CENTRAL AFRICA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,209	7	2,900	+ 4,309
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,442	33	204	+ 4,239
Stroke	3	3,495	5	3,284	+ 211
Lung Cancers	4	3,197	55	47	+ 3,150
Lung Disease	5	3,037	18	956	+ 2,081
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,679	1	5,231	- 2,553
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,570	45	116	+ 1,454
Kidney Disease	8	1,393	21	710	+ 682
Breast Cancer	9	1,220	26	344	+ 876
Suicide	10	996	24	585	+ 411
Other Injuries	11	947	23	621	+ 326
Other Neoplasms	12	862	70	5	+ 857
Prostate Cancer	13	861	38	156	+ 704
Pancreas Cancer	14	854	60	37	+ 817
Falls	15	828	36	181	+ 647
Lymphomas	16	732	42	119	+ 613
Liver Disease	17	676	14	1,153	- 477
Endocrine Disorders	18	675	25	423	+ 252
Parkinson's Disease	19	650	48	67	+ 583
Diabetes Mellitus	20	599	15	1,141	- 542
Leukemia	21	566	47	88	+ 478
Bladder Cancer	22	509	64	23	+ 486
Inflammatory/Heart	23	500	30	270	+ 230
Liver Cancer	24	460	44	117	+ 344
Oesophagus Cancer	25	424	53	48	+ 376
Stomach Cancer	26	407	49	65	+ 342
Hypertension	27	349	12	1,252	- 903
Oral Cancer	28	318	46	91	+ 227
Road Traffic Accidents	29	314	10	1,790	- 1,476
Ovary Cancer	30	308	50	64	+ 244
Skin Cancers	31	246	58	43	+ 204
Alcohol	32	236	52	62	+ 174
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	197	3	4,684	- 4,487
Uterin Cancer	34	181	65	20	+ 162
Skin Disease	35	179	54	48	+ 131
Epilepsy	36	164	43	119	+ 45
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	138	35	194	- 56
Malnutrition	38	137	22	691	- 554
Drug Use	39	136	57	44	+ 92
Congenital Anomalies	40	133	19	776	- 643
Cervical Cancer	41	115	32	230	- 116
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	100	27	317	- 217
Anemia	43	94	84	0	+ 94
Violence	44	71	17	1,009	- 938
Multiple Sclerosis	45	69	72	4	+ 66
Asthma	46	60	20	761	- 701
Drownings	47	37	34	202	- 165
Fires	48	35	39	142	- 106
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	34	66	15	+ 19
Low Birth Weight	50	33	8	2,228	- 2,195
Osteoarthritis	51	28	81	0	+ 28
Hepatitis C	52	25	69	6	+ 19
Birth Trauma	53	22	9	2,192	- 2,169
Tuberculosis	54	22	2	4,704	- 4,682
Poisonings	55	19	40	134	- 115
Schizophrenia	56	19	86	0	+ 19
HIV/AIDS	57	17	4	3,753	- 3,736
Meningitis	58	13	16	1,015	- 1,001
Upper Respiratory	59	10	63	24	- 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	9	80	0	+ 9
Oral conditions	61	9	82	0	+ 9
Appendicitis	62	8	51	62	- 54
Hepatitis B	63	8	61	33	- 25
Maternal Conditions	64	3	13	1,174	- 1,172
Otitis Media	65	1	68	6	- 5
Encephalitis	66	1	62	28	- 27
War	67	1	28	314	- 313
Pertussis	68	0	31	265	- 265
Diphtheria	69	0	67	11	- 11
Syphilis	70	0	41	120	- 120
Chlamydia	71	0	73	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	56	46	- 46
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	59	40	- 40
Malaria	75	0	6	3,279	- 3,279
Schistosomiasis	76	0	37	169	- 169
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	29	280	- 280
Measles	79	0	11	1,625	- 1,625
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	5	- 5
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

Belgium

Central Africa

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.