POLAND VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	216,889	1	117,700	+ 99,189
Stroke	2	66,850	2	32,693	+ 34,157
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	14,397	21	3,701	+ 10,695
Lung Cancers	4	12,029	3	25,781	- 13,752
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	11,770	5	14,610	- 2,840
Alcohol	6	11,259	14	5,238	+ 6,021
Lung Disease	7	9,004	6	13,677	- 4,673
Liver Disease	8	8,473	10	7,912	+ 561
Suicide	9	8,172	18	4,282	+ 3,890
Stomach Cancer	10	6,891	12	5,910	+ 981
Inflammatory/Heart	11	5,548	23	3,495	+ 2,054
Breast Cancer	12	5,018	9	7,967	- 2,949
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,774	13	5,430	- 656
Other Injuries	14	4,481	28	2,527	+ 1,954
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	4,431	4	19,998	- 15,568
Falls	16	3,881	16	4,712	- 830
Prostate Cancer	17	3,816	11	6,489	- 2,673
Oral Cancer	18	3,674	25	3,377	+ 297
Road Traffic Accidents	19	2,944	22	3,555	- 610
Lymphomas	20	2,739	19	4,141	- 1,403
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,534	34	1,500	+ 1,034
Fires	22	2,530	45	474	+ 2,055
Leukemia	23	2,259	24	3,456	- 1,196
Drownings	24	2,216	39	636	+ 1,579
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,010	33	1,803	+ 207
Kidney Disease	26	1,957	20	4,065	- 2,108
Ovary Cancer	27	1,748	27	2,929	- 1,181
Uterin Cancer	28	1,593	30	2,163	- 570
Drug Use	29	1,585	48	321	+ 1,265
Diabetes Mellitus	30	1,520	8	8,947	- 7,428
Hypertension	31	1,498	15	4,937	- 3,439
Liver Cancer	32	1,481	29	2,290	- 809
Poisonings	33	1,269	51	205	+ 1,065
Cervical Cancer	34	1,237	32	1,907	- 670
Bladder Cancer	35	1,205	17	4,700	- 3,496
Skin Cancers	36	1,108	31	2,155	- 1,047
Tuberculosis	37	1,095	41	597	+ 499
Violence	38	1,041	49	294	+ 747
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	976	40	612	+ 364
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	960	26	3,091	- 2,131
Congenital Anomalies	41	824	36	916	- 92
HIV/AIDS	42	681	54	115	+ 566
Endocrine Disorders	43	574	38	831	- 257
Asthma	44	496	43	540	- 44
Epilepsy	45	473	35	1,145	- 673
Encephalitis	46	380	64	6	+ 373
Low Birth Weight	47	262	42	579	- 317
Other Neoplasms	48	213	7	9,256	- 9,043
Multiple Sclerosis	49	171	44	502	- 331
Meningitis	50	148	53	171	- 22
Skin Disease	51	125	46	469	- 344
Birth Trauma	52	102	57	52	+ 50
Malnutrition	53	89	50	291	- 202
Appendicitis	54	81	55	69	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	62	47	369	- 307
Hepatitis B	56	56	56	52	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	52	37	839	- 787
Upper Respiratory	58	20	60	19	+ 1
War	59	14	66	4	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	60	8	63	10	- 1
Chlamydia	61	4	73	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	62	3	52	188	- 186
Syphilis	63	2	69	0	+ 2
Tetanus	64	0	67	2	- 1
Pertussis	65	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	68	1	- 1
Diphtheria	67	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	58	30	- 30
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	62	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	29	- 29
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Belarus

Poland

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.