BELIZE VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	370	1	192	+ 178
Diabetes Mellitus	2	274	3	141	+ 133
Kidney Disease	3	142	6	102	+ 40
Stroke	4	127	4	127	- 0
Violence	5	103	2	146	- 43
Liver Disease	6	95	9	58	+ 37
Lung Disease	7	93	11	46	+ 47
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	79	7	97	- 18
Hypertension	9	57	12	46	+ 11
Road Traffic Accidents	10	52	8	88	- 36
Other Injuries	11	39	14	36	+ 3
Endocrine Disorders	12	36	22	23	+ 13
Congenital Anomalies	13	33	21	23	+ 10
Malnutrition	14	24	29	10	+ 14
Prostate Cancer	15	24	10	47	- 23
Breast Cancer	16	23	23	22	+ 2
Lung Cancers	17	23	15	30	- 7
Low Birth Weight	18	23	25	20	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	19	22	20	23	- 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	22	24	20	+ 2
Liver Cancer	21	22	19	24	- 2
Suicide	22	22	16	28	- 6
Other Neoplasms	23	20	53	1	+ 19
Lymphomas	24	16	50	1	+ 15
Leukemia	25	15	39	4	+ 11
Cervical Cancer	26	15	17	28	- 12
Pancreas Cancer	27	14	31	9	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	28	13	5	119	- 106
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	11	34	9	+ 2
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	11	13	45	- 34
Skin Disease	31	10	37	5	+ 4
Alcohol	32	9	30	10	- 0
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	9	38	5	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	34	8	52	1	+ 7
Falls	35	8	27	13	- 5
Birth Trauma	36	8	32	9	- 1
Anemia	37	7	80	0	+ 7
Tuberculosis	38	6	33	9	- 3
Epilepsy	39	6	36	8	- 2
Skin Cancers	40	6	66	0	+ 6
Inflammatory/Heart	41	6	26	18	- 12
Drownings	42	6	18	24	- 18
Parkinson's Disease	43	5	28	11	- 6
Drug Use	44	5	47	1	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	5	49	1	+ 3
Oral Cancer	46	4	67	0	+ 4
Asthma	47	4	35	8	- 3
Bladder Cancer	48	4	81	0	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	49	4	43	2	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	50	3	51	1	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	3	85	0	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	3	41	3	- 1
Appendicitis	53	2	44	1	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	54	2	42	2	+ 0
Hepatitis C	55	2	61	0	+ 2
Fires	56	2	40	4	- 2
Poisonings	57	2	45	1	+ 0
Meningitis	58	1	46	1	- 0
Osteoarthritis	59	1	84	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1	54	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	61	1	56	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	62	0	48	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	63	0	82	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	58	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	65	0	86	0	+ 0
War	66	0	60	0	+ 0
Dengue	67	0	55	0	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	69	0	57	0	- 0
Pertussis	70	0	63	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	59	0	- 0
Ascariasis	72	0	64	0	- 0
Syphilis	73	0	62	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	77	0	65	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	76	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.