SWEDEN VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,510	1	15,136	- 1,626
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,325	2	10,917	- 2,592
Stroke	3	6,549	3	6,035	+ 514
Lung Cancers	4	5,992	5	3,722	+ 2,269
Lung Disease	5	5,692	4	4,344	+ 1,348
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,019	7	2,659	+ 2,361
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,943	6	3,049	- 106
Kidney Disease	8	2,610	12	1,629	+ 981
Breast Cancer	9	2,287	13	1,582	+ 705
Suicide	10	1,866	14	1,479	+ 387
Other Injuries	11	1,774	15	1,374	+ 400
Other Neoplasms	12	1,616	18	1,036	+ 580
Prostate Cancer	13	1,613	8	2,622	- 1,009
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,600	9	1,849	- 249
Falls	15	1,552	17	1,109	+ 443
Lymphomas	16	1,372	16	1,357	+ 16
Liver Disease	17	1,267	23	723	+ 543
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,266	24	702	+ 564
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,218	19	943	+ 275
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,122	11	1,834	- 712
Leukemia	21	1,060	20	825	+ 235
Bladder Cancer	22	954	21	760	+ 193
Inflammatory/Heart	23	938	28	547	+ 391
Liver Cancer	24	863	22	752	+ 111
Oesophagus Cancer	25	794	29	538	+ 256
Stomach Cancer	26	763	26	612	+ 151
Hypertension	27	654	10	1,838	- 1,185
Oral Cancer	28	596	31	379	+ 217
Road Traffic Accidents	29	589	34	315	+ 274
Ovary Cancer	30	577	27	553	+ 24
Skin Cancers	31	462	25	650	- 189
Alcohol	32	442	32	359	+ 83
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	369	36	289	+ 80
Uterin Cancer	34	340	33	345	- 5
Skin Disease	35	336	39	220	+ 116
Epilepsy	36	307	44	121	+ 187
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	259	48	110	+ 149
Malnutrition	38	257	45	117	+ 140
Drug Use	39	254	30	423	- 169
Congenital Anomalies	40	249	35	308	- 59
Cervical Cancer	41	215	38	228	- 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	188	37	277	- 89
Anemia	43	176	40	175	+ 1
Violence	44	132	47	113	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	45	130	41	170	- 40
Asthma	46	113	42	158	- 45
Drownings	47	70	46	114	- 45
Fires	48	66	49	65	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	64	43	129	- 65
Low Birth Weight	50	62	51	50	+ 11
Osteoarthritis	51	52	57	24	+ 28
Hepatitis C	52	47	53	44	+ 3
Birth Trauma	53	41	55	34	+ 8
Tuberculosis	54	40	56	24	+ 16
Poisonings	55	36	60	18	+ 19
Schizophrenia	56	35	50	63	- 28
HIV/AIDS	57	32	61	13	+ 19
Meningitis	58	25	54	35	- 10
Upper Respiratory	59	19	58	20	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	18	52	46	- 28
Oral conditions	61	17	63	8	+ 8
Appendicitis	62	15	59	18	- 3
Hepatitis B	63	15	62	9	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	5	64	5	+ 0
Otitis Media	65	2	66	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	1	71	0	+ 1
War	67	1	65	2	- 1
Pertussis	68	1	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	70	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Belgium

Sweden

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.