BELGIUM VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	17,170	2	9,416	+ 7,754
Coronary Heart Disease	2	12,550	1	15,281	- 2,731
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	7,093	6	5,677	+ 1,416
Stroke	4	6,583	3	7,408	- 824
Lung Cancers	5	6,249	4	6,777	- 528
Lung Disease	6	5,755	5	6,438	- 683
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,227	7	3,329	- 101
Prostate Cancer	8	2,325	13	1,824	+ 501
Breast Cancer	9	2,225	9	2,587	- 362
Lymphomas	10	1,636	16	1,552	+ 84
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,574	14	1,809	- 236
Oesophagus Cancer	12	1,527	25	898	+ 629
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,500	19	1,378	+ 122
Liver Disease	14	1,341	17	1,433	- 92
Falls	15	1,333	15	1,756	- 423
Bladder Cancer	16	1,073	22	1,078	- 5
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,022	20	1,269	- 247
Kidney Disease	18	957	8	2,952	- 1,995
Other Injuries	19	956	11	2,006	- 1,050
Suicide	20	932	10	2,111	- 1,179
Liver Cancer	21	916	24	976	- 60
Leukemia	22	912	21	1,199	- 288
Hypertension	23	911	27	740	+ 172
Stomach Cancer	24	875	26	863	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	25	703	30	653	+ 51
Other Neoplasms	26	697	12	1,828	- 1,130
Skin Cancers	27	652	31	522	+ 130
Endocrine Disorders	28	577	18	1,432	- 855
Inflammatory/Heart	29	547	23	1,060	- 513
Oral Cancer	30	544	28	675	- 131
Drug Use	31	494	39	287	+ 207
Uterin Cancer	32	411	34	384	+ 26
Road Traffic Accidents	33	379	29	666	- 287
Skin Disease	34	373	35	380	- 6
Congenital Anomalies	35	372	40	282	+ 90
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	366	42	213	+ 153
Multiple Sclerosis	37	325	45	147	+ 178
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	280	33	418	- 138
Alcohol	39	272	32	500	- 228
Low Birth Weight	40	230	50	70	+ 160
Asthma	41	228	46	128	+ 100
Epilepsy	42	209	36	348	- 139
Cervical Cancer	43	192	41	243	- 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	177	49	73	+ 105
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	153	37	293	- 140
Violence	46	152	44	149	+ 2
Tuberculosis	47	61	54	46	+ 16
Fires	48	59	48	75	- 16
Drownings	49	53	47	79	- 26
Anemia	50	48	43	199	- 150
Hepatitis C	51	47	52	53	- 6
Meningitis	52	41	58	28	+ 12
Poisonings	53	39	55	41	- 3
Birth Trauma	54	33	53	47	- 14
HIV/AIDS	55	33	57	36	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	32	60	20	+ 12
Osteoarthritis	57	29	51	59	- 29
Malnutrition	58	20	38	291	- 270
Appendicitis	59	18	62	17	+ 2
Schizophrenia	60	18	56	40	- 22
Oral conditions	61	9	61	19	- 10
Syphilis	62	9	70	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	63	8	59	22	- 14
Maternal Conditions	64	8	64	6	+ 2
Hepatitis B	65	7	63	17	- 10
Otitis Media	66	3	65	2	+ 1
War	67	2	67	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	1	66	1	- 0
Pertussis	69	1	68	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

United Kingdom

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.