NETHERLANDS VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,673	2	17,601	+ 5,073
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	13,971	1	18,148	- 4,177
Stroke	3	10,991	4	9,707	+ 1,284
Lung Cancers	4	10,055	3	10,980	- 924
Lung Disease	5	9,553	5	9,567	- 15
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,424	7	4,946	+ 3,478
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,939	6	5,829	- 890
Kidney Disease	8	4,380	12	2,530	+ 1,850
Breast Cancer	9	3,838	9	3,535	+ 303
Suicide	10	3,132	17	2,025	+ 1,107
Other Injuries	11	2,977	19	1,648	+ 1,329
Other Neoplasms	12	2,712	18	1,831	+ 881
Prostate Cancer	13	2,707	10	3,265	- 558
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,685	11	2,995	- 310
Falls	15	2,605	8	4,131	- 1,526
Lymphomas	16	2,303	13	2,511	- 208
Liver Disease	17	2,126	28	936	+ 1,190
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,124	26	1,055	+ 1,070
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,044	16	2,120	- 76
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,883	14	2,386	- 503
Leukemia	21	1,780	20	1,578	+ 201
Bladder Cancer	22	1,600	21	1,471	+ 129
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,574	23	1,201	+ 373
Liver Cancer	24	1,448	24	1,163	+ 285
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,333	15	2,145	- 813
Stomach Cancer	26	1,281	22	1,361	- 80
Hypertension	27	1,097	29	818	+ 279
Oral Cancer	28	1,001	30	768	+ 233
Road Traffic Accidents	29	988	31	681	+ 307
Ovary Cancer	30	968	25	1,067	- 99
Skin Cancers	31	775	27	1,024	- 249
Alcohol	32	741	32	612	+ 129
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	620	33	584	+ 36
Uterin Cancer	34	570	34	566	+ 4
Skin Disease	35	563	36	295	+ 268
Epilepsy	36	516	38	289	+ 227
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	434	41	238	+ 197
Malnutrition	38	431	63	12	+ 419
Drug Use	39	426	42	231	+ 196
Congenital Anomalies	40	418	35	544	- 126
Cervical Cancer	41	360	39	266	+ 94
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	315	47	130	+ 185
Anemia	43	295	40	249	+ 46
Violence	44	222	48	107	+ 115
Multiple Sclerosis	45	218	37	295	- 77
Asthma	46	189	46	165	+ 24
Drownings	47	117	49	98	+ 19
Fires	48	111	53	49	+ 62
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	108	44	214	- 107
Low Birth Weight	50	103	45	167	- 64
Osteoarthritis	51	87	43	220	- 133
Hepatitis C	52	79	60	20	+ 58
Birth Trauma	53	70	52	74	- 4
Tuberculosis	54	68	56	29	+ 39
Poisonings	55	61	61	17	+ 44
Schizophrenia	56	59	50	96	- 37
HIV/AIDS	57	54	55	33	+ 21
Meningitis	58	42	51	78	- 36
Upper Respiratory	59	33	57	28	+ 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	30	54	42	- 12
Oral conditions	61	28	59	21	+ 7
Appendicitis	62	25	58	26	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	25	62	14	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	64	9	65	8	+ 1
Otitis Media	65	3	64	10	- 7
Encephalitis	66	2	68	1	+ 1
War	67	2	66	2	- 0
Pertussis	68	1	67	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	69	1	- 1
Chlamydia	71	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Belgium

Netherlands

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.