BELGIUM VS ALGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALGERIA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,894	1	15,281	- 1,386
Stroke	2	5,959	3	7,408	- 1,449
Road Traffic Accidents	3	2,292	29	666	+ 1,626
Hypertension	4	2,132	27	740	+ 1,392
Kidney Disease	5	1,918	8	2,952	- 1,034
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,857	6	5,677	- 3,821
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	1,435	2	9,416	- 7,981
Low Birth Weight	8	1,386	50	70	+ 1,316
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,192	20	1,269	- 78
Lung Disease	10	1,189	5	6,438	- 5,249
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,110	40	282	+ 828
Lung Cancers	12	1,001	4	6,777	- 5,776
Birth Trauma	13	968	53	47	+ 921
Breast Cancer	14	883	9	2,587	- 1,704
Liver Disease	15	882	17	1,433	- 550
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	800	7	3,329	- 2,529
Tuberculosis	17	724	54	46	+ 678
Asthma	18	520	46	128	+ 392
Stomach Cancer	19	518	26	863	- 345
Lymphomas	20	467	16	1,552	- 1,085
Bladder Cancer	21	362	22	1,078	- 716
Other Injuries	22	357	11	2,006	- 1,649
Falls	23	335	15	1,756	- 1,421
Parkinson's Disease	24	318	19	1,378	- 1,060
Leukemia	25	295	21	1,199	- 905
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	283	33	418	- 135
Cervical Cancer	27	277	41	243	+ 34
Suicide	28	273	10	2,111	- 1,838
Prostate Cancer	29	272	13	1,824	- 1,552
Drug Use	30	250	39	287	- 37
Pancreas Cancer	31	248	14	1,809	- 1,562
Endocrine Disorders	32	236	18	1,432	- 1,196
Maternal Conditions	33	234	64	6	+ 228
Inflammatory/Heart	34	210	23	1,060	- 850
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	184	42	213	- 29
Violence	36	182	44	149	+ 32
Skin Cancers	37	181	31	522	- 341
Oral Cancer	38	177	28	675	- 498
Fires	39	162	48	75	+ 87
Ovary Cancer	40	156	30	653	- 497
Liver Cancer	41	140	24	976	- 835
Drownings	42	115	47	79	+ 36
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	92	37	293	- 201
Epilepsy	44	90	36	348	- 257
Meningitis	45	82	58	28	+ 53
Oesophagus Cancer	46	80	25	898	- 818
Poisonings	47	73	55	41	+ 32
HIV/AIDS	48	49	57	36	+ 13
Pertussis	49	43	68	1	+ 42
Hepatitis B	50	42	63	17	+ 25
Encephalitis	51	37	66	1	+ 36
Skin Disease	52	28	35	380	- 351
Malnutrition	53	21	38	291	- 270
Alcohol	54	21	32	500	- 479
Appendicitis	55	20	62	17	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	56	19	34	384	- 365
Multiple Sclerosis	57	19	45	147	- 128
Other Neoplasms	58	15	12	1,828	- 1,813
Measles	59	14	79	0	+ 14
Tetanus	60	13	78	0	+ 13
Syphilis	61	10	70	0	+ 10
War	62	10	67	1	+ 9
Schistosomiasis	63	6	76	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	6	49	73	- 67
Hepatitis C	65	1	52	53	- 52
Leishmaniasis	66	1	73	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	0	59	22	- 22
Chlamydia	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	65	2	- 2
Malaria	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	40	- 40
Anemia	82	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Algeria

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.