AFGHANISTAN VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,185	1	40,195	+ 10,991
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	31,541	23	1,765	+ 29,776
Stroke	3	24,813	3	19,060	+ 5,753
Lung Cancers	4	22,700	32	1,076	+ 21,625
Lung Disease	5	21,565	15	4,650	+ 16,916
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	19,017	4	14,649	+ 4,368
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,150	39	741	+ 10,409
Kidney Disease	8	9,887	10	6,590	+ 3,297
Breast Cancer	9	8,665	22	1,822	+ 6,843
Suicide	10	7,071	24	1,573	+ 5,499
Other Injuries	11	6,721	18	3,241	+ 3,479
Other Neoplasms	12	6,122	63	29	+ 6,093
Prostate Cancer	13	6,111	55	258	+ 5,853
Pancreas Cancer	14	6,061	56	229	+ 5,832
Falls	15	5,881	37	905	+ 4,975
Lymphomas	16	5,200	36	946	+ 4,254
Liver Disease	17	4,799	16	4,600	+ 200
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,796	28	1,364	+ 3,432
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,614	41	628	+ 3,987
Diabetes Mellitus	20	4,252	12	5,750	- 1,498
Leukemia	21	4,017	42	610	+ 3,407
Bladder Cancer	22	3,613	54	272	+ 3,341
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,552	45	527	+ 3,025
Liver Cancer	24	3,268	40	657	+ 2,611
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,009	29	1,314	+ 1,694
Stomach Cancer	26	2,891	26	1,501	+ 1,391
Hypertension	27	2,477	8	7,995	- 5,518
Oral Cancer	28	2,260	27	1,467	+ 793
Road Traffic Accidents	29	2,231	11	6,033	- 3,802
Ovary Cancer	30	2,186	48	369	+ 1,817
Skin Cancers	31	1,749	59	145	+ 1,604
Alcohol	32	1,674	58	150	+ 1,524
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,399	13	5,555	- 4,156
Uterin Cancer	34	1,287	53	289	+ 998
Skin Disease	35	1,271	61	94	+ 1,177
Epilepsy	36	1,165	35	993	+ 172
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	981	33	1,041	- 60
Malnutrition	38	974	43	589	+ 385
Drug Use	39	963	51	328	+ 635
Congenital Anomalies	40	944	14	5,001	- 4,057
Cervical Cancer	41	813	44	541	+ 273
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	712	25	1,505	- 793
Anemia	43	666	83	0	+ 666
Violence	44	501	19	3,217	- 2,716
Multiple Sclerosis	45	492	62	84	+ 408
Asthma	46	428	17	3,403	- 2,975
Drownings	47	264	34	996	- 733
Fires	48	251	50	348	- 97
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	243	65	25	+ 218
Low Birth Weight	50	233	5	12,631	- 12,397
Osteoarthritis	51	196	84	0	+ 196
Hepatitis C	52	178	64	28	+ 150
Birth Trauma	53	157	6	10,723	- 10,565
Tuberculosis	54	153	7	9,839	- 9,686
Poisonings	55	138	47	384	- 246
Schizophrenia	56	132	81	0	+ 132
HIV/AIDS	57	121	46	464	- 343
Meningitis	58	95	20	2,626	- 2,530
Upper Respiratory	59	74	68	9	+ 64
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	67	85	0	+ 67
Oral conditions	61	63	86	0	+ 63
Appendicitis	62	56	52	298	- 242
Hepatitis B	63	55	38	863	- 808
Maternal Conditions	64	20	9	7,807	- 7,787
Otitis Media	65	6	71	1	+ 6
Encephalitis	66	4	31	1,190	- 1,186
War	67	4	2	25,620	- 25,616
Pertussis	68	3	21	2,107	- 2,105
Diphtheria	69	0	67	16	- 16
Syphilis	70	0	60	94	- 94
Chlamydia	71	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	57	185	- 185
Schistosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Measles	79	0	49	350	- 350
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	17	- 17
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Belgium

Afghanistan

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.