TURKEY VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	470,874	1	85,905	+ 384,969
Stroke	2	145,134	2	44,006	+ 101,128
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	31,255	6	17,308	+ 13,948
Lung Cancers	4	26,115	3	35,070	- 8,955
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	25,553	10	10,606	+ 14,947
Alcohol	6	24,443	55	182	+ 24,261
Lung Disease	7	19,548	4	25,088	- 5,540
Liver Disease	8	18,396	13	6,340	+ 12,056
Suicide	9	17,742	29	2,003	+ 15,738
Stomach Cancer	10	14,961	11	10,333	+ 4,628
Inflammatory/Heart	11	12,045	31	1,632	+ 10,413
Breast Cancer	12	10,894	14	5,643	+ 5,251
Pancreas Cancer	13	10,364	12	6,882	+ 3,482
Other Injuries	14	9,728	30	1,678	+ 8,050
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	9,619	9	12,845	- 3,226
Falls	16	8,426	22	4,373	+ 4,053
Prostate Cancer	17	8,284	15	5,608	+ 2,676
Oral Cancer	18	7,976	35	1,305	+ 6,670
Road Traffic Accidents	19	6,392	16	5,573	+ 819
Lymphomas	20	5,946	19	4,849	+ 1,097
Parkinson's Disease	21	5,502	25	3,439	+ 2,062
Fires	22	5,492	47	343	+ 5,149
Leukemia	23	4,905	18	4,870	+ 34
Drownings	24	4,810	44	549	+ 4,262
Oesophagus Cancer	25	4,364	33	1,321	+ 3,043
Kidney Disease	26	4,249	7	17,021	- 12,772
Ovary Cancer	27	3,795	28	2,287	+ 1,508
Uterin Cancer	28	3,457	37	1,090	+ 2,367
Drug Use	29	3,442	38	972	+ 2,470
Diabetes Mellitus	30	3,299	5	17,900	- 14,601
Hypertension	31	3,252	8	14,763	- 11,511
Liver Cancer	32	3,214	20	4,542	- 1,328
Poisonings	33	2,756	46	369	+ 2,387
Cervical Cancer	34	2,685	34	1,311	+ 1,374
Bladder Cancer	35	2,615	21	4,485	- 1,870
Skin Cancers	36	2,405	32	1,548	+ 857
Tuberculosis	37	2,378	50	303	+ 2,075
Violence	38	2,259	23	4,010	- 1,751
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	2,118	45	452	+ 1,667
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2,083	39	789	+ 1,294
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,789	17	4,966	- 3,178
HIV/AIDS	42	1,479	53	204	+ 1,275
Endocrine Disorders	43	1,247	26	2,612	- 1,365
Asthma	44	1,078	27	2,434	- 1,357
Epilepsy	45	1,026	36	1,147	- 121
Encephalitis	46	825	54	184	+ 640
Low Birth Weight	47	569	24	3,478	- 2,909
Other Neoplasms	48	462	42	646	- 184
Multiple Sclerosis	49	372	56	169	+ 203
Meningitis	50	322	51	274	+ 48
Skin Disease	51	272	48	324	- 52
Birth Trauma	52	221	41	720	- 499
Malnutrition	53	193	43	588	- 395
Appendicitis	54	177	59	93	+ 84
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	134	52	237	- 103
Hepatitis B	56	121	60	72	+ 49
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	113	40	741	- 628
Upper Respiratory	58	44	66	5	+ 39
War	59	29	49	318	- 289
Maternal Conditions	60	18	57	109	- 91
Chlamydia	61	10	69	2	+ 8
Hepatitis C	62	6	63	19	- 13
Syphilis	63	5	61	50	- 45
Tetanus	64	1	64	12	- 11
Pertussis	65	0	58	103	- 103
Otitis Media	66	0	67	3	- 3
Diphtheria	67	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	68	0	65	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	69	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	33	- 33
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	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 TURKEY

Belarus

Turkey

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.