BELARUS VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,488	1	53,186	- 41,698
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,712	3	3,530	+ 4,182
Stroke	3	4,201	2	16,393	- 12,192
Lung Cancers	4	3,774	4	2,950	+ 824
Lung Disease	5	3,112	7	2,208	+ 904
Hypertension	6	2,650	31	367	+ 2,283
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,139	5	2,886	- 747
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,090	15	1,086	+ 1,004
Falls	9	2,058	16	952	+ 1,106
Prostate Cancer	10	1,694	17	936	+ 758
Breast Cancer	11	1,691	12	1,230	+ 460
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,593	13	1,171	+ 423
Kidney Disease	13	1,352	26	480	+ 872
Suicide	14	1,339	9	2,004	- 665
Lymphomas	15	1,213	20	672	+ 541
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,101	11	1,361	- 259
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,096	30	373	+ 723
Parkinson's Disease	18	919	21	621	+ 298
Liver Cancer	19	863	32	363	+ 500
Other Neoplasms	20	731	48	52	+ 678
Liver Disease	21	726	8	2,078	- 1,352
Leukemia	22	720	23	554	+ 166
Bladder Cancer	23	718	35	295	+ 423
Stomach Cancer	24	658	10	1,690	- 1,032
Endocrine Disorders	25	636	43	141	+ 495
Oral Cancer	26	537	18	901	- 364
Skin Cancers	27	529	36	272	+ 257
Oesophagus Cancer	28	526	25	493	+ 33
Ovary Cancer	29	490	27	429	+ 62
Other Injuries	30	439	14	1,099	- 660
Congenital Anomalies	31	327	41	202	+ 125
Alcohol	32	245	6	2,761	- 2,515
Uterin Cancer	33	240	28	391	- 151
Road Traffic Accidents	34	207	19	722	- 515
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	199	57	13	+ 187
Drug Use	36	189	29	389	- 200
Osteoarthritis	37	182	84	0	+ 182
Multiple Sclerosis	38	171	49	42	+ 129
Epilepsy	39	170	45	116	+ 54
Skin Disease	40	139	51	31	+ 108
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	131	40	235	- 104
Cervical Cancer	42	113	34	303	- 191
Low Birth Weight	43	112	47	64	+ 48
Anemia	44	109	83	0	+ 109
Schizophrenia	45	103	80	0	+ 103
Asthma	46	102	44	122	- 20
Malnutrition	47	90	53	22	+ 68
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	83	39	239	- 156
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	73	55	15	+ 58
Drownings	50	53	24	543	- 490
Violence	51	45	38	255	- 210
Birth Trauma	52	34	52	25	+ 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	34	85	0	+ 34
HIV/AIDS	54	31	42	167	- 136
Fires	55	23	22	620	- 597
Tuberculosis	56	23	37	269	- 246
Meningitis	57	21	50	36	- 15
Hepatitis C	58	16	62	1	+ 15
Appendicitis	59	16	54	20	- 4
Poisonings	60	14	33	311	- 297
Upper Respiratory	61	12	58	5	+ 7
Oral conditions	62	9	86	0	+ 9
Hepatitis B	63	5	56	14	- 9
Maternal Conditions	64	5	60	2	+ 3
Syphilis	65	2	63	1	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	79	0	+ 1
War	67	1	59	3	- 2
Encephalitis	68	1	46	93	- 92
Otitis Media	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	64	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	65	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	68	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	61	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	73	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
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Switzerland

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.