CANADA VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,916	1	40,063	- 22,147
Violence	2	13,601	40	605	+ 12,996
Diabetes Mellitus	3	13,118	9	5,718	+ 7,400
Stroke	4	11,834	5	14,159	- 2,324
HIV/AIDS	5	11,117	53	163	+ 10,955
Kidney Disease	6	9,549	14	4,578	+ 4,972
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,005	7	7,431	+ 1,574
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,215	28	1,998	+ 6,217
Liver Disease	9	5,375	17	3,624	+ 1,752
Prostate Cancer	10	4,416	13	4,711	- 294
Lung Disease	11	4,285	4	14,212	- 9,927
Hypertension	12	4,270	22	2,563	+ 1,707
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	4,177	2	30,970	- 26,793
Other Injuries	14	3,315	24	2,392	+ 922
Lung Cancers	15	2,845	3	20,937	- 18,092
Suicide	16	2,574	15	4,417	- 1,842
Cervical Cancer	17	2,566	41	578	+ 1,988
Drownings	18	2,223	48	283	+ 1,940
Liver Cancer	19	2,221	20	3,113	- 892
Stomach Cancer	20	2,162	26	2,177	- 15
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,150	35	1,081	+ 1,069
Endocrine Disorders	22	2,100	19	3,233	- 1,133
Breast Cancer	23	2,020	8	5,910	- 3,890
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,867	6	9,651	- 7,784
Low Birth Weight	25	1,841	42	553	+ 1,288
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,682	27	2,060	- 377
Falls	27	1,200	12	4,829	- 3,629
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,026	18	3,359	- 2,333
Malnutrition	29	914	51	192	+ 722
Alcohol	30	905	33	1,491	- 586
Pancreas Cancer	31	872	11	5,057	- 4,185
Birth Trauma	32	861	50	193	+ 668
Tuberculosis	33	821	58	97	+ 723
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	808	36	840	- 32
Asthma	35	717	49	262	+ 455
Epilepsy	36	715	44	384	+ 331
Skin Disease	37	511	38	679	- 168
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	482	43	442	+ 40
Leukemia	39	372	21	3,098	- 2,726
Fires	40	340	52	192	+ 147
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	318	39	636	- 318
Maternal Conditions	42	216	64	45	+ 171
Oesophagus Cancer	43	205	25	2,230	- 2,025
Appendicitis	44	136	62	49	+ 87
Poisonings	45	134	56	121	+ 13
Meningitis	46	131	59	68	+ 62
Drug Use	47	130	16	3,686	- 3,556
Encephalitis	48	128	68	3	+ 125
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	103	47	322	- 219
Lymphomas	50	103	10	5,146	- 5,044
Uterin Cancer	51	102	34	1,183	- 1,081
Ovary Cancer	52	88	29	1,902	- 1,814
Other Neoplasms	53	87	31	1,679	- 1,592
Multiple Sclerosis	54	40	37	692	- 652
Dengue	55	20	72	0	+ 19
Hepatitis B	56	18	60	66	- 47
Chagas disease	57	18	70	1	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	58	12	63	47	- 35
Tetanus	59	10	71	0	+ 10
War	60	10	65	21	- 11
Hepatitis C	61	4	45	363	- 359
Syphilis	62	3	67	5	- 2
Pertussis	63	3	69	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	64	3	82	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	65	2	83	0	+ 2
Skin Cancers	66	0	30	1,756	- 1,756
Oral Cancer	67	0	32	1,592	- 1,592
Diphtheria	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	8	- 7
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	46	343	- 343
Bladder Cancer	81	0	23	2,521	- 2,521
Schizophrenia	82	0	57	118	- 118
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	143	- 143
Oral conditions	86	0	61	51	- 51
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Belize

Canada

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.