NIGER VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,607	6	8,229	+ 25,378
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	20,709	32	858	+ 19,851
Stroke	3	16,292	5	8,717	+ 7,575
Lung Cancers	4	14,905	67	42	+ 14,863
Lung Disease	5	14,159	20	2,172	+ 11,987
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,486	1	21,093	- 8,607
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,321	37	522	+ 6,799
Kidney Disease	8	6,492	16	2,732	+ 3,759
Breast Cancer	9	5,689	29	1,075	+ 4,614
Suicide	10	4,643	27	1,227	+ 3,416
Other Injuries	11	4,413	12	3,826	+ 587
Other Neoplasms	12	4,020	68	24	+ 3,996
Prostate Cancer	13	4,012	57	128	+ 3,885
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,980	54	138	+ 3,842
Falls	15	3,861	26	1,297	+ 2,564
Lymphomas	16	3,414	43	350	+ 3,064
Liver Disease	17	3,151	11	4,116	- 965
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,149	23	1,806	+ 1,343
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,030	47	275	+ 2,754
Diabetes Mellitus	20	2,792	17	2,630	+ 162
Leukemia	21	2,638	48	258	+ 2,380
Bladder Cancer	22	2,372	53	161	+ 2,211
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,332	34	769	+ 1,564
Liver Cancer	24	2,146	35	745	+ 1,401
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,975	55	132	+ 1,844
Stomach Cancer	26	1,898	44	300	+ 1,598
Hypertension	27	1,627	25	1,356	+ 271
Oral Cancer	28	1,484	49	242	+ 1,242
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,465	8	5,946	- 4,481
Ovary Cancer	30	1,435	40	425	+ 1,010
Skin Cancers	31	1,149	45	287	+ 862
Alcohol	32	1,099	60	120	+ 978
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	919	3	16,030	- 15,112
Uterin Cancer	34	845	64	86	+ 759
Skin Disease	35	835	52	213	+ 622
Epilepsy	36	765	36	676	+ 89
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	644	39	467	+ 177
Malnutrition	38	639	21	2,170	- 1,531
Drug Use	39	632	58	126	+ 506
Congenital Anomalies	40	620	10	4,346	- 3,726
Cervical Cancer	41	534	38	487	+ 47
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	467	31	1,044	- 577
Anemia	43	437	85	0	+ 437
Violence	44	329	19	2,244	- 1,915
Multiple Sclerosis	45	323	69	22	+ 301
Asthma	46	281	22	1,902	- 1,621
Drownings	47	173	24	1,581	- 1,408
Fires	48	165	28	1,120	- 956
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	160	70	18	+ 142
Low Birth Weight	50	153	4	9,560	- 9,406
Osteoarthritis	51	129	81	0	+ 129
Hepatitis C	52	117	66	46	+ 71
Birth Trauma	53	103	7	8,030	- 7,927
Tuberculosis	54	100	13	3,703	- 3,603
Poisonings	55	90	33	771	- 681
Schizophrenia	56	87	83	0	+ 87
HIV/AIDS	57	79	30	1,048	- 969
Meningitis	58	63	9	5,237	- 5,175
Upper Respiratory	59	48	63	94	- 45
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	44	80	0	+ 44
Oral conditions	61	42	82	0	+ 42
Appendicitis	62	37	56	128	- 91
Hepatitis B	63	36	46	279	- 242
Maternal Conditions	64	13	14	3,317	- 3,304
Otitis Media	65	4	72	1	+ 3
Encephalitis	66	3	61	112	- 109
War	67	3	41	409	- 407
Pertussis	68	2	15	2,858	- 2,856
Diphtheria	69	0	65	60	- 60
Syphilis	70	0	62	110	- 110
Chlamydia	71	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	51	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Schistosomiasis	76	0	50	237	- 237
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	42	372	- 372
Measles	79	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	59	125	- 125
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

Belgium

Niger

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.