GERMANY VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	107,316	1	147,055	- 39,739
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	66,129	2	51,168	+ 14,960
Stroke	3	52,023	3	49,794	+ 2,230
Lung Cancers	4	47,594	4	46,560	+ 1,034
Lung Disease	5	45,214	5	42,797	+ 2,417
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	39,872	9	20,712	+ 19,159
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	23,377	7	26,026	- 2,648
Kidney Disease	8	20,730	8	22,770	- 2,040
Breast Cancer	9	18,167	10	18,842	- 675
Suicide	10	14,826	19	10,284	+ 4,542
Other Injuries	11	14,090	23	8,248	+ 5,842
Other Neoplasms	12	12,835	24	8,161	+ 4,675
Prostate Cancer	13	12,813	12	16,487	- 3,674
Pancreas Cancer	14	12,708	11	17,971	- 5,264
Falls	15	12,329	14	15,325	- 2,996
Lymphomas	16	10,902	17	12,249	- 1,347
Liver Disease	17	10,063	15	15,194	- 5,131
Endocrine Disorders	18	10,055	18	10,677	- 623
Parkinson's Disease	19	9,675	16	12,594	- 2,919
Diabetes Mellitus	20	8,915	13	15,560	- 6,645
Leukemia	21	8,423	22	8,737	- 314
Bladder Cancer	22	7,574	28	6,193	+ 1,381
Inflammatory/Heart	23	7,448	21	8,891	- 1,443
Liver Cancer	24	6,852	25	8,057	- 1,205
Oesophagus Cancer	25	6,308	27	6,212	+ 95
Stomach Cancer	26	6,062	20	9,658	- 3,596
Hypertension	27	5,194	6	26,796	- 21,601
Oral Cancer	28	4,738	29	6,023	- 1,285
Road Traffic Accidents	29	4,677	34	3,160	+ 1,517
Ovary Cancer	30	4,583	30	5,192	- 610
Skin Cancers	31	3,668	31	4,055	- 388
Alcohol	32	3,509	26	6,257	- 2,749
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	2,933	32	3,830	- 897
Uterin Cancer	34	2,698	37	2,231	+ 467
Skin Disease	35	2,665	42	1,543	+ 1,123
Epilepsy	36	2,442	35	3,091	- 649
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	2,056	33	3,615	- 1,559
Malnutrition	38	2,042	50	450	+ 1,592
Drug Use	39	2,019	40	1,930	+ 89
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,980	36	2,291	- 312
Cervical Cancer	41	1,705	39	2,131	- 426
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,493	38	2,166	- 673
Anemia	43	1,397	43	994	+ 403
Violence	44	1,050	46	769	+ 281
Multiple Sclerosis	45	1,032	41	1,571	- 539
Asthma	46	897	44	924	- 28
Drownings	47	552	49	459	+ 94
Fires	48	526	53	359	+ 168
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	510	47	543	- 33
Low Birth Weight	50	489	45	770	- 281
Osteoarthritis	51	411	52	364	+ 47
Hepatitis C	52	372	48	507	- 134
Birth Trauma	53	330	57	239	+ 90
Tuberculosis	54	320	56	281	+ 39
Poisonings	55	289	58	216	+ 72
Schizophrenia	56	278	51	391	- 113
HIV/AIDS	57	254	54	345	- 92
Meningitis	58	200	60	168	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	59	154	61	138	+ 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	141	55	292	- 151
Oral conditions	61	133	63	62	+ 71
Appendicitis	62	117	62	129	- 12
Hepatitis B	63	116	59	182	- 65
Maternal Conditions	64	42	64	38	+ 4
Otitis Media	65	13	65	16	- 3
Encephalitis	66	9	67	8	+ 1
War	67	8	66	10	- 2
Pertussis	68	6	69	2	+ 4
Diphtheria	69	0	77	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	68	6	- 5
Chlamydia	71	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	74	1	- 1
Tetanus	78	0	75	1	- 1
Measles	79	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	71	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.