BELARUS VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	9,727	42	167	+ 9,560
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,829	15	1,086	+ 3,742
Malaria	3	3,532	76	0	+ 3,532
Low Birth Weight	4	2,417	47	64	+ 2,353
Birth Trauma	5	2,332	52	25	+ 2,307
Stroke	6	2,313	2	16,393	- 14,080
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,216	1	53,186	- 50,970
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,950	19	722	+ 1,228
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,846	57	13	+ 1,833
Tuberculosis	10	1,698	37	269	+ 1,429
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,583	30	373	+ 1,210
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,319	41	202	+ 1,117
Liver Disease	13	1,054	8	2,078	- 1,024
Kidney Disease	14	1,050	26	480	+ 570
Measles	15	958	68	0	+ 958
Hypertension	16	874	31	367	+ 506
Maternal Conditions	17	734	60	2	+ 732
Syphilis	18	708	63	1	+ 708
Meningitis	19	672	50	36	+ 636
Lung Disease	20	637	7	2,208	- 1,571
Pertussis	21	577	65	0	+ 577
Suicide	22	567	9	2,004	- 1,437
Other Injuries	23	556	14	1,099	- 543
Breast Cancer	24	446	12	1,230	- 785
Endocrine Disorders	25	387	43	141	+ 246
Asthma	26	345	44	122	+ 223
Inflammatory/Heart	27	334	11	1,361	- 1,027
Cervical Cancer	28	297	34	303	- 7
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	294	3	3,530	- 3,237
Drug Use	30	266	29	389	- 123
Malnutrition	31	254	53	22	+ 233
Falls	32	242	16	952	- 710
Violence	33	237	38	255	- 19
Liver Cancer	34	228	32	363	- 135
Prostate Cancer	35	227	17	936	- 709
Drownings	36	209	24	543	- 334
Oral Cancer	37	183	18	901	- 718
Epilepsy	38	171	45	116	+ 55
Fires	39	160	22	620	- 461
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	151	5	2,886	- 2,735
Lung Cancers	41	141	4	2,950	- 2,808
Tetanus	42	123	64	0	+ 123
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	116	40	235	- 120
Poisonings	44	111	33	311	- 200
Lymphomas	45	102	20	672	- 569
Parkinson's Disease	46	93	21	621	- 528
Trypanosomiasis	47	87	77	0	+ 87
Skin Cancers	48	86	36	272	- 186
Stomach Cancer	49	82	10	1,690	- 1,607
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	75	39	239	- 164
Skin Disease	51	69	51	31	+ 38
Ovary Cancer	52	68	27	429	- 361
Alcohol	53	63	6	2,761	- 2,698
Oesophagus Cancer	54	63	25	493	- 430
Pancreas Cancer	55	60	13	1,171	- 1,110
Bladder Cancer	56	45	35	295	- 250
Encephalitis	57	41	46	93	- 52
Uterin Cancer	58	41	28	391	- 350
Appendicitis	59	29	54	20	+ 9
Schistosomiasis	60	23	74	0	+ 23
Leukemia	61	20	23	554	- 534
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	19	55	15	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	63	17	48	52	- 36
Diphtheria	64	16	67	0	+ 16
Hepatitis B	65	16	56	14	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	9	58	5	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	67	8	49	42	- 34
Chlamydia	68	2	61	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	2	62	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	70	0	+ 1
War	71	1	59	3	- 2
Otitis Media	72	1	66	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Equ. Guinea

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.