SWEDEN VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,891	1	15,136	- 10,245
Violence	2	3,713	47	113	+ 3,600
Diabetes Mellitus	3	3,581	11	1,834	+ 1,746
Stroke	4	3,230	3	6,035	- 2,804
HIV/AIDS	5	3,035	61	13	+ 3,022
Kidney Disease	6	2,607	12	1,629	+ 978
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,458	7	2,659	- 201
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,242	34	315	+ 1,927
Liver Disease	9	1,467	23	723	+ 744
Prostate Cancer	10	1,206	8	2,622	- 1,417
Lung Disease	11	1,170	4	4,344	- 3,175
Hypertension	12	1,166	10	1,838	- 673
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,140	2	10,917	- 9,777
Other Injuries	14	905	15	1,374	- 469
Lung Cancers	15	777	5	3,722	- 2,946
Suicide	16	703	14	1,479	- 777
Cervical Cancer	17	700	38	228	+ 473
Drownings	18	607	46	114	+ 492
Liver Cancer	19	606	22	752	- 145
Stomach Cancer	20	590	26	612	- 22
Congenital Anomalies	21	587	35	308	+ 279
Endocrine Disorders	22	573	24	702	- 129
Breast Cancer	23	552	13	1,582	- 1,031
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	510	6	3,049	- 2,540
Low Birth Weight	25	503	51	50	+ 452
Inflammatory/Heart	26	459	28	547	- 88
Falls	27	328	17	1,109	- 781
Parkinson's Disease	28	280	19	943	- 663
Malnutrition	29	250	45	117	+ 133
Alcohol	30	247	32	359	- 112
Pancreas Cancer	31	238	9	1,849	- 1,611
Birth Trauma	32	235	55	34	+ 201
Tuberculosis	33	224	56	24	+ 200
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	221	36	289	- 69
Asthma	35	196	42	158	+ 37
Epilepsy	36	195	44	121	+ 75
Skin Disease	37	139	39	220	- 80
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	132	37	277	- 145
Leukemia	39	102	20	825	- 724
Fires	40	93	49	65	+ 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	87	48	110	- 23
Maternal Conditions	42	59	64	5	+ 54
Oesophagus Cancer	43	56	29	538	- 482
Appendicitis	44	37	59	18	+ 19
Poisonings	45	37	60	18	+ 19
Meningitis	46	36	54	35	+ 1
Drug Use	47	35	30	423	- 388
Encephalitis	48	35	71	0	+ 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	28	43	129	- 101
Lymphomas	50	28	16	1,357	- 1,329
Uterin Cancer	51	28	33	345	- 317
Ovary Cancer	52	24	27	553	- 529
Other Neoplasms	53	24	18	1,036	- 1,012
Multiple Sclerosis	54	11	41	170	- 159
Dengue	55	5	80	0	+ 5
Hepatitis B	56	5	62	9	- 4
Chagas disease	57	5	77	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	58	3	58	20	- 16
Tetanus	59	3	68	0	+ 2
War	60	3	65	2	+ 1
Hepatitis C	61	1	53	44	- 43
Syphilis	62	1	72	0	+ 1
Pertussis	63	1	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	64	1	81	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	65	1	73	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	66	0	25	650	- 650
Oral Cancer	67	0	31	379	- 379
Diphtheria	68	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	40	175	- 175
Bladder Cancer	81	0	21	760	- 760
Schizophrenia	82	0	50	63	- 63
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	52	46	- 46
Oral conditions	86	0	63	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

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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.