BELARUS VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,812	1	53,186	- 43,374
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,585	3	3,530	+ 4,055
Lung Cancers	3	5,128	4	2,950	+ 2,178
Lung Disease	4	3,481	7	2,208	+ 1,273
Stroke	5	3,468	2	16,393	- 12,925
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,364	5	2,886	- 523
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,820	15	1,086	+ 734
Breast Cancer	8	1,447	12	1,230	+ 217
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,400	30	373	+ 1,028
Lymphomas	10	1,260	20	672	+ 589
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,239	13	1,171	+ 68
Falls	12	1,183	16	952	+ 231
Prostate Cancer	13	1,154	17	936	+ 218
Kidney Disease	14	1,121	26	480	+ 641
Suicide	15	1,082	9	2,004	- 922
Drug Use	16	903	29	389	+ 514
Liver Disease	17	887	8	2,078	- 1,190
Parkinson's Disease	18	823	21	621	+ 201
Endocrine Disorders	19	792	43	141	+ 651
Liver Cancer	20	762	32	363	+ 399
Leukemia	21	759	23	554	+ 205
Hypertension	22	628	31	367	+ 260
Bladder Cancer	23	617	35	295	+ 322
Other Injuries	24	586	14	1,099	- 513
Oesophagus Cancer	25	546	25	493	+ 53
Stomach Cancer	26	533	10	1,690	- 1,157
Inflammatory/Heart	27	504	11	1,361	- 856
Road Traffic Accidents	28	489	19	722	- 233
Ovary Cancer	29	466	27	429	+ 37
Skin Cancers	30	430	36	272	+ 158
Other Neoplasms	31	411	48	52	+ 359
Oral Cancer	32	390	18	901	- 511
Alcohol	33	365	6	2,761	- 2,396
Uterin Cancer	34	290	28	391	- 101
Congenital Anomalies	35	265	41	202	+ 63
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	206	57	13	+ 193
Multiple Sclerosis	37	170	49	42	+ 127
Skin Disease	38	166	51	31	+ 136
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	156	39	239	- 84
Violence	40	148	38	255	- 107
Cervical Cancer	41	142	34	303	- 162
Low Birth Weight	42	136	47	64	+ 71
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	108	40	235	- 127
Epilepsy	44	94	45	116	- 22
Hepatitis C	45	89	62	1	+ 88
Anemia	46	84	83	0	+ 84
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	79	55	15	+ 64
Drownings	48	69	24	543	- 474
Asthma	49	64	44	122	- 58
Birth Trauma	50	47	52	25	+ 22
Malnutrition	51	47	53	22	+ 25
Fires	52	47	22	620	- 573
HIV/AIDS	53	40	42	167	- 127
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	35	85	0	+ 35
Osteoarthritis	55	34	84	0	+ 34
Poisonings	56	30	33	311	- 282
Schizophrenia	57	29	80	0	+ 29
Tuberculosis	58	24	37	269	- 245
Meningitis	59	17	50	36	- 20
Hepatitis B	60	16	56	14	+ 2
Oral conditions	61	12	86	0	+ 12
Appendicitis	62	12	54	20	- 8
Upper Respiratory	63	11	58	5	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	64	11	60	2	+ 9
War	65	5	59	3	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	2	66	0	+ 2
Syphilis	67	1	63	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	68	1	46	93	- 92
Pertussis	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	64	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	61	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Canada

Belarus

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.