USA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	436,263	1	504,904	- 68,641
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	268,828	2	287,198	- 18,371
Stroke	3	211,486	4	158,520	+ 52,966
Lung Cancers	4	193,480	5	155,533	+ 37,948
Lung Disease	5	183,806	3	195,387	- 11,581
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	162,088	11	60,317	+ 101,770
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	95,035	9	61,827	+ 33,207
Kidney Disease	8	84,273	6	85,861	- 1,588
Breast Cancer	9	73,853	13	48,671	+ 25,182
Suicide	10	60,271	12	53,099	+ 7,172
Other Injuries	11	57,281	25	25,997	+ 31,283
Other Neoplasms	12	52,179	29	17,743	+ 34,436
Prostate Cancer	13	52,086	20	35,612	+ 16,474
Pancreas Cancer	14	51,659	15	44,293	+ 7,367
Falls	15	50,121	18	40,418	+ 9,703
Lymphomas	16	44,318	19	40,281	+ 4,037
Liver Disease	17	40,907	16	43,402	- 2,496
Endocrine Disorders	18	40,875	14	46,985	- 6,110
Parkinson's Disease	19	39,330	21	34,491	+ 4,839
Diabetes Mellitus	20	36,240	10	61,418	- 25,178
Leukemia	21	34,242	24	26,966	+ 7,276
Bladder Cancer	22	30,791	26	19,622	+ 11,169
Inflammatory/Heart	23	30,277	22	32,529	- 2,252
Liver Cancer	24	27,856	23	27,064	+ 792
Oesophagus Cancer	25	25,643	28	17,829	+ 7,814
Stomach Cancer	26	24,642	33	13,077	+ 11,565
Hypertension	27	21,115	8	65,960	- 44,845
Oral Cancer	28	19,262	35	11,555	+ 7,707
Road Traffic Accidents	29	19,014	17	41,694	- 22,680
Ovary Cancer	30	18,630	31	14,591	+ 4,039
Skin Cancers	31	14,910	32	14,311	+ 599
Alcohol	32	14,264	30	14,659	- 395
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	11,924	37	9,955	+ 1,969
Uterin Cancer	34	10,967	36	10,063	+ 904
Skin Disease	35	10,836	43	5,409	+ 5,427
Epilepsy	36	9,929	50	3,162	+ 6,766
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	8,359	47	3,646	+ 4,713
Malnutrition	38	8,300	40	6,762	+ 1,538
Drug Use	39	8,206	7	74,435	- 66,228
Congenital Anomalies	40	8,047	34	11,762	- 3,714
Cervical Cancer	41	6,932	38	6,984	- 53
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	6,068	48	3,461	+ 2,607
Anemia	43	5,679	51	3,115	+ 2,564
Violence	44	4,268	27	18,976	- 14,708
Multiple Sclerosis	45	4,195	44	5,059	- 864
Asthma	46	3,645	46	3,818	- 173
Drownings	47	2,246	45	4,070	- 1,824
Fires	48	2,140	49	3,183	- 1,043
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	2,072	52	2,461	- 389
Low Birth Weight	50	1,989	39	6,924	- 4,935
Osteoarthritis	51	1,671	61	579	+ 1,093
Hepatitis C	52	1,514	41	5,684	- 4,170
Birth Trauma	53	1,340	54	1,233	+ 107
Tuberculosis	54	1,302	62	546	+ 756
Poisonings	55	1,174	53	1,674	- 500
Schizophrenia	56	1,129	57	723	+ 406
HIV/AIDS	57	1,031	42	5,660	- 4,630
Meningitis	58	813	60	606	+ 208
Upper Respiratory	59	628	65	229	+ 399
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	571	58	678	- 107
Oral conditions	61	541	64	286	+ 255
Appendicitis	62	477	63	424	+ 52
Hepatitis B	63	473	59	608	- 135
Maternal Conditions	64	171	56	779	- 607
Otitis Media	65	51	67	34	+ 17
Encephalitis	66	36	68	25	+ 11
War	67	34	55	1,198	- 1,164
Pertussis	68	25	69	16	+ 9
Diphtheria	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	66	49	- 49
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Tetanus	78	0	71	2	- 2
Measles	79	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Belgium

United States

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.