CYPRUS VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		CYPRUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,685	1	1,120	+ 565
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,038	3	400	+ 638
Stroke	3	817	2	462	+ 355
Lung Cancers	4	747	6	319	+ 428
Lung Disease	5	710	4	355	+ 354
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	626	15	98	+ 528
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	367	8	167	+ 200
Kidney Disease	8	325	7	213	+ 113
Breast Cancer	9	285	9	155	+ 131
Suicide	10	233	29	44	+ 189
Other Injuries	11	221	10	136	+ 85
Other Neoplasms	12	201	23	53	+ 148
Prostate Cancer	13	201	13	118	+ 84
Pancreas Cancer	14	199	14	104	+ 95
Falls	15	194	25	51	+ 143
Lymphomas	16	171	16	97	+ 74
Liver Disease	17	158	26	50	+ 108
Endocrine Disorders	18	158	12	126	+ 32
Parkinson's Disease	19	152	28	44	+ 108
Diabetes Mellitus	20	140	5	332	- 192
Leukemia	21	132	17	83	+ 50
Bladder Cancer	22	119	19	67	+ 52
Inflammatory/Heart	23	117	24	51	+ 66
Liver Cancer	24	108	20	64	+ 44
Oesophagus Cancer	25	99	43	10	+ 89
Stomach Cancer	26	95	21	63	+ 32
Hypertension	27	82	11	127	- 46
Oral Cancer	28	74	36	21	+ 54
Road Traffic Accidents	29	73	18	69	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	30	72	27	45	+ 27
Skin Cancers	31	58	31	39	+ 19
Alcohol	32	55	49	5	+ 50
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	46	22	56	- 10
Uterin Cancer	34	42	34	27	+ 15
Skin Disease	35	42	30	44	- 2
Epilepsy	36	38	44	10	+ 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	32	32	35	- 2
Malnutrition	38	32	56	2	+ 30
Drug Use	39	32	41	13	+ 18
Congenital Anomalies	40	31	38	18	+ 13
Cervical Cancer	41	27	37	18	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	23	42	11	+ 12
Anemia	43	22	39	17	+ 5
Violence	44	16	40	15	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	45	16	46	9	+ 7
Asthma	46	14	35	24	- 10
Drownings	47	9	33	33	- 25
Fires	48	8	50	5	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	8	45	10	- 2
Low Birth Weight	50	8	47	6	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	51	6	60	1	+ 6
Hepatitis C	52	6	58	2	+ 4
Birth Trauma	53	5	53	2	+ 3
Tuberculosis	54	5	52	4	+ 1
Poisonings	55	5	51	4	+ 0
Schizophrenia	56	4	57	2	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	57	4	64	0	+ 4
Meningitis	58	3	55	2	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	59	2	59	1	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	2	48	6	- 4
Oral conditions	61	2	61	1	+ 1
Appendicitis	62	2	66	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	2	54	2	- 0
Maternal Conditions	64	1	63	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	65	0	65	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	69	0	+ 0
War	67	0	68	0	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	62	1	- 1
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	67	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CYPRUS

Belgium

Cyprus

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.