FRANCE VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	87,229	1	63,181	+ 24,048
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	53,751	2	53,157	+ 594
Stroke	3	42,286	3	36,354	+ 5,932
Lung Cancers	4	38,686	4	35,657	+ 3,029
Lung Disease	5	36,752	7	18,232	+ 18,520
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	32,409	6	19,771	+ 12,638
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	19,002	5	21,854	- 2,852
Kidney Disease	8	16,850	11	11,477	+ 5,374
Breast Cancer	9	14,767	8	15,536	- 769
Suicide	10	12,051	16	8,961	+ 3,090
Other Injuries	11	11,453	9	15,119	- 3,666
Other Neoplasms	12	10,433	17	8,771	+ 1,662
Prostate Cancer	13	10,415	13	10,873	- 458
Pancreas Cancer	14	10,329	10	12,360	- 2,031
Falls	15	10,022	18	8,284	+ 1,737
Lymphomas	16	8,861	14	10,067	- 1,206
Liver Disease	17	8,179	22	7,382	+ 797
Endocrine Disorders	18	8,173	19	8,086	+ 87
Parkinson's Disease	19	7,864	20	7,570	+ 294
Diabetes Mellitus	20	7,246	12	10,912	- 3,666
Leukemia	21	6,847	21	7,457	- 610
Bladder Cancer	22	6,157	24	6,566	- 409
Inflammatory/Heart	23	6,054	25	6,065	- 12
Liver Cancer	24	5,570	15	9,573	- 4,003
Oesophagus Cancer	25	5,127	28	4,673	+ 454
Stomach Cancer	26	4,927	26	5,530	- 603
Hypertension	27	4,222	23	7,109	- 2,887
Oral Cancer	28	3,851	27	4,676	- 825
Road Traffic Accidents	29	3,802	31	3,339	+ 463
Ovary Cancer	30	3,725	30	3,964	- 239
Skin Cancers	31	2,981	32	3,256	- 275
Alcohol	32	2,852	33	3,189	- 337
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	2,384	38	1,807	+ 577
Uterin Cancer	34	2,193	34	2,721	- 528
Skin Disease	35	2,167	39	1,598	+ 569
Epilepsy	36	1,985	37	1,865	+ 120
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,671	41	1,384	+ 287
Malnutrition	38	1,660	29	4,212	- 2,552
Drug Use	39	1,641	36	1,881	- 240
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,609	35	2,012	- 403
Cervical Cancer	41	1,386	40	1,574	- 188
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,213	43	986	+ 227
Anemia	43	1,135	44	973	+ 163
Violence	44	853	49	538	+ 316
Multiple Sclerosis	45	839	46	752	+ 87
Asthma	46	729	42	1,039	- 310
Drownings	47	449	45	868	- 419
Fires	48	428	53	403	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	414	51	426	- 12
Low Birth Weight	50	398	47	651	- 253
Osteoarthritis	51	334	56	245	+ 89
Hepatitis C	52	303	52	416	- 113
Birth Trauma	53	268	55	309	- 41
Tuberculosis	54	260	50	435	- 175
Poisonings	55	235	57	228	+ 7
Schizophrenia	56	226	48	647	- 422
HIV/AIDS	57	206	54	362	- 156
Meningitis	58	163	58	163	- 1
Upper Respiratory	59	126	63	54	+ 72
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	114	62	75	+ 39
Oral conditions	61	108	60	118	- 10
Appendicitis	62	95	61	90	+ 6
Hepatitis B	63	95	59	135	- 41
Maternal Conditions	64	34	64	52	- 18
Otitis Media	65	10	65	16	- 5
Encephalitis	66	7	66	8	- 1
War	67	7	67	7	+ 0
Pertussis	68	5	69	3	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	0	75	1	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	68	4	- 4
Chlamydia	71	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	84	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	70	2	- 2
Measles	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

Belgium

France

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.