SWITZERLAND VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,092	1	10,713	- 6,621
Violence	2	3,106	51	42	+ 3,064
Diabetes Mellitus	3	2,996	17	1,022	+ 1,974
Stroke	4	2,703	3	3,918	- 1,215
HIV/AIDS	5	2,539	54	29	+ 2,510
Kidney Disease	6	2,181	13	1,261	+ 920
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,057	8	1,949	+ 107
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,876	34	193	+ 1,683
Liver Disease	9	1,228	21	677	+ 550
Prostate Cancer	10	1,009	10	1,579	- 571
Lung Disease	11	979	5	2,902	- 1,923
Hypertension	12	975	6	2,471	- 1,496
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	954	2	7,192	- 6,238
Other Injuries	14	757	30	410	+ 347
Lung Cancers	15	650	4	3,520	- 2,870
Suicide	16	588	14	1,249	- 661
Cervical Cancer	17	586	42	105	+ 481
Drownings	18	508	50	49	+ 458
Liver Cancer	19	507	19	805	- 298
Stomach Cancer	20	494	24	614	- 120
Congenital Anomalies	21	491	31	305	+ 186
Endocrine Disorders	22	480	25	593	- 113
Breast Cancer	23	461	11	1,577	- 1,115
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	426	7	1,995	- 1,568
Low Birth Weight	25	421	43	105	+ 316
Inflammatory/Heart	26	384	16	1,027	- 643
Falls	27	274	9	1,919	- 1,645
Parkinson's Disease	28	234	18	857	- 623
Malnutrition	29	209	47	84	+ 125
Alcohol	30	207	32	229	- 22
Pancreas Cancer	31	199	12	1,486	- 1,287
Birth Trauma	32	197	52	32	+ 165
Tuberculosis	33	187	56	21	+ 166
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	185	35	186	- 1
Asthma	35	164	46	95	+ 69
Epilepsy	36	163	39	159	+ 5
Skin Disease	37	117	40	129	- 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	110	41	122	- 12
Leukemia	39	85	22	671	- 586
Fires	40	78	55	21	+ 56
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	73	48	78	- 5
Maternal Conditions	42	49	64	4	+ 45
Oesophagus Cancer	43	47	28	491	- 444
Appendicitis	44	31	59	15	+ 16
Poisonings	45	31	60	13	+ 18
Meningitis	46	30	57	20	+ 10
Drug Use	47	30	36	176	- 146
Encephalitis	48	29	68	1	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	24	49	68	- 44
Lymphomas	50	23	15	1,131	- 1,108
Uterin Cancer	51	23	33	224	- 200
Ovary Cancer	52	20	29	457	- 437
Other Neoplasms	53	20	20	681	- 662
Multiple Sclerosis	54	9	38	160	- 151
Dengue	55	4	81	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	56	4	63	5	- 0
Chagas disease	57	4	76	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	58	3	61	11	- 8
Tetanus	59	2	70	0	+ 2
War	60	2	67	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	61	1	58	15	- 14
Syphilis	62	1	65	2	- 1
Pertussis	63	1	73	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	64	1	82	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	65	0	79	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	66	0	27	493	- 493
Oral Cancer	67	0	26	500	- 500
Diphtheria	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	66	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	44	102	- 102
Bladder Cancer	81	0	23	669	- 669
Schizophrenia	82	0	45	96	- 96
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	37	170	- 170
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	32	- 32
Oral conditions	86	0	62	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Belize

Switzerland

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.