FINLAND VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,598	2	9,831	- 7,233
Violence	2	1,973	43	64	+ 1,908
Diabetes Mellitus	3	1,902	22	418	+ 1,485
Stroke	4	1,716	3	4,115	- 2,399
HIV/AIDS	5	1,612	59	6	+ 1,607
Kidney Disease	6	1,385	26	342	+ 1,043
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,306	21	436	+ 870
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,191	33	215	+ 976
Liver Disease	9	780	10	1,068	- 288
Prostate Cancer	10	641	11	970	- 330
Lung Disease	11	621	8	1,289	- 668
Hypertension	12	619	5	2,030	- 1,411
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	606	1	11,120	- 10,514
Other Injuries	14	481	20	437	+ 44
Lung Cancers	15	413	4	2,312	- 1,900
Suicide	16	373	15	846	- 473
Cervical Cancer	17	372	44	62	+ 310
Drownings	18	322	37	106	+ 216
Liver Cancer	19	322	16	545	- 223
Stomach Cancer	20	314	19	447	- 133
Congenital Anomalies	21	312	35	192	+ 120
Endocrine Disorders	22	305	31	257	+ 48
Breast Cancer	23	293	12	948	- 655
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	271	6	1,433	- 1,162
Low Birth Weight	25	267	48	26	+ 241
Inflammatory/Heart	26	244	17	518	- 274
Falls	27	174	7	1,325	- 1,151
Parkinson's Disease	28	149	13	853	- 704
Malnutrition	29	133	57	7	+ 126
Alcohol	30	131	18	464	- 333
Pancreas Cancer	31	126	9	1,247	- 1,121
Birth Trauma	32	125	56	8	+ 117
Tuberculosis	33	119	46	32	+ 87
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	117	52	15	+ 102
Asthma	35	104	40	85	+ 19
Epilepsy	36	104	38	104	- 0
Skin Disease	37	74	47	27	+ 47
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	70	36	151	- 82
Leukemia	39	54	24	371	- 317
Fires	40	49	45	62	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	46	50	19	+ 27
Maternal Conditions	42	31	64	2	+ 30
Oesophagus Cancer	43	30	27	320	- 290
Appendicitis	44	20	54	10	+ 10
Poisonings	45	19	49	25	- 5
Meningitis	46	19	55	9	+ 10
Drug Use	47	19	30	269	- 250
Encephalitis	48	19	66	0	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	15	41	83	- 68
Lymphomas	50	15	14	851	- 836
Uterin Cancer	51	15	32	225	- 210
Ovary Cancer	52	13	25	344	- 332
Other Neoplasms	53	13	23	377	- 364
Multiple Sclerosis	54	6	42	80	- 74
Dengue	55	3	82	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	56	3	63	2	+ 1
Chagas disease	57	3	76	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	58	2	62	2	- 0
Tetanus	59	1	70	0	+ 1
War	60	1	65	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	61	1	60	5	- 4
Syphilis	62	0	67	0	+ 0
Pertussis	63	0	69	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	64	0	81	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	65	0	84	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	66	0	29	297	- 297
Oral Cancer	67	0	34	207	- 207
Diphtheria	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	58	6	- 6
Bladder Cancer	81	0	28	308	- 308
Schizophrenia	82	0	39	93	- 93
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	17	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	11	- 11
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Belize

Finland

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.