BELARUS VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	13,620	3	3,530	+ 10,090
Coronary Heart Disease	2	9,955	1	53,186	- 43,231
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,627	15	1,086	+ 4,540
Stroke	4	5,222	2	16,393	- 11,171
Lung Cancers	5	4,957	4	2,950	+ 2,007
Lung Disease	6	4,566	7	2,208	+ 2,358
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,560	5	2,886	- 326
Prostate Cancer	8	1,844	17	936	+ 909
Breast Cancer	9	1,765	12	1,230	+ 535
Lymphomas	10	1,298	20	672	+ 626
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,248	13	1,171	+ 78
Oesophagus Cancer	12	1,211	25	493	+ 718
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,190	21	621	+ 568
Liver Disease	14	1,064	8	2,078	- 1,014
Falls	15	1,057	16	952	+ 106
Bladder Cancer	16	851	35	295	+ 556
Diabetes Mellitus	17	811	30	373	+ 438
Kidney Disease	18	759	26	480	+ 279
Other Injuries	19	758	14	1,099	- 340
Suicide	20	739	9	2,004	- 1,265
Liver Cancer	21	727	32	363	+ 364
Leukemia	22	723	23	554	+ 169
Hypertension	23	723	31	367	+ 356
Stomach Cancer	24	694	10	1,690	- 996
Ovary Cancer	25	558	27	429	+ 129
Other Neoplasms	26	553	48	52	+ 501
Skin Cancers	27	517	36	272	+ 246
Endocrine Disorders	28	458	43	141	+ 317
Inflammatory/Heart	29	434	11	1,361	- 927
Oral Cancer	30	431	18	901	- 469
Drug Use	31	392	29	389	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	32	326	28	391	- 65
Road Traffic Accidents	33	301	19	722	- 421
Skin Disease	34	296	51	31	+ 265
Congenital Anomalies	35	295	41	202	+ 93
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	290	40	235	+ 55
Multiple Sclerosis	37	258	49	42	+ 216
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	222	57	13	+ 209
Alcohol	39	216	6	2,761	- 2,545
Low Birth Weight	40	182	47	64	+ 118
Asthma	41	181	44	122	+ 59
Epilepsy	42	166	45	116	+ 50
Cervical Cancer	43	153	34	303	- 151
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	141	55	15	+ 126
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	122	39	239	- 118
Violence	46	120	38	255	- 135
Tuberculosis	47	49	37	269	- 220
Fires	48	46	22	620	- 574
Drownings	49	42	24	543	- 502
Anemia	50	38	83	0	+ 38
Hepatitis C	51	37	62	1	+ 36
Meningitis	52	32	50	36	- 4
Poisonings	53	31	33	311	- 281
Birth Trauma	54	26	52	25	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	55	26	42	167	- 141
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	26	85	0	+ 26
Osteoarthritis	57	23	84	0	+ 23
Malnutrition	58	16	53	22	- 6
Appendicitis	59	15	54	20	- 5
Schizophrenia	60	14	80	0	+ 14
Oral conditions	61	7	86	0	+ 7
Syphilis	62	7	63	1	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	63	7	58	5	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	6	60	2	+ 4
Hepatitis B	65	6	56	14	- 8
Otitis Media	66	2	66	0	+ 2
War	67	1	59	3	- 2
Encephalitis	68	1	46	93	- 92
Pertussis	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	64	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	68	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	61	1	- 1
Ascariasis	80	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	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

United Kingdom

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.