BELIZE VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	361	11	46	+ 315
Coronary Heart Disease	2	263	1	192	+ 71
Tuberculosis	3	221	33	9	+ 212
Stroke	4	172	4	127	+ 46
Liver Disease	5	85	9	58	+ 28
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	83	7	97	- 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	81	34	9	+ 72
Asthma	8	79	35	8	+ 72
Road Traffic Accidents	9	62	8	88	- 26
Kidney Disease	10	57	6	102	- 45
Low Birth Weight	11	51	25	20	+ 31
Lung Cancers	12	48	15	30	+ 17
Falls	13	44	27	13	+ 32
Diabetes Mellitus	14	39	3	141	- 101
Birth Trauma	15	36	32	9	+ 27
Suicide	16	34	16	28	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	31	41	3	+ 28
Hypertension	18	28	12	46	- 18
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	27	13	45	- 18
Cervical Cancer	20	26	17	28	- 1
Congenital Anomalies	21	26	21	23	+ 3
Other Injuries	22	22	14	36	- 13
Drownings	23	20	18	24	- 4
Oral Cancer	24	19	67	0	+ 19
Stomach Cancer	25	18	20	23	- 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	16	24	20	- 4
Breast Cancer	27	14	23	22	- 8
Maternal Conditions	28	13	42	2	+ 11
Encephalitis	29	12	48	1	+ 10
Epilepsy	30	12	36	8	+ 4
Malnutrition	31	11	29	10	+ 1
Lymphomas	32	10	50	1	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	33	10	28	11	- 1
HIV/AIDS	34	10	5	119	- 109
Violence	35	9	2	146	- 136
Leukemia	36	9	39	4	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	37	8	52	1	+ 7
Oesophagus Cancer	38	7	43	2	+ 4
Poisonings	39	6	45	1	+ 5
Pertussis	40	6	63	0	+ 6
Pancreas Cancer	41	6	31	9	- 3
Skin Cancers	42	5	66	0	+ 5
Meningitis	43	5	46	1	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	44	4	81	0	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	45	3	22	23	- 19
Liver Cancer	46	3	19	24	- 20
Appendicitis	47	3	44	1	+ 1
Inflammatory/Heart	48	3	26	18	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	3	38	5	- 3
Fires	50	2	40	4	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	2	49	1	+ 1
Alcohol	52	2	30	10	- 7
Tetanus	53	2	59	0	+ 2
Syphilis	54	2	62	0	+ 2
Dengue	55	2	55	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	56	2	56	0	+ 1
Drug Use	57	1	47	1	- 0
Prostate Cancer	58	1	10	47	- 46
Measles	59	1	71	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	60	1	51	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	61	1	53	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	62	1	77	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1	54	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	61	0	+ 0
War	65	0	60	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	58	0	+ 0
Skin Disease	67	0	37	5	- 5
Chlamydia	68	0	65	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	64	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Malaria	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	57	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	82	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.