MALAYSIA VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,962	1	36,729	- 20,767
Violence	2	12,118	34	869	+ 11,249
Diabetes Mellitus	3	11,687	9	4,107	+ 7,580
Stroke	4	10,544	3	21,592	- 11,048
HIV/AIDS	5	9,905	13	2,679	+ 7,226
Kidney Disease	6	8,508	6	6,629	+ 1,879
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,023	2	23,477	- 15,454
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,319	4	7,181	+ 138
Liver Disease	9	4,789	7	5,125	- 336
Prostate Cancer	10	3,935	33	903	+ 3,031
Lung Disease	11	3,818	5	6,633	- 2,815
Hypertension	12	3,804	38	649	+ 3,155
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	3,721	10	3,996	- 275
Other Injuries	14	2,953	14	2,222	+ 731
Lung Cancers	15	2,535	8	4,319	- 1,784
Suicide	16	2,293	19	1,823	+ 470
Cervical Cancer	17	2,286	31	1,010	+ 1,276
Drownings	18	1,980	36	820	+ 1,161
Liver Cancer	19	1,979	16	1,984	- 5
Stomach Cancer	20	1,926	21	1,441	+ 485
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,915	24	1,403	+ 513
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,871	37	809	+ 1,061
Breast Cancer	23	1,800	12	3,071	- 1,271
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,663	11	3,832	- 2,169
Low Birth Weight	25	1,641	29	1,020	+ 620
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,499	27	1,214	+ 285
Falls	27	1,069	18	1,855	- 786
Parkinson's Disease	28	914	28	1,106	- 192
Malnutrition	29	815	49	249	+ 565
Alcohol	30	806	55	181	+ 626
Pancreas Cancer	31	777	32	994	- 217
Birth Trauma	32	767	42	359	+ 408
Tuberculosis	33	731	26	1,227	- 496
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	720	20	1,773	- 1,053
Asthma	35	639	30	1,013	- 374
Epilepsy	36	637	52	226	+ 411
Skin Disease	37	455	15	2,066	- 1,610
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	430	22	1,424	- 995
Leukemia	39	331	23	1,412	- 1,081
Fires	40	303	44	336	- 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	283	51	246	+ 37
Maternal Conditions	42	192	56	167	+ 26
Oesophagus Cancer	43	183	41	435	- 252
Appendicitis	44	121	58	71	+ 50
Poisonings	45	119	53	211	- 91
Meningitis	46	117	46	301	- 184
Drug Use	47	115	45	322	- 207
Encephalitis	48	114	40	452	- 338
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	92	60	27	+ 64
Lymphomas	50	91	25	1,321	- 1,230
Uterin Cancer	51	91	43	352	- 261
Ovary Cancer	52	79	35	827	- 749
Other Neoplasms	53	77	48	265	- 187
Multiple Sclerosis	54	36	59	30	+ 5
Dengue	55	17	47	280	- 263
Hepatitis B	56	16	54	206	- 189
Chagas disease	57	16	78	0	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	58	10	65	5	+ 6
Tetanus	59	9	61	21	- 12
War	60	9	63	11	- 2
Hepatitis C	61	3	64	6	- 2
Syphilis	62	3	62	19	- 16
Pertussis	63	2	57	80	- 77
Ascariasis	64	2	67	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	65	2	68	2	+ 0
Skin Cancers	66	0	50	247	- 247
Oral Cancer	67	0	17	1,865	- 1,864
Diphtheria	68	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Bladder Cancer	81	0	39	467	- 467
Schizophrenia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Belize

Malaysia

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.