BOLIVIA VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,686	1	11,051	- 5,365
Violence	2	4,316	14	1,097	+ 3,220
Diabetes Mellitus	3	4,163	5	4,927	- 764
Stroke	4	3,756	3	7,206	- 3,451
HIV/AIDS	5	3,528	45	174	+ 3,354
Kidney Disease	6	3,031	4	5,879	- 2,848
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,858	2	8,069	- 5,211
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,607	9	2,430	+ 177
Liver Disease	9	1,706	6	3,987	- 2,281
Prostate Cancer	10	1,402	28	550	+ 852
Lung Disease	11	1,360	7	3,735	- 2,375
Hypertension	12	1,355	10	1,927	- 571
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,326	8	2,479	- 1,154
Other Injuries	14	1,052	11	1,279	- 227
Lung Cancers	15	903	20	901	+ 1
Suicide	16	817	26	715	+ 102
Cervical Cancer	17	814	16	1,071	- 257
Drownings	18	705	31	406	+ 300
Liver Cancer	19	705	25	720	- 15
Stomach Cancer	20	686	23	785	- 99
Congenital Anomalies	21	682	15	1,080	- 398
Endocrine Disorders	22	666	32	384	+ 282
Breast Cancer	23	641	29	482	+ 159
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	593	30	407	+ 185
Low Birth Weight	25	584	12	1,265	- 680
Inflammatory/Heart	26	534	35	374	+ 160
Falls	27	381	17	1,066	- 686
Parkinson's Disease	28	326	22	852	- 527
Malnutrition	29	290	18	1,031	- 741
Alcohol	30	287	33	384	- 97
Pancreas Cancer	31	277	36	332	- 55
Birth Trauma	32	273	19	984	- 711
Tuberculosis	33	260	13	1,187	- 926
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	256	21	883	- 626
Asthma	35	228	38	258	- 31
Epilepsy	36	227	42	199	+ 27
Skin Disease	37	162	55	101	+ 62
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	153	27	678	- 525
Leukemia	39	118	34	380	- 262
Fires	40	108	44	181	- 74
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	101	37	292	- 191
Maternal Conditions	42	68	39	245	- 177
Oesophagus Cancer	43	65	48	133	- 68
Appendicitis	44	43	46	156	- 113
Poisonings	45	43	57	66	- 23
Meningitis	46	42	49	128	- 86
Drug Use	47	41	40	244	- 203
Encephalitis	48	41	52	110	- 69
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	33	51	111	- 78
Lymphomas	50	33	41	219	- 187
Uterin Cancer	51	32	47	151	- 119
Ovary Cancer	52	28	54	102	- 74
Other Neoplasms	53	28	58	43	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	54	13	61	22	- 10
Dengue	55	6	66	4	+ 2
Hepatitis B	56	6	64	6	+ 0
Chagas disease	57	6	24	755	- 749
Upper Respiratory	58	4	62	15	- 12
Tetanus	59	3	60	31	- 28
War	60	3	63	9	- 6
Hepatitis C	61	1	67	3	- 2
Syphilis	62	1	53	105	- 104
Pertussis	63	1	50	121	- 120
Ascariasis	64	1	69	2	- 1
Chlamydia	65	1	68	2	- 1
Skin Cancers	66	0	43	190	- 190
Oral Cancer	67	0	56	91	- 91
Diphtheria	68	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Bladder Cancer	81	0	59	43	- 43
Schizophrenia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Belize

Bolivia

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.