BELIZE VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,661	1	192	+ 1,469
Stroke	2	966	4	127	+ 839
Lung Cancers	3	161	15	30	+ 130
Inflammatory/Heart	4	160	26	18	+ 142
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	143	13	45	+ 98
Liver Disease	6	134	9	58	+ 77
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	126	24	20	+ 106
Suicide	8	108	16	28	+ 81
Lung Disease	9	108	11	46	+ 62
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	96	7	97	- 1
Stomach Cancer	11	87	20	23	+ 64
Alcohol	12	83	30	10	+ 73
Breast Cancer	13	69	23	22	+ 47
Other Injuries	14	66	14	36	+ 31
HIV/AIDS	15	63	5	119	- 56
Pancreas Cancer	16	60	31	9	+ 51
Hypertension	17	54	12	46	+ 8
Diabetes Mellitus	18	54	3	141	- 86
Road Traffic Accidents	19	52	8	88	- 36
Prostate Cancer	20	42	10	47	- 6
Falls	21	35	27	13	+ 22
Kidney Disease	22	34	6	102	- 68
Violence	23	34	2	146	- 112
Liver Cancer	24	33	19	24	+ 9
Oral Cancer	25	32	67	0	+ 32
Parkinson's Disease	26	28	28	11	+ 17
Drug Use	27	27	47	1	+ 26
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	26	38	5	+ 21
Lymphomas	29	26	50	1	+ 25
Tuberculosis	30	25	33	9	+ 16
Leukemia	31	24	39	4	+ 20
Ovary Cancer	32	24	52	1	+ 23
Oesophagus Cancer	33	22	43	2	+ 20
Cervical Cancer	34	22	17	28	- 6
Uterin Cancer	35	20	51	1	+ 19
Drownings	36	20	18	24	- 4
Fires	37	19	40	4	+ 15
Bladder Cancer	38	19	81	0	+ 19
Skin Cancers	39	17	66	0	+ 17
Poisonings	40	16	45	1	+ 15
Congenital Anomalies	41	12	21	23	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	8	41	3	+ 5
Skin Disease	43	8	37	5	+ 3
Low Birth Weight	44	6	25	20	- 13
Endocrine Disorders	45	6	22	23	- 17
Asthma	46	5	35	8	- 2
Encephalitis	47	3	48	1	+ 2
Meningitis	48	3	46	1	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	49	2	54	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	2	49	1	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	51	2	53	1	+ 1
Epilepsy	52	2	36	8	- 6
Birth Trauma	53	2	32	9	- 7
Appendicitis	54	1	44	1	- 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	1	34	9	- 7
Maternal Conditions	56	1	42	2	- 2
Malnutrition	57	1	29	10	- 9
Upper Respiratory	58	0	58	0	+ 0
War	59	0	60	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	60	0	56	0	- 0
Chlamydia	61	0	65	0	+ 0
Syphilis	62	0	62	0	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	59	0	- 0
Otitis Media	64	0	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	65	0	63	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	61	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	57	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	64	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	55	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.