IRELAND VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,295	1	4,762	+ 24,533
Stroke	2	9,029	5	1,770	+ 7,260
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	1,945	2	3,209	- 1,265
Lung Cancers	4	1,625	3	1,916	- 291
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,590	7	1,095	+ 495
Alcohol	6	1,521	39	64	+ 1,457
Lung Disease	7	1,216	4	1,915	- 699
Liver Disease	8	1,144	19	279	+ 865
Suicide	9	1,104	14	470	+ 634
Stomach Cancer	10	931	17	357	+ 574
Inflammatory/Heart	11	749	26	240	+ 510
Breast Cancer	12	678	8	760	- 82
Pancreas Cancer	13	645	11	530	+ 114
Other Injuries	14	605	30	171	+ 434
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	598	6	1,298	- 700
Falls	16	524	25	247	+ 277
Prostate Cancer	17	515	9	585	- 70
Oral Cancer	18	496	28	183	+ 314
Road Traffic Accidents	19	398	33	153	+ 245
Lymphomas	20	370	13	513	- 143
Parkinson's Disease	21	342	12	530	- 187
Fires	22	342	48	30	+ 312
Leukemia	23	305	20	274	+ 31
Drownings	24	299	43	57	+ 242
Oesophagus Cancer	25	272	15	419	- 147
Kidney Disease	26	264	10	566	- 302
Ovary Cancer	27	236	21	273	- 37
Uterin Cancer	28	215	34	126	+ 89
Drug Use	29	214	31	167	+ 47
Diabetes Mellitus	30	205	16	414	- 208
Hypertension	31	202	29	175	+ 28
Liver Cancer	32	200	18	318	- 118
Poisonings	33	171	53	14	+ 157
Cervical Cancer	34	167	35	103	+ 64
Bladder Cancer	35	163	22	256	- 93
Skin Cancers	36	150	23	252	- 102
Tuberculosis	37	148	50	23	+ 125
Violence	38	141	47	38	+ 102
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	132	46	50	+ 82
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	130	38	67	+ 63
Congenital Anomalies	41	111	32	153	- 42
HIV/AIDS	42	92	57	9	+ 83
Endocrine Disorders	43	78	24	249	- 172
Asthma	44	67	41	58	+ 9
Epilepsy	45	64	36	85	- 21
Encephalitis	46	51	66	0	+ 51
Low Birth Weight	47	35	44	56	- 20
Other Neoplasms	48	29	27	218	- 189
Multiple Sclerosis	49	23	37	83	- 60
Meningitis	50	20	58	7	+ 13
Skin Disease	51	17	42	58	- 41
Birth Trauma	52	14	56	10	+ 4
Malnutrition	53	12	63	2	+ 10
Appendicitis	54	11	60	3	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	8	40	59	- 51
Hepatitis B	56	8	59	6	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	7	45	53	- 46
Upper Respiratory	58	3	64	1	+ 2
War	59	2	65	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	60	1	61	3	- 2
Chlamydia	61	1	69	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	62	0	52	19	- 19
Syphilis	63	0	68	0	+ 0
Tetanus	64	0	81	0	+ 0
Pertussis	65	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	82	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	55	12	- 12
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	20	- 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	14	- 14
Oral conditions	86	0	62	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Belarus

Ireland

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.