MOROCCO VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,698	1	77,340	- 29,643
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	29,392	10	4,967	+ 24,424
Stroke	3	23,122	2	31,861	- 8,738
Lung Cancers	4	21,154	7	6,585	+ 14,569
Lung Disease	5	20,096	8	6,296	+ 13,800
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	17,721	6	7,237	+ 10,485
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,390	17	2,556	+ 7,834
Kidney Disease	8	9,214	4	10,216	- 1,003
Breast Cancer	9	8,074	12	3,604	+ 4,471
Suicide	10	6,590	16	2,617	+ 3,972
Other Injuries	11	6,263	21	2,271	+ 3,991
Other Neoplasms	12	5,705	60	70	+ 5,635
Prostate Cancer	13	5,695	24	1,914	+ 3,781
Pancreas Cancer	14	5,648	36	747	+ 4,901
Falls	15	5,480	19	2,456	+ 3,024
Lymphomas	16	4,845	20	2,274	+ 2,571
Liver Disease	17	4,472	11	4,866	- 394
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,469	28	1,129	+ 3,340
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,300	26	1,511	+ 2,789
Diabetes Mellitus	20	3,962	5	7,377	- 3,415
Leukemia	21	3,744	31	1,035	+ 2,709
Bladder Cancer	22	3,366	30	1,069	+ 2,298
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,310	32	1,022	+ 2,288
Liver Cancer	24	3,046	44	423	+ 2,623
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,804	42	439	+ 2,364
Stomach Cancer	26	2,694	25	1,691	+ 1,003
Hypertension	27	2,309	3	10,736	- 8,428
Oral Cancer	28	2,106	35	780	+ 1,325
Road Traffic Accidents	29	2,079	9	6,185	- 4,106
Ovary Cancer	30	2,037	34	800	+ 1,237
Skin Cancers	31	1,630	41	477	+ 1,153
Alcohol	32	1,560	57	109	+ 1,450
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,304	27	1,192	+ 112
Uterin Cancer	34	1,199	53	154	+ 1,045
Skin Disease	35	1,185	54	149	+ 1,036
Epilepsy	36	1,086	45	336	+ 750
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	914	37	718	+ 196
Malnutrition	38	907	51	200	+ 707
Drug Use	39	897	47	321	+ 576
Congenital Anomalies	40	880	22	2,124	- 1,244
Cervical Cancer	41	758	18	2,508	- 1,750
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	663	29	1,076	- 412
Anemia	43	621	84	0	+ 621
Violence	44	467	39	632	- 165
Multiple Sclerosis	45	459	58	106	+ 353
Asthma	46	398	13	3,342	- 2,943
Drownings	47	246	43	426	- 180
Fires	48	234	33	904	- 670
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	226	62	38	+ 188
Low Birth Weight	50	218	14	3,305	- 3,087
Osteoarthritis	51	183	81	0	+ 183
Hepatitis C	52	166	65	7	+ 158
Birth Trauma	53	147	23	2,067	- 1,920
Tuberculosis	54	142	15	2,870	- 2,728
Poisonings	55	128	50	266	- 138
Schizophrenia	56	123	86	0	+ 123
HIV/AIDS	57	113	49	289	- 176
Meningitis	58	89	40	542	- 454
Upper Respiratory	59	69	67	4	+ 65
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	62	80	0	+ 62
Oral conditions	61	59	82	0	+ 59
Appendicitis	62	52	56	130	- 78
Hepatitis B	63	52	48	316	- 264
Maternal Conditions	64	19	38	704	- 685
Otitis Media	65	6	71	0	+ 6
Encephalitis	66	4	52	176	- 172
War	67	4	63	22	- 18
Pertussis	68	3	46	324	- 322
Diphtheria	69	0	69	1	- 1
Syphilis	70	0	55	140	- 140
Chlamydia	71	0	68	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	64	15	- 15
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	61	67	- 67
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	59	76	- 76
Measles	79	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	5	- 5
Dengue	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOROCCO

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.