SOMALIA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,607	7	7,233	+ 9,374
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,233	32	647	+ 9,586
Stroke	3	8,050	6	8,595	- 545
Lung Cancers	4	7,365	54	233	+ 7,132
Lung Disease	5	6,997	19	2,442	+ 4,554
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,170	1	21,712	- 15,542
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,618	38	546	+ 3,071
Kidney Disease	8	3,208	21	2,051	+ 1,157
Breast Cancer	9	2,811	26	1,232	+ 1,580
Suicide	10	2,294	27	1,219	+ 1,075
Other Injuries	11	2,180	14	3,602	- 1,421
Other Neoplasms	12	1,986	70	12	+ 1,974
Prostate Cancer	13	1,983	52	285	+ 1,698
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,966	62	108	+ 1,859
Falls	15	1,908	37	548	+ 1,360
Lymphomas	16	1,687	34	605	+ 1,082
Liver Disease	17	1,557	13	3,917	- 2,360
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,556	44	406	+ 1,150
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,497	56	184	+ 1,313
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,380	16	2,888	- 1,508
Leukemia	21	1,303	35	562	+ 742
Bladder Cancer	22	1,172	61	149	+ 1,023
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,153	39	521	+ 631
Liver Cancer	24	1,060	53	256	+ 805
Oesophagus Cancer	25	976	40	516	+ 460
Stomach Cancer	26	938	49	310	+ 628
Hypertension	27	804	18	2,643	- 1,840
Oral Cancer	28	733	46	328	+ 405
Road Traffic Accidents	29	724	11	4,231	- 3,507
Ovary Cancer	30	709	50	295	+ 414
Skin Cancers	31	568	57	164	+ 404
Alcohol	32	543	59	151	+ 392
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	454	2	15,363	- 14,909
Uterin Cancer	34	417	64	78	+ 340
Skin Disease	35	412	58	151	+ 261
Epilepsy	36	378	43	419	- 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	318	41	446	- 128
Malnutrition	38	316	10	4,825	- 4,509
Drug Use	39	312	65	54	+ 258
Congenital Anomalies	40	306	15	3,410	- 3,104
Cervical Cancer	41	264	28	883	- 619
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	231	36	559	- 328
Anemia	43	216	83	0	+ 216
Violence	44	162	29	828	- 666
Multiple Sclerosis	45	160	71	8	+ 152
Asthma	46	139	23	1,878	- 1,739
Drownings	47	85	25	1,272	- 1,186
Fires	48	81	30	810	- 729
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	79	66	35	+ 44
Low Birth Weight	50	76	8	6,250	- 6,174
Osteoarthritis	51	64	85	0	+ 64
Hepatitis C	52	58	67	34	+ 23
Birth Trauma	53	51	5	9,573	- 9,522
Tuberculosis	54	50	4	10,261	- 10,212
Poisonings	55	45	31	758	- 713
Schizophrenia	56	43	81	0	+ 43
HIV/AIDS	57	39	33	610	- 571
Meningitis	58	31	9	5,381	- 5,350
Upper Respiratory	59	24	47	326	- 302
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	22	84	0	+ 22
Oral conditions	61	21	86	0	+ 21
Appendicitis	62	18	55	188	- 170
Hepatitis B	63	18	48	315	- 297
Maternal Conditions	64	7	12	4,127	- 4,120
Otitis Media	65	2	68	32	- 30
Encephalitis	66	1	63	91	- 89
War	67	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Pertussis	68	1	20	2,054	- 2,053
Diphtheria	69	0	60	150	- 150
Syphilis	70	0	45	378	- 378
Chlamydia	71	0	72	5	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	51	290	- 290
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Schistosomiasis	76	0	42	435	- 435
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	17	2,648	- 2,648
Measles	79	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	30	- 30
Dengue	83	0	73	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

Belgium

Somalia

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.