BELARUS VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	13,710	2	16,393	- 2,684
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,887	1	53,186	- 41,299
Lung Disease	3	6,499	7	2,208	+ 4,291
Lung Cancers	4	4,793	4	2,950	+ 1,843
Stomach Cancer	5	2,673	10	1,690	+ 984
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,043	3	3,530	- 1,488
Hypertension	7	2,021	31	367	+ 1,654
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,679	19	722	+ 957
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	1,667	5	2,886	- 1,220
Oesophagus Cancer	10	1,630	25	493	+ 1,137
Kidney Disease	11	1,290	26	480	+ 810
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	1,230	15	1,086	+ 144
Liver Cancer	13	1,214	32	363	+ 851
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,085	30	373	+ 712
Liver Disease	15	977	8	2,078	- 1,101
Falls	16	932	16	952	- 20
Suicide	17	781	9	2,004	- 1,223
Pancreas Cancer	18	748	13	1,171	- 422
Breast Cancer	19	622	12	1,230	- 608
Parkinson's Disease	20	474	21	621	- 147
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	438	39	239	+ 199
Leukemia	22	390	23	554	- 164
Lymphomas	23	388	20	672	- 284
Oral Cancer	24	367	18	901	- 534
Other Injuries	25	363	14	1,099	- 736
Drownings	26	354	24	543	- 189
Cervical Cancer	27	347	34	303	+ 43
Prostate Cancer	28	343	17	936	- 593
Bladder Cancer	29	254	35	295	- 41
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	253	40	235	+ 18
Congenital Anomalies	31	246	41	202	+ 44
Tuberculosis	32	234	37	269	- 35
Inflammatory/Heart	33	201	11	1,361	- 1,160
HIV/AIDS	34	193	42	167	+ 26
Ovary Cancer	35	188	27	429	- 240
Poisonings	36	173	33	311	- 138
Endocrine Disorders	37	172	43	141	+ 31
Drug Use	38	162	29	389	- 226
Asthma	39	155	44	122	+ 34
Low Birth Weight	40	145	47	64	+ 81
Skin Cancers	41	132	36	272	- 140
Alcohol	42	128	6	2,761	- 2,633
Birth Trauma	43	118	52	25	+ 93
Malnutrition	44	87	53	22	+ 65
Uterin Cancer	45	79	28	391	- 312
Epilepsy	46	76	45	116	- 40
Violence	47	75	38	255	- 181
Fires	48	70	22	620	- 550
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	68	55	15	+ 53
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	59	57	13	+ 46
Meningitis	51	38	50	36	+ 2
Skin Disease	52	35	51	31	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	53	29	48	52	- 23
Maternal Conditions	54	24	60	2	+ 22
Encephalitis	55	19	46	93	- 74
Hepatitis B	56	19	56	14	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	57	18	58	5	+ 13
Syphilis	58	12	63	1	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	59	12	49	42	- 30
Appendicitis	60	10	54	20	- 10
War	61	6	59	3	+ 3
Measles	62	4	68	0	+ 4
Tetanus	63	3	64	0	+ 3
Pertussis	64	3	65	0	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	65	3	74	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	66	1	62	1	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	61	1	- 1
Ascariasis	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	67	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

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Belarus

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.