SPAIN VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,835	1	51,684	- 29,849
Violence	2	16,576	51	262	+ 16,314
Diabetes Mellitus	3	15,987	10	7,773	+ 8,213
Stroke	4	14,423	3	29,004	- 14,581
HIV/AIDS	5	13,549	43	538	+ 13,011
Kidney Disease	6	11,638	8	9,725	+ 1,913
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,975	7	13,717	- 2,742
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,012	31	1,829	+ 8,183
Liver Disease	9	6,551	23	4,231	+ 2,320
Prostate Cancer	10	5,382	13	6,420	- 1,037
Lung Disease	11	5,222	5	18,926	- 13,704
Hypertension	12	5,204	9	9,115	- 3,910
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	5,090	2	42,339	- 37,248
Other Injuries	14	4,040	15	5,536	- 1,496
Lung Cancers	15	3,467	4	22,131	- 18,664
Suicide	16	3,137	25	3,609	- 472
Cervical Cancer	17	3,127	39	855	+ 2,272
Drownings	18	2,709	45	446	+ 2,263
Liver Cancer	19	2,707	18	5,098	- 2,391
Stomach Cancer	20	2,635	14	5,796	- 3,161
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,620	38	863	+ 1,757
Endocrine Disorders	22	2,559	21	4,863	- 2,304
Breast Cancer	23	2,462	11	7,067	- 4,605
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,275	6	16,957	- 14,682
Low Birth Weight	25	2,244	52	253	+ 1,991
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,050	19	4,984	- 2,934
Falls	27	1,463	26	3,246	- 1,784
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,250	20	4,943	- 3,693
Malnutrition	29	1,114	47	302	+ 812
Alcohol	30	1,103	46	333	+ 770
Pancreas Cancer	31	1,063	12	6,752	- 5,689
Birth Trauma	32	1,049	60	113	+ 936
Tuberculosis	33	1,000	50	270	+ 730
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	985	36	1,064	- 79
Asthma	35	874	35	1,133	- 259
Epilepsy	36	871	40	824	+ 47
Skin Disease	37	623	30	1,840	- 1,218
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	588	44	475	+ 112
Leukemia	39	453	24	3,772	- 3,319
Fires	40	414	55	185	+ 229
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	388	33	1,612	- 1,224
Maternal Conditions	42	263	64	14	+ 249
Oesophagus Cancer	43	250	29	2,011	- 1,761
Appendicitis	44	166	61	79	+ 86
Poisonings	45	163	57	170	- 7
Meningitis	46	159	59	129	+ 31
Drug Use	47	158	41	776	- 618
Encephalitis	48	156	70	4	+ 153
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	126	48	294	- 168
Lymphomas	50	125	16	5,335	- 5,210
Uterin Cancer	51	125	34	1,612	- 1,487
Ovary Cancer	52	108	28	2,026	- 1,918
Other Neoplasms	53	106	22	4,748	- 4,642
Multiple Sclerosis	54	49	49	287	- 238
Dengue	55	24	77	0	+ 24
Hepatitis B	56	23	58	162	- 140
Chagas disease	57	21	71	3	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	58	14	62	47	- 32
Tetanus	59	13	72	2	+ 11
War	60	12	68	6	+ 7
Hepatitis C	61	5	42	652	- 648
Syphilis	62	4	67	9	- 5
Pertussis	63	3	73	2	+ 2
Ascariasis	64	3	78	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	65	3	82	0	+ 3
Skin Cancers	66	0	32	1,803	- 1,803
Oral Cancer	67	0	27	2,583	- 2,583
Diphtheria	68	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	69	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	11	- 11
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	37	914	- 914
Bladder Cancer	81	0	17	5,222	- 5,222
Schizophrenia	82	0	56	181	- 181
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Belize

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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.