KENYA VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,899	9	11,972	+ 14,926
Violence	2	20,420	24	2,942	+ 17,478
Diabetes Mellitus	3	19,695	14	5,651	+ 14,043
Stroke	4	17,768	4	15,895	+ 1,873
HIV/AIDS	5	16,692	2	20,885	- 4,193
Kidney Disease	6	14,337	16	4,464	+ 9,874
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	13,521	1	22,571	- 9,051
Road Traffic Accidents	8	12,334	6	14,883	- 2,549
Liver Disease	9	8,071	7	13,405	- 5,334
Prostate Cancer	10	6,631	37	1,292	+ 5,339
Lung Disease	11	6,433	20	4,280	+ 2,153
Hypertension	12	6,411	17	4,418	+ 1,993
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	6,271	31	1,827	+ 4,444
Other Injuries	14	4,977	19	4,336	+ 641
Lung Cancers	15	4,271	47	669	+ 3,602
Suicide	16	3,865	23	3,214	+ 651
Cervical Cancer	17	3,853	22	3,389	+ 464
Drownings	18	3,337	39	1,200	+ 2,137
Liver Cancer	19	3,335	34	1,351	+ 1,984
Stomach Cancer	20	3,246	28	2,010	+ 1,236
Congenital Anomalies	21	3,228	12	6,115	- 2,888
Endocrine Disorders	22	3,153	44	831	+ 2,322
Breast Cancer	23	3,033	25	2,658	+ 376
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,803	32	1,477	+ 1,326
Low Birth Weight	25	2,764	11	9,562	- 6,797
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,526	40	1,121	+ 1,405
Falls	27	1,802	33	1,465	+ 337
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,540	50	470	+ 1,070
Malnutrition	29	1,373	21	4,212	- 2,840
Alcohol	30	1,359	55	355	+ 1,003
Pancreas Cancer	31	1,310	46	716	+ 593
Birth Trauma	32	1,292	10	9,957	- 8,665
Tuberculosis	33	1,232	3	19,655	- 18,423
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	1,213	5	15,420	- 14,207
Asthma	35	1,077	26	2,300	- 1,223
Epilepsy	36	1,073	43	832	+ 241
Skin Disease	37	767	51	455	+ 312
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	724	41	1,089	- 365
Leukemia	39	558	35	1,327	- 769
Fires	40	510	36	1,316	- 807
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	478	53	408	+ 70
Maternal Conditions	42	324	13	5,651	- 5,327
Oesophagus Cancer	43	308	18	4,373	- 4,064
Appendicitis	44	204	58	240	- 37
Poisonings	45	201	38	1,269	- 1,068
Meningitis	46	196	15	5,364	- 5,167
Drug Use	47	195	62	113	+ 81
Encephalitis	48	193	60	189	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	155	66	84	+ 71
Lymphomas	50	154	29	1,931	- 1,777
Uterin Cancer	51	154	56	323	- 169
Ovary Cancer	52	133	45	795	- 662
Other Neoplasms	53	130	67	60	+ 70
Multiple Sclerosis	54	60	68	39	+ 21
Dengue	55	29	73	0	+ 29
Hepatitis B	56	28	49	522	- 494
Chagas disease	57	26	79	0	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	58	18	64	95	- 77
Tetanus	59	15	27	2,129	- 2,113
War	60	15	65	89	- 74
Hepatitis C	61	6	61	152	- 147
Syphilis	62	5	52	449	- 444
Pertussis	63	4	42	1,014	- 1,009
Ascariasis	64	4	71	9	- 5
Chlamydia	65	3	70	10	- 7
Skin Cancers	66	1	48	638	- 638
Oral Cancer	67	0	30	1,842	- 1,842
Diphtheria	68	0	69	13	- 12
Otitis Media	69	0	72	7	- 7
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	63	103	- 103
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	194	- 194
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	370	- 370
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Bladder Cancer	81	0	57	318	- 318
Schizophrenia	82	0	83	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 KENYA

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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.