BELGIUM VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,824	1	15,281	- 3,456
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,036	2	9,416	- 2,380
Stroke	3	5,519	3	7,408	- 1,888
Lung Cancers	4	4,348	4	6,777	- 2,429
Lung Disease	5	4,212	5	6,438	- 2,226
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,469	7	3,329	+ 140
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,135	6	5,677	- 3,542
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,784	20	1,269	+ 514
Prostate Cancer	9	1,715	13	1,824	- 110
Breast Cancer	10	1,710	9	2,587	- 877
Falls	11	1,454	15	1,756	- 301
Skin Cancers	12	1,419	31	522	+ 897
Lymphomas	13	1,411	16	1,552	- 141
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,260	14	1,809	- 550
Suicide	15	1,226	10	2,111	- 885
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,063	29	666	+ 397
Kidney Disease	17	1,003	8	2,952	- 1,949
Leukemia	18	907	21	1,199	- 292
Parkinson's Disease	19	819	19	1,378	- 558
Hypertension	20	758	27	740	+ 19
Endocrine Disorders	21	753	18	1,432	- 679
Stomach Cancer	22	749	26	863	- 114
Inflammatory/Heart	23	726	23	1,060	- 334
Liver Cancer	24	668	24	976	- 308
Oesophagus Cancer	25	647	25	898	- 251
Bladder Cancer	26	619	22	1,078	- 459
Other Neoplasms	27	568	12	1,828	- 1,259
Other Injuries	28	506	11	2,006	- 1,500
Ovary Cancer	29	480	30	653	- 173
Congenital Anomalies	30	407	40	282	+ 125
Oral Cancer	31	380	28	675	- 295
Liver Disease	32	366	17	1,433	- 1,067
Uterin Cancer	33	335	34	384	- 49
Skin Disease	34	274	35	380	- 106
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	261	37	293	- 31
Asthma	36	210	46	128	+ 83
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	188	33	418	- 230
Low Birth Weight	38	182	50	70	+ 112
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	163	42	213	- 50
Drug Use	40	160	39	287	- 127
Cervical Cancer	41	141	41	243	- 102
Violence	42	133	44	149	- 17
Epilepsy	43	128	36	348	- 220
Drownings	44	126	47	79	+ 47
Alcohol	45	119	32	500	- 380
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	109	49	73	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	47	101	45	147	- 46
Hepatitis C	48	69	52	53	+ 16
Osteoarthritis	49	56	51	59	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	51	60	20	+ 31
Anemia	51	41	43	199	- 158
Tuberculosis	52	40	54	46	- 6
Fires	53	39	48	75	- 36
Birth Trauma	54	34	53	47	- 13
Malnutrition	55	33	38	291	- 258
Hepatitis B	56	32	63	17	+ 16
HIV/AIDS	57	24	57	36	- 12
Poisonings	58	22	55	41	- 20
Meningitis	59	21	58	28	- 8
Schizophrenia	60	19	56	40	- 21
Oral conditions	61	18	61	19	- 1
Appendicitis	62	14	62	17	- 3
Maternal Conditions	63	11	64	6	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	64	8	59	22	- 14
Pertussis	65	2	68	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	2	66	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	67	2	65	2	- 0
War	68	1	67	1	+ 0
Tetanus	69	1	78	0	+ 1
Syphilis	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	69	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

New Zealand

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.