BELIZE VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	662	1	192	+ 470
Stroke	2	427	4	127	+ 300
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	283	13	45	+ 238
Lung Cancers	4	233	15	30	+ 202
Lung Disease	5	221	11	46	+ 175
Hypertension	6	204	12	46	+ 158
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	145	24	20	+ 125
Diabetes Mellitus	8	135	3	141	- 5
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	111	7	97	+ 15
Breast Cancer	10	95	23	22	+ 73
Kidney Disease	11	87	6	102	- 16
Other Injuries	12	83	14	36	+ 47
Pancreas Cancer	13	82	31	9	+ 73
Stomach Cancer	14	70	20	23	+ 47
Other Neoplasms	15	68	53	1	+ 67
Lymphomas	16	66	50	1	+ 65
Liver Cancer	17	66	19	24	+ 42
Endocrine Disorders	18	57	22	23	+ 35
Parkinson's Disease	19	57	28	11	+ 46
Prostate Cancer	20	57	10	47	+ 10
Leukemia	21	46	39	4	+ 42
Bladder Cancer	22	46	81	0	+ 46
Liver Disease	23	38	9	58	- 20
Inflammatory/Heart	24	38	26	18	+ 20
Falls	25	29	27	13	+ 16
Suicide	26	28	16	28	- 0
Oral Cancer	27	23	67	0	+ 23
Ovary Cancer	28	22	52	1	+ 21
Skin Cancers	29	22	66	0	+ 22
Road Traffic Accidents	30	22	8	88	- 66
Hepatitis C	31	17	61	0	+ 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	15	41	3	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	33	15	51	1	+ 14
Oesophagus Cancer	34	14	43	2	+ 12
Anemia	35	11	80	0	+ 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	11	34	9	+ 2
Congenital Anomalies	37	10	21	23	- 13
Skin Disease	38	10	37	5	+ 4
Epilepsy	39	9	36	8	+ 1
Cervical Cancer	40	8	17	28	- 20
Malnutrition	41	5	29	10	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	5	49	1	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	5	38	5	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	44	5	54	0	+ 4
Drug Use	45	4	47	1	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	46	4	5	119	- 116
Asthma	47	3	35	8	- 4
Osteoarthritis	48	3	84	0	+ 3
Schizophrenia	49	3	82	0	+ 3
Violence	50	3	2	146	- 143
Low Birth Weight	51	2	25	20	- 17
Drownings	52	2	18	24	- 21
Tuberculosis	53	2	33	9	- 7
Hepatitis B	54	2	56	0	+ 2
Alcohol	55	2	30	10	- 8
Fires	56	2	40	4	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	2	85	0	+ 2
Poisonings	58	1	45	1	- 0
Birth Trauma	59	1	32	9	- 8
Meningitis	60	1	46	1	- 1
Appendicitis	61	0	44	1	- 1
Oral conditions	62	0	86	0	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	59	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	58	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	65	0	69	0	+ 0
War	66	0	60	0	- 0
Maternal Conditions	67	0	42	2	- 2
Encephalitis	68	0	48	1	- 1
Syphilis	69	0	62	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	72	0	57	0	- 0
Pertussis	73	0	63	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	70	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	64	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	55	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	65	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	79	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.