VIET NAM VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	48,841	2	91,939	- 43,098
Violence	2	37,078	36	1,785	+ 35,292
Diabetes Mellitus	3	35,760	4	33,860	+ 1,900
Stroke	4	32,262	1	159,032	- 126,770
HIV/AIDS	5	30,307	27	4,993	+ 25,315
Kidney Disease	6	26,033	8	25,251	+ 781
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	24,550	7	27,836	- 3,287
Road Traffic Accidents	8	22,395	5	29,475	- 7,080
Liver Disease	9	14,654	10	23,900	- 9,246
Prostate Cancer	10	12,039	35	1,911	+ 10,128
Lung Disease	11	11,681	3	35,875	- 24,194
Hypertension	12	11,641	12	19,880	- 8,239
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	11,387	6	29,307	- 17,920
Other Injuries	14	9,036	23	5,539	+ 3,498
Lung Cancers	15	7,755	11	21,294	- 13,539
Suicide	16	7,017	18	7,249	- 232
Cervical Cancer	17	6,995	31	2,391	+ 4,604
Drownings	18	6,060	26	5,097	+ 962
Liver Cancer	19	6,055	9	24,995	- 18,939
Stomach Cancer	20	5,894	14	15,134	- 9,240
Congenital Anomalies	21	5,861	21	7,064	- 1,203
Endocrine Disorders	22	5,725	34	2,082	+ 3,642
Breast Cancer	23	5,508	22	6,187	- 679
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	5,090	16	8,258	- 3,169
Low Birth Weight	25	5,019	19	7,132	- 2,112
Inflammatory/Heart	26	4,586	24	5,357	- 770
Falls	27	3,272	13	15,427	- 12,155
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,796	25	5,338	- 2,542
Malnutrition	29	2,492	63	120	+ 2,372
Alcohol	30	2,467	46	867	+ 1,600
Pancreas Cancer	31	2,378	44	929	+ 1,448
Birth Trauma	32	2,346	32	2,340	+ 6
Tuberculosis	33	2,237	15	9,446	- 7,209
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	2,203	29	4,390	- 2,187
Asthma	35	1,955	17	8,150	- 6,195
Epilepsy	36	1,949	53	583	+ 1,366
Skin Disease	37	1,393	40	1,515	- 122
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,315	43	957	+ 358
Leukemia	39	1,014	28	4,899	- 3,885
Fires	40	926	52	595	+ 331
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	867	38	1,708	- 841
Maternal Conditions	42	588	49	773	- 185
Oesophagus Cancer	43	560	33	2,265	- 1,705
Appendicitis	44	370	60	201	+ 169
Poisonings	45	365	48	832	- 467
Meningitis	46	357	51	624	- 268
Drug Use	47	353	41	1,366	- 1,012
Encephalitis	48	350	39	1,558	- 1,208
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	281	59	224	+ 57
Lymphomas	50	280	30	2,964	- 2,685
Uterin Cancer	51	279	42	1,159	- 880
Ovary Cancer	52	241	47	864	- 623
Other Neoplasms	53	236	57	325	- 89
Multiple Sclerosis	54	109	61	135	- 27
Dengue	55	53	62	127	- 73
Hepatitis B	56	50	55	379	- 329
Chagas disease	57	48	76	0	+ 48
Upper Respiratory	58	32	66	34	- 2
Tetanus	59	28	58	286	- 258
War	60	27	65	34	- 7
Hepatitis C	61	10	64	78	- 68
Syphilis	62	9	56	328	- 319
Pertussis	63	8	50	705	- 697
Ascariasis	64	7	68	9	- 2
Chlamydia	65	6	70	1	+ 5
Skin Cancers	66	1	54	467	- 466
Oral Cancer	67	1	20	7,088	- 7,087
Diphtheria	68	1	69	3	- 3
Otitis Media	69	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	67	14	- 14
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Bladder Cancer	81	0	45	896	- 896
Schizophrenia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Belize

Viet Nam

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.