BELARUS VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,530	1	53,186	- 42,656
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,712	3	3,530	+ 4,181
Stroke	3	3,669	2	16,393	- 12,724
Lung Cancers	4	3,502	4	2,950	+ 553
Lung Disease	5	3,359	7	2,208	+ 1,151
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,149	15	1,086	+ 1,062
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,917	5	2,886	- 969
Prostate Cancer	8	1,588	17	936	+ 652
Breast Cancer	9	1,393	12	1,230	+ 162
Parkinson's Disease	10	1,383	21	621	+ 761
Other Injuries	11	1,305	14	1,099	+ 207
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,130	13	1,171	- 40
Suicide	13	1,050	9	2,004	- 954
Lymphomas	14	959	20	672	+ 288
Kidney Disease	15	868	26	480	+ 388
Diabetes Mellitus	16	774	30	373	+ 401
Hypertension	17	632	31	367	+ 265
Falls	18	618	16	952	- 334
Oesophagus Cancer	19	588	25	493	+ 95
Liver Cancer	20	584	32	363	+ 221
Bladder Cancer	21	531	35	295	+ 236
Leukemia	22	493	23	554	- 61
Stomach Cancer	23	458	10	1,690	- 1,232
Drug Use	24	439	29	389	+ 50
Ovary Cancer	25	429	27	429	+ 0
Inflammatory/Heart	26	408	11	1,361	- 953
Endocrine Disorders	27	407	43	141	+ 266
Alcohol	28	369	6	2,761	- 2,392
Skin Cancers	29	339	36	272	+ 67
Other Neoplasms	30	254	48	52	+ 202
Liver Disease	31	247	8	2,078	- 1,831
Cervical Cancer	32	240	34	303	- 63
Oral Cancer	33	223	18	901	- 678
Congenital Anomalies	34	195	41	202	- 8
Road Traffic Accidents	35	181	19	722	- 541
Uterin Cancer	36	180	28	391	- 210
Epilepsy	37	141	45	116	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	110	55	15	+ 95
Violence	39	105	38	255	- 151
Anemia	40	96	83	0	+ 96
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	85	40	235	- 150
Poisonings	42	84	33	311	- 227
Low Birth Weight	43	79	47	64	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	44	72	49	42	+ 30
Skin Disease	45	69	51	31	+ 38
Birth Trauma	46	65	52	25	+ 40
Osteoarthritis	47	54	84	0	+ 54
Asthma	48	43	44	122	- 78
Schizophrenia	49	38	80	0	+ 38
Meningitis	50	33	50	36	- 3
Upper Respiratory	51	29	58	5	+ 24
Hepatitis C	52	29	62	1	+ 28
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	28	85	0	+ 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	27	39	239	- 212
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	25	57	13	+ 13
Drownings	56	24	24	543	- 520
Malnutrition	57	14	53	22	- 8
Fires	58	14	22	620	- 606
HIV/AIDS	59	12	42	167	- 155
Maternal Conditions	60	9	60	2	+ 7
War	61	1	59	3	- 2
Pertussis	62	0	65	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	56	14	- 14
Otitis Media	64	0	66	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	64	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	46	93	- 93
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	63	1	- 1
Chlamydia	81	0	61	1	- 1
Tuberculosis	82	0	37	269	- 269
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	54	20	- 20
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Iceland

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.