BELGIUM VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,939	1	15,281	+ 5,658
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,286	2	9,416	- 2,130
Stroke	3	7,090	3	7,408	- 317
Lung Cancers	4	6,630	4	6,777	- 147
Lung Disease	5	6,094	5	6,438	- 344
Hypertension	6	3,815	27	740	+ 3,076
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,706	7	3,329	+ 377
Kidney Disease	8	3,242	8	2,952	+ 291
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,949	6	5,677	- 2,728
Breast Cancer	10	2,683	9	2,587	+ 96
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,559	14	1,809	+ 750
Prostate Cancer	12	2,348	13	1,824	+ 523
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,216	20	1,269	+ 946
Falls	14	2,182	15	1,756	+ 427
Liver Disease	15	2,163	17	1,433	+ 731
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,793	19	1,378	+ 416
Lymphomas	17	1,744	16	1,552	+ 192
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,520	18	1,432	+ 89
Suicide	19	1,464	10	2,111	- 647
Stomach Cancer	20	1,375	26	863	+ 512
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,266	23	1,060	+ 206
Leukemia	22	1,244	21	1,199	+ 45
Other Injuries	23	1,174	11	2,006	- 832
Other Neoplasms	24	1,162	12	1,828	- 666
Liver Cancer	25	1,147	24	976	+ 172
Alcohol	26	891	32	500	+ 391
Oesophagus Cancer	27	885	25	898	- 14
Bladder Cancer	28	882	22	1,078	- 197
Oral Cancer	29	858	28	675	+ 183
Ovary Cancer	30	739	30	653	+ 87
Skin Cancers	31	577	31	522	+ 55
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	545	33	418	+ 128
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	515	37	293	+ 222
Road Traffic Accidents	34	450	29	666	- 216
Epilepsy	35	440	36	348	+ 92
Congenital Anomalies	36	326	40	282	+ 44
Uterin Cancer	37	318	34	384	- 66
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	308	42	213	+ 96
Cervical Cancer	39	303	41	243	+ 61
Drug Use	40	275	39	287	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	41	224	45	147	+ 77
Skin Disease	42	220	35	380	- 160
Anemia	43	141	43	199	- 57
Asthma	44	132	46	128	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	45	110	50	70	+ 40
Violence	46	109	44	149	- 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	77	49	73	+ 5
Hepatitis C	48	72	52	53	+ 19
Drownings	49	65	47	79	- 13
Malnutrition	50	64	38	291	- 227
Schizophrenia	51	56	56	40	+ 16
Osteoarthritis	52	52	51	59	- 7
Fires	53	51	48	75	- 24
HIV/AIDS	54	49	57	36	+ 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	42	60	20	+ 22
Tuberculosis	56	40	54	46	- 6
Birth Trauma	57	34	53	47	- 13
Poisonings	58	31	55	41	- 10
Hepatitis B	59	26	63	17	+ 9
Meningitis	60	24	58	28	- 5
Upper Respiratory	61	20	59	22	- 2
Appendicitis	62	18	62	17	+ 2
Oral conditions	63	9	61	19	- 10
Maternal Conditions	64	5	64	6	- 1
Otitis Media	65	2	65	2	+ 0
War	66	1	67	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	1	66	1	- 0
Syphilis	68	1	70	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	84	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	78	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	86	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Germany

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.