BELGIUM VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,369	1	15,281	- 2,911
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,562	2	9,416	+ 146
Lung Cancers	3	6,464	4	6,777	- 313
Lung Disease	4	4,388	5	6,438	- 2,050
Stroke	5	4,371	3	7,408	- 3,036
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,980	7	3,329	- 349
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,294	6	5,677	- 3,383
Breast Cancer	8	1,825	9	2,587	- 762
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,765	20	1,269	+ 496
Lymphomas	10	1,589	16	1,552	+ 37
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,561	14	1,809	- 248
Falls	12	1,491	15	1,756	- 265
Prostate Cancer	13	1,454	13	1,824	- 370
Kidney Disease	14	1,413	8	2,952	- 1,538
Suicide	15	1,364	10	2,111	- 747
Drug Use	16	1,138	39	287	+ 851
Liver Disease	17	1,119	17	1,433	- 314
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,037	19	1,378	- 341
Endocrine Disorders	19	998	18	1,432	- 434
Liver Cancer	20	961	24	976	- 15
Leukemia	21	957	21	1,199	- 243
Hypertension	22	791	27	740	+ 52
Bladder Cancer	23	778	22	1,078	- 300
Other Injuries	24	739	11	2,006	- 1,268
Oesophagus Cancer	25	688	25	898	- 210
Stomach Cancer	26	672	26	863	- 191
Inflammatory/Heart	27	636	23	1,060	- 425
Road Traffic Accidents	28	617	29	666	- 49
Ovary Cancer	29	587	30	653	- 65
Skin Cancers	30	542	31	522	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	31	518	12	1,828	- 1,309
Oral Cancer	32	492	28	675	- 183
Alcohol	33	460	32	500	- 39
Uterin Cancer	34	365	34	384	- 19
Congenital Anomalies	35	334	40	282	+ 52
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	259	33	418	- 158
Multiple Sclerosis	37	214	45	147	+ 67
Skin Disease	38	210	35	380	- 170
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	196	37	293	- 96
Violence	40	187	44	149	+ 37
Cervical Cancer	41	178	41	243	- 64
Low Birth Weight	42	171	50	70	+ 101
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	137	42	213	- 76
Epilepsy	44	119	36	348	- 229
Hepatitis C	45	112	52	53	+ 59
Anemia	46	106	43	199	- 93
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	100	49	73	+ 27
Drownings	48	87	47	79	+ 9
Asthma	49	81	46	128	- 47
Birth Trauma	50	60	53	47	+ 13
Malnutrition	51	59	38	291	- 231
Fires	52	59	48	75	- 16
HIV/AIDS	53	50	57	36	+ 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	44	60	20	+ 24
Osteoarthritis	55	43	51	59	- 16
Poisonings	56	37	55	41	- 4
Schizophrenia	57	37	56	40	- 3
Tuberculosis	58	30	54	46	- 16
Meningitis	59	21	58	28	- 7
Hepatitis B	60	20	63	17	+ 4
Oral conditions	61	16	61	19	- 3
Appendicitis	62	15	62	17	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	14	59	22	- 8
Maternal Conditions	64	14	64	6	+ 8
War	65	6	67	1	+ 5
Otitis Media	66	2	65	2	+ 1
Syphilis	67	2	70	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	68	1	66	1	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	68	1	- 1
Chagas disease	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Canada

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.