BELGIUM VS MONTENEGRO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MONTENEGRO		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	44,080	3	7,408	+ 36,673
Coronary Heart Disease	2	34,897	1	15,281	+ 19,616
Lung Cancers	3	6,783	4	6,777	+ 6
Inflammatory/Heart	4	6,216	23	1,060	+ 5,155
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	4,525	2	9,416	- 4,891
Diabetes Mellitus	6	3,475	20	1,269	+ 2,206
Kidney Disease	7	2,943	8	2,952	- 9
Suicide	8	2,627	10	2,111	+ 516
Breast Cancer	9	2,530	9	2,587	- 57
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	2,261	7	3,329	- 1,067
Lung Disease	11	1,803	5	6,438	- 4,635
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	1,618	6	5,677	- 4,060
Prostate Cancer	13	1,507	13	1,824	- 317
Falls	14	1,338	15	1,756	- 418
Parkinson's Disease	15	1,321	19	1,378	- 57
Pancreas Cancer	16	1,271	14	1,809	- 538
Liver Disease	17	1,134	17	1,433	- 299
Hypertension	18	1,108	27	740	+ 368
Stomach Cancer	19	1,008	26	863	+ 145
Liver Cancer	20	1,006	24	976	+ 31
Road Traffic Accidents	21	958	29	666	+ 292
Bladder Cancer	22	700	22	1,078	- 378
Other Injuries	23	575	11	2,006	- 1,432
Lymphomas	24	536	16	1,552	- 1,016
Leukemia	25	468	21	1,199	- 731
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	410	42	213	+ 197
Cervical Cancer	27	409	41	243	+ 166
Ovary Cancer	28	378	30	653	- 275
Violence	29	350	44	149	+ 200
Oesophagus Cancer	30	338	25	898	- 560
Drug Use	31	281	39	287	- 6
Fires	32	276	48	75	+ 201
Uterin Cancer	33	274	34	384	- 110
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	266	37	293	- 27
Skin Cancers	35	233	31	522	- 289
Drownings	36	213	47	79	+ 135
Oral Cancer	37	194	28	675	- 480
Alcohol	38	186	32	500	- 314
Multiple Sclerosis	39	152	45	147	+ 5
Endocrine Disorders	40	133	18	1,432	- 1,298
Birth Trauma	41	120	53	47	+ 73
Epilepsy	42	117	36	348	- 231
Low Birth Weight	43	103	50	70	+ 33
Poisonings	44	76	55	41	+ 35
Congenital Anomalies	45	73	40	282	- 209
Asthma	46	72	46	128	- 56
Other Neoplasms	47	44	12	1,828	- 1,783
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	43	49	73	- 29
Meningitis	49	29	58	28	+ 0
Encephalitis	50	28	66	1	+ 26
Tuberculosis	51	25	54	46	- 21
Appendicitis	52	18	62	17	+ 1
Malnutrition	53	17	38	291	- 274
Skin Disease	54	16	35	380	- 364
Pertussis	55	15	68	1	+ 14
Diarrhoeal diseases	56	12	33	418	- 406
Leishmaniasis	57	11	73	0	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	58	10	64	6	+ 4
Syphilis	59	4	70	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	60	3	59	22	- 19
Hepatitis B	61	2	63	17	- 15
Tetanus	62	1	78	0	+ 1
War	63	1	67	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	52	53	- 53
Diphtheria	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Measles	67	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	68	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	70	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	57	36	- 36
Otitis Media	74	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	40	- 40
Anemia	85	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Montenegro

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.