FINLAND VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,495	2	9,831	+ 21,664
Stroke	2	9,707	3	4,115	+ 5,592
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	2,091	1	11,120	- 9,030
Lung Cancers	4	1,747	4	2,312	- 565
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,709	6	1,433	+ 276
Alcohol	6	1,635	18	464	+ 1,171
Lung Disease	7	1,307	8	1,289	+ 18
Liver Disease	8	1,230	10	1,068	+ 162
Suicide	9	1,187	15	846	+ 341
Stomach Cancer	10	1,001	19	447	+ 554
Inflammatory/Heart	11	806	17	518	+ 288
Breast Cancer	12	729	12	948	- 220
Pancreas Cancer	13	693	9	1,247	- 554
Other Injuries	14	651	20	437	+ 214
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	643	21	436	+ 207
Falls	16	564	7	1,325	- 762
Prostate Cancer	17	554	11	970	- 416
Oral Cancer	18	533	34	207	+ 326
Road Traffic Accidents	19	428	33	215	+ 213
Lymphomas	20	398	14	851	- 453
Parkinson's Disease	21	368	13	853	- 485
Fires	22	367	45	62	+ 306
Leukemia	23	328	24	371	- 43
Drownings	24	322	37	106	+ 216
Oesophagus Cancer	25	292	27	320	- 28
Kidney Disease	26	284	26	342	- 58
Ovary Cancer	27	254	25	344	- 91
Uterin Cancer	28	231	32	225	+ 6
Drug Use	29	230	30	269	- 39
Diabetes Mellitus	30	221	22	418	- 197
Hypertension	31	218	5	2,030	- 1,813
Liver Cancer	32	215	16	545	- 330
Poisonings	33	184	49	25	+ 160
Cervical Cancer	34	180	44	62	+ 118
Bladder Cancer	35	175	28	308	- 133
Skin Cancers	36	161	29	297	- 136
Tuberculosis	37	159	46	32	+ 127
Violence	38	151	43	64	+ 87
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	142	50	19	+ 123
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	139	36	151	- 12
Congenital Anomalies	41	120	35	192	- 72
HIV/AIDS	42	99	59	6	+ 93
Endocrine Disorders	43	83	31	257	- 173
Asthma	44	72	40	85	- 13
Epilepsy	45	69	38	104	- 36
Encephalitis	46	55	66	0	+ 55
Low Birth Weight	47	38	48	26	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	48	31	23	377	- 346
Multiple Sclerosis	49	25	42	80	- 55
Meningitis	50	22	55	9	+ 12
Skin Disease	51	18	47	27	- 9
Birth Trauma	52	15	56	8	+ 7
Malnutrition	53	13	57	7	+ 6
Appendicitis	54	12	54	10	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	9	41	83	- 74
Hepatitis B	56	8	63	2	+ 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	8	52	15	- 8
Upper Respiratory	58	3	62	2	+ 1
War	59	2	65	1	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	60	1	64	2	- 0
Chlamydia	61	1	84	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	62	0	60	5	- 4
Syphilis	63	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	64	0	70	0	+ 0
Pertussis	65	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	39	93	- 93
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	58	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	17	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	11	- 11
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Belarus

Finland

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.