SOUTH AFRICA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	338,338	3	32,739	+ 305,599
Stroke	2	104,284	4	30,693	+ 73,590
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	22,458	22	4,676	+ 17,782
Lung Cancers	4	18,765	15	7,705	+ 11,059
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	18,361	28	3,587	+ 14,774
Alcohol	6	17,563	49	987	+ 16,577
Lung Disease	7	14,046	13	11,895	+ 2,151
Liver Disease	8	13,218	14	9,013	+ 4,205
Suicide	9	12,748	10	13,774	- 1,026
Stomach Cancer	10	10,750	39	1,535	+ 9,215
Inflammatory/Heart	11	8,655	21	5,408	+ 3,247
Breast Cancer	12	7,828	23	4,533	+ 3,294
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,447	35	2,007	+ 5,440
Other Injuries	14	6,990	17	6,014	+ 976
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	6,911	2	39,341	- 32,429
Falls	16	6,054	42	1,399	+ 4,655
Prostate Cancer	17	5,953	24	4,374	+ 1,579
Oral Cancer	18	5,731	41	1,406	+ 4,325
Road Traffic Accidents	19	4,593	11	13,014	- 8,421
Lymphomas	20	4,272	31	2,818	+ 1,455
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,953	46	1,077	+ 2,876
Fires	22	3,946	27	3,618	+ 329
Leukemia	23	3,524	40	1,464	+ 2,061
Drownings	24	3,456	32	2,403	+ 1,053
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,136	29	3,486	- 350
Kidney Disease	26	3,053	9	15,302	- 12,249
Ovary Cancer	27	2,727	51	951	+ 1,776
Uterin Cancer	28	2,484	54	512	+ 1,972
Drug Use	29	2,473	53	770	+ 1,703
Diabetes Mellitus	30	2,370	5	30,188	- 27,817
Hypertension	31	2,337	12	12,789	- 10,452
Liver Cancer	32	2,310	33	2,383	- 74
Poisonings	33	1,980	50	975	+ 1,005
Cervical Cancer	34	1,929	20	5,555	- 3,626
Bladder Cancer	35	1,879	52	829	+ 1,050
Skin Cancers	36	1,728	48	993	+ 735
Tuberculosis	37	1,709	6	21,965	- 20,257
Violence	38	1,623	7	21,000	- 19,376
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,522	47	1,015	+ 507
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,497	36	1,894	- 397
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,285	25	4,351	- 3,065
HIV/AIDS	42	1,062	1	71,996	- 70,933
Endocrine Disorders	43	896	19	5,890	- 4,994
Asthma	44	774	18	5,966	- 5,192
Epilepsy	45	737	37	1,870	- 1,133
Encephalitis	46	592	59	234	+ 358
Low Birth Weight	47	409	16	6,250	- 5,841
Other Neoplasms	48	332	58	267	+ 65
Multiple Sclerosis	49	267	62	113	+ 155
Meningitis	50	232	26	3,660	- 3,429
Skin Disease	51	196	45	1,101	- 906
Birth Trauma	52	159	30	3,004	- 2,845
Malnutrition	53	139	34	2,381	- 2,242
Appendicitis	54	127	56	274	- 147
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	96	55	376	- 280
Hepatitis B	56	87	61	139	- 52
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	81	8	15,843	- 15,762
Upper Respiratory	58	32	60	223	- 191
War	59	21	64	66	- 44
Maternal Conditions	60	13	38	1,700	- 1,687
Chlamydia	61	7	68	18	- 11
Hepatitis C	62	4	70	8	- 4
Syphilis	63	4	44	1,130	- 1,126
Tetanus	64	1	65	38	- 37
Pertussis	65	0	43	1,142	- 1,142
Otitis Media	66	0	67	19	- 19
Diphtheria	67	0	69	16	- 16
Measles	68	0	57	270	- 270
Hookworm Disease	69	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	71	3	- 3
Dengue	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	66	35	- 35
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	63	83	- 83
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Belarus

South Africa

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.