NORWAY VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,842	1	5,321	+ 25,521
Stroke	2	9,506	4	2,475	+ 7,031
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	2,047	2	4,464	- 2,417
Lung Cancers	4	1,711	5	2,320	- 609
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,674	7	1,787	- 113
Alcohol	6	1,601	31	205	+ 1,396
Lung Disease	7	1,280	3	2,723	- 1,443
Liver Disease	8	1,205	30	214	+ 991
Suicide	9	1,162	13	633	+ 529
Stomach Cancer	10	980	22	343	+ 637
Inflammatory/Heart	11	789	29	221	+ 568
Breast Cancer	12	714	11	698	+ 16
Pancreas Cancer	13	679	10	770	- 91
Other Injuries	14	637	15	583	+ 54
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	630	6	1,797	- 1,167
Falls	16	552	9	777	- 226
Prostate Cancer	17	543	8	1,172	- 630
Oral Cancer	18	522	32	168	+ 355
Road Traffic Accidents	19	419	42	114	+ 304
Lymphomas	20	389	12	646	- 256
Parkinson's Disease	21	360	17	554	- 194
Fires	22	360	48	45	+ 315
Leukemia	23	321	21	354	- 33
Drownings	24	315	45	65	+ 250
Oesophagus Cancer	25	286	27	248	+ 38
Kidney Disease	26	278	14	611	- 332
Ovary Cancer	27	249	24	309	- 60
Uterin Cancer	28	226	36	134	+ 92
Drug Use	29	225	25	264	- 38
Diabetes Mellitus	30	216	16	560	- 343
Hypertension	31	213	28	230	- 17
Liver Cancer	32	211	26	259	- 49
Poisonings	33	181	57	14	+ 166
Cervical Cancer	34	176	39	125	+ 51
Bladder Cancer	35	171	20	356	- 185
Skin Cancers	36	158	18	407	- 250
Tuberculosis	37	156	56	15	+ 141
Violence	38	148	50	32	+ 116
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	139	46	61	+ 77
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	136	33	160	- 23
Congenital Anomalies	41	117	34	136	- 19
HIV/AIDS	42	97	61	10	+ 86
Endocrine Disorders	43	82	19	359	- 277
Asthma	44	71	43	85	- 14
Epilepsy	45	67	40	119	- 52
Encephalitis	46	54	70	0	+ 54
Low Birth Weight	47	37	52	23	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	48	30	23	324	- 294
Multiple Sclerosis	49	24	41	119	- 95
Meningitis	50	21	58	14	+ 8
Skin Disease	51	18	38	128	- 110
Birth Trauma	52	14	54	17	- 3
Malnutrition	53	13	35	135	- 122
Appendicitis	54	12	59	12	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	9	47	60	- 52
Hepatitis B	56	8	63	3	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	7	37	128	- 120
Upper Respiratory	58	3	60	12	- 9
War	59	2	68	1	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	60	1	66	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	61	1	77	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	62	0	55	17	- 16
Syphilis	63	0	67	1	- 1
Tetanus	64	0	69	0	- 0
Pertussis	65	0	64	1	- 1
Otitis Media	66	0	65	1	- 1
Diphtheria	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	53	23	- 23
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	27	- 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	49	32	- 32
Oral conditions	86	0	62	9	- 9
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

Belarus

Norway

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.