BELIZE VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	347	1	192	+ 155
Stroke	2	295	4	127	+ 169
Diabetes Mellitus	3	223	3	141	+ 83
Hypertension	4	106	12	46	+ 60
Prostate Cancer	5	105	10	47	+ 57
Breast Cancer	6	105	23	22	+ 83
Kidney Disease	7	102	6	102	- 1
Endocrine Disorders	8	97	22	23	+ 75
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	95	7	97	- 2
Other Injuries	10	82	14	36	+ 46
Lung Disease	11	69	11	46	+ 23
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	63	24	20	+ 43
Skin Disease	13	36	37	5	+ 31
Cervical Cancer	14	36	17	28	+ 8
Stomach Cancer	15	29	20	23	+ 6
Lung Cancers	16	27	15	30	- 4
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	27	13	45	- 18
HIV/AIDS	18	25	5	119	- 94
Lymphomas	19	24	50	1	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	20	23	51	1	+ 22
Inflammatory/Heart	21	23	26	18	+ 5
Anemia	22	21	80	0	+ 21
Pancreas Cancer	23	21	31	9	+ 11
Leukemia	24	20	39	4	+ 16
Liver Cancer	25	18	19	24	- 5
Congenital Anomalies	26	17	21	23	- 6
Epilepsy	27	14	36	8	+ 7
Liver Disease	28	14	9	58	- 43
Alcohol	29	14	30	10	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	30	13	52	1	+ 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	13	85	0	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	32	12	53	1	+ 11
Oral Cancer	33	10	67	0	+ 10
Violence	34	10	2	146	- 136
Drownings	35	9	18	24	- 14
Asthma	36	8	35	8	+ 0
Low Birth Weight	37	7	25	20	- 13
Malnutrition	38	5	29	10	- 4
Appendicitis	39	5	44	1	+ 4
Drug Use	40	5	47	1	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	41	5	81	0	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	42	4	28	11	- 7
Skin Cancers	43	4	66	0	+ 4
Birth Trauma	44	4	32	9	- 5
Schizophrenia	45	4	82	0	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	3	34	9	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	3	38	5	- 2
Poisonings	48	3	45	1	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	2	41	3	- 1
Tuberculosis	50	2	33	9	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	2	49	1	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	52	2	42	2	- 1
Meningitis	53	2	46	1	+ 0
Suicide	54	2	16	28	- 26
Otitis Media	55	1	69	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	56	1	54	0	+ 1
Fires	57	1	40	4	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	58	0	43	2	- 2
War	59	0	60	0	- 0
Syphilis	60	0	62	0	- 0
Chlamydia	61	0	65	0	- 0
Diphtheria	62	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	59	0	- 0
Pertussis	64	0	63	0	- 0
Measles	65	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	64	0	- 0
Dengue	67	0	55	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	68	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	74	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	58	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Encephalitis	73	0	48	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	74	0	56	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	61	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	57	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	8	88	- 88
Falls	82	0	27	13	- 13
Oral conditions	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELIZE

Antigua/Bar.

Belize

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.