BELARUS VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	9,924	42	167	+ 9,757
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,963	15	1,086	+ 3,876
Tuberculosis	3	4,800	37	269	+ 4,531
Stroke	4	4,517	2	16,393	- 11,876
Coronary Heart Disease	5	4,137	1	53,186	- 49,049
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,943	19	722	+ 2,221
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,455	30	373	+ 2,082
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,185	57	13	+ 2,173
Low Birth Weight	9	1,749	47	64	+ 1,684
Lung Disease	10	1,563	7	2,208	- 645
Violence	11	1,524	38	255	+ 1,269
Hypertension	12	1,450	31	367	+ 1,083
Birth Trauma	13	1,168	52	25	+ 1,143
Liver Disease	14	1,137	8	2,078	- 941
Kidney Disease	15	1,090	26	480	+ 610
Congenital Anomalies	16	960	41	202	+ 758
Suicide	17	823	9	2,004	- 1,181
Malnutrition	18	758	53	22	+ 736
Other Injuries	19	701	14	1,099	- 398
Asthma	20	679	44	122	+ 558
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	595	3	3,530	- 2,935
Inflammatory/Heart	22	548	11	1,361	- 812
Cervical Cancer	23	450	34	303	+ 147
Breast Cancer	24	411	12	1,230	- 820
Maternal Conditions	25	373	60	2	+ 371
Drownings	26	371	24	543	- 172
Meningitis	27	369	50	36	+ 332
Fires	28	369	22	620	- 252
Skin Cancers	29	365	36	272	+ 93
Oral Cancer	30	338	18	901	- 563
Prostate Cancer	31	319	17	936	- 616
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	257	40	235	+ 21
Endocrine Disorders	33	247	43	141	+ 106
Falls	34	210	16	952	- 741
Lung Cancers	35	199	4	2,950	- 2,751
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	184	5	2,886	- 2,702
Pertussis	37	184	65	0	+ 184
Epilepsy	38	167	45	116	+ 51
Poisonings	39	157	33	311	- 154
Lymphomas	40	155	20	672	- 516
Liver Cancer	41	152	32	363	- 211
Parkinson's Disease	42	147	21	621	- 474
Syphilis	43	118	63	1	+ 117
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	112	39	239	- 127
Stomach Cancer	45	110	10	1,690	- 1,580
Drug Use	46	107	29	389	- 281
Skin Disease	47	105	51	31	+ 74
Alcohol	48	95	6	2,761	- 2,666
Leukemia	49	80	23	554	- 474
Ovary Cancer	50	79	27	429	- 350
Malaria	51	73	76	0	+ 73
Oesophagus Cancer	52	71	25	493	- 422
Pancreas Cancer	53	59	13	1,171	- 1,111
Bladder Cancer	54	53	35	295	- 242
Schistosomiasis	55	46	74	0	+ 46
Uterin Cancer	56	39	28	391	- 352
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	32	55	15	+ 17
Appendicitis	58	30	54	20	+ 10
Encephalitis	59	27	46	93	- 66
Other Neoplasms	60	26	48	52	- 26
Upper Respiratory	61	22	58	5	+ 17
Tetanus	62	20	64	0	+ 20
Hepatitis B	63	15	56	14	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	8	49	42	- 34
Measles	65	7	68	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	66	2	62	1	+ 1
War	67	2	59	3	- 2
Chlamydia	68	1	61	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	66	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	67	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	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

Namibia

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.