AUSTRALIA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	149,842	1	21,548	+ 128,294
Stroke	2	46,185	3	10,331	+ 35,854
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	9,946	2	15,588	- 5,642
Lung Cancers	4	8,310	4	8,769	- 458
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	8,132	6	6,209	+ 1,923
Alcohol	6	7,778	37	380	+ 7,399
Lung Disease	7	6,221	5	8,487	- 2,267
Liver Disease	8	5,854	26	1,421	+ 4,432
Suicide	9	5,646	11	3,150	+ 2,496
Stomach Cancer	10	4,761	27	1,288	+ 3,473
Inflammatory/Heart	11	3,833	24	1,571	+ 2,262
Breast Cancer	12	3,467	10	3,405	+ 61
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,298	13	3,118	+ 181
Other Injuries	14	3,096	22	1,642	+ 1,453
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	3,061	8	4,446	- 1,385
Falls	16	2,681	14	3,116	- 434
Prostate Cancer	17	2,636	9	3,766	- 1,130
Oral Cancer	18	2,538	32	972	+ 1,566
Road Traffic Accidents	19	2,034	29	1,245	+ 789
Lymphomas	20	1,892	15	3,039	- 1,147
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,751	19	2,036	- 285
Fires	22	1,748	55	55	+ 1,693
Leukemia	23	1,561	18	2,126	- 565
Drownings	24	1,531	47	177	+ 1,354
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,389	25	1,494	- 105
Kidney Disease	26	1,352	12	3,139	- 1,787
Ovary Cancer	27	1,208	31	1,003	+ 205
Uterin Cancer	28	1,100	35	524	+ 576
Drug Use	29	1,095	21	1,783	- 687
Diabetes Mellitus	30	1,050	7	4,471	- 3,421
Hypertension	31	1,035	23	1,631	- 597
Liver Cancer	32	1,023	20	2,036	- 1,013
Poisonings	33	877	61	35	+ 842
Cervical Cancer	34	854	39	342	+ 513
Bladder Cancer	35	832	30	1,187	- 355
Skin Cancers	36	765	17	2,319	- 1,553
Tuberculosis	37	757	56	53	+ 704
Violence	38	719	44	243	+ 475
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	674	38	379	+ 295
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	663	42	276	+ 387
Congenital Anomalies	41	569	33	711	- 141
HIV/AIDS	42	470	57	50	+ 420
Endocrine Disorders	43	397	16	2,328	- 1,931
Asthma	44	343	36	455	- 112
Epilepsy	45	327	41	285	+ 42
Encephalitis	46	262	68	3	+ 260
Low Birth Weight	47	181	43	248	- 67
Other Neoplasms	48	147	28	1,252	- 1,105
Multiple Sclerosis	49	118	46	188	- 69
Meningitis	50	103	60	37	+ 65
Skin Disease	51	87	34	594	- 508
Birth Trauma	52	70	50	140	- 70
Malnutrition	53	61	51	117	- 55
Appendicitis	54	56	62	26	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	43	45	229	- 186
Hepatitis B	56	39	58	41	- 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	36	40	296	- 260
Upper Respiratory	58	14	64	17	- 3
War	59	9	65	8	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	60	6	63	20	- 15
Chlamydia	61	3	77	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	62	2	48	173	- 171
Syphilis	63	2	67	3	- 1
Tetanus	64	0	70	1	- 1
Pertussis	65	0	69	1	- 1
Otitis Media	66	0	66	6	- 6
Diphtheria	67	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	64	- 64
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	157	- 157
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	71	- 71
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Belarus

Australia

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.