ITALY VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	77,777	1	97,116	- 19,339
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	47,926	3	41,445	+ 6,482
Stroke	3	37,704	2	62,633	- 24,930
Lung Cancers	4	34,493	4	34,152	+ 341
Lung Disease	5	32,769	5	32,382	+ 386
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	28,897	9	16,339	+ 12,558
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	16,943	7	21,254	- 4,311
Kidney Disease	8	15,024	11	12,726	+ 2,298
Breast Cancer	9	13,166	10	13,868	- 702
Suicide	10	10,745	26	4,042	+ 6,703
Other Injuries	11	10,212	12	12,112	- 1,900
Other Neoplasms	12	9,302	15	9,984	- 682
Prostate Cancer	13	9,286	20	8,409	+ 877
Pancreas Cancer	14	9,210	13	12,095	- 2,885
Falls	15	8,936	25	4,222	+ 4,713
Lymphomas	16	7,901	16	9,670	- 1,769
Liver Disease	17	7,293	23	5,559	+ 1,733
Endocrine Disorders	18	7,287	18	8,431	- 1,144
Parkinson's Disease	19	7,012	19	8,428	- 1,416
Diabetes Mellitus	20	6,461	8	19,836	- 13,375
Leukemia	21	6,105	21	6,728	- 624
Bladder Cancer	22	5,489	22	6,711	- 1,221
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,398	24	5,531	- 133
Liver Cancer	24	4,966	17	9,620	- 4,654
Oesophagus Cancer	25	4,572	34	2,045	+ 2,526
Stomach Cancer	26	4,393	14	10,252	- 5,859
Hypertension	27	3,764	6	29,931	- 26,167
Oral Cancer	28	3,434	27	3,343	+ 91
Road Traffic Accidents	29	3,390	30	3,221	+ 169
Ovary Cancer	30	3,321	28	3,282	+ 40
Skin Cancers	31	2,658	29	3,239	- 581
Alcohol	32	2,543	55	277	+ 2,266
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	2,126	36	1,622	+ 504
Uterin Cancer	34	1,955	33	2,198	- 243
Skin Disease	35	1,932	38	1,440	+ 492
Epilepsy	36	1,770	39	1,337	+ 434
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,490	32	2,216	- 726
Malnutrition	38	1,480	41	775	+ 704
Drug Use	39	1,463	45	654	+ 809
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,435	37	1,443	- 8
Cervical Cancer	41	1,236	40	1,154	+ 82
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,082	43	690	+ 392
Anemia	43	1,012	35	1,672	- 660
Violence	44	761	50	409	+ 352
Multiple Sclerosis	45	748	44	677	+ 71
Asthma	46	650	47	494	+ 156
Drownings	47	400	52	344	+ 57
Fires	48	381	56	271	+ 110
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	369	42	701	- 332
Low Birth Weight	50	355	51	357	- 3
Osteoarthritis	51	298	48	481	- 183
Hepatitis C	52	270	31	2,451	- 2,181
Birth Trauma	53	239	59	140	+ 99
Tuberculosis	54	232	53	336	- 104
Poisonings	55	209	58	154	+ 55
Schizophrenia	56	201	49	424	- 223
HIV/AIDS	57	184	46	520	- 336
Meningitis	58	145	60	128	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	59	112	64	20	+ 92
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	102	57	241	- 139
Oral conditions	61	96	62	47	+ 49
Appendicitis	62	85	61	49	+ 36
Hepatitis B	63	84	54	334	- 250
Maternal Conditions	64	31	67	6	+ 25
Otitis Media	65	9	65	16	- 7
Encephalitis	66	6	68	5	+ 2
War	67	6	66	6	- 0
Pertussis	68	4	73	1	+ 4
Diphtheria	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	69	4	- 4
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	1	- 1
Tetanus	78	0	63	22	- 22
Measles	79	0	71	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	80	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Belgium

Italy

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.