BELIZE VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	837	1	192	+ 645
Stroke	2	407	4	127	+ 280
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	325	7	97	+ 228
Lung Cancers	4	227	15	30	+ 196
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	221	13	45	+ 177
Lung Disease	6	208	11	46	+ 162
Hypertension	7	132	12	46	+ 86
Prostate Cancer	8	128	10	47	+ 80
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	112	24	20	+ 92
Falls	10	107	27	13	+ 94
Liver Disease	11	71	9	58	+ 13
Other Injuries	12	71	14	36	+ 35
Diabetes Mellitus	13	68	3	141	- 73
Kidney Disease	14	64	6	102	- 38
Breast Cancer	15	63	23	22	+ 42
Suicide	16	62	16	28	+ 35
Inflammatory/Heart	17	44	26	18	+ 26
Lymphomas	18	41	50	1	+ 40
Road Traffic Accidents	19	38	8	88	- 50
Stomach Cancer	20	38	20	23	+ 14
Pancreas Cancer	21	34	31	9	+ 25
Oesophagus Cancer	22	33	43	2	+ 31
Oral Cancer	23	33	67	0	+ 33
Liver Cancer	24	31	19	24	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	25	29	53	1	+ 28
Bladder Cancer	26	28	81	0	+ 28
Parkinson's Disease	27	26	28	11	+ 15
Alcohol	28	26	30	10	+ 16
Cervical Cancer	29	25	17	28	- 2
Leukemia	30	24	39	4	+ 20
Uterin Cancer	31	23	51	1	+ 22
Violence	32	22	2	146	- 124
Skin Cancers	33	19	66	0	+ 19
HIV/AIDS	34	18	5	119	- 101
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	16	38	5	+ 11
Endocrine Disorders	36	16	22	23	- 7
Congenital Anomalies	37	14	21	23	- 9
Osteoarthritis	38	12	84	0	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	39	12	52	1	+ 11
Asthma	40	11	35	8	+ 4
Skin Disease	41	10	37	5	+ 4
Drownings	42	9	18	24	- 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	8	34	9	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	6	41	3	+ 3
Hepatitis C	45	4	61	0	+ 4
Epilepsy	46	4	36	8	- 4
Appendicitis	47	4	44	1	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	48	4	25	20	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	3	49	1	+ 2
Meningitis	50	3	46	1	+ 2
Drug Use	51	3	47	1	+ 2
Anemia	52	3	80	0	+ 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	3	85	0	+ 3
Schizophrenia	54	3	82	0	+ 3
Malnutrition	55	2	29	10	- 7
Hepatitis B	56	2	56	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	57	2	54	0	+ 2
Fires	58	2	40	4	- 2
Birth Trauma	59	2	32	9	- 7
Tuberculosis	60	2	33	9	- 7
Maternal Conditions	61	2	42	2	- 1
Poisonings	62	1	45	1	- 1
Otitis Media	63	0	69	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	64	0	86	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	58	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	48	1	- 1
Leprosy	67	0	70	0	+ 0
War	68	0	60	0	- 0
Syphilis	69	0	62	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	64	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	59	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	63	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	55	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	57	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	65	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	79	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.