BELGIUM VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,001	1	15,281	- 5,279
Stroke	2	8,510	3	7,408	+ 1,103
Diabetes Mellitus	3	6,438	20	1,269	+ 5,168
Hypertension	4	3,053	27	740	+ 2,313
Prostate Cancer	5	3,018	13	1,824	+ 1,194
Breast Cancer	6	3,012	9	2,587	+ 425
Kidney Disease	7	2,934	8	2,952	- 18
Endocrine Disorders	8	2,804	18	1,432	+ 1,372
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,729	6	5,677	- 2,948
Other Injuries	10	2,353	11	2,006	+ 347
Lung Disease	11	1,975	5	6,438	- 4,463
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,813	7	3,329	- 1,516
Skin Disease	13	1,037	35	380	+ 658
Cervical Cancer	14	1,026	41	243	+ 783
Stomach Cancer	15	832	26	863	- 32
Lung Cancers	16	776	4	6,777	- 6,001
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	773	2	9,416	- 8,643
HIV/AIDS	18	712	57	36	+ 675
Lymphomas	19	704	16	1,552	- 848
Uterin Cancer	20	672	34	384	+ 288
Inflammatory/Heart	21	657	23	1,060	- 404
Anemia	22	603	43	199	+ 404
Pancreas Cancer	23	592	14	1,809	- 1,218
Leukemia	24	562	21	1,199	- 637
Liver Cancer	25	528	24	976	- 447
Congenital Anomalies	26	497	40	282	+ 215
Epilepsy	27	412	36	348	+ 64
Liver Disease	28	409	17	1,433	- 1,024
Alcohol	29	401	32	500	- 98
Ovary Cancer	30	388	30	653	- 264
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	377	60	20	+ 357
Other Neoplasms	32	348	12	1,828	- 1,479
Oral Cancer	33	297	28	675	- 377
Violence	34	274	44	149	+ 125
Drownings	35	273	47	79	+ 195
Asthma	36	224	46	128	+ 96
Low Birth Weight	37	197	50	70	+ 127
Malnutrition	38	155	38	291	- 136
Appendicitis	39	150	62	17	+ 133
Drug Use	40	145	39	287	- 143
Bladder Cancer	41	130	22	1,078	- 949
Parkinson's Disease	42	118	19	1,378	- 1,260
Skin Cancers	43	118	31	522	- 404
Birth Trauma	44	112	53	47	+ 65
Schizophrenia	45	108	56	40	+ 68
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	97	33	418	- 321
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	96	42	213	- 117
Poisonings	48	84	55	41	+ 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	69	37	293	- 223
Tuberculosis	50	63	54	46	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	52	49	73	- 21
Maternal Conditions	52	51	64	6	+ 45
Meningitis	53	48	58	28	+ 19
Suicide	54	44	10	2,111	- 2,067
Otitis Media	55	34	65	2	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	56	31	45	147	- 116
Fires	57	20	48	75	- 55
Oesophagus Cancer	58	13	25	898	- 885
War	59	2	67	1	+ 1
Syphilis	60	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	61	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	62	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	78	0	- 0
Pertussis	64	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	65	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	67	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	68	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	84	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	59	22	- 22
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Encephalitis	73	0	66	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	74	0	63	17	- 17
Hepatitis C	75	0	52	53	- 53
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	29	666	- 666
Falls	82	0	15	1,756	- 1,756
Oral conditions	83	0	61	19	- 19
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Antigua/Bar.

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.