SRI LANKA VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,152	1	26,304	- 16,152
Violence	2	7,707	31	499	+ 7,208
Diabetes Mellitus	3	7,433	2	12,460	- 5,027
Stroke	4	6,706	6	6,805	- 99
HIV/AIDS	5	6,300	55	39	+ 6,260
Kidney Disease	6	5,411	5	6,858	- 1,447
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,103	8	5,117	- 14
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,655	9	4,200	+ 455
Liver Disease	9	3,046	17	1,303	+ 1,743
Prostate Cancer	10	2,502	30	507	+ 1,996
Lung Disease	11	2,428	3	9,456	- 7,028
Hypertension	12	2,420	20	1,055	+ 1,364
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	2,367	4	6,939	- 4,572
Other Injuries	14	1,878	14	1,529	+ 349
Lung Cancers	15	1,612	12	1,775	- 163
Suicide	16	1,459	10	2,977	- 1,519
Cervical Cancer	17	1,454	26	762	+ 692
Drownings	18	1,260	27	731	+ 529
Liver Cancer	19	1,259	19	1,090	+ 168
Stomach Cancer	20	1,225	16	1,321	- 96
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,218	22	989	+ 229
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,190	32	462	+ 727
Breast Cancer	23	1,145	15	1,383	- 238
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,058	24	911	+ 146
Low Birth Weight	25	1,043	29	536	+ 507
Inflammatory/Heart	26	953	35	425	+ 528
Falls	27	680	23	964	- 284
Parkinson's Disease	28	581	45	168	+ 414
Malnutrition	29	518	54	43	+ 475
Alcohol	30	513	51	82	+ 430
Pancreas Cancer	31	494	43	214	+ 281
Birth Trauma	32	488	44	193	+ 295
Tuberculosis	33	465	25	769	- 304
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	458	28	605	- 147
Asthma	35	406	7	6,471	- 6,065
Epilepsy	36	405	39	269	+ 136
Skin Disease	37	290	36	293	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	273	56	38	+ 235
Leukemia	39	211	18	1,155	- 944
Fires	40	192	41	239	- 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	180	53	49	+ 131
Maternal Conditions	42	122	48	96	+ 26
Oesophagus Cancer	43	116	13	1,544	- 1,428
Appendicitis	44	77	64	5	+ 72
Poisonings	45	76	49	93	- 17
Meningitis	46	74	46	146	- 72
Drug Use	47	73	40	257	- 184
Encephalitis	48	73	61	10	+ 62
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	58	60	11	+ 47
Lymphomas	50	58	21	1,027	- 969
Uterin Cancer	51	58	42	218	- 160
Ovary Cancer	52	50	37	281	- 231
Other Neoplasms	53	49	50	86	- 37
Multiple Sclerosis	54	23	69	2	+ 20
Dengue	55	11	47	131	- 120
Hepatitis B	56	10	62	6	+ 5
Chagas disease	57	10	83	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	58	7	66	5	+ 2
Tetanus	59	6	57	27	- 22
War	60	6	38	280	- 274
Hepatitis C	61	2	75	0	+ 2
Syphilis	62	2	58	15	- 13
Pertussis	63	2	59	15	- 13
Ascariasis	64	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	65	1	84	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	66	0	52	58	- 58
Oral Cancer	67	0	11	2,893	- 2,893
Diphtheria	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	63	6	- 6
Measles	71	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	33	445	- 445
Bladder Cancer	81	0	34	432	- 432
Schizophrenia	82	0	65	5	- 5
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	70	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Belize

Sri Lanka

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.