JAPAN VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	157,176	1	163,905	- 6,729
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	96,853	7	56,937	+ 39,916
Stroke	3	76,194	2	121,823	- 45,629
Lung Cancers	4	69,707	4	79,688	- 9,982
Lung Disease	5	66,221	5	78,169	- 11,948
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	58,397	3	107,899	- 49,502
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	34,239	6	57,340	- 23,101
Kidney Disease	8	30,362	9	44,779	- 14,417
Breast Cancer	9	26,607	15	15,805	+ 10,803
Suicide	10	21,714	13	19,466	+ 2,248
Other Injuries	11	20,637	12	22,068	- 1,431
Other Neoplasms	12	18,799	16	15,120	+ 3,679
Prostate Cancer	13	18,766	19	13,515	+ 5,250
Pancreas Cancer	14	18,612	10	37,027	- 18,415
Falls	15	18,057	23	9,736	+ 8,322
Lymphomas	16	15,967	14	19,273	- 3,306
Liver Disease	17	14,738	17	14,195	+ 542
Endocrine Disorders	18	14,726	21	11,486	+ 3,240
Parkinson's Disease	19	14,170	18	14,007	+ 162
Diabetes Mellitus	20	13,056	29	5,433	+ 7,624
Leukemia	21	12,337	24	9,607	+ 2,730
Bladder Cancer	22	11,093	22	9,936	+ 1,157
Inflammatory/Heart	23	10,908	27	8,232	+ 2,676
Liver Cancer	24	10,036	11	29,384	- 19,348
Oesophagus Cancer	25	9,239	20	12,316	- 3,077
Stomach Cancer	26	8,878	8	50,433	- 41,555
Hypertension	27	7,607	28	6,673	+ 934
Oral Cancer	28	6,940	26	8,333	- 1,394
Road Traffic Accidents	29	6,850	31	4,566	+ 2,285
Ovary Cancer	30	6,712	30	5,061	+ 1,651
Skin Cancers	31	5,372	44	1,843	+ 3,529
Alcohol	32	5,139	51	576	+ 4,563
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	4,296	37	2,731	+ 1,565
Uterin Cancer	34	3,951	33	3,461	+ 490
Skin Disease	35	3,904	36	2,806	+ 1,098
Epilepsy	36	3,577	45	1,558	+ 2,019
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	3,011	39	2,555	+ 456
Malnutrition	38	2,990	43	1,910	+ 1,081
Drug Use	39	2,957	50	732	+ 2,225
Congenital Anomalies	40	2,899	40	2,473	+ 427
Cervical Cancer	41	2,497	32	3,799	- 1,302
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	2,186	35	2,922	- 735
Anemia	43	2,046	49	875	+ 1,171
Violence	44	1,538	53	266	+ 1,272
Multiple Sclerosis	45	1,511	59	108	+ 1,404
Asthma	46	1,313	42	1,922	- 609
Drownings	47	809	25	8,409	- 7,600
Fires	48	771	48	1,007	- 236
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	746	38	2,618	- 1,871
Low Birth Weight	50	717	55	202	+ 515
Osteoarthritis	51	602	62	86	+ 516
Hepatitis C	52	545	41	2,220	- 1,674
Birth Trauma	53	483	61	104	+ 378
Tuberculosis	54	469	34	3,459	- 2,989
Poisonings	55	423	54	255	+ 168
Schizophrenia	56	407	47	1,052	- 645
HIV/AIDS	57	371	63	48	+ 324
Meningitis	58	293	52	308	- 15
Upper Respiratory	59	226	57	159	+ 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	206	56	172	+ 34
Oral conditions	61	195	60	106	+ 89
Appendicitis	62	172	58	126	+ 46
Hepatitis B	63	170	46	1,423	- 1,253
Maternal Conditions	64	62	64	39	+ 23
Otitis Media	65	19	68	8	+ 11
Encephalitis	66	13	69	5	+ 8
War	67	12	66	15	- 2
Pertussis	68	9	71	1	+ 7
Diphtheria	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	65	16	- 16
Chlamydia	71	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	67	9	- 9
Measles	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	70	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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.