BELIZE VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	372	1	192	+ 180
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	363	13	45	+ 318
Lung Disease	3	305	11	46	+ 259
Lung Cancers	4	259	15	30	+ 229
Stroke	5	255	4	127	+ 128
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	156	7	97	+ 60
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	149	24	20	+ 129
Prostate Cancer	8	103	10	47	+ 56
Breast Cancer	9	90	23	22	+ 69
Diabetes Mellitus	10	89	3	141	- 51
Pancreas Cancer	11	76	31	9	+ 67
Kidney Disease	12	63	6	102	- 39
Lymphomas	13	51	50	1	+ 50
Liver Disease	14	48	9	58	- 9
Hypertension	15	45	12	46	- 1
Suicide	16	43	16	28	+ 15
Parkinson's Disease	17	42	28	11	+ 31
Alcohol	18	42	30	10	+ 32
Endocrine Disorders	19	40	22	23	+ 17
Leukemia	20	39	39	4	+ 35
Bladder Cancer	21	38	81	0	+ 38
Falls	22	38	27	13	+ 25
Stomach Cancer	23	34	20	23	+ 11
Oesophagus Cancer	24	33	43	2	+ 31
Liver Cancer	25	32	19	24	+ 9
Skin Cancers	26	27	66	0	+ 27
Other Neoplasms	27	26	53	1	+ 25
Oral Cancer	28	26	67	0	+ 26
Ovary Cancer	29	26	52	1	+ 25
Other Injuries	30	24	14	36	- 11
Inflammatory/Heart	31	20	26	18	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	15	38	5	+ 10
Road Traffic Accidents	33	15	8	88	- 73
Drug Use	34	14	47	1	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	35	11	51	1	+ 10
Congenital Anomalies	36	11	21	23	- 12
Cervical Cancer	37	11	17	28	- 17
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	10	34	9	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	39	9	54	0	+ 9
Epilepsy	40	9	36	8	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	41	8	25	20	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	7	41	3	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	6	49	1	+ 5
Asthma	44	6	35	8	- 2
Skin Disease	45	5	37	5	+ 0
Anemia	46	5	80	0	+ 5
Violence	47	4	2	146	- 141
Schizophrenia	48	4	82	0	+ 4
Fires	49	4	40	4	+ 0
Drownings	50	3	18	24	- 21
Osteoarthritis	51	2	84	0	+ 2
Meningitis	52	2	46	1	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	2	85	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	54	2	44	1	+ 0
HIV/AIDS	55	2	5	119	- 118
Birth Trauma	56	1	32	9	- 8
Tuberculosis	57	1	33	9	- 8
Upper Respiratory	58	1	58	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	59	1	29	10	- 9
Hepatitis C	60	1	61	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	61	0	56	0	+ 0
Poisonings	62	0	45	1	- 1
Oral conditions	63	0	86	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	42	2	- 2
Otitis Media	65	0	69	0	+ 0
War	66	0	60	0	- 0
Encephalitis	67	0	48	1	- 1
Tetanus	68	0	59	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	62	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	63	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	57	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	64	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	55	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	79	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELIZE

Denmark

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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.