BELGIUM VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,999	1	15,281	- 3,281
War	2	7,648	67	1	+ 7,647
Stroke	3	5,690	3	7,408	- 1,717
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,373	6	5,677	- 1,304
Low Birth Weight	5	3,771	50	70	+ 3,701
Birth Trauma	6	3,201	53	47	+ 3,154
Tuberculosis	7	2,937	54	46	+ 2,892
Hypertension	8	2,387	27	740	+ 1,647
Maternal Conditions	9	2,331	64	6	+ 2,325
Kidney Disease	10	1,967	8	2,952	- 984
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,801	29	666	+ 1,135
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,716	20	1,269	+ 447
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	1,658	33	418	+ 1,241
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,493	40	282	+ 1,211
Lung Disease	15	1,388	5	6,438	- 5,050
Liver Disease	16	1,373	17	1,433	- 60
Asthma	17	1,016	46	128	+ 888
Other Injuries	18	968	11	2,006	- 1,039
Violence	19	960	44	149	+ 811
Meningitis	20	784	58	28	+ 755
Pertussis	21	629	68	1	+ 628
Breast Cancer	22	544	9	2,587	- 2,043
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	527	2	9,416	- 8,889
Suicide	24	469	10	2,111	- 1,642
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	449	42	213	+ 237
Stomach Cancer	26	448	26	863	- 415
Oral Cancer	27	438	28	675	- 237
Endocrine Disorders	28	407	18	1,432	- 1,025
Oesophagus Cancer	29	392	25	898	- 506
Tetanus	30	374	78	0	+ 374
Encephalitis	31	355	66	1	+ 354
Lung Cancers	32	321	4	6,777	- 6,456
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	311	37	293	+ 18
Drownings	34	297	47	79	+ 219
Epilepsy	35	296	36	348	- 51
Lymphomas	36	282	16	1,552	- 1,270
Falls	37	270	15	1,756	- 1,485
Hepatitis B	38	258	63	17	+ 241
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	221	7	3,329	- 3,107
Liver Cancer	40	196	24	976	- 780
Parkinson's Disease	41	187	19	1,378	- 1,190
Leukemia	42	182	21	1,199	- 1,017
Malnutrition	43	176	38	291	- 115
Cervical Cancer	44	161	41	243	- 81
Inflammatory/Heart	45	157	23	1,060	- 903
HIV/AIDS	46	138	57	36	+ 102
Poisonings	47	115	55	41	+ 73
Ovary Cancer	48	110	30	653	- 542
Measles	49	105	79	0	+ 105
Fires	50	104	48	75	+ 29
Drug Use	51	98	39	287	- 189
Appendicitis	52	89	62	17	+ 72
Uterin Cancer	53	86	34	384	- 298
Bladder Cancer	54	81	22	1,078	- 997
Prostate Cancer	55	77	13	1,824	- 1,747
Pancreas Cancer	56	68	14	1,809	- 1,741
Malaria	57	55	75	0	+ 55
Alcohol	58	45	32	500	- 455
Skin Cancers	59	43	31	522	- 479
Syphilis	60	28	70	0	+ 28
Skin Disease	61	28	35	380	- 351
Multiple Sclerosis	62	25	45	147	- 122
Other Neoplasms	63	9	12	1,828	- 1,819
Hepatitis C	64	8	52	53	- 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	8	49	73	- 65
Ascariasis	66	5	82	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	67	5	69	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	68	3	59	22	- 19
Chlamydia	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	40	- 40
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	43	199	- 199
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Afghanistan

Belgium

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.