SWITZERLAND VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,599	1	10,713	+ 38,885
Stroke	2	15,287	3	3,918	+ 11,370
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	3,292	2	7,192	- 3,900
Lung Cancers	4	2,751	4	3,520	- 769
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,692	7	1,995	+ 697
Alcohol	6	2,575	32	229	+ 2,346
Lung Disease	7	2,059	5	2,902	- 843
Liver Disease	8	1,938	21	677	+ 1,260
Suicide	9	1,869	14	1,249	+ 620
Stomach Cancer	10	1,576	24	614	+ 962
Inflammatory/Heart	11	1,269	16	1,027	+ 242
Breast Cancer	12	1,147	11	1,577	- 429
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,092	12	1,486	- 394
Other Injuries	14	1,025	30	410	+ 615
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,013	8	1,949	- 936
Falls	16	888	9	1,919	- 1,032
Prostate Cancer	17	873	10	1,579	- 707
Oral Cancer	18	840	26	500	+ 340
Road Traffic Accidents	19	673	34	193	+ 480
Lymphomas	20	626	15	1,131	- 505
Parkinson's Disease	21	580	18	857	- 278
Fires	22	578	55	21	+ 557
Leukemia	23	517	22	671	- 155
Drownings	24	507	50	49	+ 457
Oesophagus Cancer	25	460	28	491	- 31
Kidney Disease	26	448	13	1,261	- 814
Ovary Cancer	27	400	29	457	- 57
Uterin Cancer	28	364	33	224	+ 141
Drug Use	29	363	36	176	+ 187
Diabetes Mellitus	30	347	17	1,022	- 674
Hypertension	31	343	6	2,471	- 2,129
Liver Cancer	32	339	19	805	- 466
Poisonings	33	290	60	13	+ 277
Cervical Cancer	34	283	42	105	+ 178
Bladder Cancer	35	275	23	669	- 394
Skin Cancers	36	253	27	493	- 240
Tuberculosis	37	250	56	21	+ 229
Violence	38	238	51	42	+ 196
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	223	48	78	+ 145
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	219	41	122	+ 97
Congenital Anomalies	41	188	31	305	- 117
HIV/AIDS	42	156	54	29	+ 127
Endocrine Disorders	43	131	25	593	- 461
Asthma	44	113	46	95	+ 19
Epilepsy	45	108	39	159	- 50
Encephalitis	46	87	68	1	+ 86
Low Birth Weight	47	60	43	105	- 45
Other Neoplasms	48	49	20	681	- 633
Multiple Sclerosis	49	39	38	160	- 121
Meningitis	50	34	57	20	+ 14
Skin Disease	51	29	40	129	- 101
Birth Trauma	52	23	52	32	- 9
Malnutrition	53	20	47	84	- 64
Appendicitis	54	19	59	15	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	14	49	68	- 54
Hepatitis B	56	13	63	5	+ 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	12	35	186	- 174
Upper Respiratory	58	5	61	11	- 6
War	59	3	67	1	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	60	2	64	4	- 2
Chlamydia	61	1	79	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	62	1	58	15	- 14
Syphilis	63	1	65	2	- 1
Tetanus	64	0	70	0	- 0
Pertussis	65	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	66	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	45	96	- 96
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	102	- 102
Osteoarthritis	84	0	37	170	- 170
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	32	- 32
Oral conditions	86	0	62	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Belarus

Switzerland

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.