GREECE VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	58,558	1	21,124	+ 37,433
Stroke	2	18,049	2	14,077	+ 3,971
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	3,887	7	3,940	- 53
Lung Cancers	4	3,248	4	7,355	- 4,108
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	3,178	8	3,264	- 86
Alcohol	6	3,040	49	50	+ 2,989
Lung Disease	7	2,431	5	5,526	- 3,095
Liver Disease	8	2,288	23	809	+ 1,478
Suicide	9	2,206	28	533	+ 1,674
Stomach Cancer	10	1,861	16	1,535	+ 325
Inflammatory/Heart	11	1,498	24	725	+ 773
Breast Cancer	12	1,355	11	2,520	- 1,166
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,289	13	1,904	- 615
Other Injuries	14	1,210	17	1,453	- 244
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,196	3	8,282	- 7,086
Falls	16	1,048	21	1,245	- 197
Prostate Cancer	17	1,030	12	2,023	- 993
Oral Cancer	18	992	30	440	+ 552
Road Traffic Accidents	19	795	22	870	- 75
Lymphomas	20	739	19	1,268	- 529
Parkinson's Disease	21	684	10	2,646	- 1,962
Fires	22	683	39	146	+ 537
Leukemia	23	610	18	1,354	- 744
Drownings	24	598	32	435	+ 163
Oesophagus Cancer	25	543	35	246	+ 297
Kidney Disease	26	528	6	4,759	- 4,230
Ovary Cancer	27	472	27	557	- 85
Uterin Cancer	28	430	33	373	+ 57
Drug Use	29	428	37	193	+ 235
Diabetes Mellitus	30	410	20	1,266	- 855
Hypertension	31	404	9	2,922	- 2,518
Liver Cancer	32	400	14	1,566	- 1,166
Poisonings	33	343	56	19	+ 323
Cervical Cancer	34	334	36	243	+ 91
Bladder Cancer	35	325	15	1,551	- 1,225
Skin Cancers	36	299	31	438	- 139
Tuberculosis	37	296	46	66	+ 229
Violence	38	281	42	104	+ 177
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	263	43	100	+ 163
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	259	26	611	- 352
Congenital Anomalies	41	222	38	174	+ 48
HIV/AIDS	42	184	50	47	+ 137
Endocrine Disorders	43	155	29	526	- 371
Asthma	44	134	55	27	+ 107
Epilepsy	45	128	34	249	- 122
Encephalitis	46	103	67	1	+ 102
Low Birth Weight	47	71	41	127	- 56
Other Neoplasms	48	57	25	679	- 621
Multiple Sclerosis	49	46	40	135	- 89
Meningitis	50	40	53	33	+ 7
Skin Disease	51	34	47	56	- 22
Birth Trauma	52	28	57	17	+ 11
Malnutrition	53	24	66	1	+ 23
Appendicitis	54	22	58	9	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	17	45	67	- 50
Hepatitis B	56	15	48	56	- 41
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	14	44	95	- 81
Upper Respiratory	58	5	59	8	- 2
War	59	4	64	1	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	60	2	61	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	61	1	80	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	62	1	52	38	- 38
Syphilis	63	1	65	1	- 0
Tetanus	64	0	62	2	- 2
Pertussis	65	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	60	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	27	- 27
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	47	- 47
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Belarus

Greece

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.