BELARUS VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	11,318	42	167	+ 11,151
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,184	15	1,086	+ 5,098
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,146	1	53,186	- 48,040
Stroke	4	4,825	2	16,393	- 11,568
Diabetes Mellitus	5	4,745	30	373	+ 4,373
Tuberculosis	6	3,453	37	269	+ 3,184
Violence	7	3,301	38	255	+ 3,046
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,491	57	13	+ 2,478
Kidney Disease	9	2,405	26	480	+ 1,926
Suicide	10	2,165	9	2,004	+ 161
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,046	19	722	+ 1,324
Hypertension	12	2,010	31	367	+ 1,643
Lung Disease	13	1,870	7	2,208	- 338
Liver Disease	14	1,417	8	2,078	- 661
Lung Cancers	15	1,211	4	2,950	- 1,738
Low Birth Weight	16	983	47	64	+ 918
Other Injuries	17	945	14	1,099	- 153
Asthma	18	938	44	122	+ 816
Endocrine Disorders	19	926	43	141	+ 785
Cervical Cancer	20	873	34	303	+ 570
Inflammatory/Heart	21	850	11	1,361	- 510
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	735	3	3,530	- 2,795
Breast Cancer	23	713	12	1,230	- 518
Prostate Cancer	24	688	17	936	- 248
Congenital Anomalies	25	684	41	202	+ 482
Meningitis	26	575	50	36	+ 539
Fires	27	569	22	620	- 52
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	564	5	2,886	- 2,322
Oesophagus Cancer	29	548	25	493	+ 55
Birth Trauma	30	472	52	25	+ 447
Lymphomas	31	443	20	672	- 229
Drownings	32	378	24	543	- 166
Liver Cancer	33	375	32	363	+ 12
Malnutrition	34	374	53	22	+ 352
Pancreas Cancer	35	316	13	1,171	- 855
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	298	40	235	+ 62
Epilepsy	37	294	45	116	+ 178
Maternal Conditions	38	267	60	2	+ 265
Stomach Cancer	39	241	10	1,690	- 1,449
Leukemia	40	230	23	554	- 324
Oral Cancer	41	221	18	901	- 680
Falls	42	220	16	952	- 732
Pertussis	43	180	65	0	+ 180
Syphilis	44	178	63	1	+ 177
Skin Disease	45	173	51	31	+ 142
Parkinson's Disease	46	169	21	621	- 452
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	160	39	239	- 80
Skin Cancers	48	156	36	272	- 116
Alcohol	49	155	6	2,761	- 2,606
Poisonings	50	153	33	311	- 158
Ovary Cancer	51	149	27	429	- 279
Bladder Cancer	52	130	35	295	- 165
Drug Use	53	121	29	389	- 268
Uterin Cancer	54	81	28	391	- 310
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	59	55	15	+ 44
Appendicitis	56	43	54	20	+ 23
Measles	57	43	68	0	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	58	42	48	52	- 10
Encephalitis	59	37	46	93	- 56
Upper Respiratory	60	35	58	5	+ 30
Hepatitis B	61	22	56	14	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	62	18	49	42	- 24
Malaria	63	13	76	0	+ 13
War	64	10	59	3	+ 7
Tetanus	65	6	64	0	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	66	6	74	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	67	3	66	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	68	3	61	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	3	67	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	70	1	62	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

South Africa

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.