NIGERIA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	302,032	7	61,374	+ 240,659
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	186,114	31	6,786	+ 179,329
Stroke	3	146,415	8	57,744	+ 88,672
Lung Cancers	4	133,950	57	1,295	+ 132,654
Lung Disease	5	127,252	22	12,569	+ 114,684
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	112,216	1	207,281	- 95,065
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	65,794	43	4,152	+ 61,642
Kidney Disease	8	58,344	20	18,189	+ 40,155
Breast Cancer	9	51,129	23	11,884	+ 39,245
Suicide	10	41,727	30	7,019	+ 34,708
Other Injuries	11	39,656	17	22,696	+ 16,960
Other Neoplasms	12	36,124	66	290	+ 35,834
Prostate Cancer	13	36,060	35	5,914	+ 30,146
Pancreas Cancer	14	35,765	51	1,975	+ 33,790
Falls	15	34,700	28	7,528	+ 27,171
Lymphomas	16	30,682	40	5,202	+ 25,480
Liver Disease	17	28,320	13	38,326	- 10,005
Endocrine Disorders	18	28,298	21	15,799	+ 12,500
Parkinson's Disease	19	27,229	46	2,473	+ 24,756
Diabetes Mellitus	20	25,089	18	22,497	+ 2,593
Leukemia	21	23,706	47	2,257	+ 21,449
Bladder Cancer	22	21,317	63	670	+ 20,647
Inflammatory/Heart	23	20,961	42	4,826	+ 16,135
Liver Cancer	24	19,285	39	5,289	+ 13,997
Oesophagus Cancer	25	17,753	64	560	+ 17,193
Stomach Cancer	26	17,060	50	2,129	+ 14,931
Hypertension	27	14,618	24	10,692	+ 3,927
Oral Cancer	28	13,335	48	2,238	+ 11,097
Road Traffic Accidents	29	13,164	12	41,693	- 28,529
Ovary Cancer	30	12,898	49	2,133	+ 10,766
Skin Cancers	31	10,322	53	1,933	+ 8,389
Alcohol	32	9,875	58	1,031	+ 8,844
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	8,255	2	144,724	- 136,469
Uterin Cancer	34	7,593	62	679	+ 6,914
Skin Disease	35	7,502	56	1,468	+ 6,033
Epilepsy	36	6,874	41	5,001	+ 1,873
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	5,787	52	1,946	+ 3,841
Malnutrition	38	5,746	36	5,896	- 150
Drug Use	39	5,681	34	6,273	- 592
Congenital Anomalies	40	5,571	9	49,696	- 44,125
Cervical Cancer	41	4,799	25	10,574	- 5,775
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	4,201	37	5,846	- 1,645
Anemia	43	3,931	82	0	+ 3,931
Violence	44	2,955	19	18,407	- 15,453
Multiple Sclerosis	45	2,904	68	179	+ 2,725
Asthma	46	2,523	27	8,192	- 5,668
Drownings	47	1,555	32	6,584	- 5,029
Fires	48	1,481	29	7,132	- 5,650
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	1,434	69	165	+ 1,269
Low Birth Weight	50	1,377	6	95,959	- 94,582
Osteoarthritis	51	1,157	85	0	+ 1,157
Hepatitis C	52	1,048	65	304	+ 744
Birth Trauma	53	928	5	100,186	- 99,258
Tuberculosis	54	901	3	127,335	- 126,434
Poisonings	55	813	33	6,570	- 5,758
Schizophrenia	56	781	80	0	+ 781
HIV/AIDS	57	714	10	44,124	- 43,410
Meningitis	58	563	11	43,651	- 43,088
Upper Respiratory	59	435	67	259	+ 176
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	396	84	0	+ 396
Oral conditions	61	375	86	0	+ 375
Appendicitis	62	330	60	760	- 430
Hepatitis B	63	327	55	1,488	- 1,161
Maternal Conditions	64	118	15	23,540	- 23,421
Otitis Media	65	36	72	3	+ 33
Encephalitis	66	25	59	937	- 912
War	67	24	45	3,245	- 3,221
Pertussis	68	17	16	23,282	- 23,265
Diphtheria	69	0	44	3,800	- 3,799
Syphilis	70	0	38	5,449	- 5,449
Chlamydia	71	0	71	14	- 14
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	23	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Schistosomiasis	76	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	26	8,355	- 8,355
Measles	79	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	61	685	- 685
Dengue	83	0	73	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Belgium

Nigeria

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.