BELGIUM VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,531	1	15,281	- 9,749
Violence	2	4,199	44	149	+ 4,050
Diabetes Mellitus	3	4,050	20	1,269	+ 2,781
Stroke	4	3,654	3	7,408	- 3,754
HIV/AIDS	5	3,432	57	36	+ 3,396
Kidney Disease	6	2,948	8	2,952	- 3
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,780	6	5,677	- 2,897
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,536	29	666	+ 1,870
Liver Disease	9	1,660	17	1,433	+ 227
Prostate Cancer	10	1,364	13	1,824	- 461
Lung Disease	11	1,323	5	6,438	- 5,115
Hypertension	12	1,318	27	740	+ 579
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,290	2	9,416	- 8,126
Other Injuries	14	1,023	11	2,006	- 983
Lung Cancers	15	878	4	6,777	- 5,899
Suicide	16	795	10	2,111	- 1,316
Cervical Cancer	17	792	41	243	+ 549
Drownings	18	686	47	79	+ 608
Liver Cancer	19	686	24	976	- 290
Stomach Cancer	20	667	26	863	- 196
Congenital Anomalies	21	664	40	282	+ 382
Endocrine Disorders	22	648	18	1,432	- 783
Breast Cancer	23	624	9	2,587	- 1,963
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	576	7	3,329	- 2,752
Low Birth Weight	25	568	50	70	+ 499
Inflammatory/Heart	26	519	23	1,060	- 541
Falls	27	371	15	1,756	- 1,385
Parkinson's Disease	28	317	19	1,378	- 1,061
Malnutrition	29	282	38	291	- 8
Alcohol	30	279	32	500	- 220
Pancreas Cancer	31	269	14	1,809	- 1,540
Birth Trauma	32	266	53	47	+ 219
Tuberculosis	33	253	54	46	+ 208
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	249	33	418	- 168
Asthma	35	221	46	128	+ 94
Epilepsy	36	221	36	348	- 127
Skin Disease	37	158	35	380	- 222
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	149	42	213	- 64
Leukemia	39	115	21	1,199	- 1,085
Fires	40	105	48	75	+ 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	98	37	293	- 195
Maternal Conditions	42	67	64	6	+ 61
Oesophagus Cancer	43	63	25	898	- 835
Appendicitis	44	42	62	17	+ 25
Poisonings	45	41	55	41	+ 0
Meningitis	46	40	58	28	+ 12
Drug Use	47	40	39	287	- 247
Encephalitis	48	40	66	1	+ 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	32	49	73	- 41
Lymphomas	50	32	16	1,552	- 1,521
Uterin Cancer	51	32	34	384	- 353
Ovary Cancer	52	27	30	653	- 625
Other Neoplasms	53	27	12	1,828	- 1,801
Multiple Sclerosis	54	12	45	147	- 135
Dengue	55	6	83	0	+ 6
Hepatitis B	56	6	63	17	- 11
Chagas disease	57	5	77	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	58	4	59	22	- 18
Tetanus	59	3	78	0	+ 3
War	60	3	67	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	61	1	52	53	- 52
Syphilis	62	1	70	0	+ 1
Pertussis	63	1	68	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	64	1	82	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	65	1	71	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	66	0	31	522	- 522
Oral Cancer	67	0	28	675	- 675
Diphtheria	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	43	199	- 199
Bladder Cancer	81	0	22	1,078	- 1,078
Schizophrenia	82	0	56	40	- 40
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Belize

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.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.