INDONESIA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		INDONESIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	359,206	2	259,297	+ 99,909
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	221,345	15	27,054	+ 194,291
Stroke	3	174,131	1	357,183	- 183,052
Lung Cancers	4	159,306	13	28,633	+ 130,673
Lung Disease	5	151,341	6	78,285	+ 73,056
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	133,458	9	52,539	+ 80,919
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	78,249	22	18,064	+ 60,185
Kidney Disease	8	69,388	10	43,039	+ 26,349
Breast Cancer	9	60,808	16	24,160	+ 36,648
Suicide	10	49,625	34	6,544	+ 43,082
Other Injuries	11	47,163	30	9,499	+ 37,664
Other Neoplasms	12	42,963	60	681	+ 42,282
Prostate Cancer	13	42,886	36	5,707	+ 37,180
Pancreas Cancer	14	42,535	37	5,410	+ 37,125
Falls	15	41,268	21	18,404	+ 22,864
Lymphomas	16	36,490	28	11,251	+ 25,239
Liver Disease	17	33,681	5	89,583	- 55,902
Endocrine Disorders	18	33,655	39	4,027	+ 29,628
Parkinson's Disease	19	32,383	32	8,492	+ 23,891
Diabetes Mellitus	20	29,839	3	110,513	- 80,674
Leukemia	21	28,194	26	11,719	+ 16,475
Bladder Cancer	22	25,352	42	3,720	+ 21,632
Inflammatory/Heart	23	24,929	29	9,548	+ 15,381
Liver Cancer	24	22,936	19	19,721	+ 3,215
Oesophagus Cancer	25	21,114	54	1,175	+ 19,939
Stomach Cancer	26	20,289	45	2,821	+ 17,468
Hypertension	27	17,386	8	54,904	- 37,518
Oral Cancer	28	15,859	23	16,080	- 220
Road Traffic Accidents	29	15,656	12	30,668	- 15,012
Ovary Cancer	30	15,340	31	8,499	+ 6,841
Skin Cancers	31	12,276	40	3,756	+ 8,520
Alcohol	32	11,745	61	589	+ 11,155
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	9,818	7	63,966	- 54,148
Uterin Cancer	34	9,030	47	2,625	+ 6,405
Skin Disease	35	8,922	41	3,734	+ 5,188
Epilepsy	36	8,175	59	706	+ 7,469
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	6,882	53	1,251	+ 5,632
Malnutrition	38	6,834	18	19,978	- 13,144
Drug Use	39	6,757	57	959	+ 5,797
Congenital Anomalies	40	6,626	24	14,900	- 8,274
Cervical Cancer	41	5,707	20	19,306	- 13,599
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	4,997	49	2,174	+ 2,823
Anemia	43	4,676	83	0	+ 4,676
Violence	44	3,514	27	11,606	- 8,092
Multiple Sclerosis	45	3,454	64	250	+ 3,205
Asthma	46	3,001	14	27,635	- 24,634
Drownings	47	1,849	38	4,518	- 2,669
Fires	48	1,762	52	1,388	+ 374
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	1,706	63	421	+ 1,285
Low Birth Weight	50	1,638	17	22,326	- 20,688
Osteoarthritis	51	1,376	81	0	+ 1,376
Hepatitis C	52	1,246	62	550	+ 696
Birth Trauma	53	1,103	25	14,511	- 13,408
Tuberculosis	54	1,072	4	90,077	- 89,005
Poisonings	55	967	58	800	+ 167
Schizophrenia	56	929	85	0	+ 929
HIV/AIDS	57	849	11	34,321	- 33,472
Meningitis	58	670	43	3,140	- 2,470
Upper Respiratory	59	517	67	78	+ 439
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	471	80	0	+ 471
Oral conditions	61	445	82	0	+ 445
Appendicitis	62	392	56	1,109	- 716
Hepatitis B	63	389	44	2,853	- 2,464
Maternal Conditions	64	141	35	6,214	- 6,073
Otitis Media	65	42	72	3	+ 40
Encephalitis	66	30	51	1,549	- 1,519
War	67	28	66	163	- 135
Pertussis	68	20	48	2,200	- 2,180
Diphtheria	69	0	69	18	- 17
Syphilis	70	0	50	2,166	- 2,166
Chlamydia	71	0	70	15	- 15
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	55	1,156	- 1,156
Schistosomiasis	76	0	71	10	- 10
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	46	2,742	- 2,742
Measles	79	0	65	215	- 215
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	29	- 29
Dengue	83	0	33	7,938	- 7,938
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDONESIA

Belgium

Indonesia

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.