CHILE VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,812	1	10,685	+ 13,127
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,673	5	4,000	+ 10,673
Stroke	3	11,543	2	9,731	+ 1,812
Lung Cancers	4	10,560	9	3,452	+ 7,108
Lung Disease	5	10,032	4	4,062	+ 5,970
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,847	6	3,920	+ 4,927
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,187	11	3,022	+ 2,165
Kidney Disease	8	4,600	3	4,065	+ 535
Breast Cancer	9	4,031	16	1,689	+ 2,342
Suicide	10	3,290	15	1,700	+ 1,589
Other Injuries	11	3,126	21	1,310	+ 1,816
Other Neoplasms	12	2,848	20	1,358	+ 1,490
Prostate Cancer	13	2,843	14	2,435	+ 408
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,820	17	1,567	+ 1,253
Falls	15	2,736	23	904	+ 1,831
Lymphomas	16	2,419	18	1,394	+ 1,025
Liver Disease	17	2,233	13	2,647	- 415
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,231	22	1,286	+ 945
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,147	26	790	+ 1,357
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,978	10	3,177	- 1,199
Leukemia	21	1,869	24	879	+ 990
Bladder Cancer	22	1,681	32	641	+ 1,039
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,653	31	709	+ 943
Liver Cancer	24	1,520	19	1,369	+ 151
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,400	30	722	+ 678
Stomach Cancer	26	1,345	8	3,631	- 2,286
Hypertension	27	1,152	7	3,817	- 2,664
Oral Cancer	28	1,051	40	307	+ 744
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,038	12	2,826	- 1,789
Ovary Cancer	30	1,017	35	514	+ 503
Skin Cancers	31	814	34	526	+ 288
Alcohol	32	779	47	207	+ 572
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	651	39	334	+ 317
Uterin Cancer	34	599	45	275	+ 324
Skin Disease	35	591	28	763	- 172
Epilepsy	36	542	43	294	+ 248
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	456	52	104	+ 352
Malnutrition	38	453	37	420	+ 33
Drug Use	39	448	50	149	+ 299
Congenital Anomalies	40	439	25	858	- 419
Cervical Cancer	41	378	27	780	- 401
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	331	46	223	+ 108
Anemia	43	310	49	180	+ 130
Violence	44	233	29	744	- 511
Multiple Sclerosis	45	229	62	27	+ 202
Asthma	46	199	42	295	- 96
Drownings	47	123	44	283	- 160
Fires	48	117	41	295	- 179
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	113	48	187	- 73
Low Birth Weight	50	109	36	437	- 329
Osteoarthritis	51	91	51	131	- 40
Hepatitis C	52	83	61	27	+ 56
Birth Trauma	53	73	54	87	- 14
Tuberculosis	54	71	38	410	- 339
Poisonings	55	64	57	68	- 4
Schizophrenia	56	62	58	38	+ 24
HIV/AIDS	57	56	33	539	- 483
Meningitis	58	44	53	95	- 51
Upper Respiratory	59	34	67	4	+ 30
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	31	56	73	- 42
Oral conditions	61	30	65	5	+ 24
Appendicitis	62	26	59	37	- 11
Hepatitis B	63	26	60	30	- 4
Maternal Conditions	64	9	63	24	- 14
Otitis Media	65	3	71	2	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	2	70	2	+ 0
War	67	2	64	14	- 12
Pertussis	68	1	68	3	- 1
Diphtheria	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	66	5	- 5
Chlamydia	71	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	55	79	- 79
Tetanus	78	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

Belgium

Chile

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.