BRAZIL VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	101,622	1	165,788	- 64,166
Violence	2	77,147	4	68,779	+ 8,368
Diabetes Mellitus	3	74,405	5	59,608	+ 14,797
Stroke	4	67,127	2	123,207	- 56,080
HIV/AIDS	5	63,060	22	12,558	+ 50,502
Kidney Disease	6	54,166	7	37,690	+ 16,476
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	51,080	3	94,705	- 43,625
Road Traffic Accidents	8	46,597	8	33,871	+ 12,727
Liver Disease	9	30,490	13	21,422	+ 9,068
Prostate Cancer	10	25,050	15	19,001	+ 6,050
Lung Disease	11	24,305	6	59,373	- 35,068
Hypertension	12	24,221	11	28,822	- 4,602
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	23,692	10	30,717	- 7,025
Other Injuries	14	18,802	21	13,807	+ 4,995
Lung Cancers	15	16,136	9	31,659	- 15,523
Suicide	16	14,601	20	14,540	+ 61
Cervical Cancer	17	14,555	29	9,511	+ 5,044
Drownings	18	12,608	39	4,937	+ 7,671
Liver Cancer	19	12,599	25	11,514	+ 1,085
Stomach Cancer	20	12,263	17	17,992	- 5,729
Congenital Anomalies	21	12,195	23	12,317	- 122
Endocrine Disorders	22	11,911	19	16,927	- 5,016
Breast Cancer	23	11,460	14	20,759	- 9,299
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	10,590	12	23,161	- 12,571
Low Birth Weight	25	10,444	33	6,881	+ 3,563
Inflammatory/Heart	26	9,543	18	17,508	- 7,965
Falls	27	6,808	16	18,847	- 12,039
Parkinson's Disease	28	5,818	41	4,770	+ 1,048
Malnutrition	29	5,186	34	6,695	- 1,509
Alcohol	30	5,133	32	7,121	- 1,988
Pancreas Cancer	31	4,947	24	11,999	- 7,052
Birth Trauma	32	4,881	45	3,777	+ 1,104
Tuberculosis	33	4,655	40	4,895	- 241
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	4,583	35	5,659	- 1,076
Asthma	35	4,068	48	2,595	+ 1,474
Epilepsy	36	4,056	46	3,263	+ 793
Skin Disease	37	2,898	31	7,179	- 4,281
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	2,735	44	4,258	- 1,523
Leukemia	39	2,110	30	8,531	- 6,422
Fires	40	1,926	58	1,028	+ 898
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,804	51	2,193	- 389
Maternal Conditions	42	1,224	53	1,507	- 283
Oesophagus Cancer	43	1,164	26	10,466	- 9,301
Appendicitis	44	771	57	1,067	- 297
Poisonings	45	760	66	317	+ 443
Meningitis	46	742	54	1,359	- 617
Drug Use	47	735	49	2,467	- 1,732
Encephalitis	48	728	72	65	+ 663
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	584	61	596	- 12
Lymphomas	50	582	27	10,376	- 9,794
Uterin Cancer	51	580	47	2,780	- 2,200
Ovary Cancer	52	501	43	4,355	- 3,855
Other Neoplasms	53	492	42	4,665	- 4,173
Multiple Sclerosis	54	227	64	356	- 129
Dengue	55	111	76	14	+ 97
Hepatitis B	56	105	59	775	- 670
Chagas disease	57	100	37	5,045	- 4,945
Upper Respiratory	58	67	67	260	- 193
Tetanus	59	58	71	88	- 29
War	60	57	56	1,090	- 1,033
Hepatitis C	61	22	52	1,955	- 1,933
Syphilis	62	19	68	223	- 204
Pertussis	63	16	75	30	- 14
Ascariasis	64	15	78	7	+ 7
Chlamydia	65	12	80	5	+ 6
Skin Cancers	66	2	38	5,032	- 5,029
Oral Cancer	67	1	28	9,951	- 9,950
Diphtheria	68	1	79	7	- 6
Otitis Media	69	1	70	94	- 93
Leprosy	70	0	69	173	- 173
Measles	71	0	81	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	72	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	77	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	1	- 1
Malaria	76	0	74	44	- 44
Leishmaniasis	77	0	63	432	- 432
Schistosomiasis	78	0	62	593	- 593
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	80	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Bladder Cancer	81	0	36	5,306	- 5,306
Schizophrenia	82	0	60	661	- 661
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Belize

Brazil

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.