SWEDEN VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,278	1	15,136	+ 44,143
Stroke	2	18,271	3	6,035	+ 12,236
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	3,935	2	10,917	- 6,982
Lung Cancers	4	3,288	5	3,722	- 435
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	3,217	6	3,049	+ 167
Alcohol	6	3,077	32	359	+ 2,719
Lung Disease	7	2,461	4	4,344	- 1,883
Liver Disease	8	2,316	23	723	+ 1,592
Suicide	9	2,234	14	1,479	+ 754
Stomach Cancer	10	1,883	26	612	+ 1,271
Inflammatory/Heart	11	1,516	28	547	+ 969
Breast Cancer	12	1,371	13	1,582	- 211
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,305	9	1,849	- 544
Other Injuries	14	1,225	15	1,374	- 149
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,211	7	2,659	- 1,448
Falls	16	1,061	17	1,109	- 48
Prostate Cancer	17	1,043	8	2,622	- 1,579
Oral Cancer	18	1,004	31	379	+ 625
Road Traffic Accidents	19	805	34	315	+ 490
Lymphomas	20	749	16	1,357	- 608
Parkinson's Disease	21	693	19	943	- 250
Fires	22	691	49	65	+ 627
Leukemia	23	617	20	825	- 208
Drownings	24	606	46	114	+ 491
Oesophagus Cancer	25	549	29	538	+ 11
Kidney Disease	26	535	12	1,629	- 1,094
Ovary Cancer	27	478	27	553	- 75
Uterin Cancer	28	435	33	345	+ 91
Drug Use	29	433	30	423	+ 10
Diabetes Mellitus	30	415	11	1,834	- 1,419
Hypertension	31	409	10	1,838	- 1,429
Liver Cancer	32	405	22	752	- 347
Poisonings	33	347	60	18	+ 329
Cervical Cancer	34	338	38	228	+ 111
Bladder Cancer	35	329	21	760	- 431
Skin Cancers	36	303	25	650	- 348
Tuberculosis	37	299	56	24	+ 275
Violence	38	284	47	113	+ 171
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	267	48	110	+ 156
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	262	37	277	- 15
Congenital Anomalies	41	225	35	308	- 83
HIV/AIDS	42	186	61	13	+ 173
Endocrine Disorders	43	157	24	702	- 545
Asthma	44	136	42	158	- 23
Epilepsy	45	129	44	121	+ 9
Encephalitis	46	104	71	0	+ 104
Low Birth Weight	47	72	51	50	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	48	58	18	1,036	- 978
Multiple Sclerosis	49	47	41	170	- 123
Meningitis	50	41	54	35	+ 5
Skin Disease	51	34	39	220	- 186
Birth Trauma	52	28	55	34	- 6
Malnutrition	53	24	45	117	- 93
Appendicitis	54	22	59	18	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	17	43	129	- 112
Hepatitis B	56	15	62	9	+ 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	14	36	289	- 275
Upper Respiratory	58	6	58	20	- 14
War	59	4	65	2	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	60	2	64	5	- 3
Chlamydia	61	1	73	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	62	1	53	44	- 43
Syphilis	63	1	72	0	+ 1
Tetanus	64	0	68	0	- 0
Pertussis	65	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	66	1	- 1
Diphtheria	67	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	50	63	- 63
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	175	- 175
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	52	46	- 46
Oral conditions	86	0	63	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Belarus

Sweden

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.