BELIZE VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	573	1	192	+ 381
Stroke	2	425	4	127	+ 298
Diabetes Mellitus	3	267	3	141	+ 126
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	159	7	97	+ 63
Prostate Cancer	5	145	10	47	+ 97
Hypertension	6	143	12	46	+ 97
Violence	7	134	2	146	- 12
Lung Disease	8	104	11	46	+ 58
Kidney Disease	9	90	6	102	- 12
Breast Cancer	10	85	23	22	+ 64
HIV/AIDS	11	79	5	119	- 41
Endocrine Disorders	12	57	22	23	+ 35
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	49	24	20	+ 29
Skin Disease	14	48	37	5	+ 43
Other Injuries	15	48	14	36	+ 12
Inflammatory/Heart	16	42	26	18	+ 24
Congenital Anomalies	17	39	21	23	+ 16
Stomach Cancer	18	38	20	23	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	19	36	51	1	+ 35
Pancreas Cancer	20	35	31	9	+ 26
Cervical Cancer	21	35	17	28	+ 8
Road Traffic Accidents	22	34	8	88	- 54
Liver Cancer	23	33	19	24	+ 9
Lung Cancers	24	33	15	30	+ 3
Drownings	25	32	18	24	+ 8
Lymphomas	26	31	50	1	+ 30
Oral Cancer	27	26	67	0	+ 26
Falls	28	26	27	13	+ 13
Leukemia	29	25	39	4	+ 21
Liver Disease	30	25	9	58	- 33
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	24	38	5	+ 19
Anemia	32	23	80	0	+ 23
Ovary Cancer	33	19	52	1	+ 18
Low Birth Weight	34	17	25	20	- 2
Asthma	35	15	35	8	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	36	15	43	2	+ 13
Malnutrition	37	13	29	10	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	13	41	3	+ 9
Fires	39	12	40	4	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	40	8	53	1	+ 7
Epilepsy	41	8	36	8	+ 1
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	8	13	45	- 37
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	8	34	9	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	44	8	28	11	- 3
Bladder Cancer	45	8	81	0	+ 8
Tuberculosis	46	7	33	9	- 1
Alcohol	47	7	30	10	- 3
Birth Trauma	48	5	32	9	- 4
Skin Cancers	49	5	66	0	+ 5
Drug Use	50	5	47	1	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	5	85	0	+ 5
Suicide	52	4	16	28	- 23
Maternal Conditions	53	4	42	2	+ 2
Otitis Media	54	3	69	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	55	2	44	1	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	2	49	1	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	57	1	84	0	+ 1
War	58	0	60	0	+ 0
Syphilis	59	0	62	0	+ 0
Poisonings	60	0	45	1	- 1
Oral conditions	61	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	82	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	54	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	65	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	58	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	70	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	56	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	70	0	61	0	- 0
Meningitis	71	0	46	1	- 1
Encephalitis	72	0	48	1	- 1
Ascariasis	73	0	64	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	55	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	68	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	63	0	- 0
Tetanus	80	0	59	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	57	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	75	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.