BELGIUM VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	13,960	57	36	+ 13,923
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,528	6	5,677	+ 1,851
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,931	1	15,281	- 9,349
Road Traffic Accidents	4	4,216	29	666	+ 3,550
Stroke	5	3,580	3	7,408	- 3,828
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	3,209	33	418	+ 2,791
Low Birth Weight	7	2,820	50	70	+ 2,750
Birth Trauma	8	2,378	53	47	+ 2,331
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,335	20	1,269	+ 1,066
Malnutrition	10	1,673	38	291	+ 1,383
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,549	40	282	+ 1,267
Kidney Disease	12	1,546	8	2,952	- 1,406
Suicide	13	1,445	10	2,111	- 666
Cervical Cancer	14	1,413	41	243	+ 1,170
Malaria	15	1,399	75	0	+ 1,399
Tuberculosis	16	1,396	54	46	+ 1,351
Liver Disease	17	1,356	17	1,433	- 77
Violence	18	1,338	44	149	+ 1,189
Maternal Conditions	19	1,222	64	6	+ 1,216
Other Injuries	20	1,156	11	2,006	- 850
Asthma	21	1,069	46	128	+ 941
Meningitis	22	925	58	28	+ 897
Lung Disease	23	812	5	6,438	- 5,626
Hypertension	24	800	27	740	+ 61
Inflammatory/Heart	25	731	23	1,060	- 329
Lymphomas	26	670	16	1,552	- 882
Drownings	27	667	47	79	+ 589
Breast Cancer	28	586	9	2,587	- 2,001
Oesophagus Cancer	29	560	25	898	- 338
Fires	30	554	48	75	+ 479
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	536	2	9,416	- 8,880
Prostate Cancer	32	439	13	1,824	- 1,386
Stomach Cancer	33	390	26	863	- 473
Endocrine Disorders	34	387	18	1,432	- 1,045
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	383	42	213	+ 170
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	379	37	293	+ 86
Poisonings	37	360	55	41	+ 319
Liver Cancer	38	356	24	976	- 620
Epilepsy	39	355	36	348	+ 7
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	353	7	3,329	- 2,976
Falls	41	325	15	1,756	- 1,431
Pertussis	42	292	68	1	+ 292
Lung Cancers	43	200	4	6,777	- 6,577
Skin Cancers	44	184	31	522	- 338
Leukemia	45	170	21	1,199	- 1,029
Parkinson's Disease	46	158	19	1,378	- 1,220
Pancreas Cancer	47	151	14	1,809	- 1,658
Drug Use	48	148	39	287	- 139
Oral Cancer	49	145	28	675	- 530
Uterin Cancer	50	127	34	384	- 257
Ovary Cancer	51	121	30	653	- 531
Skin Disease	52	121	35	380	- 259
Schistosomiasis	53	120	76	0	+ 120
Bladder Cancer	54	87	22	1,078	- 991
Syphilis	55	87	70	0	+ 87
Encephalitis	56	82	66	1	+ 81
Tetanus	57	71	78	0	+ 71
Appendicitis	58	46	62	17	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	59	45	59	22	+ 23
Hepatitis B	60	40	63	17	+ 23
Alcohol	61	34	32	500	- 466
Other Neoplasms	62	26	12	1,828	- 1,802
Measles	63	21	79	0	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	18	49	73	- 54
War	65	18	67	1	+ 17
Hepatitis C	66	10	52	53	- 43
Multiple Sclerosis	67	10	45	147	- 137
Otitis Media	68	2	65	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	82	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	1	69	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

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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.