BELGIUM VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,160	1	15,281	- 2,120
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,500	6	5,677	+ 3,822
Stroke	3	7,511	3	7,408	+ 103
Kidney Disease	4	3,988	8	2,952	+ 1,036
Hypertension	5	3,494	27	740	+ 2,754
Lung Disease	6	3,297	5	6,438	- 3,141
Diabetes Mellitus	7	3,267	20	1,269	+ 1,998
Tuberculosis	8	2,740	54	46	+ 2,695
Violence	9	1,502	44	149	+ 1,353
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,318	29	666	+ 652
Asthma	11	1,155	46	128	+ 1,027
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,060	18	1,432	- 372
Lung Cancers	13	1,043	4	6,777	- 5,734
Low Birth Weight	14	1,027	50	70	+ 957
Breast Cancer	15	993	9	2,587	- 1,594
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	817	7	3,329	- 2,512
Congenital Anomalies	17	815	40	282	+ 533
Birth Trauma	18	806	53	47	+ 759
Liver Cancer	19	776	24	976	- 200
Liver Disease	20	717	17	1,433	- 716
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	695	42	213	+ 483
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	627	33	418	+ 209
Other Neoplasms	23	521	12	1,828	- 1,306
Malnutrition	24	437	38	291	+ 146
Skin Disease	25	428	35	380	+ 49
Prostate Cancer	26	420	13	1,824	- 1,404
Drownings	27	393	47	79	+ 314
Falls	28	391	15	1,756	- 1,365
Leukemia	29	364	21	1,199	- 835
Inflammatory/Heart	30	359	23	1,060	- 701
Other Injuries	31	358	11	2,006	- 1,648
Anemia	32	348	43	199	+ 149
Cervical Cancer	33	311	41	243	+ 69
Oral Cancer	34	295	28	675	- 379
Suicide	35	235	10	2,111	- 1,876
Lymphomas	36	231	16	1,552	- 1,322
Pancreas Cancer	37	215	14	1,809	- 1,595
Maternal Conditions	38	207	64	6	+ 201
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	204	2	9,416	- 9,212
Ovary Cancer	40	202	30	653	- 451
Stomach Cancer	41	189	26	863	- 674
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	183	37	293	- 110
Pertussis	43	178	68	1	+ 177
Syphilis	44	117	70	0	+ 117
Epilepsy	45	113	36	348	- 234
Dengue	46	107	83	0	+ 107
Meningitis	47	105	58	28	+ 77
Measles	48	91	79	0	+ 91
War	49	83	67	1	+ 82
Uterin Cancer	50	77	34	384	- 307
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	76	60	20	+ 56
Drug Use	52	70	39	287	- 217
Oesophagus Cancer	53	68	25	898	- 830
Fires	54	61	48	75	- 14
Parkinson's Disease	55	60	19	1,378	- 1,317
Hepatitis B	56	60	63	17	+ 43
Osteoarthritis	57	58	51	59	- 1
Bladder Cancer	58	58	22	1,078	- 1,021
Tetanus	59	53	78	0	+ 53
Alcohol	60	41	32	500	- 459
Skin Cancers	61	37	31	522	- 485
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	33	49	73	- 40
Appendicitis	63	28	62	17	+ 11
Schistosomiasis	64	24	76	0	+ 24
Poisonings	65	23	55	41	- 18
HIV/AIDS	66	21	57	36	- 15
Encephalitis	67	19	66	1	+ 17
Schizophrenia	68	13	56	40	- 27
Malaria	69	10	75	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	70	4	59	22	- 18
Leprosy	71	4	72	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	72	3	45	147	- 144
Oral conditions	73	3	61	19	- 16
Otitis Media	74	2	65	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	75	1	69	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	76	1	82	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	78	0	71	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	81	0	52	53	- 53
Leishmaniasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Philippines

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.