VENEZUELA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	174,929	1	26,905	+ 148,024
Stroke	2	53,917	3	12,133	+ 41,784
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	11,611	35	572	+ 11,039
Lung Cancers	4	9,702	11	3,900	+ 5,802
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	9,493	19	2,037	+ 7,456
Alcohol	6	9,081	62	34	+ 9,046
Lung Disease	7	7,262	10	5,150	+ 2,113
Liver Disease	8	6,834	16	2,340	+ 4,494
Suicide	9	6,591	34	585	+ 6,006
Stomach Cancer	10	5,558	17	2,175	+ 3,383
Inflammatory/Heart	11	4,475	33	599	+ 3,876
Breast Cancer	12	4,047	15	2,563	+ 1,484
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,850	25	1,082	+ 2,768
Other Injuries	14	3,614	21	1,693	+ 1,921
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	3,573	7	7,188	- 3,615
Falls	16	3,130	28	865	+ 2,265
Prostate Cancer	17	3,078	13	2,848	+ 229
Oral Cancer	18	2,963	38	544	+ 2,419
Road Traffic Accidents	19	2,375	5	11,127	- 8,752
Lymphomas	20	2,209	23	1,248	+ 961
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,044	48	252	+ 1,792
Fires	22	2,040	54	144	+ 1,896
Leukemia	23	1,822	27	1,007	+ 815
Drownings	24	1,787	43	388	+ 1,399
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,621	44	370	+ 1,251
Kidney Disease	26	1,578	8	5,932	- 4,353
Ovary Cancer	27	1,410	36	563	+ 847
Uterin Cancer	28	1,284	47	309	+ 975
Drug Use	29	1,279	50	225	+ 1,053
Diabetes Mellitus	30	1,226	4	11,176	- 9,951
Hypertension	31	1,208	9	5,195	- 3,987
Liver Cancer	32	1,194	26	1,029	+ 165
Poisonings	33	1,024	58	68	+ 956
Cervical Cancer	34	998	20	1,986	- 989
Bladder Cancer	35	971	45	365	+ 607
Skin Cancers	36	894	37	553	+ 340
Tuberculosis	37	883	31	748	+ 136
Violence	38	839	2	18,132	- 17,293
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	787	57	80	+ 707
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	774	40	418	+ 356
Congenital Anomalies	41	665	14	2,846	- 2,181
HIV/AIDS	42	549	6	7,490	- 6,941
Endocrine Disorders	43	463	30	760	- 297
Asthma	44	400	46	311	+ 89
Epilepsy	45	381	41	411	- 29
Encephalitis	46	306	61	37	+ 269
Low Birth Weight	47	211	12	3,088	- 2,876
Other Neoplasms	48	172	18	2,167	- 1,996
Multiple Sclerosis	49	138	60	51	+ 88
Meningitis	50	120	49	251	- 131
Skin Disease	51	101	66	18	+ 84
Birth Trauma	52	82	24	1,087	- 1,005
Malnutrition	53	72	32	629	- 557
Appendicitis	54	66	56	98	- 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	50	52	180	- 130
Hepatitis B	56	45	63	30	+ 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	42	22	1,359	- 1,317
Upper Respiratory	58	16	74	1	+ 15
War	59	11	51	185	- 174
Maternal Conditions	60	7	39	422	- 416
Chlamydia	61	4	82	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	62	2	65	21	- 19
Syphilis	63	2	67	15	- 13
Tetanus	64	0	68	8	- 7
Pertussis	65	0	64	26	- 25
Otitis Media	66	0	75	1	- 1
Diphtheria	67	0	78	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	70	5	- 5
Dengue	71	0	59	65	- 65
Trichuriasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	71	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	29	826	- 826
Malaria	76	0	42	402	- 402
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	69	6	- 6
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	55	126	- 126
Osteoarthritis	84	0	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	151	- 151
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Belarus

Venezuela

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.