1,297	+ 1,341
Prostate Cancer	17	2,594	57	128	+ 2,467
Oral Cancer	18	2,498	49	242	+ 2,256
Road Traffic Accidents	19	2,002	8	5,946	- 3,944
Lymphomas	20	1,862	43	350	+ 1,512
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,723	47	275	+ 1,448
Fires	22	1,720	28	1,120	+ 599
Leukemia	23	1,536	48	258	+ 1,278
Drownings	24	1,506	24	1,581	- 74
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,367	55	132	+ 1,235
Kidney Disease	26	1,331	16	2,732	- 1,402
Ovary Cancer	27	1,188	40	425	+ 764
Uterin Cancer	28	1,083	64	86	+ 997
Drug Use	29	1,078	58	126	+ 952
Diabetes Mellitus	30	1,033	17	2,630	- 1,597
Hypertension	31	1,018	25	1,356	- 337
Liver Cancer	32	1,007	35	745	+ 261
Poisonings	33	863	33	771	+ 92
Cervical Cancer	34	841	38	487	+ 354
Bladder Cancer	35	819	53	161	+ 658
Skin Cancers	36	753	45	287	+ 466
Tuberculosis	37	745	13	3,703	- 2,958
Violence	38	707	19	2,244	- 1,536
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	663	39	467	+ 197
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	652	31	1,044	- 392
Congenital Anomalies	41	560	10	4,346	- 3,786
HIV/AIDS	42	463	30	1,048	- 585
Endocrine Disorders	43	391	23	1,806	- 1,416
Asthma	44	337	22	1,902	- 1,565
Epilepsy	45	321	36	676	- 355
Encephalitis	46	258	61	112	+ 146
Low Birth Weight	47	178	4	9,560	- 9,381
Other Neoplasms	48	145	68	24	+ 121
Multiple Sclerosis	49	117	69	22	+ 94
Meningitis	50	101	9	5,237	- 5,136
Skin Disease	51	85	52	213	- 127
Birth Trauma	52	69	7	8,030	- 7,961
Malnutrition	53	60	21	2,170	- 2,109
Appendicitis	54	55	56	128	- 73
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	42	70	18	+ 24
Hepatitis B	56	38	46	279	- 241
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	35	3	16,030	- 15,995
Upper Respiratory	58	14	63	94	- 80
War	59	9	41	409	- 400
Maternal Conditions	60	6	14	3,317	- 3,312
Chlamydia	61	3	71	3	+ 0
Hepatitis C	62	2	66	46	- 44
Syphilis	63	2	62	110	- 108
Tetanus	64	0	42	372	- 372
Pertussis	65	0	15	2,858	- 2,858
Otitis Media	66	0	72	1	- 1
Diphtheria	67	0	65	60	- 60
Measles	68	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	59	125	- 125
Dengue	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	50	237	- 237
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	51	237	- 237
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

Belarus

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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.