BELIZE VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	425	13	45	+ 380
Coronary Heart Disease	2	412	1	192	+ 220
Lung Cancers	3	257	15	30	+ 226
Stroke	4	227	4	127	+ 100
Lung Disease	5	224	11	46	+ 178
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	136	24	20	+ 116
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	116	7	97	+ 19
Falls	8	97	27	13	+ 84
Breast Cancer	9	83	23	22	+ 61
Prostate Cancer	10	76	10	47	+ 29
Pancreas Cancer	11	70	31	9	+ 61
Kidney Disease	12	59	6	102	- 43
Lymphomas	13	59	50	1	+ 58
Diabetes Mellitus	14	56	3	141	- 85
Oesophagus Cancer	15	50	43	2	+ 48
Parkinson's Disease	16	50	28	11	+ 39
Suicide	17	47	16	28	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	18	43	53	1	+ 42
Other Injuries	19	39	14	36	+ 3
Leukemia	20	37	39	4	+ 33
Bladder Cancer	21	34	81	0	+ 34
Stomach Cancer	22	32	20	23	+ 9
Inflammatory/Heart	23	28	26	18	+ 10
Liver Cancer	24	27	19	24	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	25	25	52	1	+ 24
Endocrine Disorders	26	25	22	23	+ 2
Skin Cancers	27	24	66	0	+ 24
Liver Disease	28	22	9	58	- 36
Hypertension	29	19	12	46	- 27
Oral Cancer	30	18	67	0	+ 18
Road Traffic Accidents	31	16	8	88	- 72
Alcohol	32	14	30	10	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	14	34	9	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	34	13	51	1	+ 12
Congenital Anomalies	35	13	21	23	- 10
Skin Disease	36	7	37	5	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	37	7	54	0	+ 6
Epilepsy	38	7	36	8	- 1
Cervical Cancer	39	6	17	28	- 21
Anemia	40	6	80	0	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	6	41	3	+ 2
Drug Use	42	5	47	1	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	43	5	84	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	5	49	1	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	45	4	25	20	- 16
Asthma	46	4	35	8	- 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	3	38	5	- 2
Violence	48	3	2	146	- 143
Drownings	49	2	18	24	- 22
Schizophrenia	50	2	82	0	+ 2
Meningitis	51	2	46	1	+ 0
Birth Trauma	52	2	32	9	- 7
Fires	53	1	40	4	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	1	85	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	55	1	5	119	- 118
Tuberculosis	56	1	33	9	- 8
Upper Respiratory	57	1	58	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	1	44	1	- 1
Oral conditions	59	0	86	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	60	0	61	0	+ 0
Poisonings	61	0	45	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	62	0	56	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	63	0	29	10	- 10
Otitis Media	64	0	69	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	65	0	42	2	- 2
War	66	0	60	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	63	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	48	1	- 1
Syphilis	69	0	62	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	59	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	57	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	65	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	55	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	64	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.