BELARUS VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	9,702	3	3,530	+ 6,172
Coronary Heart Disease	2	9,410	1	53,186	- 43,776
Lung Cancers	3	5,870	4	2,950	+ 2,920
Stroke	4	5,190	2	16,393	- 11,204
Lung Disease	5	5,115	7	2,208	+ 2,907
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,116	5	2,886	+ 230
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,644	15	1,086	+ 1,558
Falls	8	2,208	16	952	+ 1,257
Breast Cancer	9	1,890	12	1,230	+ 659
Prostate Cancer	10	1,746	17	936	+ 810
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,601	13	1,171	+ 431
Kidney Disease	12	1,353	26	480	+ 873
Lymphomas	13	1,342	20	672	+ 671
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,276	30	373	+ 903
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,147	25	493	+ 654
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,133	21	621	+ 512
Suicide	17	1,083	9	2,004	- 921
Other Neoplasms	18	979	48	52	+ 927
Other Injuries	19	881	14	1,099	- 218
Leukemia	20	844	23	554	+ 290
Bladder Cancer	21	787	35	295	+ 491
Stomach Cancer	22	728	10	1,690	- 962
Inflammatory/Heart	23	642	11	1,361	- 719
Liver Cancer	24	622	32	363	+ 259
Ovary Cancer	25	570	27	429	+ 142
Endocrine Disorders	26	564	43	141	+ 423
Skin Cancers	27	548	36	272	+ 276
Liver Disease	28	500	8	2,078	- 1,578
Hypertension	29	437	31	367	+ 70
Oral Cancer	30	410	18	901	- 490
Road Traffic Accidents	31	364	19	722	- 358
Alcohol	32	327	6	2,761	- 2,433
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	312	57	13	+ 299
Uterin Cancer	34	303	28	391	- 88
Congenital Anomalies	35	291	41	202	+ 89
Skin Disease	36	158	51	31	+ 127
Multiple Sclerosis	37	158	49	42	+ 116
Epilepsy	38	155	45	116	+ 39
Cervical Cancer	39	142	34	303	- 161
Anemia	40	133	83	0	+ 133
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	127	39	239	- 112
Drug Use	42	123	29	389	- 265
Osteoarthritis	43	118	84	0	+ 118
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	115	55	15	+ 99
Low Birth Weight	45	90	47	64	+ 25
Asthma	46	88	44	122	- 33
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	70	40	235	- 166
Violence	48	57	38	255	- 198
Drownings	49	52	24	543	- 491
Schizophrenia	50	51	80	0	+ 51
Meningitis	51	42	50	36	+ 6
Birth Trauma	52	40	52	25	+ 15
Fires	53	26	22	620	- 594
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	22	85	0	+ 22
HIV/AIDS	55	17	42	167	- 150
Tuberculosis	56	15	37	269	- 253
Upper Respiratory	57	15	58	5	+ 10
Appendicitis	58	14	54	20	- 6
Oral conditions	59	11	86	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	60	11	62	1	+ 10
Poisonings	61	9	33	311	- 302
Hepatitis B	62	7	56	14	- 6
Malnutrition	63	6	53	22	- 15
Otitis Media	64	5	66	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	65	4	60	2	+ 2
War	66	1	59	3	- 2
Pertussis	67	1	65	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	46	93	- 93
Syphilis	69	0	63	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	64	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	61	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Netherlands

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.