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Belarus
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Belarus and United States health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

United States
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Belarus Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belarus BELARUS   United States UNITED STATES
      Belarus BELARUS   United States UNITED STATES
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    64.0
    72.9
    68.3
    35
    16
    31
     
    66.6
    73.1
    69.8
    23
    15
    16
    1970
    68.0
    76.0
    71.9
    21
    6
    11
     
    67.1
    74.7
    70.8
    24
    12
    21
    1980
    65.9
    75.6
    70.6
    54
    24
    36
     
    70.0
    77.5
    73.7
    22
    11
    18
    1990
    66.3
    75.6
    70.8
    74
    39
    57
     
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    29
    17
    21
    2000
    62.6
    73.5
    68.0
    115
    84
    103
     
    74.0
    79.5
    76.8
    28
    29
    28
    2010
    64.5
    76.3
    70.3
    122
    81
    103
     
    76.2
    81.1
    78.7
    30
    30
    30
    2019
    69.7
    79.6
    74.8
    104
    53
    79
     
    76.3
    80.7
    78.5
    41
    42
    40
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belarus BELARUS   United States UNITED STATES
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.7
    79.6
    104
    53
    76.3
    80.7
    41
    42
    Age 5
    70.0
    79.9
    123
    63
    76.8
    81.2
    42
    45
    Age 10
    70.0
    79.9
    125
    64
    76.9
    81.2
    43
    45
    Age 15
    70.0
    79.9
    129
    64
    76.9
    81.3
    43
    45
    Age 20
    70.1
    80.0
    131
    64
    77.1
    81.4
    43
    45
    Age 25
    70.3
    80.1
    136
    64
    77.5
    81.5
    43
    45
    Age 30
    70.5
    80.2
    136
    65
    77.9
    81.7
    41
    45
    Age 35
    70.9
    80.3
    138
    64
    78.3
    81.9
    41
    43
    Age 40
    71.4
    80.5
    139
    64
    78.8
    82.2
    40
    43
    Age 45
    72.2
    80.9
    143
    64
    79.3
    82.5
    40
    42
    Age 50
    73.2
    81.3
    145
    63
    79.9
    83.0
    41
    41
    Age 55
    74.4
    81.8
    144
    63
    80.7
    83.6
    40
    40
    Age 60
    76.0
    82.5
    143
    64
    81.8
    84.4
    37
    38
    Age 65
    78.1
    83.3
    140
    68
    83.1
    85.3
    34
    38
    Age 70
    80.6
    84.5
    132
    68
    84.6
    86.4
    32
    38
    Age 75
    83.3
    85.9
    125
    73
    86.5
    87.7
    23
    35
    Age 80
    86.3
    88.0
    116
    74
    88.6
    89.4
    18
    27
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.6
    96
    70
    91.1
    91.5
    22
    30
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belarus BELARUS   United States UNITED STATES
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    282.35
    10
    73.49
    142
    2. Stroke
    88.08
    87
    22.27
    164
    3. Alcohol
    19.82
    1
    3.50
    28
    4. Lung Cancers
    18.53
    62
    25.54
    24
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.05
    12
    10.28
    71
    6. Suicide
    16.49
    22
    14.51
    31
    7. Prostate Cancer
    16.14
    85
    11.64
    126
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.86
    125
    33.26
    8
    9. Liver Disease
    14.66
    108
    8.98
    134
    10. Breast Cancer
    13.60
    126
    15.93
    105
    11. Lung Disease
    12.05
    159
    28.49
    60
    12. Stomach Cancer
    10.43
    41
    2.24
    173
    13. Inflammatory/Heart
    10.19
    27
    5.64
    73
    14. Other Injuries
    8.33
    83
    5.11
    130
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    7.23
    40
    7.26
    36
    16. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.00
    175
    8.86
    163
    17. Falls
    6.97
    69
    5.68
    90
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.48
    146
    11.10
    120
    19. Oral Cancer
    6.03
    30
    2.01
    132
    20. Drownings
    4.91
    27
    1.19
    140
    21. Ovary Cancer
    4.83
    75
    4.70
    79
    22. Lymphomas
    4.50
    99
    6.36
    31
    23. Fires
    4.48
    15
    0.73
    124
    24. Cervical Cancer
    3.98
    138
    2.77
    151
    25. Uterin Cancer
    3.90
    29
    3.11
    50
    26. Leukemia
    3.67
    87
    4.43
    49
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.20
    63
    3.04
    71
    28. Drug Use
    3.17
    23
    21.28
    1
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    3.10
    141
    4.55
    68
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    2.85
    159
    3.78
    140
    31. Kidney Disease
    2.70
    181
    13.08
    127
    32. Tuberculosis
    2.52
    100
    0.09
    178
    33. Poisonings
    2.52
    32
    0.46
    102
    34. Liver Cancer
    2.31
    177
    4.69
    110
    35. Violence
    2.29
    124
    6.00
    81
    36. Diabetes Mellitus
    2.20
    181
    10.58
    144
    37. Hypertension
    2.07
    176
    10.26
    133
    38. Skin Cancers
    1.81
    99
    2.36
    57
    39. Bladder Cancer
    1.70
    112
    2.84
    61
    40. HIV/AIDS
    1.60
    112
    1.37
    113
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.59
    85
    0.55
    152
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.46
    133
    0.55
    170
    43. Epilepsy
    1.06
    131
    0.78
    159
    44. Endocrine Disorders
    1.05
    173
    8.22
    28
    45. Low Birth Weight
    0.98
    168
    2.37
    138
    46. Encephalitis
    0.75
    46
    0.01
    168
    47. Asthma
    0.72
    146
    0.84
    141
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.40
    161
    0.42
    157
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.32
    50
    0.97
    8
    50. Other Neoplasms
    0.31
    137
    2.68
    37
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belarus BELARUS   United States UNITED STATES
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    53,186
    48.88
    504,904
    20.15
    2. Stroke
    16,393
    15.07
    158,520
    6.33
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,530
    3.24
    287,198
    11.46
    4. Lung Cancers
    2,950
    2.71
    155,533
    6.21
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,886
    2.65
    61,827
    2.47
    6. Alcohol
    2,761
    2.54
    14,659
    0.58
    7. Lung Disease
    2,208
    2.03
    195,387
    7.80
    8. Liver Disease
    2,078
    1.91
    43,402
    1.73
    9. Suicide
    2,004
    1.84
    53,099
    2.12
    10. Stomach Cancer
    1,690
    1.55
    13,077
    0.52
    11. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,361
    1.25
    32,529
    1.30
    12. Breast Cancer
    1,230
    1.13
    48,671
    1.94
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1,171
    1.08
    44,293
    1.77
    14. Other Injuries
    1,099
    1.01
    25,997
    1.04
    15. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,086
    1.00
    60,317
    2.41
    16. Falls
    952
    0.87
    40,418
    1.61
    17. Prostate Cancer
    936
    0.86
    35,612
    1.42
    18. Oral Cancer
    901
    0.83
    11,555
    0.46
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    722
    0.66
    41,694
    1.66
    20. Lymphomas
    672
    0.62
    40,281
    1.61
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    621
    0.57
    34,491
    1.38
    22. Fires
    620
    0.57
    3,183
    0.13
    23. Leukemia
    554
    0.51
    26,966
    1.08
    24. Drownings
    543
    0.50
    4,070
    0.16
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    493
    0.45
    17,829
    0.71
    26. Kidney Disease
    480
    0.44
    85,861
    3.43
    27. Ovary Cancer
    429
    0.39
    14,591
    0.58
    28. Uterin Cancer
    391
    0.36
    10,063
    0.40
    29. Drug Use
    389
    0.36
    74,435
    2.97
    30. Diabetes Mellitus
    373
    0.34
    61,418
    2.45
    31. Hypertension
    367
    0.34
    65,960
    2.63
    32. Liver Cancer
    363
    0.33
    27,064
    1.08
    33. Poisonings
    311
    0.29
    1,674
    0.07
    34. Cervical Cancer
    303
    0.28
    6,984
    0.28
    35. Bladder Cancer
    295
    0.27
    19,622
    0.78
    36. Skin Cancers
    272
    0.25
    14,311
    0.57
    37. Tuberculosis
    269
    0.25
    546
    0.02
    38. Violence
    255
    0.23
    18,976
    0.76
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    239
    0.22
    3,646
    0.15
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    235
    0.22
    3,461
    0.14
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    202
    0.19
    11,762
    0.47
    42. HIV/AIDS
    167
    0.15
    5,660
    0.23
    43. Endocrine Disorders
    141
    0.13
    46,985
    1.87
    44. Asthma
    122
    0.11
    3,818
    0.15
    45. Epilepsy
    116
    0.11
    3,162
    0.13
    46. Encephalitis
    93
    0.09
    25
    0.00
    47. Low Birth Weight
    64
    0.06
    6,924
    0.28
    48. Other Neoplasms
    52
    0.05
    17,743
    0.71
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    42
    0.04
    5,059
    0.20
    50. Meningitis
    36
    0.03
    606
    0.02
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belarus BELARUS   United States UNITED STATES
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.53
    62
    25.54
    24
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.05
    12
    10.28
    71
    3. Prostate Cancer
    16.14
    85
    11.64
    126
    4. Breast Cancer
    13.60
    126
    15.93
    105
    5. Stomach Cancer
    10.43
    41
    2.24
    173
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.23
    40
    7.26
    36
    7. Oral Cancer
    6.03
    30
    2.01
    132
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.83
    75
    4.70
    79
    9. Lymphomas
    4.50
    99
    6.36
    31
    10. Cervical Cancer
    3.98
    138
    2.77
    151
    11. Uterin Cancer
    3.90
    29
    3.11
    50
    12. Leukemia
    3.67
    87
    4.43
    49
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.20
    63
    3.04
    71
    14. Liver Cancer
    2.31
    177
    4.69
    110
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.81
    99
    2.36
    57
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.70
    112
    2.84
    61
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.