ZIMBABWE VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	96,002	3	8,493	+ 87,509
Stroke	2	29,590	5	5,126	+ 24,464
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	6,372	31	768	+ 5,605
Lung Cancers	4	5,324	43	286	+ 5,039
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	5,210	40	505	+ 4,705
Alcohol	6	4,984	61	48	+ 4,935
Lung Disease	7	3,985	23	1,163	+ 2,822
Liver Disease	8	3,751	17	1,941	+ 1,809
Suicide	9	3,617	13	2,069	+ 1,549
Stomach Cancer	10	3,050	33	559	+ 2,491
Inflammatory/Heart	11	2,456	25	1,047	+ 1,409
Breast Cancer	12	2,221	28	839	+ 1,382
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,113	47	217	+ 1,896
Other Injuries	14	1,983	20	1,656	+ 328
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,961	2	10,779	- 8,818
Falls	16	1,718	41	465	+ 1,253
Prostate Cancer	17	1,689	32	628	+ 1,061
Oral Cancer	18	1,626	49	208	+ 1,418
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,303	4	6,037	- 4,734
Lymphomas	20	1,212	26	960	+ 253
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,122	46	226	+ 896
Fires	22	1,120	30	793	+ 327
Leukemia	23	1,000	45	244	+ 756
Drownings	24	981	27	956	+ 25
Oesophagus Cancer	25	890	29	801	+ 88
Kidney Disease	26	866	12	2,214	- 1,347
Ovary Cancer	27	774	51	173	+ 600
Uterin Cancer	28	705	50	182	+ 523
Drug Use	29	702	48	213	+ 489
Diabetes Mellitus	30	673	9	3,344	- 2,671
Hypertension	31	663	24	1,146	- 483
Liver Cancer	32	655	38	510	+ 146
Poisonings	33	562	37	515	+ 47
Cervical Cancer	34	547	14	2,023	- 1,475
Bladder Cancer	35	533	54	125	+ 408
Skin Cancers	36	490	44	264	+ 226
Tuberculosis	37	485	16	1,999	- 1,514
Violence	38	461	18	1,916	- 1,456
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	432	36	542	- 110
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	425	35	548	- 123
Congenital Anomalies	41	365	11	2,217	- 1,853
HIV/AIDS	42	301	1	19,988	- 19,687
Endocrine Disorders	43	254	34	553	- 299
Asthma	44	220	21	1,531	- 1,311
Epilepsy	45	209	39	508	- 299
Encephalitis	46	168	56	117	+ 51
Low Birth Weight	47	116	7	4,038	- 3,922
Other Neoplasms	48	94	62	37	+ 57
Multiple Sclerosis	49	76	67	14	+ 62
Meningitis	50	66	22	1,325	- 1,259
Skin Disease	51	56	52	173	- 118
Birth Trauma	52	45	8	3,405	- 3,360
Malnutrition	53	39	10	2,396	- 2,357
Appendicitis	54	36	58	66	- 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	27	64	26	+ 1
Hepatitis B	56	25	60	57	- 32
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	23	6	4,595	- 4,572
Upper Respiratory	58	9	59	65	- 56
War	59	6	65	26	- 20
Maternal Conditions	60	4	19	1,749	- 1,745
Chlamydia	61	2	69	3	- 1
Hepatitis C	62	1	66	14	- 13
Syphilis	63	1	55	124	- 123
Tetanus	64	0	57	102	- 102
Pertussis	65	0	42	419	- 419
Otitis Media	66	0	68	3	- 3
Diphtheria	67	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	68	0	63	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	69	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	53	172	- 172
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
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 ZIMBABWE

Belarus

Zimbabwe

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.