SPAIN VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,318	1	51,684	+ 8,634
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	37,169	2	42,339	- 5,170
Stroke	3	29,240	3	29,004	+ 237
Lung Cancers	4	26,751	4	22,131	+ 4,620
Lung Disease	5	25,413	5	18,926	+ 6,487
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	22,410	7	13,717	+ 8,694
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,140	6	16,957	- 3,818
Kidney Disease	8	11,652	8	9,725	+ 1,927
Breast Cancer	9	10,211	11	7,067	+ 3,144
Suicide	10	8,333	25	3,609	+ 4,724
Other Injuries	11	7,920	15	5,536	+ 2,384
Other Neoplasms	12	7,214	22	4,748	+ 2,466
Prostate Cancer	13	7,202	13	6,420	+ 782
Pancreas Cancer	14	7,143	12	6,752	+ 390
Falls	15	6,930	26	3,246	+ 3,683
Lymphomas	16	6,127	16	5,335	+ 793
Liver Disease	17	5,656	23	4,231	+ 1,425
Endocrine Disorders	18	5,651	21	4,863	+ 788
Parkinson's Disease	19	5,438	20	4,943	+ 495
Diabetes Mellitus	20	5,011	10	7,773	- 2,763
Leukemia	21	4,734	24	3,772	+ 962
Bladder Cancer	22	4,257	17	5,222	- 965
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,186	19	4,984	- 798
Liver Cancer	24	3,851	18	5,098	- 1,247
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,545	29	2,011	+ 1,534
Stomach Cancer	26	3,407	14	5,796	- 2,389
Hypertension	27	2,919	9	9,115	- 6,195
Oral Cancer	28	2,663	27	2,583	+ 80
Road Traffic Accidents	29	2,629	31	1,829	+ 800
Ovary Cancer	30	2,576	28	2,026	+ 550
Skin Cancers	31	2,061	32	1,803	+ 258
Alcohol	32	1,972	46	333	+ 1,639
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,649	36	1,064	+ 585
Uterin Cancer	34	1,516	34	1,612	- 96
Skin Disease	35	1,498	30	1,840	- 342
Epilepsy	36	1,373	40	824	+ 549
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,156	33	1,612	- 456
Malnutrition	38	1,148	47	302	+ 845
Drug Use	39	1,135	41	776	+ 358
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,113	38	863	+ 250
Cervical Cancer	41	958	39	855	+ 103
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	839	44	475	+ 364
Anemia	43	785	37	914	- 129
Violence	44	590	51	262	+ 329
Multiple Sclerosis	45	580	49	287	+ 293
Asthma	46	504	35	1,133	- 629
Drownings	47	311	45	446	- 135
Fires	48	296	55	185	+ 111
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	286	48	294	- 7
Low Birth Weight	50	275	52	253	+ 22
Osteoarthritis	51	231	53	212	+ 19
Hepatitis C	52	209	42	652	- 443
Birth Trauma	53	185	60	113	+ 72
Tuberculosis	54	180	50	270	- 90
Poisonings	55	162	57	170	- 8
Schizophrenia	56	156	56	181	- 24
HIV/AIDS	57	143	43	538	- 396
Meningitis	58	112	59	129	- 16
Upper Respiratory	59	87	62	47	+ 40
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	79	54	204	- 125
Oral conditions	61	75	63	44	+ 31
Appendicitis	62	66	61	79	- 13
Hepatitis B	63	65	58	162	- 97
Maternal Conditions	64	24	64	14	+ 10
Otitis Media	65	7	66	9	- 2
Encephalitis	66	5	70	4	+ 1
War	67	5	68	6	- 1
Pertussis	68	3	73	2	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	0	76	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	67	9	- 9
Chlamydia	71	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	65	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	3	- 3
Tetanus	78	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	79	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	69	4	- 4
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Belgium

Spain

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.