EGYPT VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	141,925	1	173,871	- 31,947
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	87,455	16	6,975	+ 80,480
Stroke	3	68,800	3	43,839	+ 24,962
Lung Cancers	4	62,943	18	5,677	+ 57,266
Lung Disease	5	59,796	9	13,393	+ 46,403
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	52,730	7	20,695	+ 32,036
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	30,917	24	3,083	+ 27,834
Kidney Disease	8	27,416	6	21,087	+ 6,328
Breast Cancer	9	24,026	13	9,180	+ 14,846
Suicide	10	19,607	25	3,022	+ 16,585
Other Injuries	11	18,634	21	3,819	+ 14,816
Other Neoplasms	12	16,975	61	116	+ 16,858
Prostate Cancer	13	16,945	35	1,282	+ 15,662
Pancreas Cancer	14	16,806	26	2,906	+ 13,900
Falls	15	16,305	30	2,019	+ 14,286
Lymphomas	16	14,417	14	7,539	+ 6,879
Liver Disease	17	13,308	2	60,122	- 46,815
Endocrine Disorders	18	13,297	29	2,372	+ 10,925
Parkinson's Disease	19	12,795	28	2,391	+ 10,404
Diabetes Mellitus	20	11,789	8	19,131	- 7,341
Leukemia	21	11,140	22	3,763	+ 7,377
Bladder Cancer	22	10,017	19	5,133	+ 4,884
Inflammatory/Heart	23	9,850	27	2,489	+ 7,361
Liver Cancer	24	9,062	4	24,512	- 15,450
Oesophagus Cancer	25	8,342	41	951	+ 7,391
Stomach Cancer	26	8,016	32	1,844	+ 6,172
Hypertension	27	6,869	5	21,094	- 14,225
Oral Cancer	28	6,266	45	793	+ 5,473
Road Traffic Accidents	29	6,186	12	10,141	- 3,955
Ovary Cancer	30	6,061	31	1,944	+ 4,117
Skin Cancers	31	4,850	39	1,013	+ 3,837
Alcohol	32	4,640	60	141	+ 4,499
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	3,879	23	3,692	+ 187
Uterin Cancer	34	3,568	52	422	+ 3,146
Skin Disease	35	3,525	55	219	+ 3,306
Epilepsy	36	3,230	50	451	+ 2,779
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	2,719	36	1,248	+ 1,471
Malnutrition	38	2,700	46	759	+ 1,942
Drug Use	39	2,670	62	116	+ 2,554
Congenital Anomalies	40	2,618	10	12,163	- 9,545
Cervical Cancer	41	2,255	48	625	+ 1,630
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,974	34	1,339	+ 635
Anemia	43	1,847	82	0	+ 1,847
Violence	44	1,388	20	4,165	- 2,776
Multiple Sclerosis	45	1,365	56	213	+ 1,152
Asthma	46	1,186	15	7,104	- 5,918
Drownings	47	731	37	1,122	- 392
Fires	48	696	33	1,568	- 872
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	674	65	26	+ 648
Low Birth Weight	50	647	11	11,391	- 10,744
Osteoarthritis	51	544	85	0	+ 544
Hepatitis C	52	492	63	97	+ 396
Birth Trauma	53	436	17	6,109	- 5,673
Tuberculosis	54	424	51	432	- 8
Poisonings	55	382	57	195	+ 187
Schizophrenia	56	367	80	0	+ 367
HIV/AIDS	57	335	53	397	- 62
Meningitis	58	265	43	827	- 562
Upper Respiratory	59	204	68	5	+ 199
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	186	84	0	+ 186
Oral conditions	61	176	86	0	+ 176
Appendicitis	62	155	59	142	+ 13
Hepatitis B	63	154	40	988	- 835
Maternal Conditions	64	56	44	795	- 739
Otitis Media	65	17	72	0	+ 16
Encephalitis	66	12	38	1,046	- 1,034
War	67	11	47	714	- 702
Pertussis	68	8	42	906	- 898
Diphtheria	69	0	70	3	- 3
Syphilis	70	0	58	159	- 159
Chlamydia	71	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	66	13	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	54	220	- 220
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	49	540	- 540
Measles	79	0	64	43	- 43
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	6	- 6
Dengue	83	0	69	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Belgium

Egypt

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.