UNITED KINGDOM VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	87,337	2	71,728	+ 15,609
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	53,818	1	98,135	- 44,317
Stroke	3	42,338	4	37,626	+ 4,712
Lung Cancers	4	38,734	5	35,715	+ 3,019
Lung Disease	5	36,797	6	32,896	+ 3,901
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	32,449	3	40,540	- 8,091
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	19,025	7	18,446	+ 579
Kidney Disease	8	16,871	18	5,471	+ 11,400
Breast Cancer	9	14,785	9	12,718	+ 2,067
Suicide	10	12,066	20	5,325	+ 6,741
Other Injuries	11	11,467	19	5,464	+ 6,003
Other Neoplasms	12	10,446	26	3,986	+ 6,460
Prostate Cancer	13	10,427	8	13,289	- 2,862
Pancreas Cancer	14	10,342	11	8,995	+ 1,346
Falls	15	10,034	15	7,618	+ 2,416
Lymphomas	16	8,872	10	9,350	- 478
Liver Disease	17	8,189	14	7,666	+ 524
Endocrine Disorders	18	8,183	28	3,297	+ 4,886
Parkinson's Disease	19	7,874	13	8,573	- 699
Diabetes Mellitus	20	7,255	17	5,842	+ 1,413
Leukemia	21	6,855	22	5,211	+ 1,644
Bladder Cancer	22	6,164	16	6,133	+ 31
Inflammatory/Heart	23	6,061	29	3,126	+ 2,935
Liver Cancer	24	5,577	21	5,237	+ 340
Oesophagus Cancer	25	5,134	12	8,727	- 3,593
Stomach Cancer	26	4,933	24	4,999	- 66
Hypertension	27	4,227	23	5,208	- 981
Oral Cancer	28	3,856	30	3,109	+ 747
Road Traffic Accidents	29	3,807	33	2,169	+ 1,638
Ovary Cancer	30	3,730	25	4,019	- 289
Skin Cancers	31	2,985	27	3,727	- 742
Alcohol	32	2,856	39	1,555	+ 1,301
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	2,387	38	1,599	+ 788
Uterin Cancer	34	2,195	32	2,346	- 151
Skin Disease	35	2,169	34	2,134	+ 35
Epilepsy	36	1,988	42	1,193	+ 794
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,673	45	876	+ 797
Malnutrition	38	1,662	58	116	+ 1,546
Drug Use	39	1,643	31	2,824	- 1,181
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,611	35	2,127	- 516
Cervical Cancer	41	1,388	43	1,099	+ 289
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,215	36	2,090	- 875
Anemia	43	1,137	50	277	+ 860
Violence	44	854	46	868	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	45	840	37	1,856	- 1,016
Asthma	46	730	41	1,302	- 573
Drownings	47	450	49	301	+ 149
Fires	48	428	48	334	+ 94
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	415	44	1,014	- 599
Low Birth Weight	50	398	40	1,313	- 915
Osteoarthritis	51	335	57	167	+ 168
Hepatitis C	52	303	51	267	+ 36
Birth Trauma	53	268	54	190	+ 79
Tuberculosis	54	261	47	351	- 91
Poisonings	55	235	53	221	+ 15
Schizophrenia	56	226	60	101	+ 125
HIV/AIDS	57	206	55	188	+ 18
Meningitis	58	163	52	232	- 70
Upper Respiratory	59	126	63	48	+ 77
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	114	56	184	- 69
Oral conditions	61	108	61	54	+ 55
Appendicitis	62	95	59	105	- 10
Hepatitis B	63	95	65	40	+ 55
Maternal Conditions	64	34	64	47	- 12
Otitis Media	65	10	66	16	- 5
Encephalitis	66	7	68	6	+ 2
War	67	7	67	10	- 3
Pertussis	68	5	69	3	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	62	49	- 49
Chlamydia	71	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Belgium

United Kingdom

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.