BELIZE VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	429	1	192	+ 237
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	332	13	45	+ 287
Lung Cancers	3	224	15	30	+ 194
Lung Disease	4	152	11	46	+ 106
Stroke	5	152	4	127	+ 25
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	103	24	20	+ 83
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	80	7	97	- 17
Breast Cancer	8	63	23	22	+ 42
Diabetes Mellitus	9	61	3	141	- 79
Lymphomas	10	55	50	1	+ 54
Pancreas Cancer	11	54	31	9	+ 45
Falls	12	52	27	13	+ 39
Prostate Cancer	13	50	10	47	+ 3
Kidney Disease	14	49	6	102	- 53
Suicide	15	47	16	28	+ 20
Drug Use	16	40	47	1	+ 38
Liver Disease	17	39	9	58	- 19
Parkinson's Disease	18	36	28	11	+ 25
Endocrine Disorders	19	35	22	23	+ 12
Liver Cancer	20	33	19	24	+ 10
Leukemia	21	33	39	4	+ 29
Hypertension	22	27	12	46	- 18
Bladder Cancer	23	27	81	0	+ 27
Other Injuries	24	26	14	36	- 10
Oesophagus Cancer	25	24	43	2	+ 22
Stomach Cancer	26	23	20	23	+ 0
Inflammatory/Heart	27	22	26	18	+ 4
Road Traffic Accidents	28	21	8	88	- 67
Ovary Cancer	29	20	52	1	+ 19
Skin Cancers	30	19	66	0	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	31	18	53	1	+ 17
Oral Cancer	32	17	67	0	+ 17
Alcohol	33	16	30	10	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	34	13	51	1	+ 12
Congenital Anomalies	35	12	21	23	- 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	9	34	9	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	37	7	54	0	+ 7
Skin Disease	38	7	37	5	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	7	41	3	+ 3
Violence	40	6	2	146	- 139
Cervical Cancer	41	6	17	28	- 21
Low Birth Weight	42	6	25	20	- 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	5	38	5	- 0
Epilepsy	44	4	36	8	- 4
Hepatitis C	45	4	61	0	+ 4
Anemia	46	4	80	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	3	49	1	+ 2
Drownings	48	3	18	24	- 21
Asthma	49	3	35	8	- 5
Birth Trauma	50	2	32	9	- 7
Malnutrition	51	2	29	10	- 8
Fires	52	2	40	4	- 2
HIV/AIDS	53	2	5	119	- 117
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	2	85	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	55	1	84	0	+ 1
Poisonings	56	1	45	1	- 0
Schizophrenia	57	1	82	0	+ 1
Tuberculosis	58	1	33	9	- 8
Meningitis	59	1	46	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	60	1	56	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	1	86	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	62	1	44	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	1	58	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	42	2	- 2
War	65	0	60	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	62	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	48	1	- 1
Pertussis	69	0	63	0	- 0
Chagas disease	70	0	57	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	59	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	55	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	64	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	65	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELIZE

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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.