BELIZE VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	442	1	192	+ 250
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	282	7	97	+ 186
Stroke	3	260	4	127	+ 133
Road Traffic Accidents	4	86	8	88	- 2
Lung Disease	5	80	11	46	+ 34
Kidney Disease	6	80	6	102	- 23
Liver Disease	7	62	9	58	+ 4
Lung Cancers	8	52	15	30	+ 21
Diabetes Mellitus	9	49	3	141	- 91
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	48	13	45	+ 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	46	24	20	+ 26
Breast Cancer	12	37	23	22	+ 15
HIV/AIDS	13	32	5	119	- 87
Other Injuries	14	27	14	36	- 9
Skin Disease	15	25	37	5	+ 19
Liver Cancer	16	24	19	24	+ 0
Oral Cancer	17	22	67	0	+ 22
Falls	18	22	27	13	+ 9
Suicide	19	22	16	28	- 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	21	34	9	+ 13
Stomach Cancer	21	17	20	23	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	17	38	5	+ 12
Leukemia	23	17	39	4	+ 13
Congenital Anomalies	24	17	21	23	- 6
Lymphomas	25	16	50	1	+ 15
Tuberculosis	26	15	33	9	+ 6
Inflammatory/Heart	27	15	26	18	- 3
Parkinson's Disease	28	13	28	11	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	29	12	25	20	- 7
Asthma	30	12	35	8	+ 5
Cervical Cancer	31	12	17	28	- 15
Pancreas Cancer	32	12	31	9	+ 3
Prostate Cancer	33	11	10	47	- 36
Violence	34	10	2	146	- 135
Ovary Cancer	35	10	52	1	+ 9
Drownings	36	10	18	24	- 14
Endocrine Disorders	37	10	22	23	- 13
Hypertension	38	8	12	46	- 38
Bladder Cancer	39	6	81	0	+ 6
Encephalitis	40	5	48	1	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	41	5	43	2	+ 3
Birth Trauma	42	4	32	9	- 5
Uterin Cancer	43	4	51	1	+ 3
Fires	44	4	40	4	+ 0
Drug Use	45	4	47	1	+ 2
Meningitis	46	4	46	1	+ 2
Dengue	47	3	55	0	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	48	3	53	1	+ 2
Malnutrition	49	3	29	10	- 7
Skin Cancers	50	3	66	0	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	3	41	3	- 0
Epilepsy	52	3	36	8	- 5
Poisonings	53	3	45	1	+ 1
Hepatitis B	54	2	56	0	+ 2
Alcohol	55	2	30	10	- 8
Maternal Conditions	56	2	42	2	- 0
Pertussis	57	1	63	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	1	44	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	59	0	54	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	49	1	- 1
Tetanus	61	0	59	0	+ 0
Syphilis	62	0	62	0	+ 0
War	63	0	60	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	61	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	58	0	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	64	0	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	65	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	57	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	79	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	80	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.