ARMENIA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		ARMENIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,798	1	8,901	- 5,104
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,340	39	40	+ 2,300
Stroke	3	1,841	2	2,121	- 280
Lung Cancers	4	1,684	4	1,030	+ 655
Lung Disease	5	1,600	5	832	+ 768
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,411	3	1,214	+ 197
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	827	10	469	+ 358
Kidney Disease	8	734	11	467	+ 267
Breast Cancer	9	643	13	444	+ 199
Suicide	10	525	28	98	+ 427
Other Injuries	11	499	17	263	+ 236
Other Neoplasms	12	454	37	44	+ 410
Prostate Cancer	13	453	19	221	+ 232
Pancreas Cancer	14	450	15	358	+ 92
Falls	15	436	40	38	+ 399
Lymphomas	16	386	26	106	+ 279
Liver Disease	17	356	8	627	- 270
Endocrine Disorders	18	356	35	52	+ 304
Parkinson's Disease	19	342	48	12	+ 331
Diabetes Mellitus	20	315	7	714	- 398
Leukemia	21	298	22	136	+ 162
Bladder Cancer	22	268	20	178	+ 90
Inflammatory/Heart	23	264	21	174	+ 90
Liver Cancer	24	242	14	362	- 120
Oesophagus Cancer	25	223	36	51	+ 172
Stomach Cancer	26	215	12	448	- 234
Hypertension	27	184	6	773	- 589
Oral Cancer	28	168	33	60	+ 108
Road Traffic Accidents	29	166	9	590	- 425
Ovary Cancer	30	162	29	91	+ 72
Skin Cancers	31	130	34	57	+ 73
Alcohol	32	124	62	3	+ 121
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	104	50	9	+ 94
Uterin Cancer	34	95	24	121	- 26
Skin Disease	35	94	43	27	+ 67
Epilepsy	36	86	52	9	+ 77
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	73	30	67	+ 5
Malnutrition	38	72	66	1	+ 71
Drug Use	39	71	41	36	+ 36
Congenital Anomalies	40	70	16	282	- 212
Cervical Cancer	41	60	27	99	- 38
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	53	18	235	- 182
Anemia	43	49	58	5	+ 45
Violence	44	37	25	112	- 75
Multiple Sclerosis	45	37	53	9	+ 28
Asthma	46	32	49	10	+ 22
Drownings	47	20	45	21	- 1
Fires	48	19	47	13	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	18	54	9	+ 9
Low Birth Weight	50	17	23	130	- 113
Osteoarthritis	51	15	60	3	+ 11
Hepatitis C	52	13	31	64	- 51
Birth Trauma	53	12	42	34	- 23
Tuberculosis	54	11	38	44	- 32
Poisonings	55	10	46	20	- 10
Schizophrenia	56	10	61	3	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	57	9	32	64	- 55
Meningitis	58	7	56	7	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	59	5	63	3	+ 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	5	44	27	- 22
Oral conditions	61	5	64	2	+ 3
Appendicitis	62	4	59	5	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	4	51	9	- 5
Maternal Conditions	64	1	55	8	- 7
Otitis Media	65	0	65	1	- 1
Encephalitis	66	0	57	5	- 5
War	67	0	69	0	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	73	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	67	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	85	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	84	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	68	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARMENIA

Belgium

Armenia

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.