RUSSIA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	788,269	1	562,711	+ 225,558
Stroke	2	242,963	2	327,199	- 84,236
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	52,323	5	48,522	+ 3,802
Lung Cancers	4	43,718	3	54,361	- 10,643
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	42,777	7	42,633	+ 145
Alcohol	6	40,920	12	27,984	+ 12,935
Lung Disease	7	32,725	9	36,600	- 3,876
Liver Disease	8	30,795	6	45,463	- 14,667
Suicide	9	29,701	8	36,625	- 6,924
Stomach Cancer	10	25,046	11	29,386	- 4,340
Inflammatory/Heart	11	20,164	4	54,060	- 33,896
Breast Cancer	12	18,237	13	23,242	- 5,005
Pancreas Cancer	13	17,350	16	20,282	- 2,932
Other Injuries	14	16,285	14	22,517	- 6,232
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	16,103	10	32,404	- 16,302
Falls	16	14,106	21	11,705	+ 2,401
Prostate Cancer	17	13,868	20	14,107	- 239
Oral Cancer	18	13,352	25	10,880	+ 2,472
Road Traffic Accidents	19	10,701	19	17,507	- 6,806
Lymphomas	20	9,954	29	8,919	+ 1,034
Parkinson's Disease	21	9,210	26	9,371	- 161
Fires	22	9,194	37	6,387	+ 2,806
Leukemia	23	8,210	31	8,238	- 27
Drownings	24	8,053	36	6,629	+ 1,424
Oesophagus Cancer	25	7,306	33	7,431	- 125
Kidney Disease	26	7,113	22	11,581	- 4,468
Ovary Cancer	27	6,353	32	8,123	- 1,770
Uterin Cancer	28	5,788	35	6,867	- 1,079
Drug Use	29	5,762	27	9,113	- 3,351
Diabetes Mellitus	30	5,523	18	18,345	- 12,822
Hypertension	31	5,444	17	18,348	- 12,904
Liver Cancer	32	5,381	24	11,165	- 5,784
Poisonings	33	4,614	40	5,565	- 951
Cervical Cancer	34	4,495	34	7,423	- 2,928
Bladder Cancer	35	4,378	38	6,307	- 1,929
Skin Cancers	36	4,026	39	5,612	- 1,585
Tuberculosis	37	3,981	30	8,422	- 4,441
Violence	38	3,782	23	11,450	- 7,668
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	3,546	42	2,770	+ 776
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	3,487	28	8,938	- 5,451
Congenital Anomalies	41	2,994	41	4,201	- 1,207
HIV/AIDS	42	2,475	15	21,262	- 18,786
Endocrine Disorders	43	2,088	45	2,004	+ 84
Asthma	44	1,804	46	1,764	+ 40
Epilepsy	45	1,718	52	718	+ 999
Encephalitis	46	1,380	47	1,076	+ 304
Low Birth Weight	47	953	44	2,153	- 1,200
Other Neoplasms	48	774	51	729	+ 45
Multiple Sclerosis	49	623	49	827	- 204
Meningitis	50	540	48	1,037	- 498
Skin Disease	51	456	43	2,735	- 2,280
Birth Trauma	52	370	53	714	- 344
Malnutrition	53	323	57	242	+ 81
Appendicitis	54	296	54	409	- 113
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	224	50	750	- 526
Hepatitis B	56	203	60	43	+ 159
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	189	55	403	- 215
Upper Respiratory	58	74	58	158	- 84
War	59	49	59	123	- 73
Maternal Conditions	60	30	56	267	- 238
Chlamydia	61	16	61	25	- 9
Hepatitis C	62	10	66	2	+ 8
Syphilis	63	8	62	19	- 10
Tetanus	64	1	63	3	- 2
Pertussis	65	0	65	2	- 2
Otitis Media	66	0	64	3	- 3
Diphtheria	67	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

Belarus

Russia

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.