BELIZE VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	699	1	192	+ 507
Stroke	2	535	4	127	+ 408
Diabetes Mellitus	3	303	3	141	+ 162
Hypertension	4	168	12	46	+ 122
Suicide	5	165	16	28	+ 138
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	158	7	97	+ 61
HIV/AIDS	7	134	5	119	+ 15
Kidney Disease	8	122	6	102	+ 20
Liver Disease	9	103	9	58	+ 45
Violence	10	101	2	146	- 44
Road Traffic Accidents	11	92	8	88	+ 3
Endocrine Disorders	12	91	22	23	+ 69
Lung Disease	13	91	11	46	+ 45
Other Injuries	14	88	14	36	+ 52
Drownings	15	76	18	24	+ 52
Tuberculosis	16	72	33	9	+ 63
Prostate Cancer	17	65	10	47	+ 17
Anemia	18	52	80	0	+ 52
Breast Cancer	19	50	23	22	+ 29
Inflammatory/Heart	20	48	26	18	+ 30
Cervical Cancer	21	48	17	28	+ 20
Low Birth Weight	22	47	25	20	+ 27
Congenital Anomalies	23	36	21	23	+ 13
Birth Trauma	24	34	32	9	+ 24
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	31	24	20	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	28	38	5	+ 23
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	25	34	9	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	28	21	53	1	+ 20
Lung Cancers	29	20	15	30	- 11
Malnutrition	30	20	29	10	+ 10
Stomach Cancer	31	18	20	23	- 5
Lymphomas	32	17	50	1	+ 16
Malaria	33	16	76	0	+ 16
Liver Cancer	34	15	19	24	- 9
Maternal Conditions	35	15	42	2	+ 12
Asthma	36	13	35	8	+ 6
Epilepsy	37	12	36	8	+ 5
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	12	13	45	- 33
Leukemia	39	11	39	4	+ 7
Oral Cancer	40	10	67	0	+ 10
Fires	41	10	40	4	+ 7
Pancreas Cancer	42	10	31	9	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	43	9	52	1	+ 8
Meningitis	44	9	46	1	+ 8
Drug Use	45	8	47	1	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	46	7	51	1	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	7	41	3	+ 3
Falls	48	6	27	13	- 7
Parkinson's Disease	49	5	28	11	- 6
Bladder Cancer	50	4	81	0	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	51	4	43	2	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	4	85	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	53	4	48	1	+ 2
Appendicitis	54	3	44	1	+ 2
Skin Cancers	55	3	66	0	+ 3
Skin Disease	56	2	37	5	- 4
Alcohol	57	2	30	10	- 8
Osteoarthritis	58	2	84	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	59	1	56	0	+ 1
Dengue	60	1	55	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	54	0	+ 0
Schizophrenia	62	1	82	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	1	49	1	- 1
War	64	0	60	0	+ 0
Poisonings	65	0	45	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	66	0	58	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	67	0	86	0	+ 0
Leprosy	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	61	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Syphilis	71	0	62	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	59	0	- 0
Pertussis	73	0	63	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	64	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	76	0	69	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	65	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	57	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	74	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.