IRAN VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,818	1	93,308	- 52,490
Violence	2	30,987	27	2,535	+ 28,452
Diabetes Mellitus	3	29,886	5	13,910	+ 15,976
Stroke	4	26,963	2	36,730	- 9,767
HIV/AIDS	5	25,329	28	2,521	+ 22,808
Kidney Disease	6	21,757	6	11,810	+ 9,946
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	20,517	8	11,243	+ 9,274
Road Traffic Accidents	8	18,717	3	17,803	+ 914
Liver Disease	9	12,247	12	6,637	+ 5,610
Prostate Cancer	10	10,062	21	3,583	+ 6,479
Lung Disease	11	9,762	7	11,409	- 1,646
Hypertension	12	9,729	4	16,415	- 6,687
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	9,516	9	11,046	- 1,530
Other Injuries	14	7,552	17	4,048	+ 3,504
Lung Cancers	15	6,481	11	6,784	- 302
Suicide	16	5,865	16	4,334	+ 1,531
Cervical Cancer	17	5,846	48	501	+ 5,345
Drownings	18	5,064	40	930	+ 4,134
Liver Cancer	19	5,061	20	3,714	+ 1,346
Stomach Cancer	20	4,926	10	9,822	- 4,896
Congenital Anomalies	21	4,898	14	4,844	+ 55
Endocrine Disorders	22	4,784	32	2,092	+ 2,692
Breast Cancer	23	4,603	19	3,736	+ 867
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	4,254	15	4,575	- 322
Low Birth Weight	25	4,195	13	4,861	- 666
Inflammatory/Heart	26	3,833	35	1,611	+ 2,222
Falls	27	2,735	24	2,821	- 87
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,337	26	2,545	- 208
Malnutrition	29	2,083	56	157	+ 1,927
Alcohol	30	2,062	53	253	+ 1,809
Pancreas Cancer	31	1,987	29	2,418	- 431
Birth Trauma	32	1,961	25	2,735	- 775
Tuberculosis	33	1,870	41	882	+ 988
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	1,841	33	1,836	+ 5
Asthma	35	1,634	22	3,360	- 1,726
Epilepsy	36	1,629	44	719	+ 910
Skin Disease	37	1,164	55	237	+ 927
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,099	37	1,246	- 148
Leukemia	39	847	18	3,966	- 3,119
Fires	40	774	34	1,823	- 1,049
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	725	38	996	- 271
Maternal Conditions	42	492	52	285	+ 207
Oesophagus Cancer	43	468	30	2,371	- 1,903
Appendicitis	44	310	57	155	+ 155
Poisonings	45	305	43	816	- 510
Meningitis	46	298	46	642	- 344
Drug Use	47	295	31	2,242	- 1,947
Encephalitis	48	293	54	246	+ 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	235	59	80	+ 155
Lymphomas	50	234	23	2,882	- 2,648
Uterin Cancer	51	233	51	355	- 122
Ovary Cancer	52	201	39	937	- 736
Other Neoplasms	53	197	58	112	+ 86
Multiple Sclerosis	54	91	50	405	- 314
Dengue	55	45	74	0	+ 45
Hepatitis B	56	42	49	425	- 383
Chagas disease	57	40	78	0	+ 40
Upper Respiratory	58	27	63	16	+ 11
Tetanus	59	23	62	37	- 13
War	60	23	42	848	- 825
Hepatitis C	61	9	69	1	+ 8
Syphilis	62	7	61	52	- 45
Pertussis	63	6	60	75	- 69
Ascariasis	64	6	67	3	+ 3
Chlamydia	65	5	65	4	+ 1
Skin Cancers	66	1	47	518	- 518
Oral Cancer	67	0	45	655	- 654
Diphtheria	68	0	70	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	68	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	8	- 8
Schistosomiasis	78	0	66	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Bladder Cancer	81	0	36	1,410	- 1,410
Schizophrenia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Belize

Iran

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.