BELGIUM VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,544	1	15,281	- 2,736
Diabetes Mellitus	2	10,842	20	1,269	+ 9,572
Stroke	3	6,991	3	7,408	- 417
Violence	4	4,670	44	149	+ 4,520
Kidney Disease	5	3,735	8	2,952	+ 783
Prostate Cancer	6	2,804	13	1,824	+ 980
Breast Cancer	7	2,196	9	2,587	- 391
Lung Cancers	8	1,847	4	6,777	- 4,930
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,826	2	9,416	- 7,590
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	1,746	6	5,677	- 3,931
Hypertension	11	1,711	27	740	+ 971
HIV/AIDS	12	1,666	57	36	+ 1,630
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,663	7	3,329	- 1,665
Liver Disease	14	1,156	17	1,433	- 277
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,107	29	666	+ 441
Lung Disease	16	1,099	5	6,438	- 5,339
Suicide	17	1,029	10	2,111	- 1,082
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,015	18	1,432	- 417
Pancreas Cancer	19	968	14	1,809	- 842
Lymphomas	20	947	16	1,552	- 605
Cervical Cancer	21	824	41	243	+ 581
Congenital Anomalies	22	793	40	282	+ 511
Low Birth Weight	23	705	50	70	+ 635
Ovary Cancer	24	681	30	653	+ 29
Inflammatory/Heart	25	613	23	1,060	- 448
Stomach Cancer	26	587	26	863	- 276
Uterin Cancer	27	576	34	384	+ 192
Liver Cancer	28	560	24	976	- 415
Leukemia	29	530	21	1,199	- 669
Other Injuries	30	518	11	2,006	- 1,488
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	442	42	213	+ 229
Parkinson's Disease	32	436	19	1,378	- 941
Falls	33	366	15	1,756	- 1,390
Bladder Cancer	34	345	22	1,078	- 734
Asthma	35	343	46	128	+ 215
Skin Disease	36	330	35	380	- 49
Epilepsy	37	273	36	348	- 75
Oral Cancer	38	263	28	675	- 412
Drownings	39	262	47	79	+ 184
Birth Trauma	40	215	53	47	+ 168
Oesophagus Cancer	41	207	25	898	- 691
Alcohol	42	197	32	500	- 303
Tuberculosis	43	183	54	46	+ 138
Drug Use	44	159	39	287	- 128
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	153	33	418	- 265
War	46	143	67	1	+ 142
Malnutrition	47	141	38	291	- 150
Fires	48	139	48	75	+ 64
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	95	37	293	- 198
Maternal Conditions	50	88	64	6	+ 82
Other Neoplasms	51	86	12	1,828	- 1,742
Meningitis	52	81	58	28	+ 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	69	49	73	- 3
Encephalitis	54	52	66	1	+ 51
Dengue	55	45	83	0	+ 45
Appendicitis	56	37	62	17	+ 21
Skin Cancers	57	36	31	522	- 486
Multiple Sclerosis	58	19	45	147	- 128
Poisonings	59	12	55	41	- 29
Hepatitis B	60	4	63	17	- 13
Syphilis	61	1	70	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	62	1	52	53	- 52
Chlamydia	63	1	71	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	59	22	- 21
Tetanus	65	0	78	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	0	82	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	68	1	- 1
Diphtheria	68	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	19	- 19
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	60	20	- 20
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	43	199	- 199
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Trinidad/Tob.

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.