BELGIUM VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,862	1	15,281	+ 32,581
Stroke	2	27,830	3	7,408	+ 20,423
Lung Cancers	3	4,624	4	6,777	- 2,153
Inflammatory/Heart	4	4,598	23	1,060	+ 3,538
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	4,127	2	9,416	- 5,289
Liver Disease	6	3,867	17	1,433	+ 2,434
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,626	7	3,329	+ 297
Suicide	8	3,115	10	2,111	+ 1,004
Lung Disease	9	3,113	5	6,438	- 3,325
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	2,756	6	5,677	- 2,921
Stomach Cancer	11	2,499	26	863	+ 1,636
Alcohol	12	2,380	32	500	+ 1,881
Breast Cancer	13	1,977	9	2,587	- 610
Other Injuries	14	1,915	11	2,006	- 91
HIV/AIDS	15	1,808	57	36	+ 1,772
Pancreas Cancer	16	1,725	14	1,809	- 84
Hypertension	17	1,561	27	740	+ 821
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,560	20	1,269	+ 291
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,489	29	666	+ 823
Prostate Cancer	20	1,200	13	1,824	- 624
Falls	21	996	15	1,756	- 760
Kidney Disease	22	985	8	2,952	- 1,967
Violence	23	974	44	149	+ 824
Liver Cancer	24	950	24	976	- 26
Oral Cancer	25	925	28	675	+ 251
Parkinson's Disease	26	797	19	1,378	- 581
Drug Use	27	775	39	287	+ 488
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	760	42	213	+ 548
Lymphomas	29	759	16	1,552	- 794
Tuberculosis	30	716	54	46	+ 671
Leukemia	31	701	21	1,199	- 499
Ovary Cancer	32	691	30	653	+ 38
Oesophagus Cancer	33	632	25	898	- 266
Cervical Cancer	34	631	41	243	+ 389
Uterin Cancer	35	584	34	384	+ 200
Drownings	36	564	47	79	+ 485
Fires	37	543	48	75	+ 468
Bladder Cancer	38	536	22	1,078	- 542
Skin Cancers	39	477	31	522	- 45
Poisonings	40	473	55	41	+ 432
Congenital Anomalies	41	357	40	282	+ 75
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	236	37	293	- 57
Skin Disease	43	233	35	380	- 147
Low Birth Weight	44	183	50	70	+ 113
Endocrine Disorders	45	170	18	1,432	- 1,261
Asthma	46	150	46	128	+ 22
Encephalitis	47	92	66	1	+ 90
Meningitis	48	88	58	28	+ 60
Multiple Sclerosis	49	70	45	147	- 77
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	64	49	73	- 9
Other Neoplasms	51	62	12	1,828	- 1,766
Epilepsy	52	61	36	348	- 287
Birth Trauma	53	61	53	47	+ 14
Appendicitis	54	35	62	17	+ 18
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	34	33	418	- 383
Maternal Conditions	56	23	64	6	+ 17
Malnutrition	57	21	38	291	- 270
Upper Respiratory	58	13	59	22	- 9
War	59	10	67	1	+ 9
Hepatitis B	60	4	63	17	- 13
Chlamydia	61	2	71	0	+ 2
Syphilis	62	2	70	0	+ 2
Tetanus	63	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	64	0	65	2	- 2
Pertussis	65	0	68	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	66	0	52	53	- 53
Diphtheria	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	40	- 40
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Russia

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.