BELGIUM VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,189	1	15,281	+ 14,908
Hypertension	2	27,092	27	740	+ 26,353
Stroke	3	11,197	3	7,408	+ 3,789
Lung Cancers	4	6,594	4	6,777	- 183
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	5,287	7	3,329	+ 1,958
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,499	6	5,677	- 2,178
Liver Disease	7	3,296	17	1,433	+ 1,863
Prostate Cancer	8	2,995	13	1,824	+ 1,170
Stomach Cancer	9	2,908	26	863	+ 2,045
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,693	14	1,809	+ 884
Breast Cancer	11	2,608	9	2,587	+ 21
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	2,302	2	9,416	- 7,114
Lung Disease	13	2,295	5	6,438	- 4,143
Inflammatory/Heart	14	2,177	23	1,060	+ 1,117
Lymphomas	15	2,136	16	1,552	+ 584
Suicide	16	1,981	10	2,111	- 130
Kidney Disease	17	1,770	8	2,952	- 1,181
Alcohol	18	1,489	32	500	+ 989
Diabetes Mellitus	19	1,466	20	1,269	+ 196
Other Injuries	20	1,417	11	2,006	- 589
Bladder Cancer	21	1,262	22	1,078	+ 183
Leukemia	22	1,260	21	1,199	+ 61
Other Neoplasms	23	1,237	12	1,828	- 590
Falls	24	1,190	15	1,756	- 566
Oral Cancer	25	1,108	28	675	+ 433
Liver Cancer	26	1,076	24	976	+ 100
Oesophagus Cancer	27	988	25	898	+ 90
Ovary Cancer	28	875	30	653	+ 222
Parkinson's Disease	29	822	19	1,378	- 555
Skin Cancers	30	791	31	522	+ 269
Drug Use	31	752	39	287	+ 465
Cervical Cancer	32	678	41	243	+ 435
Endocrine Disorders	33	661	18	1,432	- 770
Uterin Cancer	34	603	34	384	+ 219
Road Traffic Accidents	35	594	29	666	- 72
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	552	42	213	+ 339
Epilepsy	37	447	36	348	+ 99
Fires	38	410	48	75	+ 335
HIV/AIDS	39	404	57	36	+ 368
Drownings	40	301	47	79	+ 222
Skin Disease	41	286	35	380	- 93
Violence	42	286	44	149	+ 136
Congenital Anomalies	43	251	40	282	- 31
Asthma	44	242	46	128	+ 114
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	216	37	293	- 77
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	173	49	73	+ 100
Tuberculosis	47	165	54	46	+ 119
Multiple Sclerosis	48	163	45	147	+ 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	122	60	20	+ 102
Osteoarthritis	50	102	51	59	+ 43
Anemia	51	92	43	199	- 107
Poisonings	52	83	55	41	+ 42
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	83	33	418	- 335
Meningitis	54	74	58	28	+ 46
Low Birth Weight	55	68	50	70	- 2
Schizophrenia	56	61	56	40	+ 22
Birth Trauma	57	50	53	47	+ 3
Hepatitis C	58	41	52	53	- 12
Appendicitis	59	20	62	17	+ 4
Oral conditions	60	20	61	19	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	61	12	64	6	+ 6
Syphilis	62	10	70	0	+ 10
Encephalitis	63	2	66	1	+ 1
War	64	1	67	1	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	63	17	- 17
Upper Respiratory	66	0	59	22	- 22
Otitis Media	67	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	68	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	71	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	38	291	- 291
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	69	0	- 0
Pertussis	83	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Estonia

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.