CANADA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,493	1	40,063	+ 9,429
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	30,498	2	30,970	- 472
Stroke	3	23,993	5	14,159	+ 9,834
Lung Cancers	4	21,950	3	20,937	+ 1,013
Lung Disease	5	20,852	4	14,212	+ 6,640
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	18,388	7	7,431	+ 10,957
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,781	6	9,651	+ 1,131
Kidney Disease	8	9,561	14	4,578	+ 4,983
Breast Cancer	9	8,378	8	5,910	+ 2,468
Suicide	10	6,838	15	4,417	+ 2,421
Other Injuries	11	6,498	24	2,392	+ 4,106
Other Neoplasms	12	5,920	31	1,679	+ 4,241
Prostate Cancer	13	5,909	13	4,711	+ 1,198
Pancreas Cancer	14	5,861	11	5,057	+ 803
Falls	15	5,686	12	4,829	+ 857
Lymphomas	16	5,028	10	5,146	- 118
Liver Disease	17	4,641	17	3,624	+ 1,017
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,637	19	3,233	+ 1,405
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,462	18	3,359	+ 1,103
Diabetes Mellitus	20	4,111	9	5,718	- 1,606
Leukemia	21	3,885	21	3,098	+ 786
Bladder Cancer	22	3,493	23	2,521	+ 973
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,435	27	2,060	+ 1,375
Liver Cancer	24	3,160	20	3,113	+ 47
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,909	25	2,230	+ 679
Stomach Cancer	26	2,796	26	2,177	+ 618
Hypertension	27	2,395	22	2,563	- 167
Oral Cancer	28	2,185	32	1,592	+ 593
Road Traffic Accidents	29	2,157	28	1,998	+ 159
Ovary Cancer	30	2,114	29	1,902	+ 211
Skin Cancers	31	1,691	30	1,756	- 65
Alcohol	32	1,618	33	1,491	+ 127
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,353	36	840	+ 512
Uterin Cancer	34	1,244	34	1,183	+ 61
Skin Disease	35	1,229	38	679	+ 550
Epilepsy	36	1,126	44	384	+ 742
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	948	39	636	+ 313
Malnutrition	38	942	51	192	+ 749
Drug Use	39	931	16	3,686	- 2,755
Congenital Anomalies	40	913	35	1,081	- 168
Cervical Cancer	41	786	41	578	+ 208
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	688	43	442	+ 246
Anemia	43	644	46	343	+ 301
Violence	44	484	40	605	- 121
Multiple Sclerosis	45	476	37	692	- 216
Asthma	46	413	49	262	+ 151
Drownings	47	255	48	283	- 28
Fires	48	243	52	192	+ 50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	235	47	322	- 87
Low Birth Weight	50	226	42	553	- 328
Osteoarthritis	51	190	55	139	+ 51
Hepatitis C	52	172	45	363	- 191
Birth Trauma	53	152	50	193	- 41
Tuberculosis	54	148	58	97	+ 50
Poisonings	55	133	56	121	+ 12
Schizophrenia	56	128	57	118	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	57	117	53	163	- 46
Meningitis	58	92	59	68	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	59	71	63	47	+ 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	65	54	143	- 78
Oral conditions	61	61	61	51	+ 11
Appendicitis	62	54	62	49	+ 5
Hepatitis B	63	54	60	66	- 12
Maternal Conditions	64	19	64	45	- 26
Otitis Media	65	6	66	8	- 2
Encephalitis	66	4	68	3	+ 1
War	67	4	65	21	- 17
Pertussis	68	3	69	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	67	5	- 5
Chlamydia	71	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	1	- 1
Tetanus	78	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Belgium

Canada

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.