BELGIUM VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,512	1	15,281	- 5,769
Lung Disease	2	7,101	5	6,438	+ 663
Stroke	3	4,878	3	7,408	- 2,529
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,398	6	5,677	- 3,279
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,293	33	418	+ 1,876
Liver Disease	6	2,242	17	1,433	+ 809
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,220	20	1,269	+ 951
Kidney Disease	8	2,013	8	2,952	- 939
Tuberculosis	9	1,865	54	46	+ 1,820
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,672	29	666	+ 1,006
Stomach Cancer	11	1,600	26	863	+ 736
Falls	12	1,502	15	1,756	- 253
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,415	2	9,416	- 8,001
Low Birth Weight	14	1,073	50	70	+ 1,003
Asthma	15	1,053	46	128	+ 925
Hypertension	16	1,036	27	740	+ 297
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	915	37	293	+ 622
HIV/AIDS	18	785	57	36	+ 749
Birth Trauma	19	694	53	47	+ 647
Congenital Anomalies	20	681	40	282	+ 399
Lung Cancers	21	596	4	6,777	- 6,181
Oesophagus Cancer	22	592	25	898	- 306
Oral Cancer	23	583	28	675	- 92
Other Injuries	24	577	11	2,006	- 1,429
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	523	42	213	+ 310
Suicide	26	476	10	2,111	- 1,635
Liver Cancer	27	473	24	976	- 503
Parkinson's Disease	28	425	19	1,378	- 952
Cervical Cancer	29	413	41	243	+ 170
Encephalitis	30	379	66	1	+ 378
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	327	7	3,329	- 3,001
Drownings	32	275	47	79	+ 196
Pancreas Cancer	33	270	14	1,809	- 1,539
Leukemia	34	251	21	1,199	- 948
Violence	35	248	44	149	+ 99
Meningitis	36	233	58	28	+ 205
Ovary Cancer	37	193	30	653	- 460
Epilepsy	38	187	36	348	- 161
Endocrine Disorders	39	148	18	1,432	- 1,283
Syphilis	40	144	70	0	+ 144
Skin Cancers	41	125	31	522	- 397
Maternal Conditions	42	124	64	6	+ 118
Breast Cancer	43	107	9	2,587	- 2,480
Fires	44	107	48	75	+ 32
Inflammatory/Heart	45	104	23	1,060	- 957
Skin Disease	46	98	35	380	- 281
Drug Use	47	93	39	287	- 195
Bladder Cancer	48	88	22	1,078	- 991
Alcohol	49	81	32	500	- 419
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	72	49	73	- 1
Appendicitis	51	68	62	17	+ 51
Lymphomas	52	66	16	1,552	- 1,487
Hepatitis B	53	55	63	17	+ 38
Malnutrition	54	47	38	291	- 244
Prostate Cancer	55	46	13	1,824	- 1,779
Dengue	56	45	83	0	+ 45
Other Neoplasms	57	29	12	1,828	- 1,798
Measles	58	28	79	0	+ 28
Poisonings	59	26	55	41	- 15
Tetanus	60	19	78	0	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	61	14	59	22	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	62	14	45	147	- 133
Pertussis	63	13	68	1	+ 12
Hepatitis C	64	12	52	53	- 41
Leishmaniasis	65	12	73	0	+ 12
Ascariasis	66	2	82	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	67	1	71	0	+ 1
War	68	1	67	1	- 0
Otitis Media	69	1	65	2	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	71	0	34	384	- 384
Anemia	72	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	56	40	- 40
Oral conditions	76	0	61	19	- 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	78	0	51	59	- 59
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Bhutan

Belgium

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.