ETHIOPIA VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,748	4	36,530	+ 18,218
Violence	2	41,562	22	8,076	+ 33,486
Diabetes Mellitus	3	40,085	10	16,258	+ 23,827
Stroke	4	36,164	3	39,362	- 3,198
HIV/AIDS	5	33,973	17	11,471	+ 22,501
Kidney Disease	6	29,181	13	12,103	+ 17,078
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	27,519	1	59,931	- 32,412
Road Traffic Accidents	8	25,104	5	31,564	- 6,460
Liver Disease	9	16,426	8	27,270	- 10,844
Prostate Cancer	10	13,496	50	1,244	+ 12,251
Lung Disease	11	13,094	15	11,870	+ 1,224
Hypertension	12	13,049	12	13,470	- 422
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	12,764	21	8,258	+ 4,506
Other Injuries	14	10,129	16	11,735	- 1,605
Lung Cancers	15	8,693	38	2,202	+ 6,491
Suicide	16	7,866	25	6,030	+ 1,836
Cervical Cancer	17	7,841	27	5,019	+ 2,822
Drownings	18	6,792	35	3,133	+ 3,660
Liver Cancer	19	6,788	42	1,730	+ 5,058
Stomach Cancer	20	6,607	47	1,519	+ 5,088
Congenital Anomalies	21	6,570	11	15,638	- 9,068
Endocrine Disorders	22	6,417	45	1,623	+ 4,794
Breast Cancer	23	6,174	20	8,485	- 2,311
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	5,705	31	3,755	+ 1,951
Low Birth Weight	25	5,627	7	28,020	- 22,394
Inflammatory/Heart	26	5,141	39	2,168	+ 2,973
Falls	27	3,668	28	4,510	- 842
Parkinson's Disease	28	3,135	46	1,578	+ 1,557
Malnutrition	29	2,794	19	8,643	- 5,849
Alcohol	30	2,765	55	750	+ 2,016
Pancreas Cancer	31	2,665	61	488	+ 2,178
Birth Trauma	32	2,630	6	31,107	- 28,477
Tuberculosis	33	2,508	9	21,455	- 18,947
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	2,469	2	44,361	- 41,892
Asthma	35	2,192	29	4,484	- 2,292
Epilepsy	36	2,185	44	1,625	+ 560
Skin Disease	37	1,561	53	904	+ 657
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,474	41	1,758	- 285
Leukemia	39	1,136	30	4,222	- 3,086
Fires	40	1,038	34	3,255	- 2,217
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	972	49	1,339	- 367
Maternal Conditions	42	659	18	8,887	- 8,227
Oesophagus Cancer	43	627	40	1,839	- 1,211
Appendicitis	44	415	58	677	- 262
Poisonings	45	409	32	3,668	- 3,259
Meningitis	46	400	14	12,019	- 11,619
Drug Use	47	396	60	513	- 117
Encephalitis	48	392	63	386	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	315	65	221	+ 94
Lymphomas	50	313	33	3,590	- 3,276
Uterin Cancer	51	312	62	421	- 109
Ovary Cancer	52	270	36	2,424	- 2,154
Other Neoplasms	53	265	66	148	+ 117
Multiple Sclerosis	54	122	70	61	+ 61
Dengue	55	60	73	20	+ 40
Hepatitis B	56	56	56	742	- 685
Chagas disease	57	54	78	0	+ 54
Upper Respiratory	58	36	57	709	- 673
Tetanus	59	31	37	2,203	- 2,171
War	60	31	64	281	- 250
Hepatitis C	61	12	69	115	- 103
Syphilis	62	10	43	1,699	- 1,689
Pertussis	63	9	23	6,896	- 6,887
Ascariasis	64	8	68	130	- 122
Chlamydia	65	6	72	21	- 15
Skin Cancers	66	1	52	1,006	- 1,005
Oral Cancer	67	1	48	1,477	- 1,476
Diphtheria	68	1	67	146	- 145
Otitis Media	69	0	71	39	- 39
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	579	- 579
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	839	- 839
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Bladder Cancer	81	0	51	1,080	- 1,080
Schizophrenia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	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 ETHIOPIA

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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.