ARGENTINA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,954	1	48,765	+ 11,189
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	36,944	19	3,737	+ 33,207
Stroke	3	29,064	4	22,878	+ 6,186
Lung Cancers	4	26,589	6	10,014	+ 16,576
Lung Disease	5	25,260	3	23,234	+ 2,026
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	22,275	2	40,986	- 18,711
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,060	7	8,931	+ 4,130
Kidney Disease	8	11,581	5	13,588	- 2,007
Breast Cancer	9	10,149	8	7,063	+ 3,087
Suicide	10	8,283	18	3,747	+ 4,536
Other Injuries	11	7,872	12	5,642	+ 2,230
Other Neoplasms	12	7,171	21	3,224	+ 3,947
Prostate Cancer	13	7,158	15	4,507	+ 2,651
Pancreas Cancer	14	7,099	14	4,607	+ 2,493
Falls	15	6,888	43	506	+ 6,382
Lymphomas	16	6,090	24	2,708	+ 3,382
Liver Disease	17	5,622	16	4,029	+ 1,593
Endocrine Disorders	18	5,617	17	3,987	+ 1,630
Parkinson's Disease	19	5,405	36	965	+ 4,440
Diabetes Mellitus	20	4,980	9	6,838	- 1,858
Leukemia	21	4,706	27	2,189	+ 2,517
Bladder Cancer	22	4,231	31	1,675	+ 2,556
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,161	13	5,495	- 1,334
Liver Cancer	24	3,828	30	2,045	+ 1,783
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,524	29	2,054	+ 1,470
Stomach Cancer	26	3,386	20	3,523	- 137
Hypertension	27	2,902	11	5,799	- 2,897
Oral Cancer	28	2,647	35	1,073	+ 1,574
Road Traffic Accidents	29	2,613	10	6,298	- 3,684
Ovary Cancer	30	2,560	33	1,307	+ 1,253
Skin Cancers	31	2,049	34	1,073	+ 976
Alcohol	32	1,960	46	442	+ 1,519
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,639	42	578	+ 1,060
Uterin Cancer	34	1,507	37	944	+ 563
Skin Disease	35	1,489	22	3,171	- 1,681
Epilepsy	36	1,364	50	332	+ 1,032
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,149	56	139	+ 1,010
Malnutrition	38	1,141	38	929	+ 211
Drug Use	39	1,128	39	826	+ 302
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,106	26	2,419	- 1,313
Cervical Cancer	41	953	25	2,480	- 1,527
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	834	44	488	+ 346
Anemia	43	780	40	691	+ 89
Violence	44	587	23	2,712	- 2,125
Multiple Sclerosis	45	577	58	101	+ 475
Asthma	46	501	47	403	+ 98
Drownings	47	309	48	380	- 72
Fires	48	294	52	280	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	285	54	243	+ 42
Low Birth Weight	50	273	28	2,183	- 1,909
Osteoarthritis	51	230	59	73	+ 156
Hepatitis C	52	208	57	113	+ 95
Birth Trauma	53	184	49	373	- 189
Tuberculosis	54	179	41	655	- 476
Poisonings	55	161	55	193	- 32
Schizophrenia	56	155	61	59	+ 96
HIV/AIDS	57	142	32	1,481	- 1,340
Meningitis	58	112	51	316	- 205
Upper Respiratory	59	86	67	12	+ 74
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	79	63	48	+ 31
Oral conditions	61	74	66	14	+ 61
Appendicitis	62	65	60	71	- 5
Hepatitis B	63	65	62	56	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	64	24	53	279	- 255
Otitis Media	65	7	73	2	+ 5
Encephalitis	66	5	64	17	- 12
War	67	5	70	5	- 0
Pertussis	68	3	68	10	- 7
Diphtheria	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	65	15	- 15
Chlamydia	71	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	69	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	73	0	72	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	45	451	- 451
Tetanus	78	0	71	3	- 3
Measles	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

Belgium

Argentina

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.