BELGIUM VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	24,350	57	36	+ 24,314
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,689	6	5,677	+ 4,012
Diabetes Mellitus	3	9,387	20	1,269	+ 8,118
Stroke	4	8,424	3	7,408	+ 1,017
Coronary Heart Disease	5	7,945	1	15,281	- 7,335
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	5,443	33	418	+ 5,025
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,044	29	666	+ 3,378
Kidney Disease	8	4,012	8	2,952	+ 1,060
Suicide	9	3,552	10	2,111	+ 1,441
Hypertension	10	3,074	27	740	+ 2,334
Liver Disease	11	2,880	17	1,433	+ 1,447
Lung Disease	12	2,783	5	6,438	- 3,655
Tuberculosis	13	2,692	54	46	+ 2,647
Low Birth Weight	14	2,452	50	70	+ 2,383
Cervical Cancer	15	2,262	41	243	+ 2,019
Violence	16	2,234	44	149	+ 2,085
Other Injuries	17	2,001	11	2,006	- 5
Birth Trauma	18	1,752	53	47	+ 1,705
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,688	40	282	+ 1,407
Asthma	20	1,574	46	128	+ 1,446
Maternal Conditions	21	1,219	64	6	+ 1,213
Malnutrition	22	1,113	38	291	+ 823
Meningitis	23	1,025	58	28	+ 997
Inflammatory/Heart	24	986	23	1,060	- 74
Drownings	25	915	47	79	+ 836
Fires	26	880	48	75	+ 805
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	806	2	9,416	- 8,610
Endocrine Disorders	28	780	18	1,432	- 651
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	535	42	213	+ 322
Epilepsy	30	481	36	348	+ 133
Prostate Cancer	31	473	13	1,824	- 1,352
Falls	32	434	15	1,756	- 1,322
Pertussis	33	408	68	1	+ 407
Poisonings	34	394	55	41	+ 353
Breast Cancer	35	388	9	2,587	- 2,199
Lymphomas	36	327	16	1,552	- 1,225
Liver Cancer	37	309	24	976	- 667
Drug Use	38	282	39	287	- 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	276	37	293	- 17
Skin Disease	40	266	35	380	- 114
Parkinson's Disease	41	251	19	1,378	- 1,127
Skin Cancers	42	209	31	522	- 313
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	196	7	3,329	- 3,132
Oesophagus Cancer	44	194	25	898	- 704
Syphilis	45	183	70	0	+ 183
Lung Cancers	46	175	4	6,777	- 6,602
Leukemia	47	172	21	1,199	- 1,028
Alcohol	48	169	32	500	- 331
Schistosomiasis	49	135	76	0	+ 135
Uterin Cancer	50	120	34	384	- 264
Oral Cancer	51	108	28	675	- 567
Ovary Cancer	52	104	30	653	- 548
Stomach Cancer	53	72	26	863	- 791
Appendicitis	54	70	62	17	+ 53
Bladder Cancer	55	64	22	1,078	- 1,015
Pancreas Cancer	56	63	14	1,809	- 1,746
Hepatitis B	57	62	63	17	+ 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	52	49	73	- 21
Encephalitis	59	51	66	1	+ 50
Upper Respiratory	60	44	59	22	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	61	41	12	1,828	- 1,786
Tetanus	62	39	78	0	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	63	16	45	147	- 131
Measles	64	7	79	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	65	4	52	53	- 49
Ascariasis	66	3	82	0	+ 3
Malaria	67	3	75	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	3	65	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	2	69	0	+ 2
War	71	2	67	1	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	40	- 40
Anemia	84	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Swaziland

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.