ICELAND VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	464	1	403	+ 61
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	286	2	295	- 9
Stroke	3	225	3	141	+ 85
Lung Cancers	4	206	4	134	+ 72
Lung Disease	5	196	5	129	+ 67
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	173	6	82	+ 90
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	101	7	73	+ 28
Kidney Disease	8	90	15	33	+ 56
Breast Cancer	9	79	9	53	+ 25
Suicide	10	64	13	40	+ 24
Other Injuries	11	61	11	50	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	12	56	30	10	+ 46
Prostate Cancer	13	55	8	61	- 5
Pancreas Cancer	14	55	12	43	+ 12
Falls	15	53	18	24	+ 30
Lymphomas	16	47	14	37	+ 10
Liver Disease	17	44	31	9	+ 34
Endocrine Disorders	18	44	27	16	+ 28
Parkinson's Disease	19	42	10	53	- 11
Diabetes Mellitus	20	39	16	30	+ 9
Leukemia	21	36	22	19	+ 18
Bladder Cancer	22	33	21	20	+ 12
Inflammatory/Heart	23	32	26	16	+ 17
Liver Cancer	24	30	20	22	+ 7
Oesophagus Cancer	25	27	19	23	+ 5
Stomach Cancer	26	26	23	18	+ 9
Hypertension	27	22	17	24	- 2
Oral Cancer	28	21	33	9	+ 12
Road Traffic Accidents	29	20	35	7	+ 13
Ovary Cancer	30	20	25	16	+ 3
Skin Cancers	31	16	29	13	+ 3
Alcohol	32	15	28	14	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	13	55	1	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	34	12	36	7	+ 5
Skin Disease	35	12	45	3	+ 9
Epilepsy	36	11	37	5	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	9	54	1	+ 8
Malnutrition	38	9	57	1	+ 8
Drug Use	39	9	24	17	- 8
Congenital Anomalies	40	9	34	7	+ 1
Cervical Cancer	41	7	32	9	- 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	6	41	3	+ 3
Anemia	43	6	40	4	+ 2
Violence	44	5	39	4	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	45	4	44	3	+ 2
Asthma	46	4	48	2	+ 2
Drownings	47	2	56	1	+ 1
Fires	48	2	58	1	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	2	38	4	- 2
Low Birth Weight	50	2	43	3	- 1
Osteoarthritis	51	2	47	2	- 0
Hepatitis C	52	2	52	1	+ 1
Birth Trauma	53	1	46	2	- 1
Tuberculosis	54	1	82	0	+ 1
Poisonings	55	1	42	3	- 2
Schizophrenia	56	1	49	1	- 0
HIV/AIDS	57	1	59	0	+ 1
Meningitis	58	1	50	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	59	1	51	1	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	1	53	1	- 0
Oral conditions	61	1	85	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	62	1	86	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	63	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	0	60	0	- 0
Otitis Media	65	0	64	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	78	0	+ 0
War	67	0	61	0	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	62	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	65	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

Belgium

Iceland

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.