UNITED KINGDOM VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	383,211	2	71,728	+ 311,484
Stroke	2	118,115	4	37,626	+ 80,488
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	25,437	1	98,135	- 72,698
Lung Cancers	4	21,253	5	35,715	- 14,462
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	20,796	7	18,446	+ 2,350
Alcohol	6	19,893	39	1,555	+ 18,338
Lung Disease	7	15,909	6	32,896	- 16,987
Liver Disease	8	14,971	14	7,666	+ 7,305
Suicide	9	14,439	20	5,325	+ 9,114
Stomach Cancer	10	12,176	24	4,999	+ 7,177
Inflammatory/Heart	11	9,803	29	3,126	+ 6,676
Breast Cancer	12	8,866	9	12,718	- 3,853
Pancreas Cancer	13	8,435	11	8,995	- 561
Other Injuries	14	7,917	19	5,464	+ 2,453
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	7,828	3	40,540	- 32,712
Falls	16	6,857	15	7,618	- 761
Prostate Cancer	17	6,742	8	13,289	- 6,547
Oral Cancer	18	6,491	30	3,109	+ 3,382
Road Traffic Accidents	19	5,202	33	2,169	+ 3,033
Lymphomas	20	4,839	10	9,350	- 4,511
Parkinson's Disease	21	4,477	13	8,573	- 4,095
Fires	22	4,469	48	334	+ 4,135
Leukemia	23	3,991	22	5,211	- 1,220
Drownings	24	3,915	49	301	+ 3,614
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,552	12	8,727	- 5,175
Kidney Disease	26	3,458	18	5,471	- 2,013
Ovary Cancer	27	3,088	25	4,019	- 930
Uterin Cancer	28	2,814	32	2,346	+ 467
Drug Use	29	2,801	31	2,824	- 23
Diabetes Mellitus	30	2,685	17	5,842	- 3,158
Hypertension	31	2,647	23	5,208	- 2,562
Liver Cancer	32	2,616	21	5,237	- 2,621
Poisonings	33	2,243	53	221	+ 2,022
Cervical Cancer	34	2,185	43	1,099	+ 1,086
Bladder Cancer	35	2,128	16	6,133	- 4,005
Skin Cancers	36	1,957	27	3,727	- 1,770
Tuberculosis	37	1,935	47	351	+ 1,584
Violence	38	1,838	46	868	+ 971
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,724	45	876	+ 848
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,695	36	2,090	- 395
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,456	35	2,127	- 671
HIV/AIDS	42	1,203	55	188	+ 1,015
Endocrine Disorders	43	1,015	28	3,297	- 2,282
Asthma	44	877	41	1,302	- 425
Epilepsy	45	835	42	1,193	- 358
Encephalitis	46	671	68	6	+ 665
Low Birth Weight	47	463	40	1,313	- 850
Other Neoplasms	48	376	26	3,986	- 3,610
Multiple Sclerosis	49	303	37	1,856	- 1,553
Meningitis	50	262	52	232	+ 30
Skin Disease	51	222	34	2,134	- 1,912
Birth Trauma	52	180	54	190	- 10
Malnutrition	53	157	58	116	+ 42
Appendicitis	54	144	59	105	+ 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	109	44	1,014	- 905
Hepatitis B	56	99	65	40	+ 59
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	92	38	1,599	- 1,507
Upper Respiratory	58	36	63	48	- 13
War	59	24	67	10	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	60	14	64	47	- 32
Chlamydia	61	8	79	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	62	5	51	267	- 262
Syphilis	63	4	62	49	- 45
Tetanus	64	1	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	65	0	69	3	- 3
Otitis Media	66	0	66	16	- 16
Diphtheria	67	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	101	- 101
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	50	277	- 277
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Belarus

United Kingdom

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.