BELGIUM VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	69,862	1	15,281	+ 54,581
Stroke	2	25,718	3	7,408	+ 18,310
Lung Cancers	3	6,055	4	6,777	- 721
Hypertension	4	5,875	27	740	+ 5,135
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,893	7	3,329	+ 1,565
Suicide	6	3,288	10	2,111	+ 1,177
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,981	6	5,677	- 2,696
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	2,957	2	9,416	- 6,459
Liver Disease	9	2,933	17	1,433	+ 1,500
Stomach Cancer	10	2,913	26	863	+ 2,050
Breast Cancer	11	2,866	9	2,587	+ 280
Prostate Cancer	12	2,725	13	1,824	+ 901
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,634	14	1,809	+ 825
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,393	20	1,269	+ 1,124
Falls	15	2,361	15	1,756	+ 605
Lung Disease	16	2,338	5	6,438	- 4,100
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,206	23	1,060	+ 1,145
Other Injuries	18	1,894	11	2,006	- 113
Kidney Disease	19	1,695	8	2,952	- 1,257
Oral Cancer	20	1,540	28	675	+ 866
Lymphomas	21	1,465	16	1,552	- 87
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	1,425	42	213	+ 1,213
Bladder Cancer	23	1,333	22	1,078	+ 254
Leukemia	24	1,293	21	1,199	+ 94
Liver Cancer	25	1,089	24	976	+ 113
Ovary Cancer	26	1,063	30	653	+ 410
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,023	29	666	+ 357
Cervical Cancer	28	1,022	41	243	+ 779
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,013	19	1,378	- 364
Oesophagus Cancer	30	997	25	898	+ 99
Other Neoplasms	31	966	12	1,828	- 862
Skin Cancers	32	896	31	522	+ 374
Alcohol	33	873	32	500	+ 374
Uterin Cancer	34	726	34	384	+ 342
Drownings	35	683	47	79	+ 605
Violence	36	600	44	149	+ 450
Drug Use	37	557	39	287	+ 270
Tuberculosis	38	541	54	46	+ 496
Endocrine Disorders	39	328	18	1,432	- 1,103
Epilepsy	40	283	36	348	- 65
Congenital Anomalies	41	281	40	282	- 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	271	33	418	- 147
Fires	43	233	48	75	+ 158
Skin Disease	44	218	35	380	- 161
Poisonings	45	210	55	41	+ 169
Asthma	46	207	46	128	+ 79
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	187	49	73	+ 114
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	133	37	293	- 160
Multiple Sclerosis	49	131	45	147	- 16
Hepatitis C	50	107	52	53	+ 54
HIV/AIDS	51	102	57	36	+ 65
Meningitis	52	88	58	28	+ 60
Birth Trauma	53	47	53	47	- 0
Appendicitis	54	44	62	17	+ 28
Low Birth Weight	55	40	50	70	- 29
Schizophrenia	56	39	56	40	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	37	60	20	+ 17
Malnutrition	58	32	38	291	- 258
Osteoarthritis	59	28	51	59	- 30
Anemia	60	24	43	199	- 175
Hepatitis B	61	22	63	17	+ 5
Tetanus	62	11	78	0	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	63	10	64	6	+ 4
Oral conditions	64	9	61	19	- 10
Encephalitis	65	7	66	1	+ 6
Otitis Media	66	5	65	2	+ 3
War	67	1	67	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	59	22	- 22
Pertussis	69	0	68	1	- 1
Syphilis	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Lithuania

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.