SPAIN VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	264,660	1	51,684	+ 212,976
Stroke	2	81,574	3	29,004	+ 52,571
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	17,568	2	42,339	- 24,771
Lung Cancers	4	14,678	4	22,131	- 7,452
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	14,362	6	16,957	- 2,595
Alcohol	6	13,739	46	333	+ 13,405
Lung Disease	7	10,987	5	18,926	- 7,939
Liver Disease	8	10,340	23	4,231	+ 6,108
Suicide	9	9,972	25	3,609	+ 6,363
Stomach Cancer	10	8,409	14	5,796	+ 2,613
Inflammatory/Heart	11	6,770	19	4,984	+ 1,786
Breast Cancer	12	6,123	11	7,067	- 944
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,825	12	6,752	- 927
Other Injuries	14	5,468	15	5,536	- 69
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	5,406	7	13,717	- 8,310
Falls	16	4,736	26	3,246	+ 1,490
Prostate Cancer	17	4,656	13	6,420	- 1,763
Oral Cancer	18	4,483	27	2,583	+ 1,900
Road Traffic Accidents	19	3,593	31	1,829	+ 1,764
Lymphomas	20	3,342	16	5,335	- 1,993
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,092	20	4,943	- 1,851
Fires	22	3,087	55	185	+ 2,902
Leukemia	23	2,757	24	3,772	- 1,016
Drownings	24	2,704	45	446	+ 2,258
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,453	29	2,011	+ 442
Kidney Disease	26	2,388	8	9,725	- 7,337
Ovary Cancer	27	2,133	28	2,026	+ 107
Uterin Cancer	28	1,943	34	1,612	+ 331
Drug Use	29	1,935	41	776	+ 1,158
Diabetes Mellitus	30	1,854	10	7,773	- 5,919
Hypertension	31	1,828	9	9,115	- 7,287
Liver Cancer	32	1,807	18	5,098	- 3,292
Poisonings	33	1,549	57	170	+ 1,379
Cervical Cancer	34	1,509	39	855	+ 654
Bladder Cancer	35	1,470	17	5,222	- 3,752
Skin Cancers	36	1,352	32	1,803	- 451
Tuberculosis	37	1,337	50	270	+ 1,066
Violence	38	1,270	51	262	+ 1,008
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,191	33	1,612	- 421
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,171	44	475	+ 696
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,005	38	863	+ 142
HIV/AIDS	42	831	43	538	+ 293
Endocrine Disorders	43	701	21	4,863	- 4,162
Asthma	44	606	35	1,133	- 527
Epilepsy	45	577	40	824	- 247
Encephalitis	46	463	70	4	+ 460
Low Birth Weight	47	320	52	253	+ 67
Other Neoplasms	48	260	22	4,748	- 4,488
Multiple Sclerosis	49	209	49	287	- 78
Meningitis	50	181	59	129	+ 52
Skin Disease	51	153	30	1,840	- 1,687
Birth Trauma	52	124	60	113	+ 11
Malnutrition	53	109	47	302	- 194
Appendicitis	54	99	61	79	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	75	48	294	- 219
Hepatitis B	56	68	58	162	- 94
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	63	36	1,064	- 1,000
Upper Respiratory	58	25	62	47	- 22
War	59	17	68	6	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	60	10	64	14	- 4
Chlamydia	61	5	82	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	62	3	42	652	- 649
Syphilis	63	3	67	9	- 6
Tetanus	64	0	72	2	- 1
Pertussis	65	0	73	2	- 2
Otitis Media	66	0	66	9	- 9
Diphtheria	67	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	3	- 3
Malaria	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	11	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	181	- 181
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	37	914	- 914
Osteoarthritis	84	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.