FINLAND VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,178	2	9,831	- 2,653
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,423	1	11,120	- 6,697
Stroke	3	3,480	3	4,115	- 635
Lung Cancers	4	3,183	4	2,312	+ 871
Lung Disease	5	3,024	8	1,289	+ 1,735
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,667	21	436	+ 2,231
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,564	6	1,433	+ 130
Kidney Disease	8	1,387	26	342	+ 1,045
Breast Cancer	9	1,215	12	948	+ 267
Suicide	10	992	15	846	+ 146
Other Injuries	11	942	20	437	+ 506
Other Neoplasms	12	859	23	377	+ 482
Prostate Cancer	13	857	11	970	- 113
Pancreas Cancer	14	850	9	1,247	- 397
Falls	15	825	7	1,325	- 501
Lymphomas	16	729	14	851	- 122
Liver Disease	17	673	10	1,068	- 395
Endocrine Disorders	18	673	31	257	+ 416
Parkinson's Disease	19	647	13	853	- 206
Diabetes Mellitus	20	596	22	418	+ 178
Leukemia	21	563	24	371	+ 192
Bladder Cancer	22	507	28	308	+ 198
Inflammatory/Heart	23	498	17	518	- 20
Liver Cancer	24	458	16	545	- 87
Oesophagus Cancer	25	422	27	320	+ 102
Stomach Cancer	26	405	19	447	- 41
Hypertension	27	347	5	2,030	- 1,683
Oral Cancer	28	317	34	207	+ 110
Road Traffic Accidents	29	313	33	215	+ 98
Ovary Cancer	30	307	25	344	- 38
Skin Cancers	31	245	29	297	- 52
Alcohol	32	235	18	464	- 230
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	196	52	15	+ 181
Uterin Cancer	34	180	32	225	- 45
Skin Disease	35	178	47	27	+ 151
Epilepsy	36	163	38	104	+ 59
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	138	50	19	+ 119
Malnutrition	38	137	57	7	+ 130
Drug Use	39	135	30	269	- 134
Congenital Anomalies	40	132	35	192	- 60
Cervical Cancer	41	114	44	62	+ 52
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	100	36	151	- 52
Anemia	43	93	58	6	+ 88
Violence	44	70	43	64	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	45	69	42	80	- 11
Asthma	46	60	40	85	- 25
Drownings	47	37	37	106	- 69
Fires	48	35	45	62	- 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	34	41	83	- 49
Low Birth Weight	50	33	48	26	+ 7
Osteoarthritis	51	27	51	17	+ 11
Hepatitis C	52	25	60	5	+ 20
Birth Trauma	53	22	56	8	+ 14
Tuberculosis	54	21	46	32	- 11
Poisonings	55	19	49	25	- 5
Schizophrenia	56	19	39	93	- 74
HIV/AIDS	57	17	59	6	+ 11
Meningitis	58	13	55	9	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	59	10	62	2	+ 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	9	53	11	- 1
Oral conditions	61	9	61	4	+ 5
Appendicitis	62	8	54	10	- 2
Hepatitis B	63	8	63	2	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	64	3	64	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	65	1	68	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	1	66	0	+ 0
War	67	1	65	1	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Belgium

Finland

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.