BHUTAN VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,128	1	702	+ 426
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	695	13	105	+ 591
Stroke	3	547	3	360	+ 187
Lung Cancers	4	500	21	44	+ 456
Lung Disease	5	475	2	524	- 49
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	419	4	177	+ 242
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	246	31	24	+ 222
Kidney Disease	8	218	8	149	+ 69
Breast Cancer	9	191	43	8	+ 183
Suicide	10	156	26	35	+ 121
Other Injuries	11	148	24	43	+ 106
Other Neoplasms	12	135	57	2	+ 133
Prostate Cancer	13	135	55	3	+ 131
Pancreas Cancer	14	134	33	20	+ 114
Falls	15	130	12	111	+ 19
Lymphomas	16	115	52	5	+ 110
Liver Disease	17	106	6	166	- 60
Endocrine Disorders	18	106	39	11	+ 95
Parkinson's Disease	19	102	28	31	+ 70
Diabetes Mellitus	20	94	7	164	- 70
Leukemia	21	89	34	19	+ 70
Bladder Cancer	22	80	48	6	+ 73
Inflammatory/Heart	23	78	45	8	+ 71
Liver Cancer	24	72	27	35	+ 37
Oesophagus Cancer	25	66	22	44	+ 23
Stomach Cancer	26	64	11	118	- 54
Hypertension	27	55	16	77	- 22
Oral Cancer	28	50	23	43	+ 7
Road Traffic Accidents	29	49	10	123	- 74
Ovary Cancer	30	48	37	14	+ 34
Skin Cancers	31	39	41	9	+ 29
Alcohol	32	37	49	6	+ 31
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	31	5	169	- 139
Uterin Cancer	34	28	71	0	+ 28
Skin Disease	35	28	46	7	+ 21
Epilepsy	36	26	38	14	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	22	17	68	- 46
Malnutrition	38	21	54	3	+ 18
Drug Use	39	21	47	7	+ 14
Congenital Anomalies	40	21	20	50	- 29
Cervical Cancer	41	18	29	30	- 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	16	25	39	- 23
Anemia	43	15	72	0	+ 15
Violence	44	11	35	18	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	45	11	62	1	+ 10
Asthma	46	9	15	78	- 68
Drownings	47	6	32	20	- 14
Fires	48	6	44	8	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	5	50	5	+ 0
Low Birth Weight	50	5	14	79	- 74
Osteoarthritis	51	4	78	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	52	4	64	1	+ 3
Birth Trauma	53	3	19	51	- 48
Tuberculosis	54	3	9	138	- 134
Poisonings	55	3	59	2	+ 1
Schizophrenia	56	3	75	0	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	57	3	18	58	- 55
Meningitis	58	2	36	17	- 15
Upper Respiratory	59	2	61	1	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	1	77	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	1	76	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	62	1	51	5	- 4
Hepatitis B	63	1	53	4	- 3
Maternal Conditions	64	0	42	9	- 9
Otitis Media	65	0	69	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	30	28	- 28
War	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	63	1	- 1
Diphtheria	69	0	70	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	40	11	- 11
Chlamydia	71	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	85	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	65	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	60	1	- 1
Measles	79	0	58	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	56	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

Belgium

Bhutan

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.