SINGAPORE VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,745	1	5,292	+ 28,454
Stroke	2	10,401	3	1,559	+ 8,842
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	2,240	36	32	+ 2,208
Lung Cancers	4	1,872	4	1,540	+ 331
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,831	5	1,203	+ 629
Alcohol	6	1,752	47	10	+ 1,742
Lung Disease	7	1,401	14	383	+ 1,018
Liver Disease	8	1,318	20	209	+ 1,109
Suicide	9	1,271	9	650	+ 621
Stomach Cancer	10	1,072	12	405	+ 668
Inflammatory/Heart	11	863	19	215	+ 648
Breast Cancer	12	781	10	605	+ 175
Pancreas Cancer	13	743	11	537	+ 206
Other Injuries	14	697	32	79	+ 618
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	689	2	5,189	- 4,500
Falls	16	604	18	218	+ 386
Prostate Cancer	17	594	16	303	+ 291
Oral Cancer	18	572	15	317	+ 255
Road Traffic Accidents	19	458	26	121	+ 337
Lymphomas	20	426	13	397	+ 29
Parkinson's Disease	21	394	29	90	+ 305
Fires	22	394	49	7	+ 387
Leukemia	23	351	17	249	+ 102
Drownings	24	345	38	29	+ 316
Oesophagus Cancer	25	313	24	137	+ 176
Kidney Disease	26	304	6	1,028	- 724
Ovary Cancer	27	272	21	204	+ 68
Uterin Cancer	28	248	23	147	+ 101
Drug Use	29	247	44	19	+ 228
Diabetes Mellitus	30	236	28	108	+ 129
Hypertension	31	233	8	732	- 499
Liver Cancer	32	230	7	746	- 515
Poisonings	33	198	60	1	+ 196
Cervical Cancer	34	192	30	85	+ 107
Bladder Cancer	35	187	27	120	+ 67
Skin Cancers	36	172	34	56	+ 116
Tuberculosis	37	170	40	26	+ 145
Violence	38	162	46	15	+ 147
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	152	43	22	+ 130
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	149	33	69	+ 80
Congenital Anomalies	41	128	31	80	+ 49
HIV/AIDS	42	106	45	18	+ 88
Endocrine Disorders	43	89	37	30	+ 59
Asthma	44	77	35	37	+ 40
Epilepsy	45	74	42	25	+ 49
Encephalitis	46	59	61	0	+ 59
Low Birth Weight	47	41	41	25	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	48	33	22	195	- 162
Multiple Sclerosis	49	27	57	3	+ 24
Meningitis	50	23	48	8	+ 15
Skin Disease	51	20	25	136	- 116
Birth Trauma	52	16	55	3	+ 13
Malnutrition	53	14	63	0	+ 14
Appendicitis	54	13	50	6	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	10	58	2	+ 7
Hepatitis B	56	9	52	4	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	8	39	28	- 20
Upper Respiratory	58	3	54	3	- 0
War	59	2	59	2	- 0
Maternal Conditions	60	1	53	3	- 2
Chlamydia	61	1	70	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	62	0	56	3	- 2
Syphilis	63	0	65	0	+ 0
Tetanus	64	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	65	0	62	0	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	6	- 6
Oral conditions	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Belarus

Singapore

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.