CHAD VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		CHAD		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,359	7	5,639	+ 18,719
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	15,010	32	664	+ 14,346
Stroke	3	11,808	6	6,058	+ 5,750
Lung Cancers	4	10,803	59	100	+ 10,703
Lung Disease	5	10,263	22	1,430	+ 8,833
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,050	1	23,230	- 14,179
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,306	42	334	+ 4,972
Kidney Disease	8	4,705	19	1,893	+ 2,813
Breast Cancer	9	4,124	28	1,013	+ 3,111
Suicide	10	3,365	27	1,027	+ 2,338
Other Injuries	11	3,198	15	2,664	+ 534
Other Neoplasms	12	2,913	68	18	+ 2,896
Prostate Cancer	13	2,908	41	340	+ 2,569
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,884	58	109	+ 2,776
Falls	15	2,799	34	643	+ 2,155
Lymphomas	16	2,474	39	389	+ 2,085
Liver Disease	17	2,284	14	3,069	- 785
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,282	25	1,156	+ 1,126
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,196	50	204	+ 1,992
Diabetes Mellitus	20	2,023	20	1,880	+ 144
Leukemia	21	1,912	46	277	+ 1,634
Bladder Cancer	22	1,719	61	82	+ 1,637
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,691	37	468	+ 1,223
Liver Cancer	24	1,555	40	387	+ 1,169
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,432	56	121	+ 1,311
Stomach Cancer	26	1,376	51	187	+ 1,189
Hypertension	27	1,179	23	1,258	- 79
Oral Cancer	28	1,075	43	294	+ 782
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,062	8	5,171	- 4,109
Ovary Cancer	30	1,040	49	220	+ 820
Skin Cancers	31	832	54	137	+ 696
Alcohol	32	796	60	91	+ 705
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	666	2	14,842	- 14,176
Uterin Cancer	34	612	65	55	+ 557
Skin Disease	35	605	53	142	+ 463
Epilepsy	36	554	38	449	+ 106
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	467	45	286	+ 181
Malnutrition	38	463	18	2,150	- 1,687
Drug Use	39	458	48	231	+ 227
Congenital Anomalies	40	449	10	3,725	- 3,275
Cervical Cancer	41	387	35	634	- 246
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	339	33	650	- 312
Anemia	43	317	86	0	+ 317
Violence	44	238	21	1,430	- 1,191
Multiple Sclerosis	45	234	69	15	+ 219
Asthma	46	204	24	1,254	- 1,050
Drownings	47	125	26	1,063	- 938
Fires	48	119	29	722	- 603
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	116	71	12	+ 103
Low Birth Weight	50	111	5	7,027	- 6,916
Osteoarthritis	51	93	81	0	+ 93
Hepatitis C	52	85	67	31	+ 53
Birth Trauma	53	75	4	8,314	- 8,239
Tuberculosis	54	73	12	3,499	- 3,427
Poisonings	55	66	36	553	- 488
Schizophrenia	56	63	84	0	+ 63
HIV/AIDS	57	58	13	3,219	- 3,161
Meningitis	58	45	9	4,803	- 4,758
Upper Respiratory	59	35	66	36	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	32	80	0	+ 32
Oral conditions	61	30	82	0	+ 30
Appendicitis	62	27	62	76	- 49
Hepatitis B	63	26	47	267	- 240
Maternal Conditions	64	10	11	3,672	- 3,663
Otitis Media	65	3	73	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	66	2	57	121	- 119
War	67	2	44	287	- 285
Pertussis	68	1	16	2,498	- 2,496
Diphtheria	69	0	55	132	- 132
Syphilis	70	0	30	718	- 718
Chlamydia	71	0	72	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	64	60	- 60
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	70	13	- 13
Malaria	75	0	3	8,630	- 8,630
Schistosomiasis	76	0	52	185	- 185
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	31	684	- 684
Measles	79	0	17	2,372	- 2,372
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	72	- 72
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHAD

Belgium

Chad

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.