BELARUS VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	18,779	3	3,530	+ 15,249
Coronary Heart Disease	2	16,602	1	53,186	- 36,584
Stroke	3	6,949	2	16,393	- 9,444
Lung Cancers	4	3,904	4	2,950	+ 955
Hypertension	5	3,428	31	367	+ 3,061
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,420	5	2,886	- 466
Falls	7	2,238	16	952	+ 1,286
Lung Disease	8	2,177	7	2,208	- 31
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,106	13	1,171	+ 935
Liver Disease	10	1,804	8	2,078	- 274
Prostate Cancer	11	1,638	17	936	+ 703
Breast Cancer	12	1,601	12	1,230	+ 371
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,440	21	621	+ 819
Lymphomas	14	1,437	20	672	+ 765
Suicide	15	1,429	9	2,004	- 575
Liver Cancer	16	921	32	363	+ 557
Inflammatory/Heart	17	875	11	1,361	- 486
Alcohol	18	784	6	2,761	- 1,977
Stomach Cancer	19	755	10	1,690	- 935
Other Injuries	20	738	14	1,099	- 361
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	737	15	1,086	- 350
Diabetes Mellitus	22	706	30	373	+ 333
Other Neoplasms	23	636	48	52	+ 584
Leukemia	24	627	23	554	+ 73
Ovary Cancer	25	582	27	429	+ 153
Kidney Disease	26	577	26	480	+ 97
Oesophagus Cancer	27	540	25	493	+ 47
Bladder Cancer	28	521	35	295	+ 225
Skin Cancers	29	502	36	272	+ 230
Drug Use	30	455	29	389	+ 66
Endocrine Disorders	31	433	43	141	+ 293
Uterin Cancer	32	380	28	391	- 10
Road Traffic Accidents	33	363	19	722	- 359
Oral Cancer	34	350	18	901	- 551
Congenital Anomalies	35	324	41	202	+ 122
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	256	40	235	+ 21
Drownings	37	179	24	543	- 364
Epilepsy	38	176	45	116	+ 60
Schizophrenia	39	157	80	0	+ 157
Asthma	40	143	44	122	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	140	55	15	+ 125
Multiple Sclerosis	42	135	49	42	+ 93
Violence	43	109	38	255	- 147
Cervical Cancer	44	105	34	303	- 198
Fires	45	104	22	620	- 516
Tuberculosis	46	54	37	269	- 215
Skin Disease	47	46	51	31	+ 15
Low Birth Weight	48	44	47	64	- 20
Poisonings	49	42	33	311	- 269
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	32	39	239	- 207
Osteoarthritis	51	28	84	0	+ 28
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	26	57	13	+ 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	18	85	0	+ 18
Appendicitis	54	16	54	20	- 4
Meningitis	55	16	50	36	- 21
Birth Trauma	56	13	52	25	- 12
Malnutrition	57	11	53	22	- 11
Anemia	58	10	83	0	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	59	9	42	167	- 158
Hepatitis C	60	8	62	1	+ 7
Oral conditions	61	6	86	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	62	3	58	5	- 2
Hepatitis B	63	3	56	14	- 11
Maternal Conditions	64	3	60	2	+ 1
War	65	1	59	3	- 2
Encephalitis	66	1	46	93	- 92
Syphilis	67	1	63	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	1	66	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	64	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	61	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Finland

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.