NIGERIA VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	109,332	7	61,374	+ 47,959
Violence	2	83,000	19	18,407	+ 64,593
Diabetes Mellitus	3	80,050	18	22,497	+ 57,554
Stroke	4	72,220	8	57,744	+ 14,476
HIV/AIDS	5	67,844	10	44,124	+ 23,721
Kidney Disease	6	58,276	20	18,189	+ 40,087
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	54,955	1	207,281	- 152,325
Road Traffic Accidents	8	50,133	12	41,693	+ 8,440
Liver Disease	9	32,804	13	38,326	- 5,522
Prostate Cancer	10	26,951	35	5,914	+ 21,037
Lung Disease	11	26,149	22	12,569	+ 13,580
Hypertension	12	26,058	24	10,692	+ 15,366
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	25,489	31	6,786	+ 18,704
Other Injuries	14	20,228	17	22,696	- 2,468
Lung Cancers	15	17,360	57	1,295	+ 16,065
Suicide	16	15,709	30	7,019	+ 8,690
Cervical Cancer	17	15,659	25	10,574	+ 5,085
Drownings	18	13,565	32	6,584	+ 6,980
Liver Cancer	19	13,555	39	5,289	+ 8,266
Stomach Cancer	20	13,193	50	2,129	+ 11,065
Congenital Anomalies	21	13,120	9	49,696	- 36,576
Endocrine Disorders	22	12,815	21	15,799	- 2,984
Breast Cancer	23	12,330	23	11,884	+ 445
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	11,394	43	4,152	+ 7,242
Low Birth Weight	25	11,236	6	95,959	- 84,722
Inflammatory/Heart	26	10,267	42	4,826	+ 5,440
Falls	27	7,325	28	7,528	- 204
Parkinson's Disease	28	6,260	46	2,473	+ 3,787
Malnutrition	29	5,579	36	5,896	- 317
Alcohol	30	5,523	58	1,031	+ 4,491
Pancreas Cancer	31	5,323	51	1,975	+ 3,348
Birth Trauma	32	5,252	5	100,186	- 94,935
Tuberculosis	33	5,008	3	127,335	- 122,328
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	4,931	2	144,724	- 139,793
Asthma	35	4,377	27	8,192	- 3,815
Epilepsy	36	4,363	41	5,001	- 638
Skin Disease	37	3,118	56	1,468	+ 1,650
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	2,943	37	5,846	- 2,903
Leukemia	39	2,270	47	2,257	+ 13
Fires	40	2,072	29	7,132	- 5,060
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,941	52	1,946	- 5
Maternal Conditions	42	1,317	15	23,540	- 22,223
Oesophagus Cancer	43	1,253	64	560	+ 692
Appendicitis	44	829	60	760	+ 69
Poisonings	45	818	33	6,570	- 5,753
Meningitis	46	798	11	43,651	- 42,853
Drug Use	47	791	34	6,273	- 5,482
Encephalitis	48	783	59	937	- 153
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	629	69	165	+ 464
Lymphomas	50	626	40	5,202	- 4,576
Uterin Cancer	51	624	62	679	- 55
Ovary Cancer	52	539	49	2,133	- 1,594
Other Neoplasms	53	529	66	290	+ 239
Multiple Sclerosis	54	244	68	179	+ 65
Dengue	55	120	73	2	+ 118
Hepatitis B	56	113	55	1,488	- 1,376
Chagas disease	57	108	78	0	+ 108
Upper Respiratory	58	72	67	259	- 187
Tetanus	59	63	26	8,355	- 8,292
War	60	61	45	3,245	- 3,184
Hepatitis C	61	23	65	304	- 280
Syphilis	62	20	38	5,449	- 5,429
Pertussis	63	17	16	23,282	- 23,265
Ascariasis	64	16	61	685	- 669
Chlamydia	65	13	71	14	- 1
Skin Cancers	66	2	53	1,933	- 1,931
Oral Cancer	67	1	48	2,238	- 2,237
Diphtheria	68	1	44	3,800	- 3,798
Otitis Media	69	1	72	3	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	23	- 23
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Bladder Cancer	81	0	63	670	- 670
Schizophrenia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

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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.