BELGIUM VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,186	6	5,677	+ 509
Stroke	2	4,841	3	7,408	- 2,567
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,328	33	418	+ 3,910
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,066	1	15,281	- 11,214
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,504	29	666	+ 1,838
Liver Disease	6	2,293	17	1,433	+ 861
Diabetes Mellitus	7	1,783	20	1,269	+ 514
Hypertension	8	1,748	27	740	+ 1,008
Lung Disease	9	1,250	5	6,438	- 5,188
Malnutrition	10	1,245	38	291	+ 955
Birth Trauma	11	1,164	53	47	+ 1,117
Kidney Disease	12	1,091	8	2,952	- 1,861
Maternal Conditions	13	1,026	64	6	+ 1,020
Tuberculosis	14	1,026	54	46	+ 980
Other Injuries	15	1,020	11	2,006	- 987
Low Birth Weight	16	1,003	50	70	+ 933
Malaria	17	825	75	0	+ 825
Congenital Anomalies	18	816	40	282	+ 534
Meningitis	19	764	58	28	+ 735
Violence	20	725	44	149	+ 576
Suicide	21	721	10	2,111	- 1,390
Asthma	22	616	46	128	+ 488
Breast Cancer	23	588	9	2,587	- 1,999
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	585	2	9,416	- 8,831
HIV/AIDS	25	581	57	36	+ 545
Falls	26	317	15	1,756	- 1,438
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	278	42	213	+ 65
Lymphomas	28	277	16	1,552	- 1,275
Leukemia	29	272	21	1,199	- 927
Cervical Cancer	30	250	41	243	+ 7
Fires	31	249	48	75	+ 174
Inflammatory/Heart	32	232	23	1,060	- 829
Drownings	33	222	47	79	+ 144
Poisonings	34	216	55	41	+ 174
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	213	7	3,329	- 3,115
Pertussis	36	169	68	1	+ 168
Parkinson's Disease	37	160	19	1,378	- 1,218
Epilepsy	38	154	36	348	- 194
Oesophagus Cancer	39	153	25	898	- 745
Ovary Cancer	40	150	30	653	- 502
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	145	37	293	- 148
Schistosomiasis	42	137	76	0	+ 137
Endocrine Disorders	43	135	18	1,432	- 1,297
Oral Cancer	44	134	28	675	- 541
Liver Cancer	45	131	24	976	- 845
Lung Cancers	46	116	4	6,777	- 6,660
Prostate Cancer	47	102	13	1,824	- 1,722
Stomach Cancer	48	91	26	863	- 772
Alcohol	49	86	32	500	- 414
Skin Disease	50	84	35	380	- 295
Bladder Cancer	51	79	22	1,078	- 999
Tetanus	52	71	78	0	+ 71
Drug Use	53	68	39	287	- 219
Syphilis	54	66	70	0	+ 66
Appendicitis	55	59	62	17	+ 42
Skin Cancers	56	56	31	522	- 466
Hepatitis B	57	52	63	17	+ 35
Pancreas Cancer	58	37	14	1,809	- 1,773
Leishmaniasis	59	36	73	0	+ 36
Upper Respiratory	60	34	59	22	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	61	33	34	384	- 351
Encephalitis	62	29	66	1	+ 28
Measles	63	24	79	0	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	22	49	73	- 50
Hepatitis C	65	12	52	53	- 41
Other Neoplasms	66	11	12	1,828	- 1,816
Multiple Sclerosis	67	7	45	147	- 140
Ascariasis	68	3	82	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	69	3	65	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	2	71	0	+ 2
War	71	1	67	1	- 0
Diphtheria	72	1	69	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	40	- 40
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

Eritrea

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.