ITALY VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,154	1	97,116	- 68,962
Violence	2	21,373	50	409	+ 20,965
Diabetes Mellitus	3	20,614	8	19,836	+ 778
Stroke	4	18,597	2	62,633	- 44,036
HIV/AIDS	5	17,471	46	520	+ 16,951
Kidney Disease	6	15,007	11	12,726	+ 2,281
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	14,152	9	16,339	- 2,187
Road Traffic Accidents	8	12,910	30	3,221	+ 9,689
Liver Disease	9	8,447	23	5,559	+ 2,888
Prostate Cancer	10	6,940	20	8,409	- 1,469
Lung Disease	11	6,734	5	32,382	- 25,649
Hypertension	12	6,710	6	29,931	- 23,221
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	6,564	3	41,445	- 34,881
Other Injuries	14	5,209	12	12,112	- 6,903
Lung Cancers	15	4,470	4	34,152	- 29,682
Suicide	16	4,045	26	4,042	+ 3
Cervical Cancer	17	4,032	40	1,154	+ 2,879
Drownings	18	3,493	52	344	+ 3,149
Liver Cancer	19	3,491	17	9,620	- 6,130
Stomach Cancer	20	3,397	14	10,252	- 6,855
Congenital Anomalies	21	3,379	37	1,443	+ 1,935
Endocrine Disorders	22	3,300	18	8,431	- 5,131
Breast Cancer	23	3,175	10	13,868	- 10,693
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,934	7	21,254	- 18,320
Low Birth Weight	25	2,893	51	357	+ 2,536
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,644	24	5,531	- 2,887
Falls	27	1,886	25	4,222	- 2,336
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,612	19	8,428	- 6,816
Malnutrition	29	1,437	41	775	+ 661
Alcohol	30	1,422	55	277	+ 1,145
Pancreas Cancer	31	1,371	13	12,095	- 10,724
Birth Trauma	32	1,352	59	140	+ 1,212
Tuberculosis	33	1,290	53	336	+ 954
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	1,270	36	1,622	- 352
Asthma	35	1,127	47	494	+ 634
Epilepsy	36	1,124	39	1,337	- 213
Skin Disease	37	803	38	1,440	- 637
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	758	43	690	+ 68
Leukemia	39	584	21	6,728	- 6,144
Fires	40	534	56	271	+ 263
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	500	32	2,216	- 1,716
Maternal Conditions	42	339	67	6	+ 333
Oesophagus Cancer	43	323	34	2,045	- 1,723
Appendicitis	44	213	61	49	+ 165
Poisonings	45	211	58	154	+ 57
Meningitis	46	206	60	128	+ 78
Drug Use	47	204	45	654	- 450
Encephalitis	48	202	68	5	+ 197
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	162	42	701	- 540
Lymphomas	50	161	16	9,670	- 9,509
Uterin Cancer	51	161	33	2,198	- 2,037
Ovary Cancer	52	139	28	3,282	- 3,143
Other Neoplasms	53	136	15	9,984	- 9,848
Multiple Sclerosis	54	63	44	677	- 614
Dengue	55	31	81	0	+ 31
Hepatitis B	56	29	54	334	- 305
Chagas disease	57	28	72	1	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	58	18	64	20	- 2
Tetanus	59	16	63	22	- 5
War	60	16	66	6	+ 10
Hepatitis C	61	6	31	2,451	- 2,445
Syphilis	62	5	69	4	+ 1
Pertussis	63	4	73	1	+ 4
Ascariasis	64	4	80	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	65	3	84	0	+ 3
Skin Cancers	66	1	29	3,239	- 3,238
Oral Cancer	67	0	27	3,343	- 3,343
Diphtheria	68	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	71	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Bladder Cancer	81	0	22	6,711	- 6,711
Schizophrenia	82	0	49	424	- 424
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	57	241	- 241
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.