YEMEN VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	179,912	1	30,158	+ 149,754
Stroke	2	55,453	2	13,570	+ 41,883
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	11,942	22	1,405	+ 10,537
Lung Cancers	4	9,978	41	569	+ 9,409
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	9,763	30	913	+ 8,850
Alcohol	6	9,339	59	78	+ 9,261
Lung Disease	7	7,469	11	3,196	+ 4,273
Liver Disease	8	7,029	13	2,891	+ 4,137
Suicide	9	6,779	21	1,699	+ 5,080
Stomach Cancer	10	5,716	31	902	+ 4,814
Inflammatory/Heart	11	4,602	40	585	+ 4,017
Breast Cancer	12	4,162	26	1,134	+ 3,029
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,960	51	283	+ 3,677
Other Injuries	14	3,717	16	2,225	+ 1,491
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	3,675	4	11,978	- 8,303
Falls	16	3,219	24	1,170	+ 2,050
Prostate Cancer	17	3,165	63	39	+ 3,126
Oral Cancer	18	3,047	42	547	+ 2,500
Road Traffic Accidents	19	2,442	6	8,561	- 6,118
Lymphomas	20	2,272	45	433	+ 1,839
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,102	49	362	+ 1,741
Fires	22	2,098	29	991	+ 1,107
Leukemia	23	1,874	34	776	+ 1,098
Drownings	24	1,838	25	1,142	+ 696
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,667	35	765	+ 903
Kidney Disease	26	1,623	15	2,679	- 1,055
Ovary Cancer	27	1,450	52	188	+ 1,262
Uterin Cancer	28	1,321	69	5	+ 1,316
Drug Use	29	1,315	38	613	+ 702
Diabetes Mellitus	30	1,260	19	1,794	- 534
Hypertension	31	1,242	8	5,293	- 4,051
Liver Cancer	32	1,228	39	609	+ 619
Poisonings	33	1,053	44	532	+ 521
Cervical Cancer	34	1,026	57	119	+ 907
Bladder Cancer	35	999	55	160	+ 839
Skin Cancers	36	919	58	100	+ 819
Tuberculosis	37	909	18	1,899	- 991
Violence	38	863	14	2,839	- 1,976
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	809	37	707	+ 103
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	796	33	833	- 38
Congenital Anomalies	41	683	10	4,291	- 3,607
HIV/AIDS	42	565	46	396	+ 169
Endocrine Disorders	43	477	36	738	- 261
Asthma	44	412	17	2,106	- 1,694
Epilepsy	45	392	43	539	- 147
Encephalitis	46	315	48	369	- 54
Low Birth Weight	47	217	5	8,810	- 8,592
Other Neoplasms	48	177	64	21	+ 156
Multiple Sclerosis	49	142	62	42	+ 101
Meningitis	50	123	28	1,018	- 895
Skin Disease	51	104	61	44	+ 60
Birth Trauma	52	85	7	5,939	- 5,855
Malnutrition	53	74	27	1,058	- 985
Appendicitis	54	68	54	162	- 94
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	51	66	14	+ 37
Hepatitis B	56	46	50	299	- 253
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	43	9	4,372	- 4,329
Upper Respiratory	58	17	70	5	+ 12
War	59	11	3	12,915	- 12,904
Maternal Conditions	60	7	32	890	- 883
Chlamydia	61	4	72	1	+ 3
Hepatitis C	62	2	68	8	- 6
Syphilis	63	2	53	175	- 173
Tetanus	64	0	47	395	- 394
Pertussis	65	0	23	1,239	- 1,239
Otitis Media	66	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	67	14	- 14
Measles	68	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Hookworm Disease	69	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	65	17	- 17
Dengue	71	0	60	71	- 71
Trichuriasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	56	124	- 124
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Belarus

Yemen

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.