BELGIUM VS MOROCCO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOROCCO		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,777	1	15,281	+ 9,496
Stroke	2	10,207	3	7,408	+ 2,799
Hypertension	3	3,440	27	740	+ 2,700
Kidney Disease	4	3,273	8	2,952	+ 321
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,363	20	1,269	+ 1,094
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,318	6	5,677	- 3,359
Lung Cancers	7	2,110	4	6,777	- 4,667
Lung Disease	8	2,017	5	6,438	- 4,421
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,981	29	666	+ 1,315
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	1,591	2	9,416	- 7,825
Liver Disease	11	1,559	17	1,433	+ 126
Breast Cancer	12	1,154	9	2,587	- 1,432
Asthma	13	1,071	46	128	+ 943
Low Birth Weight	14	1,059	50	70	+ 989
Tuberculosis	15	920	54	46	+ 874
Suicide	16	839	10	2,111	- 1,273
Colon-Rectum Cancers	17	819	7	3,329	- 2,510
Cervical Cancer	18	803	41	243	+ 561
Falls	19	787	15	1,756	- 969
Lymphomas	20	728	16	1,552	- 824
Other Injuries	21	728	11	2,006	- 1,279
Congenital Anomalies	22	681	40	282	+ 399
Birth Trauma	23	662	53	47	+ 615
Prostate Cancer	24	613	13	1,824	- 1,211
Stomach Cancer	25	542	26	863	- 321
Parkinson's Disease	26	484	19	1,378	- 894
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	382	33	418	- 36
Endocrine Disorders	28	362	18	1,432	- 1,070
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	345	42	213	+ 132
Bladder Cancer	30	342	22	1,078	- 736
Leukemia	31	331	21	1,199	- 868
Inflammatory/Heart	32	328	23	1,060	- 733
Fires	33	290	48	75	+ 215
Ovary Cancer	34	256	30	653	- 396
Oral Cancer	35	250	28	675	- 425
Pancreas Cancer	36	239	14	1,809	- 1,570
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	230	37	293	- 63
Maternal Conditions	38	225	64	6	+ 219
Violence	39	202	44	149	+ 53
Meningitis	40	174	58	28	+ 145
Skin Cancers	41	153	31	522	- 369
Oesophagus Cancer	42	141	25	898	- 757
Drownings	43	136	47	79	+ 58
Liver Cancer	44	135	24	976	- 840
Epilepsy	45	108	36	348	- 240
Pertussis	46	104	68	1	+ 103
Drug Use	47	103	39	287	- 185
Hepatitis B	48	101	63	17	+ 85
HIV/AIDS	49	93	57	36	+ 56
Poisonings	50	85	55	41	+ 44
Malnutrition	51	64	38	291	- 227
Encephalitis	52	57	66	1	+ 55
Uterin Cancer	53	49	34	384	- 335
Skin Disease	54	48	35	380	- 332
Syphilis	55	45	70	0	+ 45
Appendicitis	56	42	62	17	+ 25
Alcohol	57	35	32	500	- 465
Multiple Sclerosis	58	34	45	147	- 113
Tetanus	59	24	78	0	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	60	22	12	1,828	- 1,805
Schistosomiasis	61	21	76	0	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	12	49	73	- 60
War	63	7	67	1	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	64	5	73	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	65	2	52	53	- 51
Ascariasis	66	2	82	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	67	1	59	22	- 21
Chlamydia	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	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

Morocco

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.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.