ZAMBIA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	116,427	10	4,432	+ 111,995
Stroke	2	35,885	3	7,948	+ 27,937
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	7,728	29	590	+ 7,138
Lung Cancers	4	6,457	41	226	+ 6,231
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	6,318	43	203	+ 6,116
Alcohol	6	6,044	49	140	+ 5,904
Lung Disease	7	4,833	21	1,273	+ 3,561
Liver Disease	8	4,548	9	4,501	+ 48
Suicide	9	4,387	20	1,303	+ 3,084
Stomach Cancer	10	3,699	42	206	+ 3,493
Inflammatory/Heart	11	2,978	33	501	+ 2,477
Breast Cancer	12	2,694	35	366	+ 2,328
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,563	62	42	+ 2,520
Other Injuries	14	2,405	19	1,729	+ 677
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	2,378	2	9,517	- 7,139
Falls	16	2,083	28	596	+ 1,487
Prostate Cancer	17	2,048	30	561	+ 1,487
Oral Cancer	18	1,972	48	155	+ 1,817
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,581	11	3,654	- 2,073
Lymphomas	20	1,470	31	548	+ 922
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,360	47	164	+ 1,196
Fires	22	1,358	32	546	+ 812
Leukemia	23	1,213	39	261	+ 952
Drownings	24	1,189	27	689	+ 500
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,079	36	359	+ 720
Kidney Disease	26	1,051	18	1,760	- 710
Ovary Cancer	27	938	57	82	+ 856
Uterin Cancer	28	855	64	30	+ 825
Drug Use	29	851	53	122	+ 729
Diabetes Mellitus	30	816	14	2,395	- 1,579
Hypertension	31	804	13	2,616	- 1,812
Liver Cancer	32	795	46	177	+ 618
Poisonings	33	681	34	456	+ 225
Cervical Cancer	34	664	17	1,799	- 1,135
Bladder Cancer	35	647	50	132	+ 515
Skin Cancers	36	595	54	108	+ 487
Tuberculosis	37	588	6	5,941	- 5,353
Violence	38	559	23	1,153	- 595
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	524	45	190	+ 334
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	515	40	246	+ 270
Congenital Anomalies	41	442	12	3,146	- 2,703
HIV/AIDS	42	366	1	17,234	- 16,869
Endocrine Disorders	43	308	37	354	- 45
Asthma	44	266	26	741	- 474
Epilepsy	45	254	38	332	- 78
Encephalitis	46	204	59	70	+ 134
Low Birth Weight	47	141	8	4,857	- 4,716
Other Neoplasms	48	114	65	20	+ 94
Multiple Sclerosis	49	92	67	13	+ 79
Meningitis	50	80	16	1,976	- 1,896
Skin Disease	51	67	52	126	- 58
Birth Trauma	52	55	7	5,062	- 5,007
Malnutrition	53	48	15	2,303	- 2,255
Appendicitis	54	44	56	84	- 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	33	63	30	+ 3
Hepatitis B	56	30	55	104	- 74
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	28	5	6,275	- 6,247
Upper Respiratory	58	11	60	68	- 57
War	59	7	69	6	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	60	4	22	1,188	- 1,184
Chlamydia	61	2	71	3	- 1
Hepatitis C	62	1	66	18	- 16
Syphilis	63	1	24	885	- 884
Tetanus	64	0	44	190	- 190
Pertussis	65	0	25	743	- 743
Otitis Media	66	0	70	5	- 5
Diphtheria	67	0	73	3	- 3
Measles	68	0	61	48	- 48
Hookworm Disease	69	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	68	9	- 9
Dengue	71	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	128	- 128
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	78	0	58	72	- 72
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

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Zambia

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.