BELGIUM VS DJIBOUTI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DJIBOUTI		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,274	1	15,281	- 7,007
Stroke	2	8,182	3	7,408	+ 774
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,074	6	5,677	+ 2,396
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	4,388	33	418	+ 3,970
HIV/AIDS	5	4,193	57	36	+ 4,157
Liver Disease	6	3,547	17	1,433	+ 2,114
Diabetes Mellitus	7	3,422	20	1,269	+ 2,153
Low Birth Weight	8	3,026	50	70	+ 2,957
Tuberculosis	9	2,922	54	46	+ 2,876
Other Injuries	10	2,801	11	2,006	+ 795
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,754	29	666	+ 2,088
Hypertension	12	2,539	27	740	+ 1,799
Kidney Disease	13	2,243	8	2,952	- 709
Malnutrition	14	2,041	38	291	+ 1,750
Birth Trauma	15	2,000	53	47	+ 1,953
Lung Disease	16	1,447	5	6,438	- 4,991
Meningitis	17	1,405	58	28	+ 1,377
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,360	40	282	+ 1,078
Suicide	19	1,130	10	2,111	- 981
Breast Cancer	20	1,094	9	2,587	- 1,493
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,086	2	9,416	- 8,330
Asthma	22	817	46	128	+ 690
Malaria	23	795	75	0	+ 795
Violence	24	771	44	149	+ 622
Pertussis	25	596	68	1	+ 596
Falls	26	547	15	1,756	- 1,208
Leukemia	27	546	21	1,199	- 653
Inflammatory/Heart	28	544	23	1,060	- 517
Cervical Cancer	29	484	41	243	+ 241
Lymphomas	30	483	16	1,552	- 1,069
Maternal Conditions	31	483	64	6	+ 477
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	453	7	3,329	- 2,876
Fires	33	394	48	75	+ 319
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	385	42	213	+ 173
Drownings	35	342	47	79	+ 264
Oesophagus Cancer	36	324	25	898	- 574
Epilepsy	37	312	36	348	- 36
Endocrine Disorders	38	301	18	1,432	- 1,131
Poisonings	39	297	55	41	+ 256
Ovary Cancer	40	280	30	653	- 373
Parkinson's Disease	41	273	19	1,378	- 1,105
Lung Cancers	42	240	4	6,777	- 6,536
Liver Cancer	43	228	24	976	- 748
Prostate Cancer	44	206	13	1,824	- 1,618
Oral Cancer	45	200	28	675	- 474
Tetanus	46	198	78	0	+ 198
Bladder Cancer	47	186	22	1,078	- 893
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	178	37	293	- 115
Alcohol	49	176	32	500	- 324
Stomach Cancer	50	170	26	863	- 693
Leishmaniasis	51	168	73	0	+ 168
Syphilis	52	155	70	0	+ 155
Skin Cancers	53	146	31	522	- 376
Drug Use	54	146	39	287	- 141
Skin Disease	55	145	35	380	- 235
Hepatitis B	56	102	63	17	+ 85
Appendicitis	57	68	62	17	+ 51
Pancreas Cancer	58	67	14	1,809	- 1,742
Encephalitis	59	61	66	1	+ 60
Uterin Cancer	60	50	34	384	- 334
Upper Respiratory	61	46	59	22	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	39	49	73	- 33
War	63	33	67	1	+ 31
Schistosomiasis	64	30	76	0	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	65	29	12	1,828	- 1,799
Measles	66	25	79	0	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	67	18	45	147	- 129
Hepatitis C	68	18	52	53	- 35
Diphtheria	69	10	69	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	70	5	71	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	71	5	82	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	72	4	65	2	+ 2
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
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	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
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	40	- 40
Anemia	85	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Djibouti

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.