ALGERIA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		ALGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,989	1	54,547	+ 5,443
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	36,966	7	5,635	+ 31,331
Stroke	3	29,081	2	23,393	+ 5,688
Lung Cancers	4	26,605	12	3,931	+ 22,674
Lung Disease	5	25,275	10	4,668	+ 20,607
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	22,288	6	7,289	+ 14,999
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,068	16	3,139	+ 9,929
Kidney Disease	8	11,588	5	7,528	+ 4,060
Breast Cancer	9	10,155	14	3,465	+ 6,690
Suicide	10	8,288	28	1,072	+ 7,216
Other Injuries	11	7,877	22	1,401	+ 6,476
Other Neoplasms	12	7,175	58	58	+ 7,117
Prostate Cancer	13	7,162	29	1,069	+ 6,093
Pancreas Cancer	14	7,104	31	973	+ 6,131
Falls	15	6,892	23	1,315	+ 5,577
Lymphomas	16	6,094	20	1,833	+ 4,261
Liver Disease	17	5,625	15	3,464	+ 2,161
Endocrine Disorders	18	5,621	32	926	+ 4,695
Parkinson's Disease	19	5,408	24	1,249	+ 4,159
Diabetes Mellitus	20	4,983	9	4,678	+ 305
Leukemia	21	4,708	25	1,157	+ 3,551
Bladder Cancer	22	4,234	21	1,423	+ 2,811
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,163	34	825	+ 3,338
Liver Cancer	24	3,830	41	551	+ 3,280
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,526	46	313	+ 3,213
Stomach Cancer	26	3,388	19	2,032	+ 1,356
Hypertension	27	2,903	4	8,369	- 5,466
Oral Cancer	28	2,649	38	695	+ 1,954
Road Traffic Accidents	29	2,615	3	8,996	- 6,382
Ovary Cancer	30	2,562	40	611	+ 1,950
Skin Cancers	31	2,050	37	711	+ 1,339
Alcohol	32	1,961	54	81	+ 1,880
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,640	26	1,111	+ 529
Uterin Cancer	34	1,508	56	75	+ 1,433
Skin Disease	35	1,490	52	111	+ 1,379
Epilepsy	36	1,365	44	355	+ 1,011
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,149	43	362	+ 788
Malnutrition	38	1,141	53	82	+ 1,060
Drug Use	39	1,128	30	983	+ 145
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,107	11	4,357	- 3,251
Cervical Cancer	41	953	27	1,088	- 135
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	834	35	721	+ 113
Anemia	43	781	82	0	+ 781
Violence	44	587	36	713	- 126
Multiple Sclerosis	45	577	57	74	+ 503
Asthma	46	501	18	2,040	- 1,539
Drownings	47	309	42	451	- 142
Fires	48	294	39	636	- 342
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	285	64	22	+ 263
Low Birth Weight	50	274	8	5,441	- 5,168
Osteoarthritis	51	230	85	0	+ 230
Hepatitis C	52	208	65	4	+ 204
Birth Trauma	53	184	13	3,800	- 3,616
Tuberculosis	54	179	17	2,840	- 2,661
Poisonings	55	161	47	287	- 125
Schizophrenia	56	155	81	0	+ 155
HIV/AIDS	57	142	48	193	- 51
Meningitis	58	112	45	320	- 208
Upper Respiratory	59	86	68	2	+ 84
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	79	84	0	+ 79
Oral conditions	61	74	86	0	+ 74
Appendicitis	62	66	55	80	- 15
Hepatitis B	63	65	50	165	- 100
Maternal Conditions	64	24	33	917	- 893
Otitis Media	65	7	71	0	+ 7
Encephalitis	66	5	51	145	- 140
War	67	5	62	41	- 36
Pertussis	68	3	49	169	- 166
Diphtheria	69	0	70	1	- 1
Syphilis	70	0	61	41	- 41
Chlamydia	71	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	66	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	63	22	- 22
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	60	52	- 52
Measles	79	0	59	55	- 55
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	2	- 2
Dengue	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ALGERIA

Belgium

Algeria

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.