MEXICO VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,377	1	116,238	- 55,861
Violence	2	45,836	5	32,450	+ 13,386
Diabetes Mellitus	3	44,207	2	86,110	- 41,903
Stroke	4	39,882	4	39,790	+ 92
HIV/AIDS	5	37,466	28	4,128	+ 33,338
Kidney Disease	6	32,182	3	44,622	- 12,440
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	30,348	8	24,816	+ 5,533
Road Traffic Accidents	8	27,685	10	16,303	+ 11,382
Liver Disease	9	18,115	6	29,838	- 11,723
Prostate Cancer	10	14,883	15	7,494	+ 7,389
Lung Disease	11	14,440	7	29,123	- 14,683
Hypertension	12	14,390	9	17,806	- 3,416
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	14,076	30	3,447	+ 10,629
Other Injuries	14	11,171	11	12,175	- 1,004
Lung Cancers	15	9,587	17	7,349	+ 2,238
Suicide	16	8,675	22	6,772	+ 1,903
Cervical Cancer	17	8,647	26	4,787	+ 3,860
Drownings	18	7,491	42	1,799	+ 5,692
Liver Cancer	19	7,486	21	6,817	+ 668
Stomach Cancer	20	7,286	19	6,939	+ 347
Congenital Anomalies	21	7,245	13	10,457	- 3,211
Endocrine Disorders	22	7,077	12	11,310	- 4,234
Breast Cancer	23	6,809	16	7,380	- 571
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	6,292	20	6,871	- 579
Low Birth Weight	25	6,205	18	7,163	- 957
Inflammatory/Heart	26	5,670	41	1,866	+ 3,803
Falls	27	4,045	35	2,628	+ 1,417
Parkinson's Disease	28	3,457	43	1,567	+ 1,890
Malnutrition	29	3,081	14	7,552	- 4,470
Alcohol	30	3,050	32	2,945	+ 104
Pancreas Cancer	31	2,939	27	4,510	- 1,571
Birth Trauma	32	2,900	36	2,552	+ 348
Tuberculosis	33	2,765	38	1,943	+ 823
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	2,723	29	3,476	- 753
Asthma	35	2,417	47	1,342	+ 1,075
Epilepsy	36	2,410	39	1,912	+ 498
Skin Disease	37	1,722	31	3,029	- 1,307
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,625	33	2,734	- 1,109
Leukemia	39	1,253	25	4,830	- 3,577
Fires	40	1,144	56	604	+ 541
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,072	52	859	+ 213
Maternal Conditions	42	727	54	750	- 22
Oesophagus Cancer	43	692	49	1,252	- 560
Appendicitis	44	458	53	774	- 316
Poisonings	45	452	57	531	- 79
Meningitis	46	441	58	357	+ 84
Drug Use	47	437	44	1,470	- 1,033
Encephalitis	48	433	62	140	+ 292
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	347	45	1,415	- 1,068
Lymphomas	50	346	24	4,961	- 4,616
Uterin Cancer	51	345	50	902	- 557
Ovary Cancer	52	297	34	2,649	- 2,352
Other Neoplasms	53	292	23	6,204	- 5,912
Multiple Sclerosis	54	135	60	295	- 161
Dengue	55	66	67	30	+ 36
Hepatitis B	56	62	61	210	- 148
Chagas disease	57	59	69	24	+ 35
Upper Respiratory	58	40	64	127	- 87
Tetanus	59	35	71	10	+ 25
War	60	34	66	112	- 78
Hepatitis C	61	13	55	625	- 613
Syphilis	62	11	73	5	+ 6
Pertussis	63	9	70	21	- 12
Ascariasis	64	9	72	5	+ 4
Chlamydia	65	7	77	0	+ 7
Skin Cancers	66	1	40	1,909	- 1,907
Oral Cancer	67	1	46	1,355	- 1,354
Diphtheria	68	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	0	68	29	- 29
Leprosy	70	0	75	1	- 1
Measles	71	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	74	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Bladder Cancer	81	0	48	1,272	- 1,272
Schizophrenia	82	0	63	127	- 127
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	305	- 305
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	894	- 894
Oral conditions	86	0	65	125	- 125
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Belize

Mexico

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.