MEXICO VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	166,793	1	116,238	+ 50,555
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	102,779	30	3,447	+ 99,332
Stroke	3	80,856	4	39,790	+ 41,066
Lung Cancers	4	73,972	17	7,349	+ 66,622
Lung Disease	5	70,273	7	29,123	+ 41,150
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	61,970	8	24,816	+ 37,154
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	36,334	20	6,871	+ 29,463
Kidney Disease	8	32,219	3	44,622	- 12,403
Breast Cancer	9	28,235	16	7,380	+ 20,856
Suicide	10	23,043	22	6,772	+ 16,271
Other Injuries	11	21,900	11	12,175	+ 9,725
Other Neoplasms	12	19,949	23	6,204	+ 13,745
Prostate Cancer	13	19,914	15	7,494	+ 12,420
Pancreas Cancer	14	19,750	27	4,510	+ 15,240
Falls	15	19,162	35	2,628	+ 16,534
Lymphomas	16	16,944	24	4,961	+ 11,982
Liver Disease	17	15,639	6	29,838	- 14,199
Endocrine Disorders	18	15,627	12	11,310	+ 4,317
Parkinson's Disease	19	15,037	43	1,567	+ 13,469
Diabetes Mellitus	20	13,855	2	86,110	- 72,254
Leukemia	21	13,091	25	4,830	+ 8,261
Bladder Cancer	22	11,772	48	1,272	+ 10,500
Inflammatory/Heart	23	11,576	41	1,866	+ 9,709
Liver Cancer	24	10,650	21	6,817	+ 3,833
Oesophagus Cancer	25	9,804	49	1,252	+ 8,552
Stomach Cancer	26	9,421	19	6,939	+ 2,482
Hypertension	27	8,073	9	17,806	- 9,734
Oral Cancer	28	7,364	46	1,355	+ 6,009
Road Traffic Accidents	29	7,270	10	16,303	- 9,033
Ovary Cancer	30	7,123	34	2,649	+ 4,474
Skin Cancers	31	5,700	40	1,909	+ 3,792
Alcohol	32	5,453	32	2,945	+ 2,508
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	4,559	29	3,476	+ 1,083
Uterin Cancer	34	4,193	50	902	+ 3,291
Skin Disease	35	4,143	31	3,029	+ 1,114
Epilepsy	36	3,796	39	1,912	+ 1,884
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	3,196	52	859	+ 2,337
Malnutrition	38	3,173	14	7,552	- 4,378
Drug Use	39	3,137	44	1,470	+ 1,667
Congenital Anomalies	40	3,077	13	10,457	- 7,380
Cervical Cancer	41	2,650	26	4,787	- 2,137
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	2,320	33	2,734	- 414
Anemia	43	2,171	37	2,182	- 11
Violence	44	1,632	5	32,450	- 30,818
Multiple Sclerosis	45	1,604	60	295	+ 1,309
Asthma	46	1,393	47	1,342	+ 51
Drownings	47	859	42	1,799	- 940
Fires	48	818	56	604	+ 214
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	792	45	1,415	- 623
Low Birth Weight	50	761	18	7,163	- 6,402
Osteoarthritis	51	639	59	305	+ 334
Hepatitis C	52	579	55	625	- 47
Birth Trauma	53	512	36	2,552	- 2,040
Tuberculosis	54	498	38	1,943	- 1,445
Poisonings	55	449	57	531	- 82
Schizophrenia	56	432	63	127	+ 304
HIV/AIDS	57	394	28	4,128	- 3,734
Meningitis	58	311	58	357	- 46
Upper Respiratory	59	240	64	127	+ 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	218	51	894	- 675
Oral conditions	61	207	65	125	+ 82
Appendicitis	62	182	53	774	- 592
Hepatitis B	63	181	61	210	- 29
Maternal Conditions	64	65	54	750	- 684
Otitis Media	65	20	68	29	- 9
Encephalitis	66	14	62	140	- 126
War	67	13	66	112	- 99
Pertussis	68	9	70	21	- 12
Diphtheria	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	73	5	- 5
Chlamydia	71	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	69	24	- 24
Tetanus	78	0	71	10	- 10
Measles	79	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	72	5	- 5
Dengue	83	0	67	30	- 30
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Belgium

Mexico

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.