AFGHANISTAN VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,529	1	40,195	- 21,666
Violence	2	14,066	19	3,217	+ 10,849
Diabetes Mellitus	3	13,566	12	5,750	+ 7,817
Stroke	4	12,239	3	19,060	- 6,821
HIV/AIDS	5	11,498	46	464	+ 11,034
Kidney Disease	6	9,876	10	6,590	+ 3,286
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,313	4	14,649	- 5,336
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,496	11	6,033	+ 2,463
Liver Disease	9	5,559	16	4,600	+ 960
Prostate Cancer	10	4,567	55	258	+ 4,309
Lung Disease	11	4,431	15	4,650	- 218
Hypertension	12	4,416	8	7,995	- 3,579
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	4,320	23	1,765	+ 2,555
Other Injuries	14	3,428	18	3,241	+ 187
Lung Cancers	15	2,942	32	1,076	+ 1,866
Suicide	16	2,662	24	1,573	+ 1,090
Cervical Cancer	17	2,654	44	541	+ 2,113
Drownings	18	2,299	34	996	+ 1,303
Liver Cancer	19	2,297	40	657	+ 1,640
Stomach Cancer	20	2,236	26	1,501	+ 735
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,223	14	5,001	- 2,777
Endocrine Disorders	22	2,172	28	1,364	+ 808
Breast Cancer	23	2,090	22	1,822	+ 267
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,931	39	741	+ 1,190
Low Birth Weight	25	1,904	5	12,631	- 10,726
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,740	45	527	+ 1,213
Falls	27	1,241	37	905	+ 336
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,061	41	628	+ 433
Malnutrition	29	946	43	589	+ 356
Alcohol	30	936	58	150	+ 786
Pancreas Cancer	31	902	56	229	+ 673
Birth Trauma	32	890	6	10,723	- 9,833
Tuberculosis	33	849	7	9,839	- 8,990
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	836	13	5,555	- 4,720
Asthma	35	742	17	3,403	- 2,661
Epilepsy	36	739	35	993	- 253
Skin Disease	37	528	61	94	+ 434
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	499	25	1,505	- 1,006
Leukemia	39	385	42	610	- 226
Fires	40	351	50	348	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	329	33	1,041	- 712
Maternal Conditions	42	223	9	7,807	- 7,584
Oesophagus Cancer	43	212	29	1,314	- 1,102
Appendicitis	44	140	52	298	- 158
Poisonings	45	139	47	384	- 245
Meningitis	46	135	20	2,626	- 2,490
Drug Use	47	134	51	328	- 194
Encephalitis	48	133	31	1,190	- 1,057
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	107	65	25	+ 81
Lymphomas	50	106	36	946	- 840
Uterin Cancer	51	106	53	289	- 183
Ovary Cancer	52	91	48	369	- 278
Other Neoplasms	53	90	63	29	+ 61
Multiple Sclerosis	54	41	62	84	- 43
Dengue	55	20	72	0	+ 20
Hepatitis B	56	19	38	863	- 844
Chagas disease	57	18	77	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	58	12	68	9	+ 3
Tetanus	59	11	30	1,254	- 1,244
War	60	10	2	25,620	- 25,609
Hepatitis C	61	4	64	28	- 24
Syphilis	62	3	60	94	- 91
Pertussis	63	3	21	2,107	- 2,105
Ascariasis	64	3	66	17	- 14
Chlamydia	65	2	69	1	+ 1
Skin Cancers	66	0	59	145	- 144
Oral Cancer	67	0	27	1,467	- 1,467
Diphtheria	68	0	67	16	- 16
Otitis Media	69	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	49	350	- 350
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	57	185	- 185
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Bladder Cancer	81	0	54	272	- 272
Schizophrenia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Belize

Afghanistan

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.