BELGIUM VS PAKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PAKISTAN		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,425	1	15,281	- 3,856
Stroke	2	6,713	3	7,408	- 695
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,954	33	418	+ 4,537
Low Birth Weight	4	4,432	50	70	+ 4,362
Lung Disease	5	4,128	5	6,438	- 2,310
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,962	6	5,677	- 1,715
Diabetes Mellitus	7	3,031	20	1,269	+ 1,761
Birth Trauma	8	2,827	53	47	+ 2,780
Kidney Disease	9	2,696	8	2,952	- 256
Liver Disease	10	2,603	17	1,433	+ 1,170
Tuberculosis	11	1,998	54	46	+ 1,953
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,337	29	666	+ 671
Other Injuries	13	1,282	11	2,006	- 724
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,249	40	282	+ 967
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	1,235	37	293	+ 942
Hypertension	16	1,088	27	740	+ 348
Asthma	17	985	46	128	+ 857
Suicide	18	917	10	2,111	- 1,194
Meningitis	19	856	58	28	+ 827
Breast Cancer	20	855	9	2,587	- 1,732
Oral Cancer	21	815	28	675	+ 141
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	722	2	9,416	- 8,694
Violence	23	613	44	149	+ 464
Maternal Conditions	24	588	64	6	+ 582
Endocrine Disorders	25	543	18	1,432	- 889
Lung Cancers	26	460	4	6,777	- 6,317
Malnutrition	27	420	38	291	+ 129
Falls	28	410	15	1,756	- 1,345
Oesophagus Cancer	29	373	25	898	- 525
Tetanus	30	358	78	0	+ 358
Lymphomas	31	333	16	1,552	- 1,219
HIV/AIDS	32	323	57	36	+ 287
Encephalitis	33	316	66	1	+ 314
Pertussis	34	302	68	1	+ 301
Parkinson's Disease	35	292	19	1,378	- 1,086
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	259	42	213	+ 46
Drownings	37	255	47	79	+ 176
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	251	7	3,329	- 3,078
Leukemia	39	249	21	1,199	- 950
Epilepsy	40	231	36	348	- 116
Liver Cancer	41	210	24	976	- 766
Fires	42	204	48	75	+ 129
Stomach Cancer	43	192	26	863	- 671
Cervical Cancer	44	190	41	243	- 53
Prostate Cancer	45	169	13	1,824	- 1,655
Ovary Cancer	46	168	30	653	- 485
Poisonings	47	160	55	41	+ 119
Bladder Cancer	48	129	22	1,078	- 949
Measles	49	122	79	0	+ 122
Alcohol	50	120	32	500	- 380
Appendicitis	51	117	62	17	+ 101
Inflammatory/Heart	52	110	23	1,060	- 950
Hepatitis B	53	108	63	17	+ 91
Skin Cancers	54	73	31	522	- 449
Dengue	55	68	83	0	+ 68
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	66	49	73	- 7
Syphilis	57	61	70	0	+ 61
Hepatitis C	58	58	52	53	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	59	57	34	384	- 328
Pancreas Cancer	60	51	14	1,809	- 1,759
Drug Use	61	39	39	287	- 248
War	62	28	67	1	+ 27
Malaria	63	28	75	0	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	64	20	12	1,828	- 1,808
Multiple Sclerosis	65	20	45	147	- 127
Upper Respiratory	66	14	59	22	- 8
Skin Disease	67	6	35	380	- 373
Ascariasis	68	4	82	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	69	3	69	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	2	71	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	65	2	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	40	- 40
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Pakistan

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.