BELARUS VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,645	1	53,186	- 44,541
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,826	3	3,530	+ 2,296
Lung Cancers	3	3,478	4	2,950	+ 529
Lung Disease	4	3,478	7	2,208	+ 1,270
Stroke	5	3,213	2	16,393	- 13,180
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,357	15	1,086	+ 1,271
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,988	5	2,886	- 898
Breast Cancer	8	1,379	12	1,230	+ 149
Prostate Cancer	9	1,062	17	936	+ 126
Kidney Disease	10	1,028	26	480	+ 548
Pancreas Cancer	11	963	13	1,171	- 208
Parkinson's Disease	12	962	21	621	+ 340
Lymphomas	13	931	20	672	+ 259
Suicide	14	853	9	2,004	- 1,151
Oesophagus Cancer	15	760	25	493	+ 267
Diabetes Mellitus	16	751	30	373	+ 378
Stomach Cancer	17	647	10	1,690	- 1,042
Liver Cancer	18	577	32	363	+ 214
Liver Disease	19	507	8	2,078	- 1,571
Leukemia	20	497	23	554	- 57
Ovary Cancer	21	495	27	429	+ 67
Bladder Cancer	22	465	35	295	+ 169
Skin Cancers	23	457	36	272	+ 185
Endocrine Disorders	24	453	43	141	+ 312
Falls	25	448	16	952	- 504
Inflammatory/Heart	26	435	11	1,361	- 925
Other Neoplasms	27	396	48	52	+ 343
Oral Cancer	28	332	18	901	- 569
Hypertension	29	317	31	367	- 50
Other Injuries	30	310	14	1,099	- 789
Drug Use	31	303	29	389	- 86
Congenital Anomalies	32	278	41	202	+ 76
Road Traffic Accidents	33	278	19	722	- 444
Uterin Cancer	34	229	28	391	- 161
Cervical Cancer	35	187	34	303	- 116
Epilepsy	36	154	45	116	+ 38
Multiple Sclerosis	37	151	49	42	+ 109
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	121	40	235	- 114
Alcohol	39	116	6	2,761	- 2,644
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	107	55	15	+ 92
Asthma	41	105	44	122	- 17
Skin Disease	42	105	51	31	+ 74
Drownings	43	104	24	543	- 440
Low Birth Weight	44	101	47	64	+ 37
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	95	57	13	+ 83
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	90	39	239	- 149
Violence	47	69	38	255	- 186
Fires	48	54	22	620	- 566
Anemia	49	52	83	0	+ 52
Tuberculosis	50	42	37	269	- 227
Osteoarthritis	51	36	84	0	+ 36
Hepatitis C	52	35	62	1	+ 34
Poisonings	53	26	33	311	- 286
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	25	85	0	+ 25
Schizophrenia	55	21	80	0	+ 21
Birth Trauma	56	18	52	25	- 7
HIV/AIDS	57	16	42	167	- 151
Meningitis	58	13	50	36	- 23
Hepatitis B	59	11	56	14	- 3
Appendicitis	60	6	54	20	- 14
Maternal Conditions	61	6	60	2	+ 4
Oral conditions	62	4	86	0	+ 4
Malnutrition	63	3	53	22	- 19
Upper Respiratory	64	2	58	5	- 3
War	65	1	59	3	- 2
Encephalitis	66	0	46	93	- 93
Pertussis	67	0	65	0	- 0
Syphilis	68	0	63	1	- 1
Chlamydia	69	0	61	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	64	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	68	0	- 0
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

Ireland

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.