BELIZE VS JORDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JORDAN		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	181	1	192	- 11
Stroke	2	108	4	127	- 19
Road Traffic Accidents	3	64	8	88	- 24
Diabetes Mellitus	4	63	3	141	- 78
Hypertension	5	57	12	46	+ 11
Kidney Disease	6	56	6	102	- 47
Lung Cancers	7	39	15	30	+ 9
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	35	7	97	- 62
Congenital Anomalies	9	35	21	23	+ 12
Low Birth Weight	10	32	25	20	+ 12
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	26	13	45	- 18
Breast Cancer	12	26	23	22	+ 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	23	24	20	+ 3
Liver Disease	14	18	9	58	- 39
Lung Disease	15	17	11	46	- 29
Leukemia	16	14	39	4	+ 10
Stomach Cancer	17	14	20	23	- 10
Lymphomas	18	12	50	1	+ 11
Other Injuries	19	11	14	36	- 25
Birth Trauma	20	10	32	9	+ 1
Violence	21	10	2	146	- 136
Pancreas Cancer	22	9	31	9	- 0
Bladder Cancer	23	8	81	0	+ 8
Falls	24	7	27	13	- 6
Liver Cancer	25	7	19	24	- 17
Endocrine Disorders	26	7	22	23	- 16
Parkinson's Disease	27	6	28	11	- 5
Suicide	28	6	16	28	- 21
Fires	29	6	40	4	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	30	6	34	9	- 3
Oral Cancer	31	5	67	0	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	32	5	52	1	+ 4
Prostate Cancer	33	5	10	47	- 42
Drug Use	34	4	47	1	+ 3
Asthma	35	4	35	8	- 3
Drownings	36	4	18	24	- 20
Meningitis	37	3	46	1	+ 2
Inflammatory/Heart	38	3	26	18	- 15
Uterin Cancer	39	3	51	1	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2	38	5	- 3
Cervical Cancer	41	2	17	28	- 25
Oesophagus Cancer	42	2	43	2	+ 0
Pertussis	43	2	63	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	44	2	42	2	- 0
Syphilis	45	2	62	0	+ 2
Epilepsy	46	2	36	8	- 6
Poisonings	47	2	45	1	+ 0
Skin Disease	48	2	37	5	- 4
Skin Cancers	49	1	66	0	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	1	41	3	- 3
Malnutrition	51	1	29	10	- 9
Encephalitis	52	1	48	1	- 1
Tuberculosis	53	0	33	9	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	54	0	54	0	+ 0
Alcohol	55	0	30	10	- 9
Tetanus	56	0	59	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	57	0	53	1	- 1
Appendicitis	58	0	44	1	- 1
War	59	0	60	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	60	0	56	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	0	49	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	62	0	78	0	+ 0
HIV/AIDS	63	0	5	119	- 119
Hepatitis C	64	0	61	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	71	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	66	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	64	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	69	0	58	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	65	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	55	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	57	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	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.