BELGIUM VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,187	1	15,281	+ 8,906
Stroke	2	16,118	3	7,408	+ 8,711
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	9,483	6	5,677	+ 3,806
Lung Cancers	4	8,422	4	6,777	+ 1,645
Lung Disease	5	6,327	5	6,438	- 111
Kidney Disease	6	5,448	8	2,952	+ 2,497
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	4,511	2	9,416	- 4,905
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	3,737	7	3,329	+ 408
Hypertension	9	3,346	27	740	+ 2,606
Parkinson's Disease	10	3,029	19	1,378	+ 1,652
Breast Cancer	11	2,886	9	2,587	+ 299
Prostate Cancer	12	2,316	13	1,824	+ 492
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,180	14	1,809	+ 371
Liver Cancer	14	1,792	24	976	+ 817
Bladder Cancer	15	1,775	22	1,078	+ 697
Stomach Cancer	16	1,758	26	863	+ 895
Other Injuries	17	1,664	11	2,006	- 342
Leukemia	18	1,550	21	1,199	+ 351
Lymphomas	19	1,452	16	1,552	- 100
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,449	20	1,269	+ 180
Falls	21	1,426	15	1,756	- 330
Road Traffic Accidents	22	996	29	666	+ 330
Liver Disease	23	927	17	1,433	- 506
Inflammatory/Heart	24	830	23	1,060	- 230
Other Neoplasms	25	777	12	1,828	- 1,051
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	699	42	213	+ 487
Ovary Cancer	27	638	30	653	- 15
Suicide	28	610	10	2,111	- 1,501
Endocrine Disorders	29	602	18	1,432	- 829
Oral Cancer	30	504	28	675	- 171
Skin Cancers	31	502	31	522	- 21
Drownings	32	498	47	79	+ 420
Uterin Cancer	33	427	34	384	+ 42
Epilepsy	34	285	36	348	- 63
Oesophagus Cancer	35	281	25	898	- 617
Cervical Cancer	36	279	41	243	+ 36
Drug Use	37	221	39	287	- 66
Congenital Anomalies	38	199	40	282	- 83
Fires	39	168	48	75	+ 93
Multiple Sclerosis	40	155	45	147	+ 8
Low Birth Weight	41	146	50	70	+ 76
Violence	42	119	44	149	- 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	115	37	293	- 178
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	109	33	418	- 309
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	76	49	73	+ 4
Tuberculosis	46	76	54	46	+ 31
Skin Disease	47	64	35	380	- 315
Hepatitis B	48	64	63	17	+ 47
Alcohol	49	58	32	500	- 442
HIV/AIDS	50	54	57	36	+ 18
Anemia	51	54	43	199	- 145
Hepatitis C	52	44	52	53	- 9
Meningitis	53	38	58	28	+ 10
Schizophrenia	54	31	56	40	- 8
Asthma	55	31	46	128	- 96
Poisonings	56	22	55	41	- 19
Birth Trauma	57	19	53	47	- 28
Appendicitis	58	11	62	17	- 6
Upper Respiratory	59	9	59	22	- 13
Leishmaniasis	60	4	73	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	61	3	64	6	- 3
Tetanus	62	2	78	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	63	2	61	19	- 17
War	64	1	67	1	+ 0
Syphilis	65	1	70	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	66	1	38	291	- 290
Encephalitis	67	1	66	1	- 1
Measles	68	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	68	1	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	65	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	60	20	- 20
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Greece

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.