BELARUS VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,122	1	53,186	- 41,064
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,469	3	3,530	+ 3,939
Stroke	3	5,876	2	16,393	- 10,517
Lung Cancers	4	5,376	4	2,950	+ 2,426
Lung Disease	5	5,107	7	2,208	+ 2,899
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,504	15	1,086	+ 3,417
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,641	5	2,886	- 246
Kidney Disease	8	2,342	26	480	+ 1,862
Breast Cancer	9	2,052	12	1,230	+ 822
Suicide	10	1,675	9	2,004	- 329
Other Injuries	11	1,592	14	1,099	+ 493
Other Neoplasms	12	1,450	48	52	+ 1,398
Prostate Cancer	13	1,447	17	936	+ 511
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,435	13	1,171	+ 265
Falls	15	1,393	16	952	+ 441
Lymphomas	16	1,231	20	672	+ 560
Liver Disease	17	1,137	8	2,078	- 941
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,136	43	141	+ 995
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,093	21	621	+ 471
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,007	30	373	+ 634
Leukemia	21	951	23	554	+ 397
Bladder Cancer	22	856	35	295	+ 560
Inflammatory/Heart	23	841	11	1,361	- 519
Liver Cancer	24	774	32	363	+ 411
Oesophagus Cancer	25	712	25	493	+ 220
Stomach Cancer	26	685	10	1,690	- 1,005
Hypertension	27	587	31	367	+ 219
Oral Cancer	28	535	18	901	- 366
Road Traffic Accidents	29	528	19	722	- 194
Ovary Cancer	30	518	27	429	+ 89
Skin Cancers	31	414	36	272	+ 143
Alcohol	32	396	6	2,761	- 2,365
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	331	57	13	+ 319
Uterin Cancer	34	305	28	391	- 86
Skin Disease	35	301	51	31	+ 270
Epilepsy	36	276	45	116	+ 160
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	232	39	239	- 7
Malnutrition	38	231	53	22	+ 209
Drug Use	39	228	29	389	- 161
Congenital Anomalies	40	224	41	202	+ 22
Cervical Cancer	41	193	34	303	- 111
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	169	40	235	- 67
Anemia	43	158	83	0	+ 158
Violence	44	119	38	255	- 137
Multiple Sclerosis	45	117	49	42	+ 75
Asthma	46	101	44	122	- 20
Drownings	47	62	24	543	- 481
Fires	48	59	22	620	- 561
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	58	55	15	+ 42
Low Birth Weight	50	55	47	64	- 9
Osteoarthritis	51	46	84	0	+ 46
Hepatitis C	52	42	62	1	+ 41
Birth Trauma	53	37	52	25	+ 12
Tuberculosis	54	36	37	269	- 232
Poisonings	55	33	33	311	- 279
Schizophrenia	56	31	80	0	+ 31
HIV/AIDS	57	29	42	167	- 138
Meningitis	58	23	50	36	- 14
Upper Respiratory	59	17	58	5	+ 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	16	85	0	+ 16
Oral conditions	61	15	86	0	+ 15
Appendicitis	62	13	54	20	- 7
Hepatitis B	63	13	56	14	- 1
Maternal Conditions	64	5	60	2	+ 3
Otitis Media	65	1	66	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	1	46	93	- 92
War	67	1	59	3	- 2
Pertussis	68	1	65	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	63	1	- 1
Chlamydia	71	0	61	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	64	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Belgium

Belarus

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.