CANADA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	217,161	1	40,063	+ 177,097
Stroke	2	66,934	5	14,159	+ 52,775
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	14,415	2	30,970	- 16,555
Lung Cancers	4	12,044	3	20,937	- 8,893
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	11,785	6	9,651	+ 2,134
Alcohol	6	11,273	33	1,491	+ 9,782
Lung Disease	7	9,015	4	14,212	- 5,197
Liver Disease	8	8,484	17	3,624	+ 4,860
Suicide	9	8,182	15	4,417	+ 3,766
Stomach Cancer	10	6,900	26	2,177	+ 4,722
Inflammatory/Heart	11	5,555	27	2,060	+ 3,495
Breast Cancer	12	5,024	8	5,910	- 886
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,780	11	5,057	- 278
Other Injuries	14	4,486	24	2,392	+ 2,094
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	4,436	7	7,431	- 2,995
Falls	16	3,886	12	4,829	- 943
Prostate Cancer	17	3,821	13	4,711	- 890
Oral Cancer	18	3,678	32	1,592	+ 2,086
Road Traffic Accidents	19	2,948	28	1,998	+ 950
Lymphomas	20	2,742	10	5,146	- 2,404
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,537	18	3,359	- 822
Fires	22	2,533	52	192	+ 2,341
Leukemia	23	2,262	21	3,098	- 836
Drownings	24	2,218	48	283	+ 1,935
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,013	25	2,230	- 217
Kidney Disease	26	1,959	14	4,578	- 2,618
Ovary Cancer	27	1,750	29	1,902	- 152
Uterin Cancer	28	1,595	34	1,183	+ 412
Drug Use	29	1,587	16	3,686	- 2,099
Diabetes Mellitus	30	1,521	9	5,718	- 4,196
Hypertension	31	1,500	22	2,563	- 1,063
Liver Cancer	32	1,482	20	3,113	- 1,630
Poisonings	33	1,271	56	121	+ 1,150
Cervical Cancer	34	1,238	41	578	+ 660
Bladder Cancer	35	1,206	23	2,521	- 1,315
Skin Cancers	36	1,109	30	1,756	- 647
Tuberculosis	37	1,097	58	97	+ 999
Violence	38	1,042	40	605	+ 437
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	977	39	636	+ 341
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	961	43	442	+ 519
Congenital Anomalies	41	825	35	1,081	- 256
HIV/AIDS	42	682	53	163	+ 519
Endocrine Disorders	43	575	19	3,233	- 2,657
Asthma	44	497	49	262	+ 235
Epilepsy	45	473	44	384	+ 89
Encephalitis	46	380	68	3	+ 377
Low Birth Weight	47	263	42	553	- 291
Other Neoplasms	48	213	31	1,679	- 1,465
Multiple Sclerosis	49	172	37	692	- 521
Meningitis	50	149	59	68	+ 80
Skin Disease	51	126	38	679	- 553
Birth Trauma	52	102	50	193	- 91
Malnutrition	53	89	51	192	- 103
Appendicitis	54	81	62	49	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	62	47	322	- 261
Hepatitis B	56	56	60	66	- 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	52	36	840	- 788
Upper Respiratory	58	20	63	47	- 26
War	59	14	65	21	- 7
Maternal Conditions	60	8	64	45	- 37
Chlamydia	61	4	83	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	62	3	45	363	- 360
Syphilis	63	2	67	5	- 3
Tetanus	64	0	71	0	- 0
Pertussis	65	0	69	1	- 1
Otitis Media	66	0	66	8	- 8
Diphtheria	67	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	118	- 118
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	343	- 343
Osteoarthritis	84	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	143	- 143
Oral conditions	86	0	61	51	- 51
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Belarus

Canada

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.