BELGIUM VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,134	1	15,281	+ 4,854
Stroke	2	15,421	3	7,408	+ 8,013
Diabetes Mellitus	3	8,728	20	1,269	+ 7,459
Hypertension	4	4,827	27	740	+ 4,087
Suicide	5	4,756	10	2,111	+ 2,645
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,548	6	5,677	- 1,130
HIV/AIDS	7	3,864	57	36	+ 3,828
Kidney Disease	8	3,520	8	2,952	+ 568
Liver Disease	9	2,969	17	1,433	+ 1,536
Violence	10	2,919	44	149	+ 2,770
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,637	29	666	+ 1,971
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,631	18	1,432	+ 1,199
Lung Disease	13	2,624	5	6,438	- 3,814
Other Injuries	14	2,522	11	2,006	+ 515
Drownings	15	2,184	47	79	+ 2,106
Tuberculosis	16	2,066	54	46	+ 2,020
Prostate Cancer	17	1,859	13	1,824	+ 35
Anemia	18	1,492	43	199	+ 1,293
Breast Cancer	19	1,446	9	2,587	- 1,141
Inflammatory/Heart	20	1,384	23	1,060	+ 323
Cervical Cancer	21	1,378	41	243	+ 1,136
Low Birth Weight	22	1,346	50	70	+ 1,277
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,036	40	282	+ 754
Birth Trauma	24	971	53	47	+ 924
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	883	7	3,329	- 2,445
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	819	42	213	+ 607
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	717	33	418	+ 299
Other Neoplasms	28	606	12	1,828	- 1,222
Lung Cancers	29	569	4	6,777	- 6,208
Malnutrition	30	563	38	291	+ 272
Stomach Cancer	31	512	26	863	- 351
Lymphomas	32	485	16	1,552	- 1,067
Malaria	33	452	75	0	+ 452
Liver Cancer	34	436	24	976	- 540
Maternal Conditions	35	425	64	6	+ 419
Asthma	36	384	46	128	+ 257
Epilepsy	37	356	36	348	+ 8
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	344	2	9,416	- 9,072
Leukemia	39	320	21	1,199	- 879
Oral Cancer	40	302	28	675	- 372
Fires	41	293	48	75	+ 218
Pancreas Cancer	42	286	14	1,809	- 1,523
Ovary Cancer	43	267	30	653	- 385
Meningitis	44	262	58	28	+ 234
Drug Use	45	236	39	287	- 52
Uterin Cancer	46	196	34	384	- 188
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	194	37	293	- 99
Falls	48	168	15	1,756	- 1,588
Parkinson's Disease	49	136	19	1,378	- 1,242
Bladder Cancer	50	119	22	1,078	- 959
Oesophagus Cancer	51	118	25	898	- 780
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	117	60	20	+ 97
Encephalitis	53	106	66	1	+ 105
Appendicitis	54	90	62	17	+ 74
Skin Cancers	55	73	31	522	- 449
Skin Disease	56	48	35	380	- 331
Alcohol	57	47	32	500	- 453
Osteoarthritis	58	46	51	59	- 13
Hepatitis B	59	30	63	17	+ 14
Dengue	60	28	83	0	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	61	19	45	147	- 128
Schizophrenia	62	15	56	40	- 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	15	49	73	- 57
War	64	9	67	1	+ 8
Poisonings	65	9	55	41	- 32
Upper Respiratory	66	8	59	22	- 14
Oral conditions	67	6	61	19	- 13
Leprosy	68	5	72	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	4	52	53	- 49
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	4	86	0	+ 4
Syphilis	71	3	70	0	+ 3
Tetanus	72	3	78	0	+ 3
Pertussis	73	1	68	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	76	0	65	2	- 2
Measles	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Guyana

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.