IRAN VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	494,761	1	93,308	+ 401,453
Stroke	2	152,497	2	36,730	+ 115,767
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	32,841	9	11,046	+ 21,795
Lung Cancers	4	27,440	11	6,784	+ 20,656
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	26,849	15	4,575	+ 22,274
Alcohol	6	25,683	53	253	+ 25,431
Lung Disease	7	20,540	7	11,409	+ 9,131
Liver Disease	8	19,329	12	6,637	+ 12,692
Suicide	9	18,642	16	4,334	+ 14,308
Stomach Cancer	10	15,720	10	9,822	+ 5,898
Inflammatory/Heart	11	12,656	35	1,611	+ 11,045
Breast Cancer	12	11,446	19	3,736	+ 7,710
Pancreas Cancer	13	10,890	29	2,418	+ 8,472
Other Injuries	14	10,221	17	4,048	+ 6,173
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	10,107	8	11,243	- 1,137
Falls	16	8,854	24	2,821	+ 6,032
Prostate Cancer	17	8,705	21	3,583	+ 5,122
Oral Cancer	18	8,380	45	655	+ 7,726
Road Traffic Accidents	19	6,716	3	17,803	- 11,086
Lymphomas	20	6,248	23	2,882	+ 3,366
Parkinson's Disease	21	5,781	26	2,545	+ 3,236
Fires	22	5,770	34	1,823	+ 3,948
Leukemia	23	5,153	18	3,966	+ 1,187
Drownings	24	5,054	40	930	+ 4,124
Oesophagus Cancer	25	4,586	30	2,371	+ 2,215
Kidney Disease	26	4,464	6	11,810	- 7,346
Ovary Cancer	27	3,987	39	937	+ 3,050
Uterin Cancer	28	3,633	51	355	+ 3,278
Drug Use	29	3,617	31	2,242	+ 1,374
Diabetes Mellitus	30	3,466	5	13,910	- 10,443
Hypertension	31	3,417	4	16,415	- 12,998
Liver Cancer	32	3,377	20	3,714	- 337
Poisonings	33	2,896	43	816	+ 2,080
Cervical Cancer	34	2,821	48	501	+ 2,320
Bladder Cancer	35	2,748	36	1,410	+ 1,338
Skin Cancers	36	2,527	47	518	+ 2,009
Tuberculosis	37	2,499	41	882	+ 1,617
Violence	38	2,374	27	2,535	- 162
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	2,226	38	996	+ 1,230
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2,189	37	1,246	+ 942
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,879	14	4,844	- 2,964
HIV/AIDS	42	1,554	28	2,521	- 967
Endocrine Disorders	43	1,310	32	2,092	- 782
Asthma	44	1,132	22	3,360	- 2,228
Epilepsy	45	1,078	44	719	+ 359
Encephalitis	46	866	54	246	+ 620
Low Birth Weight	47	598	13	4,861	- 4,262
Other Neoplasms	48	486	58	112	+ 374
Multiple Sclerosis	49	391	50	405	- 14
Meningitis	50	339	46	642	- 303
Skin Disease	51	286	55	237	+ 49
Birth Trauma	52	232	25	2,735	- 2,503
Malnutrition	53	203	56	157	+ 46
Appendicitis	54	186	57	155	+ 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	141	59	80	+ 60
Hepatitis B	56	127	49	425	- 298
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	118	33	1,836	- 1,718
Upper Respiratory	58	46	63	16	+ 31
War	59	31	42	848	- 817
Maternal Conditions	60	19	52	285	- 266
Chlamydia	61	10	65	4	+ 6
Hepatitis C	62	6	69	1	+ 5
Syphilis	63	5	61	52	- 47
Tetanus	64	1	62	37	- 36
Pertussis	65	0	60	75	- 75
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	68	0	68	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	69	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	67	3	- 3
Dengue	71	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	66	3	- 3
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	64	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Belarus

Iran

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.