BELGIUM VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,312	1	15,281	- 4,968
Violence	2	6,950	44	149	+ 6,800
Stroke	3	4,650	3	7,408	- 2,757
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,284	20	1,269	+ 3,014
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,265	29	666	+ 3,599
HIV/AIDS	6	2,871	57	36	+ 2,835
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,755	6	5,677	- 2,922
Kidney Disease	8	2,274	8	2,952	- 678
Hypertension	9	1,991	27	740	+ 1,252
Lung Disease	10	1,974	5	6,438	- 4,464
Lung Cancers	11	1,495	4	6,777	- 5,282
Low Birth Weight	12	1,184	50	70	+ 1,114
Prostate Cancer	13	1,092	13	1,824	- 733
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,091	40	282	+ 809
Breast Cancer	15	982	9	2,587	- 1,604
Liver Disease	16	897	17	1,433	- 536
Stomach Cancer	17	834	26	863	- 29
Other Neoplasms	18	831	12	1,828	- 997
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	781	7	3,329	- 2,548
Cervical Cancer	20	761	41	243	+ 519
Other Injuries	21	649	11	2,006	- 1,357
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	521	33	418	+ 103
Lymphomas	23	478	16	1,552	- 1,074
Birth Trauma	24	417	53	47	+ 370
Pancreas Cancer	25	415	14	1,809	- 1,395
Liver Cancer	26	395	24	976	- 581
Leukemia	27	386	21	1,199	- 813
Falls	28	332	15	1,756	- 1,424
Chagas disease	29	317	77	0	+ 317
Endocrine Disorders	30	291	18	1,432	- 1,140
Tuberculosis	31	287	54	46	+ 241
Malnutrition	32	241	38	291	- 50
Inflammatory/Heart	33	230	23	1,060	- 831
Suicide	34	224	10	2,111	- 1,887
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	219	2	9,416	- 9,197
Ovary Cancer	36	216	30	653	- 437
Skin Cancers	37	212	31	522	- 310
Oral Cancer	38	209	28	675	- 466
Maternal Conditions	39	162	64	6	+ 156
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	160	42	213	- 53
Epilepsy	41	157	36	348	- 190
Malaria	42	154	75	0	+ 154
Drownings	43	149	47	79	+ 70
Oesophagus Cancer	44	142	25	898	- 756
Bladder Cancer	45	140	22	1,078	- 939
Asthma	46	119	46	128	- 8
Uterin Cancer	47	119	34	384	- 266
Parkinson's Disease	48	96	19	1,378	- 1,281
Meningitis	49	96	58	28	+ 68
Drug Use	50	86	39	287	- 201
War	51	71	67	1	+ 70
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	69	49	73	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	58	60	20	+ 38
Fires	54	55	48	75	- 20
Anemia	55	48	43	199	- 151
Appendicitis	56	37	62	17	+ 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	31	37	293	- 262
Poisonings	58	26	55	41	- 15
Dengue	59	25	83	0	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	60	19	45	147	- 128
Encephalitis	61	14	66	1	+ 13
Alcohol	62	13	32	500	- 486
Hepatitis B	63	11	63	17	- 5
Pertussis	64	10	68	1	+ 9
Hepatitis C	65	8	52	53	- 45
Skin Disease	66	7	35	380	- 373
Syphilis	67	6	70	0	+ 6
Tetanus	68	3	78	0	+ 3
Schizophrenia	69	2	56	40	- 37
Ascariasis	70	2	82	0	+ 2
Leprosy	71	2	72	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	72	1	51	59	- 57
Leishmaniasis	73	1	73	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	74	1	59	22	- 21
Otitis Media	75	0	65	2	- 1
Schistosomiasis	76	0	76	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Venezuela

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.