AUSTRIA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		AUSTRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,200	1	17,638	+ 32,562
Stroke	2	15,473	2	5,208	+ 10,264
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	3,332	4	4,174	- 842
Lung Cancers	4	2,784	3	4,217	- 1,433
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,724	7	2,324	+ 400
Alcohol	6	2,606	29	538	+ 2,068
Lung Disease	7	2,084	5	4,107	- 2,023
Liver Disease	8	1,961	16	1,366	+ 595
Suicide	9	1,891	17	1,307	+ 584
Stomach Cancer	10	1,595	24	817	+ 778
Inflammatory/Heart	11	1,284	14	1,515	- 231
Breast Cancer	12	1,161	11	1,857	- 695
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,105	10	1,901	- 796
Other Injuries	14	1,037	12	1,700	- 663
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,025	13	1,563	- 538
Falls	16	898	21	982	- 84
Prostate Cancer	17	883	15	1,501	- 618
Oral Cancer	18	850	27	614	+ 236
Road Traffic Accidents	19	681	31	436	+ 246
Lymphomas	20	634	18	1,167	- 533
Parkinson's Disease	21	587	19	1,102	- 516
Fires	22	585	52	36	+ 550
Leukemia	23	523	23	878	- 356
Drownings	24	513	48	42	+ 471
Oesophagus Cancer	25	465	32	406	+ 59
Kidney Disease	26	453	8	2,247	- 1,794
Ovary Cancer	27	405	30	513	- 109
Uterin Cancer	28	369	35	275	+ 93
Drug Use	29	367	39	161	+ 206
Diabetes Mellitus	30	352	9	2,093	- 1,742
Hypertension	31	347	6	3,601	- 3,254
Liver Cancer	32	343	22	922	- 579
Poisonings	33	294	60	15	+ 279
Cervical Cancer	34	286	37	205	+ 81
Bladder Cancer	35	279	26	617	- 339
Skin Cancers	36	256	28	585	- 328
Tuberculosis	37	254	50	41	+ 213
Violence	38	241	47	47	+ 194
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	226	33	379	- 153
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	222	42	142	+ 80
Congenital Anomalies	41	191	34	327	- 136
HIV/AIDS	42	158	49	41	+ 117
Endocrine Disorders	43	133	20	1,077	- 944
Asthma	44	115	45	81	+ 34
Epilepsy	45	109	36	222	- 113
Encephalitis	46	88	68	1	+ 87
Low Birth Weight	47	61	51	40	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	48	49	25	814	- 765
Multiple Sclerosis	49	40	38	170	- 130
Meningitis	50	34	58	22	+ 13
Skin Disease	51	29	43	99	- 70
Birth Trauma	52	24	54	34	- 10
Malnutrition	53	21	46	71	- 50
Appendicitis	54	19	59	15	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	14	53	35	- 21
Hepatitis B	56	13	62	8	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	12	40	152	- 140
Upper Respiratory	58	5	55	26	- 21
War	59	3	67	1	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	60	2	64	4	- 2
Chlamydia	61	1	78	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	62	1	41	147	- 147
Syphilis	63	1	66	1	- 0
Tetanus	64	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	65	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	65	1	- 1
Diphtheria	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	63	4	- 4
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	99	- 99
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	22	- 22
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	22	- 22
Oral conditions	86	0	61	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRIA

Belarus

Austria

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.