RUSSIA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	179,653	1	562,711	- 383,058
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	110,703	5	48,522	+ 62,182
Stroke	3	87,090	2	327,199	- 240,109
Lung Cancers	4	79,675	3	54,361	+ 25,314
Lung Disease	5	75,692	9	36,600	+ 39,091
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	66,748	10	32,404	+ 34,343
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	39,135	7	42,633	- 3,497
Kidney Disease	8	34,704	22	11,581	+ 23,123
Breast Cancer	9	30,413	13	23,242	+ 7,171
Suicide	10	24,820	8	36,625	- 11,806
Other Injuries	11	23,588	14	22,517	+ 1,072
Other Neoplasms	12	21,487	51	729	+ 20,759
Prostate Cancer	13	21,449	20	14,107	+ 7,342
Pancreas Cancer	14	21,273	16	20,282	+ 991
Falls	15	20,640	21	11,705	+ 8,935
Lymphomas	16	18,250	29	8,919	+ 9,331
Liver Disease	17	16,845	6	45,463	- 28,617
Endocrine Disorders	18	16,832	45	2,004	+ 14,829
Parkinson's Disease	19	16,196	26	9,371	+ 6,826
Diabetes Mellitus	20	14,924	18	18,345	- 3,421
Leukemia	21	14,101	31	8,238	+ 5,863
Bladder Cancer	22	12,680	38	6,307	+ 6,373
Inflammatory/Heart	23	12,468	4	54,060	- 41,592
Liver Cancer	24	11,471	24	11,165	+ 307
Oesophagus Cancer	25	10,560	33	7,431	+ 3,129
Stomach Cancer	26	10,147	11	29,386	- 19,238
Hypertension	27	8,695	17	18,348	- 9,652
Oral Cancer	28	7,932	25	10,880	- 2,948
Road Traffic Accidents	29	7,830	19	17,507	- 9,677
Ovary Cancer	30	7,672	32	8,123	- 451
Skin Cancers	31	6,140	39	5,612	+ 528
Alcohol	32	5,874	12	27,984	- 22,110
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	4,910	55	403	+ 4,507
Uterin Cancer	34	4,516	35	6,867	- 2,351
Skin Disease	35	4,462	43	2,735	+ 1,727
Epilepsy	36	4,089	52	718	+ 3,370
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	3,442	42	2,770	+ 672
Malnutrition	38	3,418	57	242	+ 3,176
Drug Use	39	3,379	27	9,113	- 5,733
Congenital Anomalies	40	3,314	41	4,201	- 888
Cervical Cancer	41	2,854	34	7,423	- 4,568
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	2,499	28	8,938	- 6,439
Anemia	43	2,338	81	0	+ 2,338
Violence	44	1,758	23	11,450	- 9,693
Multiple Sclerosis	45	1,728	49	827	+ 901
Asthma	46	1,501	46	1,764	- 263
Drownings	47	925	36	6,629	- 5,704
Fires	48	881	37	6,387	- 5,506
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	853	50	750	+ 103
Low Birth Weight	50	819	44	2,153	- 1,334
Osteoarthritis	51	688	84	0	+ 688
Hepatitis C	52	623	66	2	+ 622
Birth Trauma	53	552	53	714	- 162
Tuberculosis	54	536	30	8,422	- 7,885
Poisonings	55	483	40	5,565	- 5,082
Schizophrenia	56	465	83	0	+ 465
HIV/AIDS	57	424	15	21,262	- 20,837
Meningitis	58	335	48	1,037	- 702
Upper Respiratory	59	259	58	158	+ 101
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	235	85	0	+ 235
Oral conditions	61	223	86	0	+ 223
Appendicitis	62	196	54	409	- 212
Hepatitis B	63	195	60	43	+ 151
Maternal Conditions	64	70	56	267	- 197
Otitis Media	65	21	64	3	+ 18
Encephalitis	66	15	47	1,076	- 1,061
War	67	14	59	123	- 109
Pertussis	68	10	65	2	+ 8
Diphtheria	69	0	67	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	62	19	- 19
Chlamydia	71	0	61	25	- 25
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	63	3	- 3
Measles	79	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

Belgium

Russia

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.