BELGIUM VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,913	1	15,281	+ 18,632
Stroke	2	33,886	3	7,408	+ 26,478
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	7,043	2	9,416	- 2,373
Lung Cancers	4	3,956	4	6,777	- 2,821
Lung Disease	5	3,378	5	6,438	- 3,060
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,443	6	5,677	- 3,234
Stomach Cancer	7	1,901	26	863	+ 1,038
Inflammatory/Heart	8	1,792	23	1,060	+ 731
Liver Cancer	9	1,672	24	976	+ 696
Hypertension	10	1,639	27	740	+ 900
Kidney Disease	11	1,536	8	2,952	- 1,415
Liver Disease	12	1,450	17	1,433	+ 17
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,421	19	1,378	+ 43
Road Traffic Accidents	14	1,299	29	666	+ 633
Bladder Cancer	15	1,271	22	1,078	+ 193
Prostate Cancer	16	1,198	13	1,824	- 627
Breast Cancer	17	884	9	2,587	- 1,702
Pancreas Cancer	18	866	14	1,809	- 943
Diabetes Mellitus	19	804	20	1,269	- 466
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	759	7	3,329	- 2,569
Asthma	21	743	46	128	+ 615
Leukemia	22	506	21	1,199	- 693
Falls	23	482	15	1,756	- 1,274
Suicide	24	482	10	2,111	- 1,629
Low Birth Weight	25	410	50	70	+ 340
Other Injuries	26	407	11	2,006	- 1,600
Violence	27	395	44	149	+ 246
Congenital Anomalies	28	395	40	282	+ 113
Endocrine Disorders	29	350	18	1,432	- 1,082
Oral Cancer	30	345	28	675	- 330
Lymphomas	31	265	16	1,552	- 1,287
Skin Cancers	32	245	31	522	- 277
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	219	42	213	+ 7
Oesophagus Cancer	34	199	25	898	- 699
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	194	37	293	- 99
Cervical Cancer	36	184	41	243	- 59
Epilepsy	37	170	36	348	- 178
Uterin Cancer	38	162	34	384	- 223
Ovary Cancer	39	152	30	653	- 500
Multiple Sclerosis	40	149	45	147	+ 2
Birth Trauma	41	125	53	47	+ 78
HIV/AIDS	42	99	57	36	+ 63
Drownings	43	98	47	79	+ 19
Drug Use	44	97	39	287	- 191
Fires	45	76	48	75	+ 1
Encephalitis	46	76	66	1	+ 74
Other Neoplasms	47	75	12	1,828	- 1,753
Alcohol	48	71	32	500	- 429
Meningitis	49	53	58	28	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	50	47	59	22	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	43	49	73	- 30
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	36	33	418	- 382
Poisonings	53	35	55	41	- 7
Tuberculosis	54	32	54	46	- 13
Skin Disease	55	23	35	380	- 357
Appendicitis	56	20	62	17	+ 4
Tetanus	57	11	78	0	+ 11
Malnutrition	58	10	38	291	- 281
Maternal Conditions	59	8	64	6	+ 2
Pertussis	60	5	68	1	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	61	3	73	0	+ 3
Syphilis	62	3	70	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	63	2	63	17	- 15
War	64	1	67	1	+ 0
Measles	65	1	79	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	52	53	- 53
Chlamydia	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	65	2	- 2
Diphtheria	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	40	- 40
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	43	199	- 199
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Albania

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.