BELIZE VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	485	5	119	+ 365
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	261	7	97	+ 165
Coronary Heart Disease	3	206	1	192	+ 14
Road Traffic Accidents	4	146	8	88	+ 58
Stroke	5	124	4	127	- 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	111	34	9	+ 103
Low Birth Weight	7	98	25	20	+ 78
Birth Trauma	8	83	32	9	+ 73
Diabetes Mellitus	9	81	3	141	- 60
Malnutrition	10	58	29	10	+ 48
Congenital Anomalies	11	54	21	23	+ 31
Kidney Disease	12	54	6	102	- 49
Suicide	13	50	16	28	+ 23
Cervical Cancer	14	49	17	28	+ 22
Malaria	15	49	76	0	+ 49
Tuberculosis	16	48	33	9	+ 40
Liver Disease	17	47	9	58	- 11
Violence	18	46	2	146	- 99
Maternal Conditions	19	42	42	2	+ 40
Other Injuries	20	40	14	36	+ 5
Asthma	21	37	35	8	+ 29
Meningitis	22	32	46	1	+ 31
Lung Disease	23	28	11	46	- 18
Hypertension	24	28	12	46	- 18
Inflammatory/Heart	25	25	26	18	+ 7
Lymphomas	26	23	50	1	+ 22
Drownings	27	23	18	24	- 1
Breast Cancer	28	20	23	22	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	29	19	43	2	+ 17
Fires	30	19	40	4	+ 16
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	19	13	45	- 26
Prostate Cancer	32	15	10	47	- 32
Stomach Cancer	33	14	20	23	- 10
Endocrine Disorders	34	13	22	23	- 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	13	38	5	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	13	41	3	+ 10
Poisonings	37	12	45	1	+ 11
Liver Cancer	38	12	19	24	- 11
Epilepsy	39	12	36	8	+ 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	12	24	20	- 8
Falls	41	11	27	13	- 2
Pertussis	42	10	63	0	+ 10
Lung Cancers	43	7	15	30	- 24
Skin Cancers	44	6	66	0	+ 6
Leukemia	45	6	39	4	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	46	5	28	11	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	47	5	31	9	- 4
Drug Use	48	5	47	1	+ 4
Oral Cancer	49	5	67	0	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	50	4	51	1	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	51	4	52	1	+ 3
Skin Disease	52	4	37	5	- 1
Schistosomiasis	53	4	78	0	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	54	3	81	0	+ 3
Syphilis	55	3	62	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	56	3	48	1	+ 1
Tetanus	57	2	59	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	58	2	44	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	59	2	58	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	60	1	56	0	+ 1
Alcohol	61	1	30	10	- 9
Other Neoplasms	62	1	53	1	- 0
Measles	63	1	71	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	49	1	- 0
War	65	1	60	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	0	61	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	67	0	54	0	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	64	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	55	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	57	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	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.