BELGIUM VS GEORGIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GEORGIA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,138	1	15,281	+ 23,858
Stroke	2	29,252	3	7,408	+ 21,845
Hypertension	3	10,722	27	740	+ 9,983
Liver Disease	4	4,573	17	1,433	+ 3,140
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	4,463	2	9,416	- 4,953
Diabetes Mellitus	6	3,962	20	1,269	+ 2,693
Lung Disease	7	2,831	5	6,438	- 3,607
Lung Cancers	8	2,815	4	6,777	- 3,962
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,165	6	5,677	- 3,513
Kidney Disease	10	2,018	8	2,952	- 934
Breast Cancer	11	1,498	9	2,587	- 1,089
Stomach Cancer	12	1,303	26	863	+ 440
Road Traffic Accidents	13	1,212	29	666	+ 546
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	1,084	7	3,329	- 2,245
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	1,042	37	293	+ 749
Falls	16	1,026	15	1,756	- 729
Liver Cancer	17	940	24	976	- 36
Suicide	18	897	10	2,111	- 1,214
Parkinson's Disease	19	866	19	1,378	- 512
Other Injuries	20	847	11	2,006	- 1,160
Inflammatory/Heart	21	846	23	1,060	- 214
Prostate Cancer	22	710	13	1,824	- 1,114
Pancreas Cancer	23	555	14	1,809	- 1,254
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	553	42	213	+ 340
Lymphomas	25	509	16	1,552	- 1,043
Bladder Cancer	26	502	22	1,078	- 577
Cervical Cancer	27	457	41	243	+ 215
Congenital Anomalies	28	426	40	282	+ 144
Ovary Cancer	29	425	30	653	- 228
Leukemia	30	419	21	1,199	- 780
Oral Cancer	31	407	28	675	- 268
Tuberculosis	32	373	54	46	+ 327
Skin Cancers	33	364	31	522	- 158
Fires	34	341	48	75	+ 267
Asthma	35	332	46	128	+ 204
Uterin Cancer	36	281	34	384	- 103
Low Birth Weight	37	280	50	70	+ 210
Endocrine Disorders	38	266	18	1,432	- 1,166
Drownings	39	232	47	79	+ 154
Violence	40	221	44	149	+ 71
Drug Use	41	219	39	287	- 68
HIV/AIDS	42	218	57	36	+ 181
Oesophagus Cancer	43	184	25	898	- 715
Epilepsy	44	124	36	348	- 224
Alcohol	45	120	32	500	- 380
Birth Trauma	46	96	53	47	+ 49
Meningitis	47	60	58	28	+ 32
Encephalitis	48	59	66	1	+ 58
Poisonings	49	57	55	41	+ 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	46	33	418	- 372
Skin Disease	51	41	35	380	- 339
Other Neoplasms	52	35	12	1,828	- 1,792
Maternal Conditions	53	32	64	6	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	54	29	45	147	- 118
Appendicitis	55	26	62	17	+ 9
Leishmaniasis	56	19	73	0	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	18	49	73	- 54
Hepatitis B	58	17	63	17	+ 1
Malnutrition	59	11	38	291	- 279
Upper Respiratory	60	2	59	22	- 20
War	61	1	67	1	- 0
Tetanus	62	1	78	0	+ 1
Syphilis	63	1	70	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	1	52	53	- 52
Chlamydia	65	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	0	65	2	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	68	0	79	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	40	- 40
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Georgia

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.