BELIZE VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	410	1	192	+ 218
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	244	13	45	+ 199
Stroke	3	192	4	127	+ 65
Lung Cancers	4	151	15	30	+ 120
Lung Disease	5	146	11	46	+ 100
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	120	24	20	+ 100
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	74	7	97	- 22
Diabetes Mellitus	8	62	3	141	- 79
Prostate Cancer	9	60	10	47	+ 12
Breast Cancer	10	59	23	22	+ 38
Falls	11	50	27	13	+ 38
Skin Cancers	12	49	66	0	+ 49
Lymphomas	13	49	50	1	+ 48
Pancreas Cancer	14	44	31	9	+ 34
Suicide	15	43	16	28	+ 15
Road Traffic Accidents	16	37	8	88	- 51
Kidney Disease	17	35	6	102	- 68
Leukemia	18	31	39	4	+ 28
Parkinson's Disease	19	28	28	11	+ 17
Hypertension	20	26	12	46	- 19
Endocrine Disorders	21	26	22	23	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	22	26	20	23	+ 3
Inflammatory/Heart	23	25	26	18	+ 7
Liver Cancer	24	23	19	24	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	25	22	43	2	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	26	21	81	0	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	27	20	53	1	+ 19
Other Injuries	28	18	14	36	- 18
Ovary Cancer	29	17	52	1	+ 16
Congenital Anomalies	30	14	21	23	- 9
Oral Cancer	31	13	67	0	+ 13
Liver Disease	32	13	9	58	- 45
Uterin Cancer	33	12	51	1	+ 11
Skin Disease	34	9	37	5	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	9	41	3	+ 6
Asthma	36	7	35	8	- 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	7	34	9	- 2
Low Birth Weight	38	6	25	20	- 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	6	38	5	+ 0
Drug Use	40	6	47	1	+ 4
Cervical Cancer	41	5	17	28	- 23
Violence	42	5	2	146	- 141
Epilepsy	43	4	36	8	- 3
Drownings	44	4	18	24	- 19
Alcohol	45	4	30	10	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	4	49	1	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	47	3	54	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	48	2	61	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	49	2	84	0	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	2	85	0	+ 2
Anemia	51	1	80	0	+ 1
Tuberculosis	52	1	33	9	- 7
Fires	53	1	40	4	- 2
Birth Trauma	54	1	32	9	- 8
Malnutrition	55	1	29	10	- 9
Hepatitis B	56	1	56	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	57	1	5	119	- 118
Poisonings	58	1	45	1	- 1
Meningitis	59	1	46	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	60	1	82	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	1	86	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	62	0	44	1	- 1
Maternal Conditions	63	0	42	2	- 2
Upper Respiratory	64	0	58	0	+ 0
Pertussis	65	0	63	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	48	1	- 1
Otitis Media	67	0	69	0	+ 0
War	68	0	60	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	59	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	62	0	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	65	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	55	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	64	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	57	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	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.