CHINA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,806,530	2	1,771,525	+ 35,004
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,113,194	6	304,455	+ 808,739
Stroke	3	875,747	1	2,043,210	- 1,167,463
Lung Cancers	4	801,186	4	714,311	+ 86,875
Lung Disease	5	761,128	3	968,607	- 207,479
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	671,192	12	183,342	+ 487,850
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	393,531	9	248,388	+ 145,142
Kidney Disease	8	348,968	11	192,302	+ 156,665
Breast Cancer	9	305,818	19	92,757	+ 213,061
Suicide	10	249,577	17	116,324	+ 133,253
Other Injuries	11	237,195	25	54,087	+ 183,107
Other Neoplasms	12	216,069	53	4,374	+ 211,695
Prostate Cancer	13	215,686	28	51,056	+ 164,630
Pancreas Cancer	14	213,917	18	111,537	+ 102,381
Falls	15	207,547	16	138,878	+ 68,669
Lymphomas	16	183,516	23	57,838	+ 125,678
Liver Disease	17	169,391	15	145,603	+ 23,788
Endocrine Disorders	18	169,259	37	25,613	+ 143,647
Parkinson's Disease	19	162,863	20	70,699	+ 92,164
Diabetes Mellitus	20	150,066	14	161,672	- 11,606
Leukemia	21	141,792	22	58,145	+ 83,648
Bladder Cancer	22	127,503	29	37,873	+ 89,629
Inflammatory/Heart	23	125,374	33	29,954	+ 95,420
Liver Cancer	24	115,350	13	180,952	- 65,602
Oesophagus Cancer	25	106,187	10	242,891	- 136,704
Stomach Cancer	26	102,039	5	398,439	- 296,400
Hypertension	27	87,436	7	301,183	- 213,747
Oral Cancer	28	79,761	24	54,695	+ 25,065
Road Traffic Accidents	29	78,737	8	250,272	- 171,535
Ovary Cancer	30	77,146	35	28,078	+ 49,068
Skin Cancers	31	61,741	41	19,669	+ 42,071
Alcohol	32	59,066	42	19,071	+ 39,994
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	49,375	50	8,719	+ 40,656
Uterin Cancer	34	45,413	45	11,751	+ 33,661
Skin Disease	35	44,869	52	5,222	+ 39,647
Epilepsy	36	41,115	46	11,365	+ 29,750
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	34,613	21	65,350	- 30,737
Malnutrition	38	34,370	44	12,995	+ 21,375
Drug Use	39	33,982	38	24,214	+ 9,768
Congenital Anomalies	40	33,323	31	36,613	- 3,289
Cervical Cancer	41	28,703	27	51,650	- 22,947
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	25,129	30	37,723	- 12,594
Anemia	43	23,515	83	0	+ 23,515
Violence	44	17,674	47	11,115	+ 6,559
Multiple Sclerosis	45	17,372	59	1,734	+ 15,638
Asthma	46	15,093	39	23,147	- 8,055
Drownings	47	9,300	26	52,807	- 43,507
Fires	48	8,860	48	10,498	- 1,638
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	8,578	49	10,108	- 1,530
Low Birth Weight	50	8,238	40	21,631	- 13,394
Osteoarthritis	51	6,920	82	0	+ 6,920
Hepatitis C	52	6,268	66	86	+ 6,182
Birth Trauma	53	5,549	43	17,644	- 12,095
Tuberculosis	54	5,392	32	34,802	- 29,410
Poisonings	55	4,861	36	25,762	- 20,901
Schizophrenia	56	4,674	86	0	+ 4,674
HIV/AIDS	57	4,268	34	28,746	- 24,477
Meningitis	58	3,368	51	5,704	- 2,335
Upper Respiratory	59	2,600	57	2,663	- 62
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	2,366	81	0	+ 2,366
Oral conditions	61	2,240	80	0	+ 2,240
Appendicitis	62	1,974	60	1,468	+ 506
Hepatitis B	63	1,957	56	2,757	- 800
Maternal Conditions	64	709	54	3,596	- 2,888
Otitis Media	65	213	69	15	+ 198
Encephalitis	66	150	55	2,796	- 2,646
War	67	142	61	900	- 758
Pertussis	68	102	64	484	- 382
Diphtheria	69	2	71	11	- 9
Syphilis	70	0	58	1,824	- 1,823
Chlamydia	71	0	67	55	- 55
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	65	400	- 400
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	63	491	- 491
Measles	79	0	62	558	- 558
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	34	- 34
Dengue	83	0	70	12	- 12
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Belgium

China

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.