USA VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	157,923	1	504,904	- 346,981
Violence	2	119,888	27	18,976	+ 100,912
Diabetes Mellitus	3	115,627	10	61,418	+ 54,208
Stroke	4	104,316	4	158,520	- 54,204
HIV/AIDS	5	97,996	42	5,660	+ 92,335
Kidney Disease	6	84,175	6	85,861	- 1,686
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	79,379	11	60,317	+ 19,062
Road Traffic Accidents	8	72,413	17	41,694	+ 30,719
Liver Disease	9	47,383	16	43,402	+ 3,980
Prostate Cancer	10	38,929	20	35,612	+ 3,316
Lung Disease	11	37,770	3	195,387	- 157,617
Hypertension	12	37,639	8	65,960	- 28,321
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	36,818	2	287,198	- 250,381
Other Injuries	14	29,218	25	25,997	+ 3,221
Lung Cancers	15	25,076	5	155,533	- 130,457
Suicide	16	22,690	12	53,099	- 30,408
Cervical Cancer	17	22,618	38	6,984	+ 15,634
Drownings	18	19,593	45	4,070	+ 15,523
Liver Cancer	19	19,579	23	27,064	- 7,485
Stomach Cancer	20	19,057	33	13,077	+ 5,980
Congenital Anomalies	21	18,951	34	11,762	+ 7,189
Endocrine Disorders	22	18,510	14	46,985	- 28,475
Breast Cancer	23	17,809	13	48,671	- 30,861
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	16,457	9	61,827	- 45,370
Low Birth Weight	25	16,230	39	6,924	+ 9,306
Inflammatory/Heart	26	14,829	22	32,529	- 17,700
Falls	27	10,580	18	40,418	- 29,838
Parkinson's Disease	28	9,042	21	34,491	- 25,449
Malnutrition	29	8,059	40	6,762	+ 1,297
Alcohol	30	7,977	30	14,659	- 6,683
Pancreas Cancer	31	7,688	15	44,293	- 36,604
Birth Trauma	32	7,585	54	1,233	+ 6,352
Tuberculosis	33	7,233	62	546	+ 6,687
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	7,122	37	9,955	- 2,832
Asthma	35	6,322	46	3,818	+ 2,504
Epilepsy	36	6,302	50	3,162	+ 3,140
Skin Disease	37	4,504	43	5,409	- 905
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	4,250	48	3,461	+ 789
Leukemia	39	3,278	24	26,966	- 23,687
Fires	40	2,993	49	3,183	- 190
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,804	47	3,646	- 842
Maternal Conditions	42	1,902	56	779	+ 1,124
Oesophagus Cancer	43	1,809	28	17,829	- 16,020
Appendicitis	44	1,197	63	424	+ 773
Poisonings	45	1,181	53	1,674	- 493
Meningitis	46	1,153	60	606	+ 547
Drug Use	47	1,142	7	74,435	- 73,292
Encephalitis	48	1,132	68	25	+ 1,106
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	908	52	2,461	- 1,553
Lymphomas	50	904	19	40,281	- 39,377
Uterin Cancer	51	901	36	10,063	- 9,162
Ovary Cancer	52	778	31	14,591	- 13,813
Other Neoplasms	53	764	29	17,743	- 16,979
Multiple Sclerosis	54	352	44	5,059	- 4,707
Dengue	55	173	76	0	+ 173
Hepatitis B	56	163	59	608	- 445
Chagas disease	57	155	70	4	+ 151
Upper Respiratory	58	104	65	229	- 126
Tetanus	59	90	71	2	+ 88
War	60	88	55	1,198	- 1,110
Hepatitis C	61	34	41	5,684	- 5,650
Syphilis	62	29	66	49	- 20
Pertussis	63	25	69	16	+ 9
Ascariasis	64	23	82	0	+ 23
Chlamydia	65	18	84	0	+ 18
Skin Cancers	66	3	32	14,311	- 14,308
Oral Cancer	67	2	35	11,555	- 11,553
Diphtheria	68	2	75	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	1	67	34	- 33
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Bladder Cancer	81	0	26	19,622	- 19,622
Schizophrenia	82	0	57	723	- 723
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.