SOUTH AFRICA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	77,110	3	32,739	+ 44,371
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	47,516	22	4,676	+ 42,840
Stroke	3	37,381	4	30,693	+ 6,687
Lung Cancers	4	34,198	15	7,705	+ 26,493
Lung Disease	5	32,488	13	11,895	+ 20,593
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	28,649	2	39,341	- 10,692
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	16,798	28	3,587	+ 13,211
Kidney Disease	8	14,895	9	15,302	- 406
Breast Cancer	9	13,054	23	4,533	+ 8,520
Suicide	10	10,653	10	13,774	- 3,121
Other Injuries	11	10,124	17	6,014	+ 4,111
Other Neoplasms	12	9,223	58	267	+ 8,956
Prostate Cancer	13	9,206	24	4,374	+ 4,833
Pancreas Cancer	14	9,131	35	2,007	+ 7,124
Falls	15	8,859	42	1,399	+ 7,460
Lymphomas	16	7,833	31	2,818	+ 5,016
Liver Disease	17	7,230	14	9,013	- 1,783
Endocrine Disorders	18	7,225	19	5,890	+ 1,335
Parkinson's Disease	19	6,952	46	1,077	+ 5,875
Diabetes Mellitus	20	6,405	5	30,188	- 23,782
Leukemia	21	6,052	40	1,464	+ 4,589
Bladder Cancer	22	5,442	52	829	+ 4,613
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,351	21	5,408	- 57
Liver Cancer	24	4,924	33	2,383	+ 2,540
Oesophagus Cancer	25	4,532	29	3,486	+ 1,047
Stomach Cancer	26	4,355	39	1,535	+ 2,821
Hypertension	27	3,732	12	12,789	- 9,057
Oral Cancer	28	3,405	41	1,406	+ 1,999
Road Traffic Accidents	29	3,361	11	13,014	- 9,653
Ovary Cancer	30	3,293	51	951	+ 2,342
Skin Cancers	31	2,635	48	993	+ 1,643
Alcohol	32	2,521	49	987	+ 1,534
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	2,108	8	15,843	- 13,736
Uterin Cancer	34	1,938	54	512	+ 1,426
Skin Disease	35	1,915	45	1,101	+ 814
Epilepsy	36	1,755	37	1,870	- 115
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,477	47	1,015	+ 463
Malnutrition	38	1,467	34	2,381	- 914
Drug Use	39	1,450	53	770	+ 681
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,422	25	4,351	- 2,928
Cervical Cancer	41	1,225	20	5,555	- 4,330
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,073	36	1,894	- 821
Anemia	43	1,004	82	0	+ 1,004
Violence	44	754	7	21,000	- 20,245
Multiple Sclerosis	45	742	62	113	+ 629
Asthma	46	644	18	5,966	- 5,322
Drownings	47	397	32	2,403	- 2,006
Fires	48	378	27	3,618	- 3,239
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	366	55	376	- 10
Low Birth Weight	50	352	16	6,250	- 5,899
Osteoarthritis	51	295	85	0	+ 295
Hepatitis C	52	268	70	8	+ 260
Birth Trauma	53	237	30	3,004	- 2,767
Tuberculosis	54	230	6	21,965	- 21,735
Poisonings	55	207	50	975	- 768
Schizophrenia	56	200	80	0	+ 200
HIV/AIDS	57	182	1	71,996	- 71,814
Meningitis	58	144	26	3,660	- 3,517
Upper Respiratory	59	111	60	223	- 112
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	101	86	0	+ 101
Oral conditions	61	96	84	0	+ 96
Appendicitis	62	84	56	274	- 190
Hepatitis B	63	84	61	139	- 56
Maternal Conditions	64	30	38	1,700	- 1,669
Otitis Media	65	9	67	19	- 10
Encephalitis	66	6	59	234	- 228
War	67	6	64	66	- 60
Pertussis	68	4	43	1,142	- 1,138
Diphtheria	69	0	69	16	- 16
Syphilis	70	0	44	1,130	- 1,130
Chlamydia	71	0	68	18	- 18
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	63	83	- 83
Schistosomiasis	76	0	66	35	- 35
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	65	38	- 38
Measles	79	0	57	270	- 270
Hookworm Disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	3	- 3
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Belgium

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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.