BELGIUM VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	17,283	3	7,408	+ 9,875
Coronary Heart Disease	2	14,984	1	15,281	- 296
Lung Disease	3	8,193	5	6,438	+ 1,755
Lung Cancers	4	6,042	4	6,777	- 735
Stomach Cancer	5	3,370	26	863	+ 2,507
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,575	2	9,416	- 6,841
Hypertension	7	2,548	27	740	+ 1,808
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,117	29	666	+ 1,451
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	2,101	7	3,329	- 1,228
Oesophagus Cancer	10	2,054	25	898	+ 1,156
Kidney Disease	11	1,627	8	2,952	- 1,325
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	1,551	6	5,677	- 4,126
Liver Cancer	13	1,531	24	976	+ 555
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,368	20	1,269	+ 98
Liver Disease	15	1,232	17	1,433	- 201
Falls	16	1,175	15	1,756	- 581
Suicide	17	984	10	2,111	- 1,127
Pancreas Cancer	18	943	14	1,809	- 866
Breast Cancer	19	785	9	2,587	- 1,802
Parkinson's Disease	20	598	19	1,378	- 780
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	553	37	293	+ 260
Leukemia	22	492	21	1,199	- 708
Lymphomas	23	489	16	1,552	- 1,063
Oral Cancer	24	463	28	675	- 212
Other Injuries	25	457	11	2,006	- 1,549
Drownings	26	447	47	79	+ 368
Cervical Cancer	27	437	41	243	+ 194
Prostate Cancer	28	432	13	1,824	- 1,393
Bladder Cancer	29	320	22	1,078	- 758
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	319	42	213	+ 107
Congenital Anomalies	31	310	40	282	+ 28
Tuberculosis	32	294	54	46	+ 249
Inflammatory/Heart	33	253	23	1,060	- 807
HIV/AIDS	34	243	57	36	+ 207
Ovary Cancer	35	237	30	653	- 415
Poisonings	36	218	55	41	+ 177
Endocrine Disorders	37	217	18	1,432	- 1,215
Drug Use	38	205	39	287	- 83
Asthma	39	196	46	128	+ 68
Low Birth Weight	40	183	50	70	+ 113
Skin Cancers	41	166	31	522	- 356
Alcohol	42	161	32	500	- 338
Birth Trauma	43	149	53	47	+ 102
Malnutrition	44	110	38	291	- 181
Uterin Cancer	45	99	34	384	- 285
Epilepsy	46	96	36	348	- 252
Violence	47	94	44	149	- 55
Fires	48	89	48	75	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	86	49	73	+ 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	74	33	418	- 344
Meningitis	51	48	58	28	+ 20
Skin Disease	52	44	35	380	- 335
Other Neoplasms	53	37	12	1,828	- 1,791
Maternal Conditions	54	30	64	6	+ 24
Encephalitis	55	24	66	1	+ 22
Hepatitis B	56	23	63	17	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	57	23	59	22	+ 1
Syphilis	58	15	70	0	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	59	15	45	147	- 132
Appendicitis	60	12	62	17	- 4
War	61	8	67	1	+ 6
Measles	62	5	79	0	+ 5
Tetanus	63	4	78	0	+ 4
Pertussis	64	4	68	1	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	65	3	76	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	66	1	52	53	- 52
Chlamydia	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	82	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	19	- 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	82	0	51	59	- 59
Anemia	83	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

China

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.