NETHERLANDS VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	99,484	2	17,601	+ 81,883
Stroke	2	30,663	4	9,707	+ 20,956
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	6,603	1	18,148	- 11,545
Lung Cancers	4	5,517	3	10,980	- 5,462
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	5,399	6	5,829	- 431
Alcohol	6	5,164	32	612	+ 4,552
Lung Disease	7	4,130	5	9,567	- 5,437
Liver Disease	8	3,887	28	936	+ 2,951
Suicide	9	3,748	17	2,025	+ 1,724
Stomach Cancer	10	3,161	22	1,361	+ 1,800
Inflammatory/Heart	11	2,545	23	1,201	+ 1,344
Breast Cancer	12	2,302	9	3,535	- 1,233
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,190	11	2,995	- 805
Other Injuries	14	2,055	19	1,648	+ 407
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	2,032	7	4,946	- 2,914
Falls	16	1,780	8	4,131	- 2,351
Prostate Cancer	17	1,750	10	3,265	- 1,515
Oral Cancer	18	1,685	30	768	+ 917
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,351	31	681	+ 670
Lymphomas	20	1,256	13	2,511	- 1,255
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,162	16	2,120	- 957
Fires	22	1,160	53	49	+ 1,111
Leukemia	23	1,036	20	1,578	- 542
Drownings	24	1,016	49	98	+ 918
Oesophagus Cancer	25	922	15	2,145	- 1,223
Kidney Disease	26	898	12	2,530	- 1,633
Ovary Cancer	27	802	25	1,067	- 265
Uterin Cancer	28	730	34	566	+ 164
Drug Use	29	727	42	231	+ 496
Diabetes Mellitus	30	697	14	2,386	- 1,689
Hypertension	31	687	29	818	- 131
Liver Cancer	32	679	24	1,163	- 484
Poisonings	33	582	61	17	+ 565
Cervical Cancer	34	567	39	266	+ 301
Bladder Cancer	35	552	21	1,471	- 919
Skin Cancers	36	508	27	1,024	- 516
Tuberculosis	37	502	56	29	+ 474
Violence	38	477	48	107	+ 370
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	448	41	238	+ 210
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	440	47	130	+ 310
Congenital Anomalies	41	378	35	544	- 166
HIV/AIDS	42	312	55	33	+ 280
Endocrine Disorders	43	263	26	1,055	- 791
Asthma	44	228	46	165	+ 63
Epilepsy	45	217	38	289	- 72
Encephalitis	46	174	68	1	+ 173
Low Birth Weight	47	120	45	167	- 47
Other Neoplasms	48	98	18	1,831	- 1,733
Multiple Sclerosis	49	79	37	295	- 216
Meningitis	50	68	51	78	- 10
Skin Disease	51	58	36	295	- 238
Birth Trauma	52	47	52	74	- 27
Malnutrition	53	41	63	12	+ 29
Appendicitis	54	37	58	26	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	28	44	214	- 186
Hepatitis B	56	26	62	14	+ 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	24	33	584	- 560
Upper Respiratory	58	9	57	28	- 19
War	59	6	66	2	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	60	4	65	8	- 4
Chlamydia	61	2	78	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	62	1	60	20	- 19
Syphilis	63	1	69	1	+ 0
Tetanus	64	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	65	0	67	1	- 1
Otitis Media	66	0	64	10	- 10
Diphtheria	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	50	96	- 96
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	249	- 249
Osteoarthritis	84	0	43	220	- 220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	42	- 42
Oral conditions	86	0	59	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Belarus

Netherlands

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.