BRUNEI VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		BRUNEI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	628	1	295	+ 333
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	387	6	73	+ 314
Stroke	3	304	2	240	+ 64
Lung Cancers	4	278	7	73	+ 206
Lung Disease	5	264	10	61	+ 203
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	233	9	69	+ 164
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	137	8	69	+ 67
Kidney Disease	8	121	4	105	+ 17
Breast Cancer	9	106	12	39	+ 67
Suicide	10	87	32	12	+ 75
Other Injuries	11	82	17	29	+ 54
Other Neoplasms	12	75	25	19	+ 56
Prostate Cancer	13	75	26	19	+ 56
Pancreas Cancer	14	74	31	13	+ 61
Falls	15	72	22	20	+ 52
Lymphomas	16	64	16	32	+ 32
Liver Disease	17	59	36	9	+ 50
Endocrine Disorders	18	59	5	86	- 27
Parkinson's Disease	19	57	27	18	+ 38
Diabetes Mellitus	20	52	3	179	- 127
Leukemia	21	49	24	19	+ 30
Bladder Cancer	22	44	40	4	+ 40
Inflammatory/Heart	23	44	19	25	+ 18
Liver Cancer	24	40	13	38	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	25	37	45	3	+ 34
Stomach Cancer	26	35	18	25	+ 10
Hypertension	27	30	11	46	- 16
Oral Cancer	28	28	20	22	+ 6
Road Traffic Accidents	29	27	15	32	- 5
Ovary Cancer	30	27	33	11	+ 16
Skin Cancers	31	21	52	2	+ 20
Alcohol	32	21	56	1	+ 19
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	17	41	4	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	34	16	34	11	+ 5
Skin Disease	35	16	23	20	- 5
Epilepsy	36	14	44	4	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	12	42	4	+ 8
Malnutrition	38	12	55	1	+ 11
Drug Use	39	12	47	3	+ 9
Congenital Anomalies	40	12	14	37	- 26
Cervical Cancer	41	10	28	18	- 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	9	39	6	+ 3
Anemia	43	8	54	1	+ 7
Violence	44	6	46	3	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	45	6	85	0	+ 6
Asthma	46	5	30	14	- 9
Drownings	47	3	35	9	- 6
Fires	48	3	49	3	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	3	53	1	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	50	3	29	15	- 12
Osteoarthritis	51	2	83	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	52	2	38	6	- 4
Birth Trauma	53	2	43	4	- 2
Tuberculosis	54	2	21	21	- 19
Poisonings	55	2	64	0	+ 2
Schizophrenia	56	2	51	2	- 0
HIV/AIDS	57	1	81	0	+ 1
Meningitis	58	1	58	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	59	1	65	0	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	1	48	3	- 2
Oral conditions	61	1	57	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	62	1	63	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	37	7	- 6
Maternal Conditions	64	0	50	3	- 2
Otitis Media	65	0	59	1	- 1
Encephalitis	66	0	82	0	+ 0
War	67	0	62	0	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	61	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	60	0	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	67	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	66	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRUNEI

Belgium

Brunei

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.