VENEZUELA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,868	1	26,905	+ 12,962
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	24,567	35	572	+ 23,995
Stroke	3	19,327	3	12,133	+ 7,194
Lung Cancers	4	17,681	11	3,900	+ 13,781
Lung Disease	5	16,797	10	5,150	+ 11,648
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	14,812	7	7,188	+ 7,624
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,685	19	2,037	+ 6,647
Kidney Disease	8	7,701	8	5,932	+ 1,770
Breast Cancer	9	6,749	15	2,563	+ 4,186
Suicide	10	5,508	34	585	+ 4,923
Other Injuries	11	5,235	21	1,693	+ 3,541
Other Neoplasms	12	4,768	18	2,167	+ 2,601
Prostate Cancer	13	4,760	13	2,848	+ 1,911
Pancreas Cancer	14	4,721	25	1,082	+ 3,639
Falls	15	4,580	28	865	+ 3,715
Lymphomas	16	4,050	23	1,248	+ 2,802
Liver Disease	17	3,738	16	2,340	+ 1,398
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,735	30	760	+ 2,975
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,594	48	252	+ 3,343
Diabetes Mellitus	20	3,312	4	11,176	- 7,865
Leukemia	21	3,129	27	1,007	+ 2,122
Bladder Cancer	22	2,814	45	365	+ 2,449
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,767	33	599	+ 2,168
Liver Cancer	24	2,546	26	1,029	+ 1,516
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,343	44	370	+ 1,974
Stomach Cancer	26	2,252	17	2,175	+ 77
Hypertension	27	1,930	9	5,195	- 3,265
Oral Cancer	28	1,760	38	544	+ 1,216
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,738	5	11,127	- 9,389
Ovary Cancer	30	1,703	36	563	+ 1,140
Skin Cancers	31	1,363	37	553	+ 809
Alcohol	32	1,304	62	34	+ 1,269
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,090	22	1,359	- 269
Uterin Cancer	34	1,002	47	309	+ 693
Skin Disease	35	990	66	18	+ 973
Epilepsy	36	907	41	411	+ 497
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	764	57	80	+ 684
Malnutrition	38	758	32	629	+ 129
Drug Use	39	750	50	225	+ 525
Congenital Anomalies	40	735	14	2,846	- 2,110
Cervical Cancer	41	633	20	1,986	- 1,353
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	555	40	418	+ 137
Anemia	43	519	55	126	+ 393
Violence	44	390	2	18,132	- 17,742
Multiple Sclerosis	45	383	60	51	+ 333
Asthma	46	333	46	311	+ 22
Drownings	47	205	43	388	- 183
Fires	48	196	54	144	+ 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	189	52	180	+ 9
Low Birth Weight	50	182	12	3,088	- 2,906
Osteoarthritis	51	153	72	3	+ 150
Hepatitis C	52	138	65	21	+ 117
Birth Trauma	53	122	24	1,087	- 965
Tuberculosis	54	119	31	748	- 629
Poisonings	55	107	58	68	+ 40
Schizophrenia	56	103	69	6	+ 97
HIV/AIDS	57	94	6	7,490	- 7,396
Meningitis	58	74	49	251	- 176
Upper Respiratory	59	57	74	1	+ 56
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	52	53	151	- 99
Oral conditions	61	49	86	0	+ 49
Appendicitis	62	44	56	98	- 54
Hepatitis B	63	43	63	30	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	64	16	39	422	- 407
Otitis Media	65	5	75	1	+ 3
Encephalitis	66	3	61	37	- 34
War	67	3	51	185	- 182
Pertussis	68	2	64	26	- 23
Diphtheria	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	67	15	- 15
Chlamydia	71	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	73	0	73	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	42	402	- 402
Schistosomiasis	76	0	76	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	29	826	- 826
Tetanus	78	0	68	8	- 8
Measles	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	5	- 5
Dengue	83	0	59	65	- 65
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Belgium

Venezuela

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.