IRELAND VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,677	1	4,762	+ 1,915
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,114	2	3,209	+ 905
Stroke	3	3,237	5	1,770	+ 1,467
Lung Cancers	4	2,961	3	1,916	+ 1,045
Lung Disease	5	2,813	4	1,915	+ 898
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,481	6	1,298	+ 1,182
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,454	7	1,095	+ 359
Kidney Disease	8	1,290	10	566	+ 723
Breast Cancer	9	1,130	8	760	+ 371
Suicide	10	922	14	470	+ 452
Other Injuries	11	877	30	171	+ 706
Other Neoplasms	12	799	27	218	+ 581
Prostate Cancer	13	797	9	585	+ 212
Pancreas Cancer	14	791	11	530	+ 260
Falls	15	767	25	247	+ 520
Lymphomas	16	678	13	513	+ 165
Liver Disease	17	626	19	279	+ 347
Endocrine Disorders	18	626	24	249	+ 376
Parkinson's Disease	19	602	12	530	+ 72
Diabetes Mellitus	20	555	16	414	+ 141
Leukemia	21	524	20	274	+ 250
Bladder Cancer	22	471	22	256	+ 215
Inflammatory/Heart	23	463	26	240	+ 224
Liver Cancer	24	426	18	318	+ 108
Oesophagus Cancer	25	392	15	419	- 26
Stomach Cancer	26	377	17	357	+ 20
Hypertension	27	323	29	175	+ 148
Oral Cancer	28	295	28	183	+ 112
Road Traffic Accidents	29	291	33	153	+ 138
Ovary Cancer	30	285	21	273	+ 12
Skin Cancers	31	228	23	252	- 24
Alcohol	32	218	39	64	+ 154
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	182	45	53	+ 130
Uterin Cancer	34	168	34	126	+ 42
Skin Disease	35	166	42	58	+ 108
Epilepsy	36	152	36	85	+ 67
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	128	46	50	+ 78
Malnutrition	38	127	63	2	+ 125
Drug Use	39	126	31	167	- 41
Congenital Anomalies	40	123	32	153	- 30
Cervical Cancer	41	106	35	103	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	93	38	67	+ 26
Anemia	43	87	49	29	+ 58
Violence	44	65	47	38	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	45	64	37	83	- 19
Asthma	46	56	41	58	- 2
Drownings	47	34	43	57	- 23
Fires	48	33	48	30	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	32	40	59	- 27
Low Birth Weight	50	30	44	56	- 25
Osteoarthritis	51	26	51	20	+ 6
Hepatitis C	52	23	52	19	+ 4
Birth Trauma	53	21	56	10	+ 10
Tuberculosis	54	20	50	23	- 3
Poisonings	55	18	53	14	+ 4
Schizophrenia	56	17	55	12	+ 6
HIV/AIDS	57	16	57	9	+ 7
Meningitis	58	12	58	7	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	59	10	64	1	+ 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	9	54	14	- 5
Oral conditions	61	8	62	2	+ 6
Appendicitis	62	7	60	3	+ 4
Hepatitis B	63	7	59	6	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	3	61	3	- 0
Otitis Media	65	1	71	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	1	66	0	+ 0
War	67	1	65	0	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	82	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Belgium

Ireland

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.