JAPAN VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	56,896	1	163,905	- 107,009
Violence	2	43,193	53	266	+ 42,927
Diabetes Mellitus	3	41,658	29	5,433	+ 36,225
Stroke	4	37,583	2	121,823	- 84,240
HIV/AIDS	5	35,306	63	48	+ 35,258
Kidney Disease	6	30,326	9	44,779	- 14,453
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	28,599	3	107,899	- 79,300
Road Traffic Accidents	8	26,089	31	4,566	+ 21,523
Liver Disease	9	17,071	17	14,195	+ 2,876
Prostate Cancer	10	14,025	19	13,515	+ 510
Lung Disease	11	13,608	5	78,169	- 64,562
Hypertension	12	13,561	28	6,673	+ 6,887
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	13,265	7	56,937	- 43,673
Other Injuries	14	10,527	12	22,068	- 11,541
Lung Cancers	15	9,034	4	79,688	- 70,654
Suicide	16	8,175	13	19,466	- 11,291
Cervical Cancer	17	8,149	32	3,799	+ 4,350
Drownings	18	7,059	25	8,409	- 1,350
Liver Cancer	19	7,054	11	29,384	- 22,330
Stomach Cancer	20	6,866	8	50,433	- 43,567
Congenital Anomalies	21	6,828	40	2,473	+ 4,355
Endocrine Disorders	22	6,669	21	11,486	- 4,817
Breast Cancer	23	6,416	15	15,805	- 9,388
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	5,929	6	57,340	- 51,411
Low Birth Weight	25	5,847	55	202	+ 5,645
Inflammatory/Heart	26	5,343	27	8,232	- 2,890
Falls	27	3,812	23	9,736	- 5,924
Parkinson's Disease	28	3,258	18	14,007	- 10,750
Malnutrition	29	2,904	43	1,910	+ 994
Alcohol	30	2,874	51	576	+ 2,298
Pancreas Cancer	31	2,770	10	37,027	- 34,257
Birth Trauma	32	2,733	61	104	+ 2,628
Tuberculosis	33	2,606	34	3,459	- 853
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	2,566	37	2,731	- 165
Asthma	35	2,278	42	1,922	+ 355
Epilepsy	36	2,271	45	1,558	+ 712
Skin Disease	37	1,623	36	2,806	- 1,183
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,531	35	2,922	- 1,390
Leukemia	39	1,181	24	9,607	- 8,426
Fires	40	1,078	48	1,007	+ 71
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,010	39	2,555	- 1,545
Maternal Conditions	42	685	64	39	+ 647
Oesophagus Cancer	43	652	20	12,316	- 11,664
Appendicitis	44	431	58	126	+ 306
Poisonings	45	425	54	255	+ 171
Meningitis	46	415	52	308	+ 108
Drug Use	47	412	50	732	- 320
Encephalitis	48	408	69	5	+ 403
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	327	38	2,618	- 2,291
Lymphomas	50	326	14	19,273	- 18,947
Uterin Cancer	51	325	33	3,461	- 3,136
Ovary Cancer	52	280	30	5,061	- 4,781
Other Neoplasms	53	275	16	15,120	- 14,844
Multiple Sclerosis	54	127	59	108	+ 19
Dengue	55	62	83	0	+ 62
Hepatitis B	56	59	46	1,423	- 1,364
Chagas disease	57	56	78	0	+ 56
Upper Respiratory	58	37	57	159	- 122
Tetanus	59	33	67	9	+ 23
War	60	32	66	15	+ 17
Hepatitis C	61	12	41	2,220	- 2,207
Syphilis	62	10	65	16	- 5
Pertussis	63	9	71	1	+ 7
Ascariasis	64	8	82	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	65	7	80	0	+ 7
Skin Cancers	66	1	44	1,843	- 1,841
Oral Cancer	67	1	26	8,333	- 8,333
Diphtheria	68	1	74	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	0	68	8	- 7
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	70	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	49	875	- 875
Bladder Cancer	81	0	22	9,936	- 9,936
Schizophrenia	82	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Belize

Japan

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.