INDIA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,797,708	1	1,520,034	+ 277,674
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,107,758	17	126,593	+ 981,165
Stroke	3	871,471	3	697,038	+ 174,433
Lung Cancers	4	797,274	21	88,276	+ 708,998
Lung Disease	5	757,411	2	879,732	- 122,321
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	667,914	6	392,425	+ 275,489
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	391,609	25	77,368	+ 314,241
Kidney Disease	8	347,264	11	222,903	+ 124,361
Breast Cancer	9	304,324	22	82,821	+ 221,504
Suicide	10	248,358	14	173,347	+ 75,011
Other Injuries	11	236,036	15	149,570	+ 86,466
Other Neoplasms	12	215,014	62	2,968	+ 212,045
Prostate Cancer	13	214,633	38	30,945	+ 183,688
Pancreas Cancer	14	212,873	37	32,812	+ 180,061
Falls	15	206,533	10	225,755	- 19,222
Lymphomas	16	182,620	33	40,159	+ 142,461
Liver Disease	17	168,564	8	268,580	- 100,016
Endocrine Disorders	18	168,433	47	15,264	+ 153,168
Parkinson's Disease	19	162,068	32	43,398	+ 118,670
Diabetes Mellitus	20	149,333	7	271,495	- 122,162
Leukemia	21	141,100	35	33,383	+ 107,717
Bladder Cancer	22	126,880	48	14,081	+ 112,799
Inflammatory/Heart	23	124,762	49	12,651	+ 112,111
Liver Cancer	24	114,787	39	30,369	+ 84,418
Oesophagus Cancer	25	105,668	34	38,898	+ 66,770
Stomach Cancer	26	101,541	24	81,058	+ 20,483
Hypertension	27	87,009	19	108,050	- 21,041
Oral Cancer	28	79,371	16	134,187	- 54,816
Road Traffic Accidents	29	78,353	12	212,596	- 134,243
Ovary Cancer	30	76,770	44	21,947	+ 54,822
Skin Cancers	31	61,439	60	5,054	+ 56,385
Alcohol	32	58,777	43	23,097	+ 35,681
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	49,134	4	670,315	- 621,180
Uterin Cancer	34	45,191	59	6,841	+ 38,350
Skin Disease	35	44,650	45	17,857	+ 26,793
Epilepsy	36	40,914	40	30,307	+ 10,606
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	34,444	18	126,079	- 91,635
Malnutrition	38	34,202	55	8,626	+ 25,576
Drug Use	39	33,816	52	11,747	+ 22,069
Congenital Anomalies	40	33,161	23	82,769	- 49,608
Cervical Cancer	41	28,563	30	45,319	- 16,756
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	25,006	26	68,108	- 43,101
Anemia	43	23,400	81	0	+ 23,400
Violence	44	17,588	27	51,767	- 34,179
Multiple Sclerosis	45	17,288	63	2,328	+ 14,959
Asthma	46	15,019	13	196,051	- 181,032
Drownings	47	9,255	28	48,774	- 39,520
Fires	48	8,817	42	23,265	- 14,448
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	8,536	50	11,931	- 3,395
Low Birth Weight	50	8,198	9	238,739	- 230,542
Osteoarthritis	51	6,887	85	0	+ 6,887
Hepatitis C	52	6,238	65	1,364	+ 4,874
Birth Trauma	53	5,522	20	102,819	- 97,297
Tuberculosis	54	5,366	5	435,882	- 430,516
Poisonings	55	4,838	61	3,540	+ 1,297
Schizophrenia	56	4,651	83	0	+ 4,651
HIV/AIDS	57	4,248	31	44,406	- 40,158
Meningitis	58	3,352	36	33,337	- 29,985
Upper Respiratory	59	2,588	68	584	+ 2,004
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	2,355	86	0	+ 2,355
Oral conditions	61	2,230	84	0	+ 2,230
Appendicitis	62	1,964	53	11,245	- 9,281
Hepatitis B	63	1,948	56	8,184	- 6,236
Maternal Conditions	64	705	41	25,917	- 25,212
Otitis Media	65	212	71	68	+ 144
Encephalitis	66	149	29	48,080	- 47,931
War	67	141	67	890	- 749
Pertussis	68	101	54	10,094	- 9,993
Diphtheria	69	2	72	65	- 63
Syphilis	70	0	64	2,007	- 2,007
Chlamydia	71	0	69	379	- 379
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	66	973	- 973
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Schistosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	58	7,093	- 7,093
Measles	79	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	126	- 126
Dengue	83	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Belgium

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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.