BELGIUM VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,935	1	15,281	+ 654
Stroke	2	11,844	3	7,408	+ 4,436
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	10,490	6	5,677	+ 4,813
Lung Cancers	4	7,747	4	6,777	+ 970
Lung Disease	5	7,600	5	6,438	+ 1,162
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,575	7	3,329	+ 2,246
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	5,535	2	9,416	- 3,881
Stomach Cancer	8	4,903	26	863	+ 4,040
Kidney Disease	9	4,353	8	2,952	+ 1,402
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,600	14	1,809	+ 1,790
Liver Cancer	11	2,857	24	976	+ 1,881
Other Injuries	12	2,145	11	2,006	+ 139
Suicide	13	1,892	10	2,111	- 219
Lymphomas	14	1,874	16	1,552	+ 321
Breast Cancer	15	1,537	9	2,587	- 1,050
Other Neoplasms	16	1,470	12	1,828	- 358
Liver Disease	17	1,380	17	1,433	- 53
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,362	19	1,378	- 16
Prostate Cancer	19	1,314	13	1,824	- 510
Oesophagus Cancer	20	1,197	25	898	+ 299
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,117	18	1,432	- 315
Bladder Cancer	22	966	22	1,078	- 112
Falls	23	947	15	1,756	- 809
Leukemia	24	934	21	1,199	- 265
Drownings	25	818	47	79	+ 739
Oral Cancer	26	810	28	675	+ 136
Inflammatory/Heart	27	800	23	1,060	- 260
Hypertension	28	649	27	740	- 91
Diabetes Mellitus	29	528	20	1,269	- 741
Ovary Cancer	30	492	30	653	- 160
Road Traffic Accidents	31	444	29	666	- 222
Cervical Cancer	32	369	41	243	+ 127
Uterin Cancer	33	336	34	384	- 48
Tuberculosis	34	336	54	46	+ 291
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	284	42	213	+ 71
Skin Disease	36	273	35	380	- 107
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	266	33	418	- 152
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	254	49	73	+ 182
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	248	37	293	- 44
Congenital Anomalies	40	240	40	282	- 41
Hepatitis C	41	216	52	53	+ 163
Asthma	42	187	46	128	+ 59
Malnutrition	43	186	38	291	- 105
Skin Cancers	44	179	31	522	- 343
Epilepsy	45	152	36	348	- 196
Hepatitis B	46	138	63	17	+ 122
Schizophrenia	47	102	56	40	+ 63
Fires	48	98	48	75	+ 23
Anemia	49	85	43	199	- 114
Drug Use	50	71	39	287	- 216
Alcohol	51	56	32	500	- 444
Meningitis	52	30	58	28	+ 1
Violence	53	26	44	149	- 124
Poisonings	54	25	55	41	- 16
Low Birth Weight	55	20	50	70	- 50
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	17	60	20	- 3
Upper Respiratory	57	15	59	22	- 7
Appendicitis	58	12	62	17	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	59	10	45	147	- 136
Oral conditions	60	10	61	19	- 9
Birth Trauma	61	10	53	47	- 37
Osteoarthritis	62	8	51	59	- 50
HIV/AIDS	63	5	57	36	- 31
Maternal Conditions	64	4	64	6	- 2
Syphilis	65	2	70	0	+ 2
War	66	1	67	1	+ 0
Tetanus	67	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	65	2	- 1
Encephalitis	69	0	66	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	68	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Japan

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.