BELIZE VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	435	1	192	+ 243
Diabetes Mellitus	2	376	3	141	+ 236
Stroke	3	243	4	127	+ 116
Violence	4	162	2	146	+ 16
Kidney Disease	5	130	6	102	+ 27
Prostate Cancer	6	97	10	47	+ 50
Breast Cancer	7	76	23	22	+ 55
Lung Cancers	8	64	15	30	+ 34
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	63	13	45	+ 19
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	61	7	97	- 36
Hypertension	11	59	12	46	+ 14
HIV/AIDS	12	58	5	119	- 61
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	58	24	20	+ 38
Liver Disease	14	40	9	58	- 17
Road Traffic Accidents	15	38	8	88	- 50
Lung Disease	16	38	11	46	- 8
Suicide	17	36	16	28	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	18	35	22	23	+ 13
Pancreas Cancer	19	34	31	9	+ 24
Lymphomas	20	33	50	1	+ 32
Cervical Cancer	21	29	17	28	+ 1
Congenital Anomalies	22	28	21	23	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	23	24	25	20	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	24	24	52	1	+ 23
Inflammatory/Heart	25	21	26	18	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	26	20	20	23	- 3
Uterin Cancer	27	20	51	1	+ 19
Liver Cancer	28	19	19	24	- 4
Leukemia	29	18	39	4	+ 14
Other Injuries	30	18	14	36	- 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	15	38	5	+ 10
Parkinson's Disease	32	15	28	11	+ 4
Falls	33	13	27	13	- 0
Bladder Cancer	34	12	81	0	+ 12
Asthma	35	12	35	8	+ 4
Skin Disease	36	11	37	5	+ 6
Epilepsy	37	9	36	8	+ 2
Oral Cancer	38	9	67	0	+ 9
Drownings	39	9	18	24	- 15
Birth Trauma	40	7	32	9	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	41	7	43	2	+ 5
Alcohol	42	7	30	10	- 3
Tuberculosis	43	6	33	9	- 2
Drug Use	44	6	47	1	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	5	34	9	- 3
War	46	5	60	0	+ 5
Malnutrition	47	5	29	10	- 5
Fires	48	5	40	4	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	3	41	3	- 0
Maternal Conditions	50	3	42	2	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	51	3	53	1	+ 2
Meningitis	52	3	46	1	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	2	49	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	54	2	48	1	+ 0
Dengue	55	2	55	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	56	1	44	1	- 0
Skin Cancers	57	1	66	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	58	1	54	0	+ 0
Poisonings	59	0	45	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	60	0	56	0	- 0
Syphilis	61	0	62	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	62	0	61	0	- 0
Chlamydia	63	0	65	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	58	0	- 0
Tetanus	65	0	59	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	64	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	63	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	57	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELIZE

Trinidad/Tob.

Belize

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.