BELGIUM VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,093	1	15,281	- 2,187
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,726	2	9,416	+ 1,310
Stroke	3	7,348	3	7,408	- 60
Lung Cancers	4	5,606	4	6,777	- 1,170
Lung Disease	5	4,795	5	6,438	- 1,643
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,296	7	3,329	+ 967
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,475	6	5,677	- 2,202
Kidney Disease	8	2,464	8	2,952	- 488
Hypertension	9	2,309	27	740	+ 1,569
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,969	20	1,269	+ 700
Breast Cancer	11	1,790	9	2,587	- 796
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,711	14	1,809	- 99
Prostate Cancer	13	1,626	13	1,824	- 198
Stomach Cancer	14	1,468	26	863	+ 605
Other Injuries	15	1,402	11	2,006	- 604
Lymphomas	16	1,351	16	1,552	- 201
Bladder Cancer	17	1,323	22	1,078	+ 244
Liver Cancer	18	1,292	24	976	+ 316
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,263	23	1,060	+ 202
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,252	19	1,378	- 125
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,232	18	1,432	- 200
Other Neoplasms	22	1,203	12	1,828	- 625
Liver Disease	23	1,072	17	1,433	- 361
Leukemia	24	956	21	1,199	- 244
Suicide	25	914	10	2,111	- 1,197
Falls	26	822	15	1,756	- 933
Oral Cancer	27	654	28	675	- 20
Ovary Cancer	28	513	30	653	- 139
Oesophagus Cancer	29	510	25	898	- 389
Skin Disease	30	466	35	380	+ 87
Road Traffic Accidents	31	463	29	666	- 203
Skin Cancers	32	457	31	522	- 65
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	408	37	293	+ 116
Uterin Cancer	34	408	34	384	+ 24
Asthma	35	287	46	128	+ 159
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	269	33	418	- 148
Anemia	37	232	43	199	+ 33
Congenital Anomalies	38	219	40	282	- 63
Cervical Cancer	39	217	41	243	- 26
Epilepsy	40	209	36	348	- 139
Drug Use	41	197	39	287	- 91
Hepatitis C	42	165	52	53	+ 112
HIV/AIDS	43	136	57	36	+ 100
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	120	42	213	- 92
Drownings	45	113	47	79	+ 34
Alcohol	46	84	32	500	- 415
Malnutrition	47	77	38	291	- 214
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	74	49	73	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	49	73	45	147	- 74
Tuberculosis	50	68	54	46	+ 23
Violence	51	66	44	149	- 83
Low Birth Weight	52	64	50	70	- 6
Osteoarthritis	53	54	51	59	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	52	60	20	+ 32
Fires	55	47	48	75	- 28
Schizophrenia	56	46	56	40	+ 6
Poisonings	57	43	55	41	+ 2
Hepatitis B	58	41	63	17	+ 25
Meningitis	59	33	58	28	+ 4
Birth Trauma	60	29	53	47	- 18
Appendicitis	61	20	62	17	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	62	12	59	22	- 10
Oral conditions	63	11	61	19	- 8
Maternal Conditions	64	3	64	6	- 3
Leishmaniasis	65	3	73	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	66	2	65	2	+ 0
Syphilis	67	2	70	0	+ 2
War	68	1	67	1	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	1	84	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	70	1	66	1	- 0
Chagas disease	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	68	1	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	83	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Spain

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.