PHILIPPINES VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	150,893	1	129,955	+ 20,938
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	92,981	39	2,010	+ 90,971
Stroke	3	73,148	3	74,167	- 1,018
Lung Cancers	4	66,920	13	10,296	+ 56,625
Lung Disease	5	63,574	6	32,559	+ 31,015
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	56,062	2	93,807	- 37,744
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	32,870	16	8,063	+ 24,807
Kidney Disease	8	29,148	4	39,380	- 10,232
Breast Cancer	9	25,544	15	9,802	+ 15,742
Suicide	10	20,846	35	2,325	+ 18,521
Other Injuries	11	19,812	31	3,536	+ 16,276
Other Neoplasms	12	18,047	23	5,146	+ 12,901
Prostate Cancer	13	18,015	26	4,149	+ 13,866
Pancreas Cancer	14	17,868	37	2,121	+ 15,747
Falls	15	17,336	28	3,861	+ 13,475
Lymphomas	16	15,328	36	2,279	+ 13,050
Liver Disease	17	14,149	20	7,076	+ 7,072
Endocrine Disorders	18	14,138	12	10,464	+ 3,674
Parkinson's Disease	19	13,603	55	594	+ 13,009
Diabetes Mellitus	20	12,534	7	32,260	- 19,726
Leukemia	21	11,843	29	3,596	+ 8,247
Bladder Cancer	22	10,650	58	569	+ 10,080
Inflammatory/Heart	23	10,472	30	3,545	+ 6,927
Liver Cancer	24	9,635	19	7,663	+ 1,971
Oesophagus Cancer	25	8,869	53	672	+ 8,197
Stomach Cancer	26	8,523	41	1,868	+ 6,654
Hypertension	27	7,303	5	34,500	- 27,197
Oral Cancer	28	6,662	34	2,916	+ 3,746
Road Traffic Accidents	29	6,577	10	13,017	- 6,440
Ovary Cancer	30	6,444	40	1,994	+ 4,450
Skin Cancers	31	5,157	61	368	+ 4,789
Alcohol	32	4,934	60	401	+ 4,533
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	4,124	22	6,189	- 2,065
Uterin Cancer	34	3,793	50	761	+ 3,033
Skin Disease	35	3,748	25	4,229	- 482
Epilepsy	36	3,434	45	1,120	+ 2,314
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	2,891	42	1,807	+ 1,084
Malnutrition	38	2,871	24	4,311	- 1,440
Drug Use	39	2,838	52	695	+ 2,144
Congenital Anomalies	40	2,783	17	8,051	- 5,268
Cervical Cancer	41	2,397	33	3,076	- 678
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	2,099	21	6,865	- 4,766
Anemia	43	1,964	32	3,435	- 1,471
Violence	44	1,476	9	14,835	- 13,358
Multiple Sclerosis	45	1,451	72	31	+ 1,420
Asthma	46	1,261	11	11,404	- 10,143
Drownings	47	777	27	3,881	- 3,104
Fires	48	740	54	600	+ 141
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	717	62	323	+ 394
Low Birth Weight	50	688	14	10,141	- 9,453
Osteoarthritis	51	578	57	570	+ 8
Hepatitis C	52	524	81	0	+ 523
Birth Trauma	53	463	18	7,960	- 7,496
Tuberculosis	54	450	8	27,061	- 26,610
Poisonings	55	406	65	226	+ 180
Schizophrenia	56	390	68	127	+ 263
HIV/AIDS	57	357	66	204	+ 152
Meningitis	58	281	47	1,041	- 760
Upper Respiratory	59	217	70	39	+ 179
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	198	51	752	- 554
Oral conditions	61	187	73	28	+ 159
Appendicitis	62	165	63	276	- 111
Hepatitis B	63	163	56	590	- 426
Maternal Conditions	64	59	38	2,042	- 1,982
Otitis Media	65	18	74	23	- 5
Encephalitis	66	13	67	185	- 172
War	67	12	49	817	- 805
Pertussis	68	8	43	1,760	- 1,751
Diphtheria	69	0	75	14	- 14
Syphilis	70	0	44	1,157	- 1,157
Chlamydia	71	0	78	4	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	71	37	- 37
Leishmaniasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	69	94	- 94
Schistosomiasis	76	0	64	233	- 233
Chagas disease	77	0	79	2	- 2
Tetanus	78	0	59	521	- 521
Measles	79	0	48	894	- 894
Hookworm Disease	80	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	76	13	- 13
Dengue	83	0	46	1,060	- 1,060
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	4	- 4
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Belgium

Philippines

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.