AUSTRALIA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,150	1	21,548	+ 12,602
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	21,044	2	15,588	+ 5,455
Stroke	3	16,555	3	10,331	+ 6,224
Lung Cancers	4	15,145	4	8,769	+ 6,377
Lung Disease	5	14,388	5	8,487	+ 5,901
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,688	8	4,446	+ 8,242
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,439	6	6,209	+ 1,230
Kidney Disease	8	6,597	12	3,139	+ 3,458
Breast Cancer	9	5,781	10	3,405	+ 2,376
Suicide	10	4,718	11	3,150	+ 1,568
Other Injuries	11	4,484	22	1,642	+ 2,841
Other Neoplasms	12	4,085	28	1,252	+ 2,832
Prostate Cancer	13	4,077	9	3,766	+ 311
Pancreas Cancer	14	4,044	13	3,118	+ 926
Falls	15	3,923	14	3,116	+ 808
Lymphomas	16	3,469	15	3,039	+ 430
Liver Disease	17	3,202	26	1,421	+ 1,781
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,200	16	2,328	+ 871
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,079	19	2,036	+ 1,043
Diabetes Mellitus	20	2,837	7	4,471	- 1,634
Leukemia	21	2,680	18	2,126	+ 554
Bladder Cancer	22	2,410	30	1,187	+ 1,223
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,370	24	1,571	+ 799
Liver Cancer	24	2,181	20	2,036	+ 144
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,007	25	1,494	+ 514
Stomach Cancer	26	1,929	27	1,288	+ 641
Hypertension	27	1,653	23	1,631	+ 21
Oral Cancer	28	1,508	32	972	+ 536
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,488	29	1,245	+ 244
Ovary Cancer	30	1,458	31	1,003	+ 456
Skin Cancers	31	1,167	17	2,319	- 1,151
Alcohol	32	1,117	37	380	+ 737
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	933	40	296	+ 638
Uterin Cancer	34	858	35	524	+ 334
Skin Disease	35	848	34	594	+ 254
Epilepsy	36	777	41	285	+ 493
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	654	38	379	+ 275
Malnutrition	38	650	51	117	+ 533
Drug Use	39	642	21	1,783	- 1,140
Congenital Anomalies	40	630	33	711	- 81
Cervical Cancer	41	543	39	342	+ 201
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	475	42	276	+ 199
Anemia	43	445	49	157	+ 287
Violence	44	334	44	243	+ 91
Multiple Sclerosis	45	328	46	188	+ 141
Asthma	46	285	36	455	- 170
Drownings	47	176	47	177	- 1
Fires	48	167	55	55	+ 113
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	162	45	229	- 67
Low Birth Weight	50	156	43	248	- 92
Osteoarthritis	51	131	52	114	+ 17
Hepatitis C	52	118	48	173	- 54
Birth Trauma	53	105	50	140	- 35
Tuberculosis	54	102	56	53	+ 49
Poisonings	55	92	61	35	+ 57
Schizophrenia	56	88	54	64	+ 24
HIV/AIDS	57	81	57	50	+ 31
Meningitis	58	64	60	37	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	59	49	64	17	+ 32
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	45	53	71	- 26
Oral conditions	61	42	59	40	+ 2
Appendicitis	62	37	62	26	+ 11
Hepatitis B	63	37	58	41	- 4
Maternal Conditions	64	13	63	20	- 7
Otitis Media	65	4	66	6	- 2
Encephalitis	66	3	68	3	+ 0
War	67	3	65	8	- 5
Pertussis	68	2	69	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	71	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	67	3	- 3
Chlamydia	71	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Belgium

Australia

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.