BELIZE VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	406	1	192	+ 214
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	185	13	45	+ 140
Lung Cancers	3	161	15	30	+ 130
Stroke	4	159	4	127	+ 32
Lung Disease	5	150	11	46	+ 104
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	81	24	20	+ 61
Breast Cancer	7	70	23	22	+ 49
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	69	7	97	- 28
Kidney Disease	9	56	6	102	- 46
Other Injuries	10	55	14	36	+ 19
Pancreas Cancer	11	51	31	9	+ 41
Liver Disease	12	46	9	58	- 11
Suicide	13	43	16	28	+ 15
Lymphomas	14	40	50	1	+ 39
Prostate Cancer	15	39	10	47	- 8
Parkinson's Disease	16	38	28	11	+ 27
Diabetes Mellitus	17	38	3	141	- 103
Falls	18	38	27	13	+ 25
Hypertension	19	33	12	46	- 13
Leukemia	20	33	39	4	+ 29
Endocrine Disorders	21	33	22	23	+ 10
Stomach Cancer	22	32	20	23	+ 9
Inflammatory/Heart	23	30	26	18	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	24	30	53	1	+ 29
Liver Cancer	25	30	19	24	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	26	27	81	0	+ 27
Ovary Cancer	27	22	52	1	+ 21
Oesophagus Cancer	28	20	43	2	+ 17
Alcohol	29	16	30	10	+ 6
Road Traffic Accidents	30	16	8	88	- 73
Skin Cancers	31	13	66	0	+ 13
Malnutrition	32	12	29	10	+ 2
Oral Cancer	33	12	67	0	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	12	41	3	+ 8
Epilepsy	35	10	36	8	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	36	10	51	1	+ 9
Congenital Anomalies	37	6	21	23	- 17
Cervical Cancer	38	6	17	28	- 22
Drug Use	39	6	47	1	+ 4
Anemia	40	5	80	0	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	4	38	5	- 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	4	34	9	- 5
Schizophrenia	43	4	82	0	+ 4
Skin Disease	44	3	37	5	- 2
Asthma	45	3	35	8	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	46	3	54	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	47	2	61	0	+ 2
Violence	48	2	2	146	- 144
Low Birth Weight	49	2	25	20	- 18
Osteoarthritis	50	2	84	0	+ 2
Fires	51	2	40	4	- 2
HIV/AIDS	52	2	5	119	- 118
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	1	49	1	+ 0
Drownings	54	1	18	24	- 23
Tuberculosis	55	1	33	9	- 8
Poisonings	56	1	45	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	1	85	0	+ 1
Meningitis	58	0	46	1	- 1
Birth Trauma	59	0	32	9	- 9
Hepatitis B	60	0	56	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	61	0	58	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	62	0	44	1	- 1
Maternal Conditions	63	0	42	2	- 2
Oral conditions	64	0	86	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	65	0	48	1	- 1
Syphilis	66	0	62	0	+ 0
War	67	0	60	0	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	63	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	59	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	65	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	64	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	55	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	57	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	79	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.