BELGIUM VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,088	6	5,677	+ 5,411
Tuberculosis	2	9,970	54	46	+ 9,924
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	9,928	33	418	+ 9,510
HIV/AIDS	4	7,954	57	36	+ 7,918
Stroke	5	6,960	3	7,408	- 447
Malaria	6	6,951	75	0	+ 6,951
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,147	1	15,281	- 9,134
Low Birth Weight	8	4,722	50	70	+ 4,652
Birth Trauma	9	4,645	53	47	+ 4,598
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,794	29	666	+ 3,128
Measles	11	3,445	79	0	+ 3,445
Hypertension	12	2,654	27	740	+ 1,915
Maternal Conditions	13	2,489	64	6	+ 2,483
Liver Disease	14	2,445	17	1,433	+ 1,012
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,419	20	1,269	+ 1,150
Meningitis	16	2,151	58	28	+ 2,122
Violence	17	2,138	44	149	+ 1,988
Lung Disease	18	2,027	5	6,438	- 4,412
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,644	40	282	+ 1,362
Asthma	20	1,613	46	128	+ 1,485
Kidney Disease	21	1,505	8	2,952	- 1,446
Malnutrition	22	1,464	38	291	+ 1,173
Other Injuries	23	1,315	11	2,006	- 691
Suicide	24	1,240	10	2,111	- 871
Endocrine Disorders	25	897	18	1,432	- 535
Breast Cancer	26	730	9	2,587	- 1,857
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	672	42	213	+ 460
War	28	665	67	1	+ 663
Tetanus	29	594	78	0	+ 594
Inflammatory/Heart	30	572	23	1,060	- 488
Pertussis	31	562	68	1	+ 561
Cervical Cancer	32	488	41	243	+ 245
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	432	2	9,416	- 8,984
Drownings	34	429	47	79	+ 350
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	411	37	293	+ 118
Falls	36	384	15	1,756	- 1,371
Schistosomiasis	37	359	76	0	+ 359
Prostate Cancer	38	331	13	1,824	- 1,493
Fires	39	301	48	75	+ 226
Poisonings	40	284	55	41	+ 243
Syphilis	41	255	70	0	+ 255
Lymphomas	42	252	16	1,552	- 1,300
Epilepsy	43	252	36	348	- 96
Liver Cancer	44	247	24	976	- 728
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	247	7	3,329	- 3,082
Oral Cancer	46	193	28	675	- 482
Leukemia	47	187	21	1,199	- 1,013
Parkinson's Disease	48	142	19	1,378	- 1,235
Stomach Cancer	49	139	26	863	- 724
Ovary Cancer	50	136	30	653	- 517
Appendicitis	51	131	62	17	+ 114
Alcohol	52	131	32	500	- 369
Oesophagus Cancer	53	102	25	898	- 796
Skin Disease	54	102	35	380	- 277
Lung Cancers	55	99	4	6,777	- 6,678
Leishmaniasis	56	96	73	0	+ 96
Drug Use	57	93	39	287	- 195
Skin Cancers	58	91	31	522	- 431
Trypanosomiasis	59	84	74	0	+ 84
Pancreas Cancer	60	78	14	1,809	- 1,732
Hepatitis B	61	70	63	17	+ 53
Encephalitis	62	59	66	1	+ 58
Upper Respiratory	63	52	59	22	+ 30
Bladder Cancer	64	49	22	1,078	- 1,029
Uterin Cancer	65	41	34	384	- 343
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	32	49	73	- 41
Diphtheria	67	23	69	0	+ 22
Otitis Media	68	13	65	2	+ 11
Hepatitis C	69	12	52	53	- 41
Other Neoplasms	70	10	12	1,828	- 1,817
Ascariasis	71	10	82	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	72	8	45	147	- 139
Chlamydia	73	4	71	0	+ 4
Dengue	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Central Africa

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.