BELIZE VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	385	7	97	+ 288
Tuberculosis	2	346	33	9	+ 337
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	345	34	9	+ 336
HIV/AIDS	4	276	5	119	+ 157
Stroke	5	242	4	127	+ 115
Malaria	6	241	76	0	+ 241
Coronary Heart Disease	7	213	1	192	+ 21
Low Birth Weight	8	164	25	20	+ 144
Birth Trauma	9	161	32	9	+ 152
Road Traffic Accidents	10	132	8	88	+ 44
Measles	11	120	71	0	+ 120
Hypertension	12	92	12	46	+ 46
Maternal Conditions	13	86	42	2	+ 84
Liver Disease	14	85	9	58	+ 27
Diabetes Mellitus	15	84	3	141	- 57
Meningitis	16	75	46	1	+ 73
Violence	17	74	2	146	- 72
Lung Disease	18	70	11	46	+ 24
Congenital Anomalies	19	57	21	23	+ 34
Asthma	20	56	35	8	+ 48
Kidney Disease	21	52	6	102	- 50
Malnutrition	22	51	29	10	+ 41
Other Injuries	23	46	14	36	+ 10
Suicide	24	43	16	28	+ 15
Endocrine Disorders	25	31	22	23	+ 9
Breast Cancer	26	25	23	22	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	23	38	5	+ 18
War	28	23	60	0	+ 23
Tetanus	29	21	59	0	+ 21
Inflammatory/Heart	30	20	26	18	+ 2
Pertussis	31	20	63	0	+ 19
Cervical Cancer	32	17	17	28	- 11
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	15	13	45	- 30
Drownings	34	15	18	24	- 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	14	41	3	+ 11
Falls	36	13	27	13	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	37	12	78	0	+ 12
Prostate Cancer	38	12	10	47	- 36
Fires	39	10	40	4	+ 7
Poisonings	40	10	45	1	+ 8
Syphilis	41	9	62	0	+ 9
Lymphomas	42	9	50	1	+ 8
Epilepsy	43	9	36	8	+ 1
Liver Cancer	44	9	19	24	- 15
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	9	24	20	- 11
Oral Cancer	46	7	67	0	+ 7
Leukemia	47	6	39	4	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	48	5	28	11	- 6
Stomach Cancer	49	5	20	23	- 18
Ovary Cancer	50	5	52	1	+ 4
Appendicitis	51	5	44	1	+ 3
Alcohol	52	5	30	10	- 5
Oesophagus Cancer	53	4	43	2	+ 1
Skin Disease	54	4	37	5	- 2
Lung Cancers	55	3	15	30	- 27
Leishmaniasis	56	3	77	0	+ 3
Drug Use	57	3	47	1	+ 2
Skin Cancers	58	3	66	0	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	59	3	75	0	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	60	3	31	9	- 7
Hepatitis B	61	2	56	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	62	2	48	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	2	58	0	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	64	2	81	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	65	1	51	1	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	49	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	1	68	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	61	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	70	0	53	1	- 1
Ascariasis	71	0	64	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	72	0	54	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	65	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	55	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	57	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELIZE

Central Africa

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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.