SYRIA VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,021	1	28,203	- 17,182
Violence	2	8,367	25	444	+ 7,923
Diabetes Mellitus	3	8,070	15	1,534	+ 6,536
Stroke	4	7,280	2	8,088	- 808
HIV/AIDS	5	6,839	58	15	+ 6,824
Kidney Disease	6	5,875	6	2,329	+ 3,546
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,540	4	2,958	+ 2,581
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,054	5	2,550	+ 2,504
Liver Disease	9	3,307	11	1,720	+ 1,587
Prostate Cancer	10	2,717	28	404	+ 2,313
Lung Disease	11	2,636	13	1,601	+ 1,035
Hypertension	12	2,627	23	707	+ 1,919
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	2,569	14	1,551	+ 1,019
Other Injuries	14	2,039	24	521	+ 1,518
Lung Cancers	15	1,750	9	2,048	- 298
Suicide	16	1,584	33	333	+ 1,251
Cervical Cancer	17	1,579	42	188	+ 1,390
Drownings	18	1,367	40	215	+ 1,152
Liver Cancer	19	1,366	31	366	+ 1,000
Stomach Cancer	20	1,330	22	725	+ 605
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,323	8	2,077	- 755
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,292	26	418	+ 874
Breast Cancer	23	1,243	10	1,953	- 710
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,149	16	1,224	- 75
Low Birth Weight	25	1,133	12	1,652	- 519
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,035	32	337	+ 698
Falls	27	738	29	383	+ 355
Parkinson's Disease	28	631	30	367	+ 264
Malnutrition	29	562	51	73	+ 490
Alcohol	30	557	53	51	+ 506
Pancreas Cancer	31	537	27	411	+ 126
Birth Trauma	32	529	21	744	- 215
Tuberculosis	33	505	56	23	+ 481
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	497	7	2,156	- 1,659
Asthma	35	441	17	1,052	- 611
Epilepsy	36	440	48	92	+ 347
Skin Disease	37	314	61	8	+ 306
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	297	49	79	+ 218
Leukemia	39	229	19	796	- 567
Fires	40	209	43	179	+ 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	196	41	197	- 2
Maternal Conditions	42	133	45	105	+ 28
Oesophagus Cancer	43	126	47	97	+ 29
Appendicitis	44	84	54	36	+ 47
Poisonings	45	82	46	98	- 16
Meningitis	46	80	35	295	- 214
Drug Use	47	80	39	249	- 170
Encephalitis	48	79	50	77	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	63	62	7	+ 57
Lymphomas	50	63	18	827	- 764
Uterin Cancer	51	63	44	146	- 83
Ovary Cancer	52	54	34	328	- 274
Other Neoplasms	53	53	57	21	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	54	25	59	14	+ 10
Dengue	55	12	72	0	+ 12
Hepatitis B	56	11	63	5	+ 6
Chagas disease	57	11	78	0	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	58	7	66	3	+ 4
Tetanus	59	6	52	57	- 51
War	60	6	3	7,760	- 7,754
Hepatitis C	61	2	68	1	+ 2
Syphilis	62	2	55	31	- 29
Pertussis	63	2	37	289	- 287
Ascariasis	64	2	67	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	65	1	69	1	+ 0
Skin Cancers	66	0	38	276	- 276
Oral Cancer	67	0	36	289	- 289
Diphtheria	68	0	64	5	- 5
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	78	0	60	11	- 11
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Bladder Cancer	81	0	20	757	- 757
Schizophrenia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

Belize

Syria

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.