BELARUS VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,027	42	167	+ 6,860
Tuberculosis	2	4,333	37	269	+ 4,065
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,014	15	1,086	+ 2,928
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,887	1	53,186	- 49,299
Stroke	5	3,532	2	16,393	- 12,861
Malaria	6	3,081	76	0	+ 3,081
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,490	19	722	+ 1,768
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,032	57	13	+ 2,019
Low Birth Weight	9	1,999	47	64	+ 1,935
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,635	30	373	+ 1,263
Birth Trauma	11	1,554	52	25	+ 1,529
Hypertension	12	1,453	31	367	+ 1,086
Liver Disease	13	1,450	8	2,078	- 628
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,136	41	202	+ 934
Kidney Disease	15	955	26	480	+ 475
Maternal Conditions	16	900	60	2	+ 898
Lung Disease	17	843	7	2,208	- 1,365
Violence	18	839	38	255	+ 584
Suicide	19	543	9	2,004	- 1,461
Other Injuries	20	519	14	1,099	- 580
Pertussis	21	513	65	0	+ 513
Meningitis	22	466	50	36	+ 430
Asthma	23	453	44	122	+ 331
Malnutrition	24	423	53	22	+ 402
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	359	3	3,530	- 3,172
Inflammatory/Heart	26	342	11	1,361	- 1,018
Endocrine Disorders	27	324	43	141	+ 183
Prostate Cancer	28	308	17	936	- 628
Cervical Cancer	29	306	34	303	+ 2
Liver Cancer	30	264	32	363	- 99
Measles	31	248	68	0	+ 248
Breast Cancer	32	247	12	1,230	- 983
Falls	33	232	16	952	- 720
Syphilis	34	166	63	1	+ 166
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	164	40	235	- 72
Drownings	36	162	24	543	- 381
Fires	37	141	22	620	- 480
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	138	5	2,886	- 2,748
Stomach Cancer	39	137	10	1,690	- 1,553
Epilepsy	40	118	45	116	+ 2
Poisonings	41	110	33	311	- 201
Parkinson's Disease	42	108	21	621	- 514
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	104	39	239	- 136
Drug Use	44	102	29	389	- 287
Lymphomas	45	95	20	672	- 577
Leukemia	46	90	23	554	- 464
Lung Cancers	47	84	4	2,950	- 2,866
Ovary Cancer	48	77	27	429	- 352
Alcohol	49	72	6	2,761	- 2,689
Skin Disease	50	71	51	31	+ 40
Schistosomiasis	51	70	74	0	+ 70
Pancreas Cancer	52	65	13	1,171	- 1,105
Skin Cancers	53	56	36	272	- 216
Oral Cancer	54	51	18	901	- 850
Tetanus	55	36	64	0	+ 36
Encephalitis	56	31	46	93	- 62
Oesophagus Cancer	57	30	25	493	- 463
Appendicitis	58	29	54	20	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	23	55	15	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	60	23	28	391	- 368
Bladder Cancer	61	23	35	295	- 273
Hepatitis B	62	23	56	14	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	63	12	48	52	- 40
Upper Respiratory	64	10	58	5	+ 6
Trypanosomiasis	65	10	77	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	49	42	- 36
Hepatitis C	67	4	62	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	68	3	67	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	70	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	2	61	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	1	66	0	+ 1
War	72	1	59	3	- 3
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Congo

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.