UNITED KINGDOM VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,615	2	71,728	- 40,113
Violence	2	24,001	46	868	+ 23,133
Diabetes Mellitus	3	23,148	17	5,842	+ 17,305
Stroke	4	20,884	4	37,626	- 16,743
HIV/AIDS	5	19,618	55	188	+ 19,430
Kidney Disease	6	16,851	18	5,471	+ 11,380
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	15,891	3	40,540	- 24,649
Road Traffic Accidents	8	14,497	33	2,169	+ 12,328
Liver Disease	9	9,486	14	7,666	+ 1,820
Prostate Cancer	10	7,793	8	13,289	- 5,496
Lung Disease	11	7,561	6	32,896	- 25,335
Hypertension	12	7,535	23	5,208	+ 2,327
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	7,371	1	98,135	- 90,764
Other Injuries	14	5,849	19	5,464	+ 385
Lung Cancers	15	5,020	5	35,715	- 30,695
Suicide	16	4,542	20	5,325	- 783
Cervical Cancer	17	4,528	43	1,099	+ 3,429
Drownings	18	3,922	49	301	+ 3,622
Liver Cancer	19	3,920	21	5,237	- 1,317
Stomach Cancer	20	3,815	24	4,999	- 1,184
Congenital Anomalies	21	3,794	35	2,127	+ 1,667
Endocrine Disorders	22	3,706	28	3,297	+ 409
Breast Cancer	23	3,565	9	12,718	- 9,153
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	3,295	7	18,446	- 15,151
Low Birth Weight	25	3,249	40	1,313	+ 1,936
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,969	29	3,126	- 158
Falls	27	2,118	15	7,618	- 5,500
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,810	13	8,573	- 6,763
Malnutrition	29	1,613	58	116	+ 1,498
Alcohol	30	1,597	39	1,555	+ 42
Pancreas Cancer	31	1,539	11	8,995	- 7,456
Birth Trauma	32	1,519	54	190	+ 1,329
Tuberculosis	33	1,448	47	351	+ 1,097
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	1,426	38	1,599	- 173
Asthma	35	1,266	41	1,302	- 37
Epilepsy	36	1,262	42	1,193	+ 68
Skin Disease	37	902	34	2,134	- 1,232
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	851	36	2,090	- 1,239
Leukemia	39	656	22	5,211	- 4,555
Fires	40	599	48	334	+ 265
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	561	45	876	- 315
Maternal Conditions	42	381	64	47	+ 334
Oesophagus Cancer	43	362	12	8,727	- 8,365
Appendicitis	44	240	59	105	+ 135
Poisonings	45	236	53	221	+ 16
Meningitis	46	231	52	232	- 2
Drug Use	47	229	31	2,824	- 2,596
Encephalitis	48	227	68	6	+ 221
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	182	44	1,014	- 832
Lymphomas	50	181	10	9,350	- 9,169
Uterin Cancer	51	180	32	2,346	- 2,166
Ovary Cancer	52	156	25	4,019	- 3,863
Other Neoplasms	53	153	26	3,986	- 3,833
Multiple Sclerosis	54	70	37	1,856	- 1,785
Dengue	55	35	73	0	+ 34
Hepatitis B	56	33	65	40	- 7
Chagas disease	57	31	71	0	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	58	21	63	48	- 28
Tetanus	59	18	72	0	+ 18
War	60	18	67	10	+ 8
Hepatitis C	61	7	51	267	- 260
Syphilis	62	6	62	49	- 43
Pertussis	63	5	69	3	+ 2
Ascariasis	64	5	80	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	65	4	79	0	+ 4
Skin Cancers	66	1	27	3,727	- 3,727
Oral Cancer	67	0	30	3,109	- 3,108
Diphtheria	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	16	- 16
Leprosy	70	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	50	277	- 277
Bladder Cancer	81	0	16	6,133	- 6,133
Schizophrenia	82	0	60	101	- 101
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.