SOMALIA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	72,866	7	7,233	+ 65,634
Stroke	2	22,459	6	8,595	+ 13,864
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	4,837	32	647	+ 4,189
Lung Cancers	4	4,041	54	233	+ 3,808
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	3,954	38	546	+ 3,408
Alcohol	6	3,783	59	151	+ 3,632
Lung Disease	7	3,025	19	2,442	+ 583
Liver Disease	8	2,847	13	3,917	- 1,070
Suicide	9	2,746	27	1,219	+ 1,526
Stomach Cancer	10	2,315	49	310	+ 2,005
Inflammatory/Heart	11	1,864	39	521	+ 1,343
Breast Cancer	12	1,686	26	1,232	+ 454
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,604	62	108	+ 1,496
Other Injuries	14	1,505	14	3,602	- 2,096
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,488	1	21,712	- 20,223
Falls	16	1,304	37	548	+ 756
Prostate Cancer	17	1,282	52	285	+ 997
Oral Cancer	18	1,234	46	328	+ 906
Road Traffic Accidents	19	989	11	4,231	- 3,242
Lymphomas	20	920	34	605	+ 316
Parkinson's Disease	21	851	56	184	+ 668
Fires	22	850	30	810	+ 39
Leukemia	23	759	35	562	+ 197
Drownings	24	744	25	1,272	- 527
Oesophagus Cancer	25	675	40	516	+ 159
Kidney Disease	26	657	21	2,051	- 1,393
Ovary Cancer	27	587	50	295	+ 292
Uterin Cancer	28	535	64	78	+ 457
Drug Use	29	533	65	54	+ 478
Diabetes Mellitus	30	511	16	2,888	- 2,377
Hypertension	31	503	18	2,643	- 2,140
Liver Cancer	32	497	53	256	+ 242
Poisonings	33	426	31	758	- 332
Cervical Cancer	34	416	28	883	- 467
Bladder Cancer	35	405	61	149	+ 255
Skin Cancers	36	372	57	164	+ 208
Tuberculosis	37	368	4	10,261	- 9,893
Violence	38	350	29	828	- 479
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	328	41	446	- 118
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	322	36	559	- 237
Congenital Anomalies	41	277	15	3,410	- 3,133
HIV/AIDS	42	229	33	610	- 381
Endocrine Disorders	43	193	44	406	- 213
Asthma	44	167	23	1,878	- 1,711
Epilepsy	45	159	43	419	- 260
Encephalitis	46	128	63	91	+ 37
Low Birth Weight	47	88	8	6,250	- 6,162
Other Neoplasms	48	72	70	12	+ 59
Multiple Sclerosis	49	58	71	8	+ 50
Meningitis	50	50	9	5,381	- 5,331
Skin Disease	51	42	58	151	- 109
Birth Trauma	52	34	5	9,573	- 9,539
Malnutrition	53	30	10	4,825	- 4,795
Appendicitis	54	27	55	188	- 160
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	21	66	35	- 14
Hepatitis B	56	19	48	315	- 296
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	17	2	15,363	- 15,345
Upper Respiratory	58	7	47	326	- 319
War	59	5	24	1,318	- 1,314
Maternal Conditions	60	3	12	4,127	- 4,124
Chlamydia	61	1	72	5	- 3
Hepatitis C	62	1	67	34	- 33
Syphilis	63	1	45	378	- 377
Tetanus	64	0	17	2,648	- 2,648
Pertussis	65	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Otitis Media	66	0	68	32	- 32
Diphtheria	67	0	60	150	- 150
Measles	68	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	69	30	- 30
Dengue	71	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	42	435	- 435
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	51	290	- 290
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	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 SOMALIA

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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.