ZIMBABWE VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,880	3	8,493	+ 13,387
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	13,482	31	768	+ 12,715
Stroke	3	10,607	5	5,126	+ 5,481
Lung Cancers	4	9,704	43	286	+ 9,418
Lung Disease	5	9,218	23	1,163	+ 8,055
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,129	2	10,779	- 2,650
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,766	40	505	+ 4,261
Kidney Disease	8	4,227	12	2,214	+ 2,013
Breast Cancer	9	3,704	28	839	+ 2,865
Suicide	10	3,023	13	2,069	+ 954
Other Injuries	11	2,873	20	1,656	+ 1,217
Other Neoplasms	12	2,617	62	37	+ 2,580
Prostate Cancer	13	2,612	32	628	+ 1,984
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,591	47	217	+ 2,374
Falls	15	2,514	41	465	+ 2,049
Lymphomas	16	2,223	26	960	+ 1,263
Liver Disease	17	2,052	17	1,941	+ 110
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,050	34	553	+ 1,497
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,973	46	226	+ 1,747
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,818	9	3,344	- 1,526
Leukemia	21	1,717	45	244	+ 1,474
Bladder Cancer	22	1,544	54	125	+ 1,419
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,518	25	1,047	+ 471
Liver Cancer	24	1,397	38	510	+ 887
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,286	29	801	+ 485
Stomach Cancer	26	1,236	33	559	+ 677
Hypertension	27	1,059	24	1,146	- 87
Oral Cancer	28	966	49	208	+ 758
Road Traffic Accidents	29	954	4	6,037	- 5,084
Ovary Cancer	30	934	51	173	+ 761
Skin Cancers	31	748	44	264	+ 484
Alcohol	32	715	61	48	+ 667
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	598	6	4,595	- 3,997
Uterin Cancer	34	550	50	182	+ 368
Skin Disease	35	543	52	173	+ 370
Epilepsy	36	498	39	508	- 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	419	36	542	- 123
Malnutrition	38	416	10	2,396	- 1,980
Drug Use	39	412	48	213	+ 199
Congenital Anomalies	40	404	11	2,217	- 1,814
Cervical Cancer	41	348	14	2,023	- 1,675
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	304	35	548	- 244
Anemia	43	285	84	0	+ 285
Violence	44	214	18	1,916	- 1,702
Multiple Sclerosis	45	210	67	14	+ 196
Asthma	46	183	21	1,531	- 1,348
Drownings	47	113	27	956	- 843
Fires	48	107	30	793	- 685
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	104	64	26	+ 78
Low Birth Weight	50	100	7	4,038	- 3,938
Osteoarthritis	51	84	81	0	+ 84
Hepatitis C	52	76	66	14	+ 62
Birth Trauma	53	67	8	3,405	- 3,338
Tuberculosis	54	65	16	1,999	- 1,934
Poisonings	55	59	37	515	- 456
Schizophrenia	56	57	86	0	+ 57
HIV/AIDS	57	52	1	19,988	- 19,937
Meningitis	58	41	22	1,325	- 1,284
Upper Respiratory	59	31	59	65	- 34
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	29	80	0	+ 29
Oral conditions	61	27	82	0	+ 27
Appendicitis	62	24	58	66	- 42
Hepatitis B	63	24	60	57	- 33
Maternal Conditions	64	9	19	1,749	- 1,740
Otitis Media	65	3	68	3	- 1
Encephalitis	66	2	56	117	- 116
War	67	2	65	26	- 24
Pertussis	68	1	42	419	- 417
Diphtheria	69	0	72	2	- 2
Syphilis	70	0	55	124	- 124
Chlamydia	71	0	69	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	71	2	- 2
Malaria	75	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Schistosomiasis	76	0	53	172	- 172
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	57	102	- 102
Measles	79	0	63	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Belgium

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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.