TAJIKISTAN VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	BELGIUM		TAJIKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,260	1	14,359	- 1,099
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,171	17	518	+ 7,653
Stroke	3	6,428	2	6,170	+ 258
Lung Cancers	4	5,881	24	305	+ 5,575
Lung Disease	5	5,587	10	1,177	+ 4,409
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,927	3	3,121	+ 1,806
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,889	35	202	+ 2,687
Kidney Disease	8	2,561	19	408	+ 2,153
Breast Cancer	9	2,245	33	215	+ 2,030
Suicide	10	1,832	20	399	+ 1,433
Other Injuries	11	1,741	27	288	+ 1,454
Other Neoplasms	12	1,586	61	7	+ 1,579
Prostate Cancer	13	1,583	52	33	+ 1,550
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,570	43	97	+ 1,473
Falls	15	1,523	21	370	+ 1,154
Lymphomas	16	1,347	32	222	+ 1,125
Liver Disease	17	1,243	4	2,062	- 819
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,242	34	204	+ 1,039
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,195	29	254	+ 941
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,102	6	1,617	- 515
Leukemia	21	1,041	42	106	+ 935
Bladder Cancer	22	936	48	51	+ 885
Inflammatory/Heart	23	920	44	78	+ 842
Liver Cancer	24	847	30	236	+ 610
Oesophagus Cancer	25	779	16	543	+ 237
Stomach Cancer	26	749	12	754	- 5
Hypertension	27	642	5	1,721	- 1,079
Oral Cancer	28	585	41	107	+ 478
Road Traffic Accidents	29	578	8	1,461	- 883
Ovary Cancer	30	566	46	59	+ 507
Skin Cancers	31	453	51	36	+ 417
Alcohol	32	434	38	127	+ 307
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	362	13	734	- 372
Uterin Cancer	34	333	40	111	+ 222
Skin Disease	35	329	59	9	+ 320
Epilepsy	36	302	18	426	- 125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	254	31	222	+ 32
Malnutrition	38	252	64	3	+ 250
Drug Use	39	249	55	21	+ 228
Congenital Anomalies	40	245	11	1,084	- 839
Cervical Cancer	41	211	39	114	+ 96
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	184	37	161	+ 23
Anemia	43	173	82	0	+ 173
Violence	44	130	36	170	- 40
Multiple Sclerosis	45	128	62	7	+ 120
Asthma	46	111	28	276	- 165
Drownings	47	68	15	580	- 512
Fires	48	65	23	318	- 253
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	63	53	28	+ 35
Low Birth Weight	50	60	7	1,562	- 1,502
Osteoarthritis	51	51	84	0	+ 51
Hepatitis C	52	46	60	8	+ 38
Birth Trauma	53	41	9	1,271	- 1,230
Tuberculosis	54	40	14	733	- 693
Poisonings	55	36	50	39	- 3
Schizophrenia	56	34	80	0	+ 34
HIV/AIDS	57	31	25	292	- 261
Meningitis	58	25	22	340	- 315
Upper Respiratory	59	19	47	55	- 36
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	17	85	0	+ 17
Oral conditions	61	16	86	0	+ 16
Appendicitis	62	14	58	18	- 3
Hepatitis B	63	14	49	40	- 26
Maternal Conditions	64	5	45	63	- 58
Otitis Media	65	2	70	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	66	1	54	27	- 26
War	67	1	66	1	- 0
Pertussis	68	1	26	290	- 289
Diphtheria	69	0	67	1	- 1
Syphilis	70	0	56	20	- 20
Chlamydia	71	0	65	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	63	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	57	20	- 20
Measles	79	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TAJIKISTAN

Belgium

Tajikistan

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.