BELGIUM VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	67,047	1	15,281	+ 51,766
Stroke	2	20,665	3	7,408	+ 13,258
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	4,450	2	9,416	- 4,966
Lung Cancers	4	3,718	4	6,777	- 3,058
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	3,638	7	3,329	+ 310
Alcohol	6	3,480	32	500	+ 2,981
Lung Disease	7	2,783	5	6,438	- 3,655
Liver Disease	8	2,619	17	1,433	+ 1,187
Suicide	9	2,526	10	2,111	+ 415
Stomach Cancer	10	2,130	26	863	+ 1,267
Inflammatory/Heart	11	1,715	23	1,060	+ 655
Breast Cancer	12	1,551	9	2,587	- 1,036
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,476	14	1,809	- 334
Other Injuries	14	1,385	11	2,006	- 621
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,370	6	5,677	- 4,308
Falls	16	1,200	15	1,756	- 556
Prostate Cancer	17	1,180	13	1,824	- 645
Oral Cancer	18	1,136	28	675	+ 461
Road Traffic Accidents	19	910	29	666	+ 244
Lymphomas	20	847	16	1,552	- 706
Parkinson's Disease	21	783	19	1,378	- 594
Fires	22	782	48	75	+ 707
Leukemia	23	698	21	1,199	- 501
Drownings	24	685	47	79	+ 606
Oesophagus Cancer	25	621	25	898	- 277
Kidney Disease	26	605	8	2,952	- 2,347
Ovary Cancer	27	540	30	653	- 112
Uterin Cancer	28	492	34	384	+ 108
Drug Use	29	490	39	287	+ 203
Diabetes Mellitus	30	470	20	1,269	- 800
Hypertension	31	463	27	740	- 277
Liver Cancer	32	458	24	976	- 518
Poisonings	33	392	55	41	+ 351
Cervical Cancer	34	382	41	243	+ 140
Bladder Cancer	35	372	22	1,078	- 706
Skin Cancers	36	342	31	522	- 180
Tuberculosis	37	339	54	46	+ 293
Violence	38	322	44	149	+ 172
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	302	37	293	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	297	42	213	+ 84
Congenital Anomalies	41	255	40	282	- 27
HIV/AIDS	42	211	57	36	+ 174
Endocrine Disorders	43	178	18	1,432	- 1,254
Asthma	44	153	46	128	+ 26
Epilepsy	45	146	36	348	- 202
Encephalitis	46	117	66	1	+ 116
Low Birth Weight	47	81	50	70	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	48	66	12	1,828	- 1,762
Multiple Sclerosis	49	53	45	147	- 94
Meningitis	50	46	58	28	+ 17
Skin Disease	51	39	35	380	- 341
Birth Trauma	52	32	53	47	- 15
Malnutrition	53	27	38	291	- 263
Appendicitis	54	25	62	17	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	19	49	73	- 54
Hepatitis B	56	17	63	17	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	16	33	418	- 402
Upper Respiratory	58	6	59	22	- 16
War	59	4	67	1	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	60	3	64	6	- 3
Chlamydia	61	1	71	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	62	1	52	53	- 52
Syphilis	63	1	70	0	+ 1
Tetanus	64	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	65	0	68	1	- 1
Otitis Media	66	0	65	2	- 2
Diphtheria	67	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	40	- 40
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	43	199	- 199
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Belarus

Belgium

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.