BELIZE VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	161	7	97	+ 65
HIV/AIDS	2	149	5	119	+ 30
Tuberculosis	3	140	33	9	+ 132
Stroke	4	113	4	127	- 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	110	34	9	+ 101
Road Traffic Accidents	6	106	8	88	+ 18
Liver Disease	7	96	9	58	+ 38
Malaria	8	90	76	0	+ 90
Coronary Heart Disease	9	85	1	192	- 107
Birth Trauma	10	71	32	9	+ 62
Low Birth Weight	11	68	25	20	+ 49
Congenital Anomalies	12	44	21	23	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	13	40	42	2	+ 38
Diabetes Mellitus	14	40	3	141	- 100
Meningitis	15	38	46	1	+ 37
Kidney Disease	16	32	6	102	- 70
Hypertension	17	32	12	46	- 14
Oesophagus Cancer	18	31	43	2	+ 29
Other Injuries	19	31	14	36	- 5
Lung Disease	20	31	11	46	- 15
Malnutrition	21	30	29	10	+ 20
Cervical Cancer	22	24	17	28	- 3
Suicide	23	23	16	28	- 5
Violence	24	21	2	146	- 125
Breast Cancer	25	19	23	22	- 3
Asthma	26	16	35	8	+ 9
Tetanus	27	15	59	0	+ 15
Stomach Cancer	28	14	20	23	- 9
Lymphomas	29	14	50	1	+ 13
Oral Cancer	30	13	67	0	+ 13
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	13	13	45	- 32
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	11	24	20	- 9
Falls	33	10	27	13	- 2
Liver Cancer	34	10	19	24	- 14
Leukemia	35	9	39	4	+ 5
Fires	36	9	40	4	+ 6
Prostate Cancer	37	9	10	47	- 38
Poisonings	38	9	45	1	+ 8
Drownings	39	9	18	24	- 15
Inflammatory/Heart	40	8	26	18	- 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	8	38	5	+ 3
Pertussis	42	7	63	0	+ 7
Epilepsy	43	6	36	8	- 2
Endocrine Disorders	44	6	22	23	- 17
Ovary Cancer	45	6	52	1	+ 5
Pancreas Cancer	46	5	31	9	- 4
Lung Cancers	47	5	15	30	- 26
Skin Cancers	48	5	66	0	+ 5
Hepatitis B	49	4	56	0	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	50	3	28	11	- 8
Skin Disease	51	3	37	5	- 2
Syphilis	52	3	62	0	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	3	41	3	- 1
Schistosomiasis	54	3	78	0	+ 3
Alcohol	55	3	30	10	- 7
Uterin Cancer	56	2	51	1	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	57	2	81	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	58	2	44	1	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	59	1	77	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	60	1	48	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	61	1	61	0	+ 1
Drug Use	62	1	47	1	- 1
Measles	63	1	71	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	58	0	+ 1
War	65	1	60	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	49	1	- 1
Other Neoplasms	67	0	53	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	68	0	54	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	65	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	64	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	55	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	57	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	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.