BELARUS VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,419	1	53,186	+ 2,233
Stroke	2	20,401	2	16,393	+ 4,008
Lung Cancers	3	4,804	4	2,950	+ 1,854
Hypertension	4	4,660	31	367	+ 4,293
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	3,882	5	2,886	+ 995
Suicide	6	2,608	9	2,004	+ 604
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,365	15	1,086	+ 1,278
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	2,346	3	3,530	- 1,184
Liver Disease	9	2,326	8	2,078	+ 249
Stomach Cancer	10	2,311	10	1,690	+ 621
Breast Cancer	11	2,274	12	1,230	+ 1,043
Prostate Cancer	12	2,162	17	936	+ 1,226
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,089	13	1,171	+ 919
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,898	30	373	+ 1,526
Falls	15	1,873	16	952	+ 921
Lung Disease	16	1,854	7	2,208	- 354
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,750	11	1,361	+ 389
Other Injuries	18	1,502	14	1,099	+ 403
Kidney Disease	19	1,344	26	480	+ 864
Oral Cancer	20	1,222	18	901	+ 321
Lymphomas	21	1,162	20	672	+ 491
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	1,131	40	235	+ 895
Bladder Cancer	23	1,057	35	295	+ 762
Leukemia	24	1,026	23	554	+ 472
Liver Cancer	25	864	32	363	+ 501
Ovary Cancer	26	843	27	429	+ 414
Road Traffic Accidents	27	812	19	722	+ 90
Cervical Cancer	28	811	34	303	+ 508
Parkinson's Disease	29	804	21	621	+ 182
Oesophagus Cancer	30	791	25	493	+ 298
Other Neoplasms	31	766	48	52	+ 714
Skin Cancers	32	711	36	272	+ 439
Alcohol	33	693	6	2,761	- 2,068
Uterin Cancer	34	576	28	391	+ 186
Drownings	35	542	24	543	- 1
Violence	36	476	38	255	+ 220
Drug Use	37	442	29	389	+ 53
Tuberculosis	38	429	37	269	+ 161
Endocrine Disorders	39	260	43	141	+ 120
Epilepsy	40	224	45	116	+ 108
Congenital Anomalies	41	223	41	202	+ 21
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	215	57	13	+ 202
Fires	43	185	22	620	- 435
Skin Disease	44	173	51	31	+ 142
Poisonings	45	167	33	311	- 144
Asthma	46	164	44	122	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	148	55	15	+ 133
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	106	39	239	- 134
Multiple Sclerosis	49	104	49	42	+ 62
Hepatitis C	50	85	62	1	+ 84
HIV/AIDS	51	81	42	167	- 86
Meningitis	52	70	50	36	+ 34
Birth Trauma	53	37	52	25	+ 12
Appendicitis	54	35	54	20	+ 15
Low Birth Weight	55	32	47	64	- 32
Schizophrenia	56	31	80	0	+ 31
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	29	85	0	+ 29
Malnutrition	58	26	53	22	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	59	23	84	0	+ 23
Anemia	60	19	83	0	+ 19
Hepatitis B	61	17	56	14	+ 3
Tetanus	62	9	64	0	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	63	8	60	2	+ 6
Oral conditions	64	7	86	0	+ 7
Encephalitis	65	6	46	93	- 87
Otitis Media	66	4	66	0	+ 4
War	67	1	59	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	68	0	58	5	- 5
Pertussis	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	63	1	- 1
Chlamydia	71	0	61	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	76	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

Lithuania

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.