BELARUS VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,641	1	53,186	- 40,546
Stroke	2	9,395	2	16,393	- 6,998
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,321	15	1,086	+ 7,235
Lung Cancers	4	6,146	4	2,950	+ 3,196
Lung Disease	5	6,029	7	2,208	+ 3,821
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,422	5	2,886	+ 1,536
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	4,391	3	3,530	+ 861
Stomach Cancer	8	3,889	10	1,690	+ 2,200
Kidney Disease	9	3,453	26	480	+ 2,973
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,856	13	1,171	+ 1,685
Liver Cancer	11	2,266	32	363	+ 1,903
Other Injuries	12	1,702	14	1,099	+ 603
Suicide	13	1,501	9	2,004	- 503
Lymphomas	14	1,486	20	672	+ 815
Breast Cancer	15	1,219	12	1,230	- 12
Other Neoplasms	16	1,166	48	52	+ 1,114
Liver Disease	17	1,095	8	2,078	- 983
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,080	21	621	+ 459
Prostate Cancer	19	1,042	17	936	+ 107
Oesophagus Cancer	20	950	25	493	+ 457
Endocrine Disorders	21	886	43	141	+ 745
Bladder Cancer	22	766	35	295	+ 471
Falls	23	751	16	952	- 201
Leukemia	24	741	23	554	+ 187
Drownings	25	649	24	543	+ 105
Oral Cancer	26	643	18	901	- 258
Inflammatory/Heart	27	635	11	1,361	- 726
Hypertension	28	515	31	367	+ 147
Diabetes Mellitus	29	419	30	373	+ 46
Ovary Cancer	30	390	27	429	- 38
Road Traffic Accidents	31	352	19	722	- 370
Cervical Cancer	32	293	34	303	- 10
Uterin Cancer	33	267	28	391	- 124
Tuberculosis	34	267	37	269	- 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	225	40	235	- 10
Skin Disease	36	216	51	31	+ 186
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	211	57	13	+ 198
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	202	55	15	+ 187
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	197	39	239	- 42
Congenital Anomalies	40	191	41	202	- 11
Hepatitis C	41	171	62	1	+ 171
Asthma	42	148	44	122	+ 27
Malnutrition	43	147	53	22	+ 125
Skin Cancers	44	142	36	272	- 130
Epilepsy	45	120	45	116	+ 4
Hepatitis B	46	110	56	14	+ 96
Schizophrenia	47	81	80	0	+ 81
Fires	48	78	22	620	- 543
Anemia	49	68	83	0	+ 68
Drug Use	50	56	29	389	- 332
Alcohol	51	44	6	2,761	- 2,717
Meningitis	52	24	50	36	- 13
Violence	53	21	38	255	- 235
Poisonings	54	20	33	311	- 292
Low Birth Weight	55	16	47	64	- 49
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	13	85	0	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	57	12	58	5	+ 7
Appendicitis	58	10	54	20	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	59	8	49	42	- 34
Oral conditions	60	8	86	0	+ 8
Birth Trauma	61	8	52	25	- 17
Osteoarthritis	62	7	84	0	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	63	4	42	167	- 163
Maternal Conditions	64	3	60	2	+ 1
Syphilis	65	1	63	1	+ 1
War	66	1	59	3	- 2
Tetanus	67	1	64	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	66	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	69	0	46	93	- 93
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	65	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	61	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Japan

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.