USA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,914,199	1	504,904	+ 1,409,295
Stroke	2	590,000	4	158,520	+ 431,481
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	127,060	2	287,198	- 160,139
Lung Cancers	4	106,164	5	155,533	- 49,369
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	103,879	9	61,827	+ 42,052
Alcohol	6	99,368	30	14,659	+ 84,708
Lung Disease	7	79,467	3	195,387	- 115,920
Liver Disease	8	74,782	16	43,402	+ 31,380
Suicide	9	72,124	12	53,099	+ 19,026
Stomach Cancer	10	60,820	33	13,077	+ 47,743
Inflammatory/Heart	11	48,966	22	32,529	+ 16,437
Breast Cancer	12	44,285	13	48,671	- 4,385
Pancreas Cancer	13	42,133	15	44,293	- 2,160
Other Injuries	14	39,545	25	25,997	+ 13,547
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	39,103	11	60,317	- 21,215
Falls	16	34,254	18	40,418	- 6,164
Prostate Cancer	17	33,678	20	35,612	- 1,935
Oral Cancer	18	32,423	35	11,555	+ 20,868
Road Traffic Accidents	19	25,986	17	41,694	- 15,709
Lymphomas	20	24,172	19	40,281	- 16,109
Parkinson's Disease	21	22,366	21	34,491	- 12,125
Fires	22	22,326	49	3,183	+ 19,143
Leukemia	23	19,938	24	26,966	- 7,028
Drownings	24	19,554	45	4,070	+ 15,485
Oesophagus Cancer	25	17,741	28	17,829	- 88
Kidney Disease	26	17,272	6	85,861	- 68,589
Ovary Cancer	27	15,427	31	14,591	+ 836
Uterin Cancer	28	14,055	36	10,063	+ 3,992
Drug Use	29	13,993	7	74,435	- 60,442
Diabetes Mellitus	30	13,411	10	61,418	- 48,007
Hypertension	31	13,220	8	65,960	- 52,741
Liver Cancer	32	13,066	23	27,064	- 13,998
Poisonings	33	11,204	53	1,674	+ 9,530
Cervical Cancer	34	10,915	38	6,984	+ 3,931
Bladder Cancer	35	10,631	26	19,622	- 8,992
Skin Cancers	36	9,778	32	14,311	- 4,533
Tuberculosis	37	9,668	62	546	+ 9,121
Violence	38	9,183	27	18,976	- 9,793
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	8,611	47	3,646	+ 4,966
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	8,468	48	3,461	+ 5,007
Congenital Anomalies	41	7,272	34	11,762	- 4,490
HIV/AIDS	42	6,010	42	5,660	+ 350
Endocrine Disorders	43	5,070	14	46,985	- 41,915
Asthma	44	4,380	46	3,818	+ 562
Epilepsy	45	4,171	50	3,162	+ 1,009
Encephalitis	46	3,352	68	25	+ 3,327
Low Birth Weight	47	2,314	39	6,924	- 4,610
Other Neoplasms	48	1,879	29	17,743	- 15,864
Multiple Sclerosis	49	1,513	44	5,059	- 3,546
Meningitis	50	1,310	60	606	+ 705
Skin Disease	51	1,107	43	5,409	- 4,302
Birth Trauma	52	899	54	1,233	- 334
Malnutrition	53	785	40	6,762	- 5,977
Appendicitis	54	718	63	424	+ 294
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	544	52	2,461	- 1,917
Hepatitis B	56	493	59	608	- 115
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	458	37	9,955	- 9,497
Upper Respiratory	58	179	65	229	- 50
War	59	120	55	1,198	- 1,078
Maternal Conditions	60	72	56	779	- 706
Chlamydia	61	39	84	0	+ 39
Hepatitis C	62	24	41	5,684	- 5,660
Syphilis	63	20	66	49	- 29
Tetanus	64	3	71	2	+ 1
Pertussis	65	1	69	16	- 15
Otitis Media	66	0	67	34	- 34
Diphtheria	67	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	70	4	- 4
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	723	- 723
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Belarus

United States

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.