BELIZE VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	380	7	97	+ 284
Malaria	2	243	76	0	+ 243
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	202	34	9	+ 193
Measles	4	179	71	0	+ 179
Stroke	5	172	4	127	+ 45
Coronary Heart Disease	6	168	1	192	- 24
Birth Trauma	7	143	32	9	+ 133
Low Birth Weight	8	128	25	20	+ 109
Road Traffic Accidents	9	113	8	88	+ 25
HIV/AIDS	10	90	5	119	- 29
Meningitis	11	78	46	1	+ 77
Liver Disease	12	76	9	58	+ 18
Tuberculosis	13	70	33	9	+ 62
Congenital Anomalies	14	65	21	23	+ 42
Diabetes Mellitus	15	64	3	141	- 77
Kidney Disease	16	58	6	102	- 45
Maternal Conditions	17	53	42	2	+ 51
Other Injuries	18	45	14	36	+ 9
Cervical Cancer	19	44	17	28	+ 17
Lung Disease	20	41	11	46	- 5
Hypertension	21	40	12	46	- 6
Asthma	22	35	35	8	+ 27
Liver Cancer	23	35	19	24	+ 11
Pertussis	24	35	63	0	+ 35
Endocrine Disorders	25	34	22	23	+ 11
Violence	26	34	2	146	- 112
Trypanosomiasis	27	32	75	0	+ 32
Malnutrition	28	31	29	10	+ 21
Suicide	29	27	16	28	- 1
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	17	13	45	- 28
Drownings	31	16	18	24	- 8
Prostate Cancer	32	16	10	47	- 32
Falls	33	14	27	13	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	13	38	5	+ 8
Inflammatory/Heart	35	13	26	18	- 5
Fires	36	12	40	4	+ 9
Epilepsy	37	10	36	8	+ 3
Breast Cancer	38	10	23	22	- 11
Syphilis	39	10	62	0	+ 10
Poisonings	40	9	45	1	+ 7
Stomach Cancer	41	7	20	23	- 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	7	41	3	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	43	7	78	0	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	44	6	28	11	- 5
Tetanus	45	5	59	0	+ 5
Drug Use	46	5	47	1	+ 4
Hepatitis B	47	5	56	0	+ 5
Lymphomas	48	5	50	1	+ 4
Skin Cancers	49	5	66	0	+ 5
Lung Cancers	50	4	15	30	- 27
Skin Disease	51	4	37	5	- 2
Oral Cancer	52	4	67	0	+ 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	3	24	20	- 17
Ovary Cancer	54	3	52	1	+ 2
Alcohol	55	2	30	10	- 7
Encephalitis	56	2	48	1	+ 1
Appendicitis	57	1	44	1	- 0
Diphtheria	58	1	68	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	59	1	51	1	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	60	1	81	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	61	1	61	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	62	1	64	0	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	63	1	43	2	- 2
War	64	1	60	0	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	65	1	31	9	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	54	0	+ 0
Leukemia	67	1	39	4	- 3
Other Neoplasms	68	0	53	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	69	0	58	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	0	49	1	- 1
Chlamydia	71	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	55	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	57	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.