PORTUGAL VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	57,136	1	12,878	+ 44,259
Stroke	2	17,611	2	12,339	+ 5,271
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	3,793	3	7,191	- 3,398
Lung Cancers	4	3,169	5	4,406	- 1,237
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	3,101	6	4,389	- 1,289
Alcohol	6	2,966	45	111	+ 2,855
Lung Disease	7	2,372	7	4,286	- 1,914
Liver Disease	8	2,232	22	1,126	+ 1,107
Suicide	9	2,153	19	1,172	+ 981
Stomach Cancer	10	1,815	10	2,532	- 717
Inflammatory/Heart	11	1,462	26	909	+ 553
Breast Cancer	12	1,322	12	1,997	- 675
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,258	15	1,669	- 412
Other Injuries	14	1,180	13	1,937	- 757
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,167	4	6,851	- 5,684
Falls	16	1,022	23	1,033	- 10
Prostate Cancer	17	1,005	11	2,124	- 1,119
Oral Cancer	18	968	25	912	+ 56
Road Traffic Accidents	19	776	27	838	- 63
Lymphomas	20	721	16	1,608	- 886
Parkinson's Disease	21	668	21	1,139	- 472
Fires	22	666	46	108	+ 558
Leukemia	23	595	24	1,015	- 420
Drownings	24	584	51	79	+ 504
Oesophagus Cancer	25	530	29	623	- 93
Kidney Disease	26	516	9	2,803	- 2,288
Ovary Cancer	27	460	33	397	+ 63
Uterin Cancer	28	420	32	406	+ 14
Drug Use	29	418	44	128	+ 289
Diabetes Mellitus	30	400	8	3,601	- 3,201
Hypertension	31	395	14	1,880	- 1,485
Liver Cancer	32	390	18	1,270	- 880
Poisonings	33	334	57	29	+ 305
Cervical Cancer	34	326	34	329	- 3
Bladder Cancer	35	317	20	1,171	- 853
Skin Cancers	36	292	30	523	- 232
Tuberculosis	37	289	38	213	+ 76
Violence	38	274	48	96	+ 178
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	257	41	169	+ 88
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	253	37	229	+ 24
Congenital Anomalies	41	217	40	196	+ 21
HIV/AIDS	42	179	35	320	- 140
Endocrine Disorders	43	151	17	1,547	- 1,395
Asthma	44	131	43	146	- 16
Epilepsy	45	125	31	415	- 291
Encephalitis	46	100	67	1	+ 99
Low Birth Weight	47	69	52	79	- 10
Other Neoplasms	48	56	28	652	- 596
Multiple Sclerosis	49	45	54	56	- 11
Meningitis	50	39	56	43	- 4
Skin Disease	51	33	39	202	- 169
Birth Trauma	52	27	60	24	+ 3
Malnutrition	53	23	53	79	- 55
Appendicitis	54	21	61	21	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	16	47	99	- 83
Hepatitis B	56	15	59	26	- 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	14	36	231	- 217
Upper Respiratory	58	5	62	15	- 9
War	59	4	69	1	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	60	2	63	7	- 5
Chlamydia	61	1	76	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	62	1	49	87	- 86
Syphilis	63	1	64	3	- 2
Tetanus	64	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	65	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	66	2	- 2
Diphtheria	67	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	55	49	- 49
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	42	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	29	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	50	82	- 82
Oral conditions	86	0	65	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Belarus

Portugal

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.