HAITI VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		HAITI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,995	1	13,208	+ 1,787
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,240	23	955	+ 8,285
Stroke	3	7,269	2	11,779	- 4,510
Lung Cancers	4	6,650	36	492	+ 6,159
Lung Disease	5	6,318	11	2,334	+ 3,984
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,571	3	7,064	- 1,492
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,267	32	680	+ 2,586
Kidney Disease	8	2,897	6	2,701	+ 196
Breast Cancer	9	2,538	30	705	+ 1,834
Suicide	10	2,072	21	1,085	+ 986
Other Injuries	11	1,969	16	1,499	+ 470
Other Neoplasms	12	1,793	60	31	+ 1,763
Prostate Cancer	13	1,790	17	1,356	+ 434
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,776	44	268	+ 1,507
Falls	15	1,723	35	549	+ 1,174
Lymphomas	16	1,523	47	235	+ 1,288
Liver Disease	17	1,406	10	2,425	- 1,019
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,405	24	951	+ 454
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,352	42	329	+ 1,022
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,246	4	5,026	- 3,780
Leukemia	21	1,177	43	300	+ 876
Bladder Cancer	22	1,058	55	92	+ 966
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,041	25	941	+ 100
Liver Cancer	24	957	33	662	+ 295
Oesophagus Cancer	25	881	49	155	+ 726
Stomach Cancer	26	847	26	863	- 16
Hypertension	27	726	7	2,632	- 1,906
Oral Cancer	28	662	45	261	+ 401
Road Traffic Accidents	29	654	13	2,115	- 1,461
Ovary Cancer	30	640	51	153	+ 487
Skin Cancers	31	512	56	56	+ 456
Alcohol	32	490	39	428	+ 63
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	410	8	2,540	- 2,130
Uterin Cancer	34	377	57	42	+ 335
Skin Disease	35	372	40	425	- 52
Epilepsy	36	341	41	409	- 67
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	287	27	814	- 527
Malnutrition	38	285	29	717	- 431
Drug Use	39	282	52	140	+ 142
Congenital Anomalies	40	277	15	1,819	- 1,543
Cervical Cancer	41	238	34	573	- 334
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	209	31	704	- 496
Anemia	43	195	86	0	+ 195
Violence	44	147	12	2,330	- 2,183
Multiple Sclerosis	45	144	61	28	+ 116
Asthma	46	125	20	1,107	- 982
Drownings	47	77	19	1,306	- 1,229
Fires	48	74	37	470	- 396
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	71	58	37	+ 34
Low Birth Weight	50	68	9	2,516	- 2,447
Osteoarthritis	51	57	80	0	+ 57
Hepatitis C	52	52	65	7	+ 45
Birth Trauma	53	46	14	2,100	- 2,054
Tuberculosis	54	45	22	1,007	- 963
Poisonings	55	40	50	154	- 114
Schizophrenia	56	39	83	0	+ 39
HIV/AIDS	57	35	5	2,706	- 2,670
Meningitis	58	28	28	780	- 752
Upper Respiratory	59	22	63	19	+ 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	20	81	0	+ 20
Oral conditions	61	19	82	0	+ 19
Appendicitis	62	16	48	172	- 155
Hepatitis B	63	16	62	26	- 10
Maternal Conditions	64	6	18	1,349	- 1,343
Otitis Media	65	2	70	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	1	54	118	- 116
War	67	1	66	5	- 4
Pertussis	68	1	38	446	- 446
Diphtheria	69	0	69	3	- 3
Syphilis	70	0	46	251	- 251
Chlamydia	71	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	59	36	- 36
Schistosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	53	119	- 119
Measles	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	5	- 5
Dengue	83	0	64	17	- 17
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HAITI

Belgium

Haiti

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.