BELGIUM VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,591	6	5,677	+ 3,914
Malaria	2	7,740	75	0	+ 7,740
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,289	33	418	+ 6,871
Low Birth Weight	4	4,347	50	70	+ 4,277
Stroke	5	3,964	3	7,408	- 3,444
Coronary Heart Disease	6	3,742	1	15,281	- 11,539
Birth Trauma	7	3,651	53	47	+ 3,604
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,704	29	666	+ 2,038
Meningitis	9	2,381	58	28	+ 2,353
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,976	40	282	+ 1,694
Liver Disease	11	1,872	17	1,433	+ 439
Other Injuries	12	1,739	11	2,006	- 267
Tuberculosis	13	1,684	54	46	+ 1,638
Maternal Conditions	14	1,508	64	6	+ 1,502
Pertussis	15	1,299	68	1	+ 1,298
Kidney Disease	16	1,242	8	2,952	- 1,709
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,196	20	1,269	- 73
Measles	18	1,097	79	0	+ 1,097
Violence	19	1,020	44	149	+ 871
Lung Disease	20	988	5	6,438	- 5,450
Malnutrition	21	987	38	291	+ 696
Asthma	22	865	46	128	+ 737
Endocrine Disorders	23	821	18	1,432	- 610
Drownings	24	719	47	79	+ 640
Hypertension	25	616	27	740	- 123
Falls	26	590	15	1,756	- 1,166
Suicide	27	558	10	2,111	- 1,553
Fires	28	509	48	75	+ 435
Breast Cancer	29	489	9	2,587	- 2,098
HIV/AIDS	30	476	57	36	+ 440
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	475	42	213	+ 262
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	390	2	9,416	- 9,026
Poisonings	33	351	55	41	+ 310
Inflammatory/Heart	34	349	23	1,060	- 711
Liver Cancer	35	339	24	976	- 637
Epilepsy	36	308	36	348	- 40
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	237	7	3,329	- 3,091
Cervical Cancer	38	221	41	243	- 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	212	37	293	- 81
Ovary Cancer	40	193	30	653	- 459
War	41	186	67	1	+ 185
Tetanus	42	169	78	0	+ 169
Lymphomas	43	159	16	1,552	- 1,393
Stomach Cancer	44	137	26	863	- 726
Skin Cancers	45	130	31	522	- 392
Hepatitis B	46	127	63	17	+ 110
Parkinson's Disease	47	125	19	1,378	- 1,252
Leukemia	48	117	21	1,199	- 1,082
Oral Cancer	49	110	28	675	- 565
Schistosomiasis	50	108	76	0	+ 108
Leishmaniasis	51	108	73	0	+ 108
Skin Disease	52	97	35	380	- 283
Bladder Cancer	53	73	22	1,078	- 1,005
Pancreas Cancer	54	63	14	1,809	- 1,747
Oesophagus Cancer	55	60	25	898	- 838
Appendicitis	56	58	62	17	+ 41
Prostate Cancer	57	58	13	1,824	- 1,766
Drug Use	58	57	39	287	- 230
Ascariasis	59	57	82	0	+ 57
Alcohol	60	55	32	500	- 445
Encephalitis	61	51	66	1	+ 50
Syphilis	62	50	70	0	+ 50
Upper Respiratory	63	43	59	22	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	64	39	34	384	- 345
Diphtheria	65	27	69	0	+ 27
Hepatitis C	66	21	52	53	- 32
Lung Cancers	67	19	4	6,777	- 6,758
Other Neoplasms	68	11	12	1,828	- 1,817
Multiple Sclerosis	69	10	45	147	- 137
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	8	49	73	- 65
Chlamydia	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	65	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	40	- 40
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	43	199	- 199
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Niger

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.