COLOMBIA VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,900	1	43,066	- 20,166
Violence	2	17,385	2	19,268	- 1,883
Diabetes Mellitus	3	16,767	11	5,028	+ 11,739
Stroke	4	15,127	3	16,573	- 1,446
HIV/AIDS	5	14,210	17	2,683	+ 11,527
Kidney Disease	6	12,206	7	6,834	+ 5,372
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	11,511	5	10,773	+ 737
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,501	6	7,765	+ 2,736
Liver Disease	9	6,871	19	2,426	+ 4,445
Prostate Cancer	10	5,645	14	3,584	+ 2,061
Lung Disease	11	5,477	4	15,928	- 10,451
Hypertension	12	5,458	8	6,400	- 941
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	5,339	22	2,157	+ 3,182
Other Injuries	14	4,237	28	1,592	+ 2,645
Lung Cancers	15	3,636	10	5,250	- 1,614
Suicide	16	3,290	26	1,965	+ 1,325
Cervical Cancer	17	3,280	20	2,266	+ 1,014
Drownings	18	2,841	40	689	+ 2,152
Liver Cancer	19	2,839	24	2,065	+ 774
Stomach Cancer	20	2,763	9	6,112	- 3,348
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,748	16	2,963	- 215
Endocrine Disorders	22	2,684	30	1,367	+ 1,317
Breast Cancer	23	2,583	13	3,669	- 1,087
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,386	12	4,371	- 1,985
Low Birth Weight	25	2,354	23	2,095	+ 258
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,150	31	1,329	+ 821
Falls	27	1,534	29	1,518	+ 17
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,311	47	383	+ 928
Malnutrition	29	1,169	27	1,878	- 709
Alcohol	30	1,157	68	23	+ 1,134
Pancreas Cancer	31	1,115	25	2,022	- 907
Birth Trauma	32	1,100	41	648	+ 452
Tuberculosis	33	1,049	32	1,272	- 223
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	1,033	38	747	+ 285
Asthma	35	917	54	191	+ 725
Epilepsy	36	914	43	597	+ 317
Skin Disease	37	653	34	1,102	- 449
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	616	39	698	- 82
Leukemia	39	475	21	2,208	- 1,733
Fires	40	434	56	127	+ 307
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	407	63	38	+ 369
Maternal Conditions	42	276	46	394	- 118
Oesophagus Cancer	43	262	36	835	- 573
Appendicitis	44	174	52	213	- 39
Poisonings	45	171	61	61	+ 110
Meningitis	46	167	50	244	- 77
Drug Use	47	166	44	492	- 326
Encephalitis	48	164	64	38	+ 126
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	132	51	242	- 110
Lymphomas	50	131	18	2,603	- 2,472
Uterin Cancer	51	131	45	423	- 292
Ovary Cancer	52	113	33	1,122	- 1,009
Other Neoplasms	53	111	15	3,205	- 3,094
Multiple Sclerosis	54	51	60	62	- 11
Dengue	55	25	55	133	- 108
Hepatitis B	56	24	62	50	- 27
Chagas disease	57	23	53	203	- 181
Upper Respiratory	58	15	66	27	- 12
Tetanus	59	13	71	14	- 1
War	60	13	49	260	- 247
Hepatitis C	61	5	59	65	- 60
Syphilis	62	4	65	30	- 26
Pertussis	63	4	69	18	- 15
Ascariasis	64	3	76	5	- 1
Chlamydia	65	3	81	0	+ 3
Skin Cancers	66	0	35	1,028	- 1,028
Oral Cancer	67	0	37	807	- 807
Diphtheria	68	0	80	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	70	0	72	8	- 8
Measles	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	67	26	- 26
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	57	101	- 101
Bladder Cancer	81	0	42	609	- 609
Schizophrenia	82	0	70	18	- 18
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Belize

Colombia

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.