BELGIUM VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	8,858	57	36	+ 8,822
Tuberculosis	2	5,463	54	46	+ 5,417
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,060	6	5,677	- 617
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,900	1	15,281	- 10,381
Stroke	5	4,452	3	7,408	- 2,955
Malaria	6	3,883	75	0	+ 3,883
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,139	29	666	+ 2,473
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,562	33	418	+ 2,144
Low Birth Weight	9	2,520	50	70	+ 2,451
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,062	20	1,269	+ 792
Birth Trauma	11	1,959	53	47	+ 1,912
Hypertension	12	1,832	27	740	+ 1,092
Liver Disease	13	1,828	17	1,433	+ 395
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,432	40	282	+ 1,150
Kidney Disease	15	1,204	8	2,952	- 1,748
Maternal Conditions	16	1,135	64	6	+ 1,129
Lung Disease	17	1,062	5	6,438	- 5,376
Violence	18	1,058	44	149	+ 909
Suicide	19	685	10	2,111	- 1,426
Other Injuries	20	654	11	2,006	- 1,352
Pertussis	21	647	68	1	+ 646
Meningitis	22	588	58	28	+ 559
Asthma	23	571	46	128	+ 444
Malnutrition	24	534	38	291	+ 243
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	452	2	9,416	- 8,964
Inflammatory/Heart	26	431	23	1,060	- 629
Endocrine Disorders	27	408	18	1,432	- 1,023
Prostate Cancer	28	389	13	1,824	- 1,436
Cervical Cancer	29	385	41	243	+ 142
Liver Cancer	30	333	24	976	- 643
Measles	31	313	79	0	+ 313
Breast Cancer	32	312	9	2,587	- 2,275
Falls	33	292	15	1,756	- 1,463
Syphilis	34	209	70	0	+ 209
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	206	42	213	- 6
Drownings	36	204	47	79	+ 125
Fires	37	177	48	75	+ 102
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	174	7	3,329	- 3,154
Stomach Cancer	39	173	26	863	- 690
Epilepsy	40	149	36	348	- 199
Poisonings	41	138	55	41	+ 97
Parkinson's Disease	42	136	19	1,378	- 1,242
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	131	37	293	- 162
Drug Use	44	129	39	287	- 159
Lymphomas	45	120	16	1,552	- 1,432
Leukemia	46	113	21	1,199	- 1,086
Lung Cancers	47	105	4	6,777	- 6,671
Ovary Cancer	48	97	30	653	- 555
Alcohol	49	90	32	500	- 409
Skin Disease	50	90	35	380	- 290
Schistosomiasis	51	88	76	0	+ 88
Pancreas Cancer	52	82	14	1,809	- 1,727
Skin Cancers	53	71	31	522	- 452
Oral Cancer	54	64	28	675	- 610
Tetanus	55	45	78	0	+ 45
Encephalitis	56	39	66	1	+ 38
Oesophagus Cancer	57	38	25	898	- 860
Appendicitis	58	36	62	17	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	29	49	73	- 43
Uterin Cancer	60	29	34	384	- 355
Bladder Cancer	61	29	22	1,078	- 1,050
Hepatitis B	62	28	63	17	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	63	15	12	1,828	- 1,813
Upper Respiratory	64	13	59	22	- 9
Trypanosomiasis	65	13	74	0	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	45	147	- 139
Hepatitis C	67	5	52	53	- 48
Diphtheria	68	4	69	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	2	82	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	2	71	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	65	2	- 1
War	72	1	67	1	- 0
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	40	- 40
Anemia	82	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

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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.