BELIZE VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	345	5	119	+ 225
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	190	7	97	+ 94
Stroke	3	159	4	127	+ 32
Malaria	4	158	76	0	+ 158
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	125	34	9	+ 117
Tuberculosis	6	119	33	9	+ 110
Birth Trauma	7	101	32	9	+ 92
Low Birth Weight	8	97	25	20	+ 77
Liver Disease	9	90	9	58	+ 32
Coronary Heart Disease	10	89	1	192	- 103
Road Traffic Accidents	11	73	8	88	- 15
Congenital Anomalies	12	63	21	23	+ 40
Hypertension	13	52	12	46	+ 7
Diabetes Mellitus	14	48	3	141	- 93
Malnutrition	15	46	29	10	+ 36
Meningitis	16	39	46	1	+ 38
Cervical Cancer	17	36	17	28	+ 8
Kidney Disease	18	35	6	102	- 67
Other Injuries	19	35	14	36	- 1
Suicide	20	26	16	28	- 2
Lung Disease	21	25	11	46	- 20
Maternal Conditions	22	24	42	2	+ 21
Violence	23	23	2	146	- 123
Syphilis	24	18	62	0	+ 18
Pertussis	25	15	63	0	+ 15
Asthma	26	15	35	8	+ 7
Drownings	27	14	18	24	- 10
Falls	28	12	27	13	- 1
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	12	13	45	- 33
Prostate Cancer	30	11	10	47	- 36
Lymphomas	31	11	50	1	+ 10
Fires	32	11	40	4	+ 7
Inflammatory/Heart	33	10	26	18	- 8
Poisonings	34	9	45	1	+ 8
Breast Cancer	35	7	23	22	- 14
Oesophagus Cancer	36	7	43	2	+ 5
Endocrine Disorders	37	7	22	23	- 15
Epilepsy	38	7	36	8	- 1
Leukemia	39	5	39	4	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	5	38	5	- 0
Lung Cancers	41	5	15	30	- 26
Stomach Cancer	42	4	20	23	- 19
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	4	24	20	- 16
Tetanus	44	4	59	0	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	4	41	3	+ 0
Liver Cancer	46	4	19	24	- 20
Parkinson's Disease	47	3	28	11	- 8
Oral Cancer	48	3	67	0	+ 3
Alcohol	49	3	30	10	- 7
Bladder Cancer	50	3	81	0	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	51	3	78	0	+ 3
Skin Disease	52	3	37	5	- 3
Drug Use	53	2	47	1	+ 1
Skin Cancers	54	2	66	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	55	2	56	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	56	2	44	1	+ 0
Ovary Cancer	57	2	52	1	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	58	1	77	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	59	1	48	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	60	1	58	0	+ 1
Measles	61	1	71	0	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	62	1	31	9	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	1	49	1	- 1
Uterin Cancer	64	1	51	1	- 1
Other Neoplasms	65	0	53	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	66	0	61	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	67	0	54	0	- 0
Ascariasis	68	0	64	0	+ 0
War	69	0	60	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	65	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	55	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	57	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	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.