BELIZE VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	265	7	97	+ 168
Tuberculosis	2	158	33	9	+ 149
Measles	3	152	71	0	+ 152
Malaria	4	151	76	0	+ 151
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	149	34	9	+ 140
Stroke	6	132	4	127	+ 5
Coronary Heart Disease	7	125	1	192	- 67
Low Birth Weight	8	125	25	20	+ 105
Birth Trauma	9	119	32	9	+ 110
Road Traffic Accidents	10	109	8	88	+ 21
Congenital Anomalies	11	59	21	23	+ 36
Hypertension	12	57	12	46	+ 11
Liver Disease	13	54	9	58	- 3
Lung Disease	14	49	11	46	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	15	48	5	119	- 71
Diabetes Mellitus	16	46	3	141	- 94
Meningitis	17	42	46	1	+ 40
Violence	18	40	2	146	- 106
Maternal Conditions	19	38	42	2	+ 36
Kidney Disease	20	33	6	102	- 70
Malnutrition	21	32	29	10	+ 22
Other Injuries	22	30	14	36	- 6
Pertussis	23	29	63	0	+ 29
Asthma	24	28	35	8	+ 20
Endocrine Disorders	25	27	22	23	+ 4
Suicide	26	21	16	28	- 7
Cervical Cancer	27	17	17	28	- 10
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	16	13	45	- 28
Inflammatory/Heart	29	15	26	18	- 3
Prostate Cancer	30	14	10	47	- 33
Liver Cancer	31	14	19	24	- 10
Syphilis	32	14	62	0	+ 13
Falls	33	13	27	13	- 0
Drownings	34	12	18	24	- 11
Breast Cancer	35	12	23	22	- 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	11	24	20	- 9
Stomach Cancer	37	9	20	23	- 14
Lymphomas	38	7	50	1	+ 6
Fires	39	7	40	4	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	7	38	5	+ 2
Leukemia	41	7	39	4	+ 3
Poisonings	42	6	45	1	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	6	41	3	+ 3
Epilepsy	44	6	36	8	- 1
War	45	6	60	0	+ 6
Tetanus	46	4	59	0	+ 4
Lung Cancers	47	4	15	30	- 26
Schistosomiasis	48	4	78	0	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	49	4	28	11	- 7
Pancreas Cancer	50	4	31	9	- 6
Oral Cancer	51	4	67	0	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	52	3	77	0	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	53	3	43	2	+ 1
Skin Disease	54	3	37	5	- 3
Skin Cancers	55	3	66	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	56	3	44	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	57	2	48	1	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	58	2	52	1	+ 1
Drug Use	59	2	47	1	+ 1
Alcohol	60	2	30	10	- 7
Hepatitis B	61	2	56	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	58	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	63	1	51	1	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	64	1	75	0	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	65	1	81	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	49	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	67	0	53	1	- 1
Ascariasis	68	0	64	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	61	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	54	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	65	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	55	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	57	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	79	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	80	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.