DR CONGO VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,294	7	34,713	+ 18,581
Violence	2	40,459	18	11,120	+ 29,338
Diabetes Mellitus	3	39,021	16	12,902	+ 26,119
Stroke	4	35,204	6	36,596	- 1,392
HIV/AIDS	5	33,071	15	13,286	+ 19,785
Kidney Disease	6	28,407	20	9,077	+ 19,330
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	26,788	1	73,546	- 46,758
Road Traffic Accidents	8	24,437	10	30,256	- 5,819
Liver Disease	9	15,990	13	15,044	+ 946
Prostate Cancer	10	13,137	30	3,948	+ 9,189
Lung Disease	11	12,746	14	13,527	- 780
Hypertension	12	12,702	12	15,743	- 3,041
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	12,425	28	4,548	+ 7,877
Other Injuries	14	9,860	22	8,272	+ 1,589
Lung Cancers	15	8,462	47	1,158	+ 7,305
Suicide	16	7,657	26	5,812	+ 1,845
Cervical Cancer	17	7,633	27	4,823	+ 2,810
Drownings	18	6,612	34	3,454	+ 3,158
Liver Cancer	19	6,607	31	3,840	+ 2,768
Stomach Cancer	20	6,431	37	2,579	+ 3,852
Congenital Anomalies	21	6,395	11	16,256	- 9,861
Endocrine Disorders	22	6,247	25	7,380	- 1,133
Breast Cancer	23	6,010	35	3,416	+ 2,595
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	5,554	36	2,966	+ 2,587
Low Birth Weight	25	5,477	8	34,668	- 29,191
Inflammatory/Heart	26	5,005	29	4,045	+ 960
Falls	27	3,570	33	3,483	+ 88
Parkinson's Disease	28	3,051	49	1,035	+ 2,017
Malnutrition	29	2,720	21	8,910	- 6,191
Alcohol	30	2,692	60	635	+ 2,057
Pancreas Cancer	31	2,595	50	1,017	+ 1,578
Birth Trauma	32	2,560	9	33,075	- 30,515
Tuberculosis	33	2,441	2	43,759	- 41,318
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	2,404	5	41,301	- 38,898
Asthma	35	2,134	24	7,733	- 5,600
Epilepsy	36	2,127	44	1,727	+ 400
Skin Disease	37	1,520	54	781	+ 739
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,434	40	1,923	- 489
Leukemia	39	1,106	41	1,871	- 765
Fires	40	1,010	39	2,007	- 997
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	946	43	1,728	- 782
Maternal Conditions	42	642	19	10,513	- 9,871
Oesophagus Cancer	43	611	53	790	- 179
Appendicitis	44	404	56	703	- 299
Poisonings	45	399	42	1,729	- 1,330
Meningitis	46	389	17	11,568	- 11,179
Drug Use	47	386	59	638	- 253
Encephalitis	48	382	57	680	- 298
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	306	66	217	+ 89
Lymphomas	50	305	38	2,061	- 1,756
Uterin Cancer	51	304	63	352	- 48
Ovary Cancer	52	263	58	656	- 393
Other Neoplasms	53	258	67	88	+ 170
Multiple Sclerosis	54	119	71	44	+ 75
Dengue	55	58	74	1	+ 57
Hepatitis B	56	55	61	456	- 401
Chagas disease	57	52	79	0	+ 52
Upper Respiratory	58	35	62	370	- 335
Tetanus	59	31	46	1,166	- 1,135
War	60	30	45	1,658	- 1,628
Hepatitis C	61	11	69	69	- 57
Syphilis	62	10	32	3,751	- 3,742
Pertussis	63	8	23	7,921	- 7,913
Ascariasis	64	8	68	80	- 72
Chlamydia	65	6	73	15	- 9
Skin Cancers	66	1	55	765	- 764
Oral Cancer	67	1	51	1,003	- 1,002
Diphtheria	68	1	70	47	- 46
Otitis Media	69	0	72	38	- 38
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	64	347	- 347
Malaria	76	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Leishmaniasis	77	0	52	869	- 869
Schistosomiasis	78	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Bladder Cancer	81	0	65	270	- 270
Schizophrenia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Belize

DR Congo

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.