BELIZE VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	727	1	192	+ 535
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	253	13	45	+ 208
Stroke	3	246	4	127	+ 119
Lung Cancers	4	230	15	30	+ 200
Lung Disease	5	212	11	46	+ 166
Hypertension	6	132	12	46	+ 87
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	129	24	20	+ 109
Kidney Disease	8	113	6	102	+ 10
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	102	7	97	+ 6
Breast Cancer	10	93	23	22	+ 71
Pancreas Cancer	11	89	31	9	+ 79
Prostate Cancer	12	81	10	47	+ 34
Diabetes Mellitus	13	77	3	141	- 64
Falls	14	76	27	13	+ 63
Liver Disease	15	75	9	58	+ 17
Parkinson's Disease	16	62	28	11	+ 51
Lymphomas	17	61	50	1	+ 59
Endocrine Disorders	18	53	22	23	+ 30
Suicide	19	51	16	28	+ 23
Stomach Cancer	20	48	20	23	+ 25
Inflammatory/Heart	21	44	26	18	+ 26
Leukemia	22	43	39	4	+ 39
Other Injuries	23	41	14	36	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	24	40	53	1	+ 39
Liver Cancer	25	40	19	24	+ 16
Alcohol	26	31	30	10	+ 21
Oesophagus Cancer	27	31	43	2	+ 29
Bladder Cancer	28	31	81	0	+ 31
Oral Cancer	29	30	67	0	+ 30
Ovary Cancer	30	26	52	1	+ 25
Skin Cancers	31	20	66	0	+ 20
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	19	34	9	+ 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	18	41	3	+ 14
Road Traffic Accidents	34	16	8	88	- 72
Epilepsy	35	15	36	8	+ 8
Congenital Anomalies	36	11	21	23	- 12
Uterin Cancer	37	11	51	1	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	11	38	5	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	39	11	17	28	- 17
Drug Use	40	10	47	1	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	41	8	54	0	+ 7
Skin Disease	42	8	37	5	+ 2
Anemia	43	5	80	0	+ 5
Asthma	44	5	35	8	- 3
Low Birth Weight	45	4	25	20	- 16
Violence	46	4	2	146	- 142
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	3	49	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	48	3	61	0	+ 2
Drownings	49	2	18	24	- 22
Malnutrition	50	2	29	10	- 8
Schizophrenia	51	2	82	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	52	2	84	0	+ 2
Fires	53	2	40	4	- 2
HIV/AIDS	54	2	5	119	- 117
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	1	85	0	+ 1
Tuberculosis	56	1	33	9	- 7
Birth Trauma	57	1	32	9	- 8
Poisonings	58	1	45	1	- 0
Hepatitis B	59	1	56	0	+ 1
Meningitis	60	1	46	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	61	1	58	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	62	1	44	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
Syphilis	68	0	62	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	63	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	57	0	- 0
Tetanus	75	0	59	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	64	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	55	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	65	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.