NIGERIA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,325,233	7	61,374	+ 1,263,859
Stroke	2	408,467	8	57,744	+ 350,724
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	87,966	31	6,786	+ 81,180
Lung Cancers	4	73,499	57	1,295	+ 72,204
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	71,917	43	4,152	+ 67,765
Alcohol	6	68,794	58	1,031	+ 67,763
Lung Disease	7	55,016	22	12,569	+ 42,448
Liver Disease	8	51,773	13	38,326	+ 13,448
Suicide	9	49,933	30	7,019	+ 42,914
Stomach Cancer	10	42,106	50	2,129	+ 39,978
Inflammatory/Heart	11	33,900	42	4,826	+ 29,074
Breast Cancer	12	30,660	23	11,884	+ 18,775
Pancreas Cancer	13	29,169	51	1,975	+ 27,194
Other Injuries	14	27,377	17	22,696	+ 4,682
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	27,071	1	207,281	- 180,209
Falls	16	23,714	28	7,528	+ 16,186
Prostate Cancer	17	23,316	35	5,914	+ 17,401
Oral Cancer	18	22,447	48	2,238	+ 20,208
Road Traffic Accidents	19	17,990	12	41,693	- 23,703
Lymphomas	20	16,734	40	5,202	+ 11,533
Parkinson's Disease	21	15,484	46	2,473	+ 13,011
Fires	22	15,456	29	7,132	+ 8,325
Leukemia	23	13,803	47	2,257	+ 11,547
Drownings	24	13,538	32	6,584	+ 6,954
Oesophagus Cancer	25	12,283	64	560	+ 11,722
Kidney Disease	26	11,958	20	18,189	- 6,231
Ovary Cancer	27	10,681	49	2,133	+ 8,548
Uterin Cancer	28	9,731	62	679	+ 9,052
Drug Use	29	9,687	34	6,273	+ 3,414
Diabetes Mellitus	30	9,285	18	22,497	- 13,212
Hypertension	31	9,152	24	10,692	- 1,539
Liver Cancer	32	9,046	39	5,289	+ 3,757
Poisonings	33	7,757	33	6,570	+ 1,186
Cervical Cancer	34	7,557	25	10,574	- 3,017
Bladder Cancer	35	7,360	63	670	+ 6,690
Skin Cancers	36	6,769	53	1,933	+ 4,836
Tuberculosis	37	6,693	3	127,335	- 120,642
Violence	38	6,358	19	18,407	- 12,050
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	5,962	52	1,946	+ 4,016
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	5,863	37	5,846	+ 17
Congenital Anomalies	41	5,034	9	49,696	- 44,662
HIV/AIDS	42	4,161	10	44,124	- 39,963
Endocrine Disorders	43	3,510	21	15,799	- 12,289
Asthma	44	3,033	27	8,192	- 5,159
Epilepsy	45	2,888	41	5,001	- 2,113
Encephalitis	46	2,321	59	937	+ 1,384
Low Birth Weight	47	1,602	6	95,959	- 94,357
Other Neoplasms	48	1,301	66	290	+ 1,011
Multiple Sclerosis	49	1,047	68	179	+ 868
Meningitis	50	907	11	43,651	- 42,744
Skin Disease	51	767	56	1,468	- 702
Birth Trauma	52	623	5	100,186	- 99,563
Malnutrition	53	543	36	5,896	- 5,353
Appendicitis	54	497	60	760	- 263
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	377	69	165	+ 212
Hepatitis B	56	341	55	1,488	- 1,147
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	317	2	144,724	- 144,407
Upper Respiratory	58	124	67	259	- 135
War	59	83	45	3,245	- 3,162
Maternal Conditions	60	50	15	23,540	- 23,490
Chlamydia	61	27	71	14	+ 14
Hepatitis C	62	16	65	304	- 287
Syphilis	63	14	38	5,449	- 5,435
Tetanus	64	2	26	8,355	- 8,353
Pertussis	65	1	16	23,282	- 23,281
Otitis Media	66	0	72	3	- 3
Diphtheria	67	0	44	3,800	- 3,799
Measles	68	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	61	685	- 685
Dengue	71	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	23	- 23
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	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 NIGERIA

Belarus

Nigeria

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.