SLOVENIA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		SLOVENIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,743	1	3,617	+ 8,126
Stroke	2	3,620	2	1,977	+ 1,642
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	779	16	375	+ 404
Lung Cancers	4	651	3	1,261	- 610
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	637	5	743	- 106
Alcohol	6	610	8	511	+ 99
Lung Disease	7	488	7	675	- 187
Liver Disease	8	459	12	429	+ 30
Suicide	9	442	14	411	+ 31
Stomach Cancer	10	373	17	341	+ 33
Inflammatory/Heart	11	300	20	239	+ 61
Breast Cancer	12	272	9	484	- 212
Pancreas Cancer	13	258	15	409	- 151
Other Injuries	14	243	23	203	+ 40
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	240	13	412	- 172
Falls	16	210	6	708	- 497
Prostate Cancer	17	207	10	476	- 269
Oral Cancer	18	199	27	145	+ 54
Road Traffic Accidents	19	159	31	105	+ 54
Lymphomas	20	148	11	465	- 317
Parkinson's Disease	21	137	24	196	- 59
Fires	22	137	48	8	+ 129
Leukemia	23	122	21	225	- 103
Drownings	24	120	44	17	+ 103
Oesophagus Cancer	25	109	32	93	+ 16
Kidney Disease	26	106	28	143	- 37
Ovary Cancer	27	95	29	122	- 28
Uterin Cancer	28	86	30	106	- 19
Drug Use	29	86	41	24	+ 62
Diabetes Mellitus	30	82	18	340	- 258
Hypertension	31	81	4	881	- 800
Liver Cancer	32	80	19	285	- 204
Poisonings	33	69	51	4	+ 65
Cervical Cancer	34	67	36	60	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	35	65	22	211	- 146
Skin Cancers	36	60	25	191	- 131
Tuberculosis	37	59	46	15	+ 45
Violence	38	56	42	19	+ 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	53	26	151	- 99
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	52	37	55	- 3
Congenital Anomalies	41	45	38	49	- 4
HIV/AIDS	42	37	70	0	+ 37
Endocrine Disorders	43	31	33	93	- 61
Asthma	44	27	45	16	+ 11
Epilepsy	45	26	35	62	- 37
Encephalitis	46	21	65	0	+ 21
Low Birth Weight	47	14	43	17	- 3
Other Neoplasms	48	12	34	69	- 58
Multiple Sclerosis	49	9	39	35	- 25
Meningitis	50	8	50	5	+ 3
Skin Disease	51	7	49	5	+ 2
Birth Trauma	52	6	57	1	+ 4
Malnutrition	53	5	64	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	54	4	54	2	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	3	40	30	- 26
Hepatitis B	56	3	58	1	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	3	52	4	- 1
Upper Respiratory	58	1	63	0	+ 1
War	59	1	61	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	60	0	56	1	- 1
Chlamydia	61	0	71	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	62	0	67	0	+ 0
Syphilis	63	0	55	2	- 2
Tetanus	64	0	59	1	- 1
Pertussis	65	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	68	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	77	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	62	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	47	9	- 9
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	60	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	53	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVENIA

Belarus

Slovenia

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.