GREECE VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,346	1	21,124	- 7,779
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,224	7	3,940	+ 4,284
Stroke	3	6,470	2	14,077	- 7,608
Lung Cancers	4	5,919	4	7,355	- 1,437
Lung Disease	5	5,623	5	5,526	+ 97
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,958	3	8,282	- 3,324
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,907	8	3,264	- 356
Kidney Disease	8	2,578	6	4,759	- 2,181
Breast Cancer	9	2,259	11	2,520	- 261
Suicide	10	1,844	28	533	+ 1,311
Other Injuries	11	1,752	17	1,453	+ 299
Other Neoplasms	12	1,596	25	679	+ 918
Prostate Cancer	13	1,593	12	2,023	- 430
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,580	13	1,904	- 324
Falls	15	1,533	21	1,245	+ 288
Lymphomas	16	1,356	19	1,268	+ 87
Liver Disease	17	1,251	23	809	+ 442
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,250	29	526	+ 724
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,203	10	2,646	- 1,443
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,109	20	1,266	- 157
Leukemia	21	1,047	18	1,354	- 306
Bladder Cancer	22	942	15	1,551	- 609
Inflammatory/Heart	23	926	24	725	+ 201
Liver Cancer	24	852	14	1,566	- 713
Oesophagus Cancer	25	784	35	246	+ 539
Stomach Cancer	26	754	16	1,535	- 782
Hypertension	27	646	9	2,922	- 2,276
Oral Cancer	28	589	30	440	+ 149
Road Traffic Accidents	29	582	22	870	- 289
Ovary Cancer	30	570	27	557	+ 13
Skin Cancers	31	456	31	438	+ 18
Alcohol	32	436	49	50	+ 386
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	365	44	95	+ 270
Uterin Cancer	34	335	33	373	- 37
Skin Disease	35	331	47	56	+ 275
Epilepsy	36	304	34	249	+ 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	256	43	100	+ 156
Malnutrition	38	254	66	1	+ 253
Drug Use	39	251	37	193	+ 58
Congenital Anomalies	40	246	38	174	+ 72
Cervical Cancer	41	212	36	243	- 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	186	26	611	- 425
Anemia	43	174	51	47	+ 127
Violence	44	131	42	104	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	45	128	40	135	- 7
Asthma	46	111	55	27	+ 84
Drownings	47	69	32	435	- 367
Fires	48	65	39	146	- 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	63	45	67	- 3
Low Birth Weight	50	61	41	127	- 66
Osteoarthritis	51	51	85	0	+ 51
Hepatitis C	52	46	52	38	+ 8
Birth Trauma	53	41	57	17	+ 24
Tuberculosis	54	40	46	66	- 27
Poisonings	55	36	56	19	+ 16
Schizophrenia	56	35	54	27	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	57	32	50	47	- 16
Meningitis	58	25	53	33	- 8
Upper Respiratory	59	19	59	8	+ 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	17	86	0	+ 17
Oral conditions	61	17	63	2	+ 15
Appendicitis	62	15	58	9	+ 5
Hepatitis B	63	14	48	56	- 41
Maternal Conditions	64	5	61	2	+ 3
Otitis Media	65	2	82	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	66	1	67	1	+ 0
War	67	1	64	1	- 0
Pertussis	68	1	69	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	65	1	- 1
Chlamydia	71	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	60	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	62	2	- 2
Measles	79	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Belgium

Greece

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.