BELARUS VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	11,074	42	167	+ 10,907
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,972	15	1,086	+ 4,885
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,705	1	53,186	- 48,481
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,345	19	722	+ 2,623
Stroke	5	2,840	2	16,393	- 13,553
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,545	57	13	+ 2,533
Low Birth Weight	7	2,237	47	64	+ 2,173
Birth Trauma	8	1,887	52	25	+ 1,862
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,852	30	373	+ 1,480
Malnutrition	10	1,327	53	22	+ 1,306
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,228	41	202	+ 1,026
Kidney Disease	12	1,226	26	480	+ 746
Suicide	13	1,146	9	2,004	- 858
Cervical Cancer	14	1,121	34	303	+ 817
Malaria	15	1,110	76	0	+ 1,110
Tuberculosis	16	1,107	37	269	+ 839
Liver Disease	17	1,075	8	2,078	- 1,002
Violence	18	1,062	38	255	+ 806
Maternal Conditions	19	969	60	2	+ 967
Other Injuries	20	917	14	1,099	- 182
Asthma	21	848	44	122	+ 726
Meningitis	22	734	50	36	+ 698
Lung Disease	23	644	7	2,208	- 1,564
Hypertension	24	635	31	367	+ 267
Inflammatory/Heart	25	580	11	1,361	- 780
Lymphomas	26	532	20	672	- 140
Drownings	27	530	24	543	- 14
Breast Cancer	28	465	12	1,230	- 766
Oesophagus Cancer	29	444	25	493	- 49
Fires	30	439	22	620	- 181
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	425	3	3,530	- 3,105
Prostate Cancer	32	348	17	936	- 588
Stomach Cancer	33	310	10	1,690	- 1,380
Endocrine Disorders	34	307	43	141	+ 166
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	304	40	235	+ 68
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	300	39	239	+ 61
Poisonings	37	285	33	311	- 26
Liver Cancer	38	282	32	363	- 81
Epilepsy	39	281	45	116	+ 165
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	280	5	2,886	- 2,606
Falls	41	258	16	952	- 694
Pertussis	42	232	65	0	+ 232
Lung Cancers	43	158	4	2,950	- 2,791
Skin Cancers	44	146	36	272	- 125
Leukemia	45	135	23	554	- 419
Parkinson's Disease	46	125	21	621	- 496
Pancreas Cancer	47	120	13	1,171	- 1,051
Drug Use	48	118	29	389	- 271
Oral Cancer	49	115	18	901	- 786
Uterin Cancer	50	101	28	391	- 290
Ovary Cancer	51	96	27	429	- 333
Skin Disease	52	96	51	31	+ 65
Schistosomiasis	53	95	74	0	+ 95
Bladder Cancer	54	69	35	295	- 226
Syphilis	55	69	63	1	+ 68
Encephalitis	56	65	46	93	- 28
Tetanus	57	56	64	0	+ 56
Appendicitis	58	37	54	20	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	59	36	58	5	+ 31
Hepatitis B	60	31	56	14	+ 18
Alcohol	61	27	6	2,761	- 2,734
Other Neoplasms	62	21	48	52	- 32
Measles	63	17	68	0	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	15	55	15	- 1
War	65	14	59	3	+ 11
Hepatitis C	66	8	62	1	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	67	8	49	42	- 34
Otitis Media	68	2	66	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	2	61	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	1	67	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

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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.