BELARUS VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,580	1	53,186	- 39,606
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,795	3	3,530	+ 6,265
Stroke	3	5,415	2	16,393	- 10,979
Lung Disease	4	3,898	7	2,208	+ 1,690
Lung Cancers	5	3,340	4	2,950	+ 390
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,736	5	2,886	- 150
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,386	15	1,086	+ 1,299
Prostate Cancer	8	2,353	17	936	+ 1,417
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,659	13	1,171	+ 488
Hypertension	10	1,649	31	367	+ 1,282
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,646	30	373	+ 1,273
Kidney Disease	12	1,462	26	480	+ 982
Breast Cancer	13	1,420	12	1,230	+ 189
Suicide	14	1,327	9	2,004	- 677
Other Injuries	15	1,232	14	1,099	+ 134
Lymphomas	16	1,217	20	672	+ 546
Falls	17	995	16	952	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	18	930	48	52	+ 877
Parkinson's Disease	19	846	21	621	+ 225
Leukemia	20	741	23	554	+ 187
Bladder Cancer	21	682	35	295	+ 387
Liver Cancer	22	675	32	363	+ 311
Liver Disease	23	649	8	2,078	- 1,429
Endocrine Disorders	24	630	43	141	+ 489
Skin Cancers	25	583	36	272	+ 312
Stomach Cancer	26	550	10	1,690	- 1,140
Ovary Cancer	27	496	27	429	+ 67
Inflammatory/Heart	28	491	11	1,361	- 870
Oesophagus Cancer	29	483	25	493	- 10
Drug Use	30	380	29	389	- 9
Oral Cancer	31	340	18	901	- 561
Alcohol	32	322	6	2,761	- 2,439
Uterin Cancer	33	309	28	391	- 81
Road Traffic Accidents	34	283	19	722	- 439
Congenital Anomalies	35	276	41	202	+ 74
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	260	57	13	+ 247
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	249	40	235	+ 13
Cervical Cancer	38	204	34	303	- 99
Skin Disease	39	197	51	31	+ 167
Anemia	40	157	83	0	+ 157
Multiple Sclerosis	41	153	49	42	+ 111
Asthma	42	142	44	122	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	116	55	15	+ 100
Epilepsy	44	108	45	116	- 8
Malnutrition	45	105	53	22	+ 83
Drownings	46	103	24	543	- 441
Violence	47	101	38	255	- 154
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	99	39	239	- 140
Fires	49	58	22	620	- 562
Schizophrenia	50	57	80	0	+ 57
Low Birth Weight	51	45	47	64	- 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	41	85	0	+ 41
Hepatitis C	53	40	62	1	+ 39
Meningitis	54	31	50	36	- 5
Birth Trauma	55	30	52	25	+ 5
Tuberculosis	56	22	37	269	- 247
Osteoarthritis	57	21	84	0	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	58	17	58	5	+ 13
Appendicitis	59	16	54	20	- 4
Poisonings	60	16	33	311	- 295
HIV/AIDS	61	11	42	167	- 156
Hepatitis B	62	8	56	14	- 5
Oral conditions	63	7	86	0	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	64	4	60	2	+ 2
War	65	2	59	3	- 2
Otitis Media	66	1	66	0	+ 1
Pertussis	67	0	65	0	+ 0
Tetanus	68	0	64	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	46	93	- 93
Syphilis	72	0	63	1	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	61	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Sweden

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.