PAKISTAN VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	BELGIUM		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	321,955	1	240,720	+ 81,235
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	198,391	22	15,216	+ 183,175
Stroke	3	156,073	2	141,432	+ 14,641
Lung Cancers	4	142,785	26	9,688	+ 133,098
Lung Disease	5	135,646	5	86,968	+ 48,678
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	119,618	6	83,483	+ 36,135
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	70,134	38	5,279	+ 64,855
Kidney Disease	8	62,192	9	56,796	+ 5,396
Breast Cancer	9	54,502	20	18,009	+ 36,493
Suicide	10	44,479	18	19,331	+ 25,148
Other Injuries	11	42,272	13	27,010	+ 15,262
Other Neoplasms	12	38,507	64	412	+ 38,096
Prostate Cancer	13	38,439	45	3,559	+ 34,880
Pancreas Cancer	14	38,124	60	1,069	+ 37,054
Falls	15	36,988	28	8,642	+ 28,346
Lymphomas	16	32,706	31	7,020	+ 25,686
Liver Disease	17	30,188	10	54,835	- 24,647
Endocrine Disorders	18	30,165	25	11,439	+ 18,726
Parkinson's Disease	19	29,025	35	6,145	+ 22,880
Diabetes Mellitus	20	26,744	7	63,852	- 37,108
Leukemia	21	25,270	39	5,254	+ 20,016
Bladder Cancer	22	22,723	48	2,727	+ 19,996
Inflammatory/Heart	23	22,344	52	2,318	+ 20,026
Liver Cancer	24	20,557	41	4,427	+ 16,131
Oesophagus Cancer	25	18,924	29	7,866	+ 11,059
Stomach Cancer	26	18,185	43	4,044	+ 14,141
Hypertension	27	15,583	16	22,917	- 7,335
Oral Cancer	28	14,215	21	17,181	- 2,966
Road Traffic Accidents	29	14,032	12	28,170	- 14,138
Ovary Cancer	30	13,749	46	3,533	+ 10,216
Skin Cancers	31	11,003	54	1,539	+ 9,464
Alcohol	32	10,527	50	2,520	+ 8,006
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	8,800	3	104,383	- 95,583
Uterin Cancer	34	8,093	59	1,191	+ 6,902
Skin Disease	35	7,996	67	132	+ 7,864
Epilepsy	36	7,327	40	4,873	+ 2,454
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	6,169	15	26,017	- 19,848
Malnutrition	38	6,125	27	8,852	- 2,726
Drug Use	39	6,056	61	829	+ 5,227
Congenital Anomalies	40	5,939	14	26,320	- 20,381
Cervical Cancer	41	5,115	44	4,009	+ 1,106
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	4,478	36	5,450	- 972
Anemia	43	4,191	85	0	+ 4,191
Violence	44	3,150	23	12,925	- 9,775
Multiple Sclerosis	45	3,096	65	411	+ 2,685
Asthma	46	2,690	17	20,750	- 18,061
Drownings	47	1,657	37	5,376	- 3,719
Fires	48	1,579	42	4,305	- 2,726
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	1,529	56	1,388	+ 141
Low Birth Weight	50	1,468	4	93,373	- 91,905
Osteoarthritis	51	1,233	80	0	+ 1,233
Hepatitis C	52	1,117	58	1,227	- 110
Birth Trauma	53	989	8	59,559	- 58,570
Tuberculosis	54	961	11	42,103	- 41,142
Poisonings	55	866	47	3,364	- 2,498
Schizophrenia	56	833	83	0	+ 833
HIV/AIDS	57	761	32	6,797	- 6,037
Meningitis	58	600	19	18,025	- 17,425
Upper Respiratory	59	463	66	288	+ 175
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	422	81	0	+ 422
Oral conditions	61	399	82	0	+ 399
Appendicitis	62	352	51	2,472	- 2,120
Hepatitis B	63	349	53	2,267	- 1,918
Maternal Conditions	64	126	24	12,392	- 12,266
Otitis Media	65	38	71	28	+ 10
Encephalitis	66	27	33	6,651	- 6,624
War	67	25	62	597	- 572
Pertussis	68	18	34	6,358	- 6,340
Diphtheria	69	0	69	68	- 68
Syphilis	70	0	57	1,289	- 1,289
Chlamydia	71	0	70	44	- 44
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	72	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	63	587	- 587
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	30	7,541	- 7,541
Measles	79	0	49	2,579	- 2,579
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	75	- 75
Dengue	83	0	55	1,429	- 1,429
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PAKISTAN

Belgium

Pakistan

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.