BELARUS VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,873	42	167	+ 7,706
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,348	15	1,086	+ 3,261
Stroke	3	3,631	2	16,393	- 12,762
Malaria	4	3,601	76	0	+ 3,601
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,867	57	13	+ 2,854
Tuberculosis	6	2,714	37	269	+ 2,445
Birth Trauma	7	2,312	52	25	+ 2,287
Low Birth Weight	8	2,219	47	64	+ 2,154
Liver Disease	9	2,056	8	2,078	- 22
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,025	1	53,186	- 51,161
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,669	19	722	+ 947
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,437	41	202	+ 1,235
Hypertension	13	1,195	31	367	+ 828
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,094	30	373	+ 721
Malnutrition	15	1,052	53	22	+ 1,030
Meningitis	16	903	50	36	+ 866
Cervical Cancer	17	822	34	303	+ 518
Kidney Disease	18	804	26	480	+ 324
Other Injuries	19	790	14	1,099	- 309
Suicide	20	595	9	2,004	- 1,409
Lung Disease	21	581	7	2,208	- 1,627
Maternal Conditions	22	543	60	2	+ 541
Violence	23	527	38	255	+ 272
Syphilis	24	404	63	1	+ 404
Pertussis	25	339	65	0	+ 339
Asthma	26	338	44	122	+ 217
Drownings	27	315	24	543	- 229
Falls	28	272	16	952	- 679
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	269	3	3,530	- 3,261
Prostate Cancer	30	257	17	936	- 679
Lymphomas	31	250	20	672	- 421
Fires	32	250	22	620	- 371
Inflammatory/Heart	33	229	11	1,361	- 1,132
Poisonings	34	208	33	311	- 103
Breast Cancer	35	167	12	1,230	- 1,063
Oesophagus Cancer	36	164	25	493	- 329
Endocrine Disorders	37	162	43	141	+ 21
Epilepsy	38	152	45	116	+ 36
Leukemia	39	119	23	554	- 435
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	112	40	235	- 123
Lung Cancers	41	103	4	2,950	- 2,847
Stomach Cancer	42	94	10	1,690	- 1,596
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	93	5	2,886	- 2,794
Tetanus	44	87	64	0	+ 87
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	87	39	239	- 153
Liver Cancer	46	81	32	363	- 282
Parkinson's Disease	47	75	21	621	- 547
Oral Cancer	48	71	18	901	- 830
Alcohol	49	64	6	2,761	- 2,697
Bladder Cancer	50	60	35	295	- 235
Schistosomiasis	51	59	74	0	+ 59
Skin Disease	52	57	51	31	+ 27
Drug Use	53	56	29	389	- 333
Skin Cancers	54	49	36	272	- 222
Hepatitis B	55	48	56	14	+ 34
Appendicitis	56	38	54	20	+ 18
Ovary Cancer	57	38	27	429	- 391
Leishmaniasis	58	33	78	0	+ 33
Encephalitis	59	32	46	93	- 61
Upper Respiratory	60	31	58	5	+ 26
Measles	61	22	68	0	+ 22
Pancreas Cancer	62	19	13	1,171	- 1,151
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	14	55	15	- 1
Uterin Cancer	64	14	28	391	- 377
Other Neoplasms	65	9	48	52	- 43
Hepatitis C	66	8	62	1	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	67	6	49	42	- 36
Ascariasis	68	4	70	0	+ 4
War	69	3	59	3	- 0
Otitis Media	70	2	66	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	2	61	1	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	1	67	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	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

Zambia

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.