BELIZE VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	596	13	45	+ 551
Coronary Heart Disease	2	436	1	192	+ 244
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	246	7	97	+ 150
Stroke	4	229	4	127	+ 102
Lung Cancers	5	217	15	30	+ 186
Lung Disease	6	200	11	46	+ 154
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	112	24	20	+ 92
Prostate Cancer	8	81	10	47	+ 33
Breast Cancer	9	77	23	22	+ 56
Lymphomas	10	57	50	1	+ 56
Pancreas Cancer	11	55	31	9	+ 45
Oesophagus Cancer	12	53	43	2	+ 51
Parkinson's Disease	13	52	28	11	+ 41
Liver Disease	14	47	9	58	- 11
Falls	15	46	27	13	+ 33
Bladder Cancer	16	37	81	0	+ 37
Diabetes Mellitus	17	35	3	141	- 105
Kidney Disease	18	33	6	102	- 69
Other Injuries	19	33	14	36	- 2
Suicide	20	32	16	28	+ 5
Liver Cancer	21	32	19	24	+ 8
Leukemia	22	32	39	4	+ 28
Hypertension	23	32	12	46	- 14
Stomach Cancer	24	30	20	23	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	25	24	52	1	+ 23
Other Neoplasms	26	24	53	1	+ 23
Skin Cancers	27	23	66	0	+ 23
Endocrine Disorders	28	20	22	23	- 2
Inflammatory/Heart	29	19	26	18	+ 1
Oral Cancer	30	19	67	0	+ 19
Drug Use	31	17	47	1	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	32	14	51	1	+ 13
Road Traffic Accidents	33	13	8	88	- 75
Skin Disease	34	13	37	5	+ 7
Congenital Anomalies	35	13	21	23	- 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	13	38	5	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	37	11	54	0	+ 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	10	34	9	+ 1
Alcohol	39	9	30	10	- 0
Low Birth Weight	40	8	25	20	- 12
Asthma	41	8	35	8	+ 0
Epilepsy	42	7	36	8	- 0
Cervical Cancer	43	7	17	28	- 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	6	49	1	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	5	41	3	+ 2
Violence	46	5	2	146	- 140
Tuberculosis	47	2	33	9	- 7
Fires	48	2	40	4	- 2
Drownings	49	2	18	24	- 22
Anemia	50	2	80	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	51	2	61	0	+ 2
Meningitis	52	1	46	1	+ 0
Poisonings	53	1	45	1	- 0
Birth Trauma	54	1	32	9	- 8
HIV/AIDS	55	1	5	119	- 118
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	1	85	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	57	1	84	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	58	1	29	10	- 9
Appendicitis	59	1	44	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	60	1	82	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	0	86	0	+ 0
Syphilis	62	0	62	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	58	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	42	2	- 2
Hepatitis B	65	0	56	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
War	67	0	60	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	48	1	- 1
Pertussis	69	0	63	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	57	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	59	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	55	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	65	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	64	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	70	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

United Kingdom

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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.