BELARUS VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,496	1	53,186	- 44,690
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,300	3	3,530	+ 4,769
Lung Disease	3	6,978	7	2,208	+ 4,770
Lung Cancers	4	5,919	4	2,950	+ 2,970
Stroke	5	5,826	2	16,393	- 10,568
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,569	15	1,086	+ 2,482
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,415	5	2,886	+ 529
Prostate Cancer	8	2,354	17	936	+ 1,418
Breast Cancer	9	2,066	12	1,230	+ 836
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,042	30	373	+ 1,670
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,743	13	1,171	+ 573
Kidney Disease	12	1,449	26	480	+ 969
Lymphomas	13	1,161	20	672	+ 489
Liver Disease	14	1,101	8	2,078	- 977
Hypertension	15	1,022	31	367	+ 655
Suicide	16	982	9	2,004	- 1,022
Parkinson's Disease	17	954	21	621	+ 333
Alcohol	18	952	6	2,761	- 1,809
Endocrine Disorders	19	914	43	141	+ 773
Leukemia	20	888	23	554	+ 334
Bladder Cancer	21	868	35	295	+ 572
Falls	22	860	16	952	- 92
Stomach Cancer	23	770	10	1,690	- 920
Oesophagus Cancer	24	758	25	493	+ 265
Liver Cancer	25	739	32	363	+ 376
Skin Cancers	26	618	36	272	+ 346
Other Neoplasms	27	601	48	52	+ 549
Oral Cancer	28	590	18	901	- 311
Ovary Cancer	29	584	27	429	+ 155
Other Injuries	30	552	14	1,099	- 547
Inflammatory/Heart	31	452	11	1,361	- 908
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	344	40	235	+ 109
Road Traffic Accidents	33	340	19	722	- 382
Drug Use	34	313	29	389	- 76
Uterin Cancer	35	248	28	391	- 143
Congenital Anomalies	36	244	41	202	+ 42
Cervical Cancer	37	243	34	303	- 60
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	230	57	13	+ 217
Multiple Sclerosis	39	210	49	42	+ 168
Epilepsy	40	199	45	116	+ 83
Low Birth Weight	41	185	47	64	+ 121
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	153	39	239	- 86
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	134	55	15	+ 119
Asthma	44	131	44	122	+ 9
Skin Disease	45	125	51	31	+ 95
Anemia	46	116	83	0	+ 116
Violence	47	100	38	255	- 155
Schizophrenia	48	90	80	0	+ 90
Fires	49	84	22	620	- 536
Drownings	50	59	24	543	- 484
Osteoarthritis	51	40	84	0	+ 40
Meningitis	52	40	50	36	+ 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	39	85	0	+ 39
Appendicitis	54	37	54	20	+ 17
HIV/AIDS	55	36	42	167	- 131
Birth Trauma	56	34	52	25	+ 9
Tuberculosis	57	25	37	269	- 244
Upper Respiratory	58	24	58	5	+ 19
Malnutrition	59	22	53	22	+ 0
Hepatitis C	60	14	62	1	+ 13
Hepatitis B	61	10	56	14	- 4
Poisonings	62	9	33	311	- 302
Oral conditions	63	7	86	0	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	64	4	60	2	+ 2
Otitis Media	65	3	66	0	+ 3
War	66	1	59	3	- 2
Encephalitis	67	1	46	93	- 92
Tetanus	68	1	64	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	61	1	- 1
Syphilis	70	1	63	1	- 0
Measles	71	1	68	0	+ 1
Pertussis	72	0	65	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Denmark

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.