AUSTRALIA VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,362	1	21,548	- 9,186
Violence	2	9,385	44	243	+ 9,141
Diabetes Mellitus	3	9,051	7	4,471	+ 4,580
Stroke	4	8,166	3	10,331	- 2,165
HIV/AIDS	5	7,671	57	50	+ 7,621
Kidney Disease	6	6,589	12	3,139	+ 3,450
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,214	8	4,446	+ 1,768
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,668	29	1,245	+ 4,424
Liver Disease	9	3,709	26	1,421	+ 2,288
Prostate Cancer	10	3,047	9	3,766	- 719
Lung Disease	11	2,957	5	8,487	- 5,531
Hypertension	12	2,946	23	1,631	+ 1,315
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	2,882	2	15,588	- 12,706
Other Injuries	14	2,287	22	1,642	+ 645
Lung Cancers	15	1,963	4	8,769	- 6,806
Suicide	16	1,776	11	3,150	- 1,374
Cervical Cancer	17	1,771	39	342	+ 1,429
Drownings	18	1,534	47	177	+ 1,357
Liver Cancer	19	1,533	20	2,036	- 503
Stomach Cancer	20	1,492	27	1,288	+ 204
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,483	33	711	+ 773
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,449	16	2,328	- 879
Breast Cancer	23	1,394	10	3,405	- 2,011
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,288	6	6,209	- 4,921
Low Birth Weight	25	1,270	43	248	+ 1,022
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,161	24	1,571	- 410
Falls	27	828	14	3,116	- 2,288
Parkinson's Disease	28	708	19	2,036	- 1,328
Malnutrition	29	631	51	117	+ 514
Alcohol	30	624	37	380	+ 245
Pancreas Cancer	31	602	13	3,118	- 2,516
Birth Trauma	32	594	50	140	+ 454
Tuberculosis	33	566	56	53	+ 514
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	558	40	296	+ 262
Asthma	35	495	36	455	+ 40
Epilepsy	36	493	41	285	+ 209
Skin Disease	37	353	34	594	- 242
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	333	42	276	+ 57
Leukemia	39	257	18	2,126	- 1,869
Fires	40	234	55	55	+ 180
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	219	38	379	- 159
Maternal Conditions	42	149	63	20	+ 129
Oesophagus Cancer	43	142	25	1,494	- 1,352
Appendicitis	44	94	62	26	+ 67
Poisonings	45	92	61	35	+ 58
Meningitis	46	90	60	37	+ 53
Drug Use	47	89	21	1,783	- 1,693
Encephalitis	48	89	68	3	+ 86
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	71	45	229	- 158
Lymphomas	50	71	15	3,039	- 2,968
Uterin Cancer	51	71	35	524	- 454
Ovary Cancer	52	61	31	1,003	- 942
Other Neoplasms	53	60	28	1,252	- 1,192
Multiple Sclerosis	54	28	46	188	- 160
Dengue	55	14	72	0	+ 14
Hepatitis B	56	13	58	41	- 28
Chagas disease	57	12	80	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	58	8	64	17	- 9
Tetanus	59	7	70	1	+ 6
War	60	7	65	8	- 1
Hepatitis C	61	3	48	173	- 170
Syphilis	62	2	67	3	- 1
Pertussis	63	2	69	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	64	2	75	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	65	1	77	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	66	0	17	2,319	- 2,318
Oral Cancer	67	0	32	972	- 972
Diphtheria	68	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	6	- 6
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	49	157	- 157
Bladder Cancer	81	0	30	1,187	- 1,187
Schizophrenia	82	0	54	64	- 64
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	71	- 71
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Belize

Australia

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.