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Compare Belize and Japan health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Belize BELIZE   Japan JAPAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    61.1
    62.3
    61.7
    50
    58
    57
    		  
    65.3
    70.1
    67.7
    31
    35
    35
    1970
    65.9
    67.3
    66.6
    36
    59
    53
    		  
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    1980
    69.5
    71.6
    70.5
    25
    60
    38
    		  
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    1990
    70.7
    74.2
    72.4
    36
    58
    40
    		  
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    2000
    72.5
    78.0
    75.2
    36
    40
    38
    		  
    77.7
    84.6
    81.1
    1
    1
    1
    2010
    67.0
    72.4
    69.5
    108
    111
    108
    		  
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    2015
    67.5
    73.1
    70.1
    110
    114
    112
    		  
    80.5
    86.8
    83.7
    6
    1
    1
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Belize BELIZE   Japan JAPAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    67.5
    73.1
    110
    114
    		  
    80.5
    86.8
    6
    1
    Age 5
    68.8
    74.2
    119
    116
    		  
    80.7
    87.0
    7
    1
    Age 10
    69.1
    74.4
    118
    116
    		  
    80.8
    87.1
    7
    1
    Age 15
    69.4
    74.5
    118
    117
    		  
    80.8
    87.1
    7
    1
    Age 20
    69.8
    74.7
    119
    118
    		  
    80.9
    87.2
    7
    1
    Age 25
    70.3
    74.9
    118
    118
    		  
    81.1
    87.3
    7
    1
    Age 30
    70.8
    75.1
    118
    118
    		  
    81.2
    87.3
    8
    1
    Age 35
    71.3
    75.4
    119
    120
    		  
    81.4
    87.4
    9
    1
    Age 40
    71.9
    75.8
    121
    120
    		  
    81.6
    87.6
    9
    1
    Age 45
    72.5
    76.2
    124
    121
    		  
    81.8
    87.7
    8
    1
    Age 50
    73.4
    76.8
    132
    121
    		  
    82.2
    88.0
    8
    1
    Age 55
    74.5
    77.5
    136
    123
    		  
    82.7
    88.3
    8
    1
    Age 60
    75.9
    78.5
    140
    126
    		  
    83.4
    88.7
    8
    1
    Age 65
    77.6
    79.7
    144
    131
    		  
    84.4
    89.2
    8
    1
    Age 70
    79.7
    81.3
    145
    133
    		  
    85.4
    89.7
    9
    1
    Age 75
    82.3
    83.4
    144
    135
    		  
    86.8
    90.5
    11
    2
    Age 80
    85.4
    86.1
    146
    137
    		  
    88.7
    91.6
    14
    2
    Age 85
    88.8
    89.4
    153
    142
    		  
    91.2
    93.3
    24
    4
    Age 90
    92.8
    93.1
    153
    148
    		  
    94.3
    95.6
    31
    16
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.3
    152
    149
    		  
    98.0
    98.7
    44
    18
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.9
    125
    121
    		  
    102.1
    102.5
    66
    44
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Belize BELIZE   Japan JAPAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    78.74
    106
    		  
    30.36
    170
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    62.83
    17
    		  
    4.37
    168
    3. Stroke
    59.72
    119
    		  
    34.00
    152
    4. Prostate Cancer
    43.82
    7
    		  
    6.90
    142
    5. Violence
    43.05
    5
    		  
    0.28
    172
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    34.96
    81
    		  
    32.07
    84
    7. HIV/AIDS
    27.21
    47
    		  
    0.03
    160
    8. Liver Disease
    20.32
    65
    		  
    5.27
    153
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    19.19
    73
    		  
    3.28
    168
    10. Kidney Disease
    15.04
    79
    		  
    7.52
    129
    11. Lung Disease
    14.87
    119
    		  
    4.33
    166
    12. Endocrine Disorders
    14.40
    29
    		  
    2.74
    136
    13. Hypertension
    14.28
    109
    		  
    1.88
    172
    14. Breast Cancer
    12.46
    119
    		  
    10.86
    134
    15. Other Injuries
    9.17
    106
    		  
    13.83
    72
    16. Cervical Cancer
    8.15
    81
    		  
    2.97
    135
    17. Lung Cancers
    7.96
    103
    		  
    21.44
    54
    18. Liver Cancer
    7.29
    57
    		  
    9.54
    39
    19. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    81
    		  
    15.58
    19
    20. Tuberculosis
    5.74
    83
    		  
    0.89
    132
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.37
    111
    		  
    14.88
    42
    22. Drownings
    5.20
    67
    		  
    2.53
    104
    23. Drug Use
    4.99
    8
    		  
    0.43
    127
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.80
    129
    		  
    2.63
    162
    25. Low Birth Weight
    4.43
    120
    		  
    0.48
    172
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.22
    128
    		  
    2.24
    165
    27. Other Neoplasms
    3.99
    42
    		  
    3.11
    70
    28. Asthma
    3.50
    94
    		  
    0.54
    165
    29. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.30
    80
    		  
    4.23
    58
    30. Birth Trauma
    3.26
    89
    		  
    0.25
    171
    31. Suicide
    3.18
    148
    		  
    18.78
    16
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    3.16
    91
    		  
    9.35
    13
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3.15
    40
    		  
    1.85
    92
    34. Malnutrition
    2.56
    83
    		  
    0.54
    121
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.47
    101
    		  
    0.71
    143
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.21
    100
    		  
    4.13
    51
    37. Anemia
    2.13
    53
    		  
    0.19
    128
    38. Leukemia
    2.01
    141
    		  
    3.16
    111
    39. Alcohol
    1.99
    51
    		  
    0.48
    105
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    1.76
    92
    		  
    1.52
    101
    41. Lymphomas
    1.62
    163
    		  
    4.70
    81
    42. Fires
    1.32
    111
    		  
    0.56
    144
    43. Maternal Conditions
    1.27
    84
    		  
    0.06
    158
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.25
    114
    		  
    0.50
    157
    45. Bladder Cancer
    1.25
    132
    		  
    2.00
    88
    46. Epilepsy
    1.22
    122
    		  
    0.38
    168
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.17
    139
    		  
    0.90
    148
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    1.17
    2
    		  
    0.03
    50
    49. Falls
    0.96
    169
    		  
    2.46
    136
    50. Ovary Cancer
    0.73
    171
    		  
    3.72
    100
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Belize BELIZE   Japan JAPAN
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    139
    12.25
    		  
    102,506
    11.15
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    119
    10.44
    		  
    14,741
    1.60
    3. Violence
    109
    9.60
    		  
    419
    0.05
    4. Stroke
    103
    9.08
    		  
    120,586
    13.12
    5. HIV/AIDS
    71
    6.24
    		  
    56
    0.01
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    65
    5.74
    		  
    125,816
    13.69
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    50
    4.37
    		  
    6,186
    0.67
    8. Liver Disease
    40
    3.55
    		  
    13,135
    1.43
    9. Prostate Cancer
    32
    2.82
    		  
    11,305
    1.23
    10. Kidney Disease
    31
    2.70
    		  
    29,119
    3.17
    11. Endocrine Disorders
    28
    2.50
    		  
    9,169
    1.00
    12. Hypertension
    27
    2.34
    		  
    7,167
    0.78
    13. Lung Disease
    25
    2.20
    		  
    17,284
    1.88
    14. Other Injuries
    21
    1.82
    		  
    34,400
    3.74
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    20
    1.76
    		  
    2,323
    0.25
    16. Low Birth Weight
    19
    1.71
    		  
    294
    0.03
    17. Drownings
    15
    1.31
    		  
    7,337
    0.80
    18. Lung Cancers
    14
    1.21
    		  
    71,740
    7.80
    19. Birth Trauma
    14
    1.21
    		  
    152
    0.02
    20. Liver Cancer
    14
    1.19
    		  
    31,844
    3.46
    21. Tuberculosis
    12
    1.04
    		  
    3,419
    0.37
    22. Breast Cancer
    11
    0.99
    		  
    13,206
    1.44
    23. Stomach Cancer
    11
    0.98
    		  
    50,969
    5.54
    24. Drug Use
    11
    0.97
    		  
    810
    0.09
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    10
    0.89
    		  
    7,094
    0.77
    26. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9
    0.79
    		  
    47,686
    5.19
    27. Cervical Cancer
    8
    0.72
    		  
    3,462
    0.38
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7
    0.66
    		  
    2,300
    0.25
    29. Malnutrition
    7
    0.65
    		  
    1,724
    0.19
    30. Suicide
    7
    0.63
    		  
    29,454
    3.20
    31. Asthma
    7
    0.60
    		  
    1,843
    0.20
    32. Other Neoplasms
    7
    0.58
    		  
    10,258
    1.12
    33. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6
    0.51
    		  
    16,963
    1.85
    34. Leukemia
    6
    0.49
    		  
    8,585
    0.93
    35. Anemia
    5
    0.47
    		  
    706
    0.08
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    5
    0.46
    		  
    30,017
    3.27
    37. Fires
    5
    0.45
    		  
    1,332
    0.14
    38. Alcohol
    4
    0.38
    		  
    914
    0.10
    39. Lymphomas
    4
    0.33
    		  
    15,477
    1.68
    40. Maternal Conditions
    4
    0.31
    		  
    70
    0.01
    41. Epilepsy
    3
    0.29
    		  
    800
    0.09
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    3
    0.27
    		  
    12,495
    1.36
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    3
    0.27
    		  
    6,060
    0.66
    44. Uterin Cancer
    3
    0.25
    		  
    2,659
    0.29
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3
    0.25
    		  
    3,061
    0.33
    46. Falls
    2
    0.21
    		  
    7,653
    0.83
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2
    0.19
    		  
    2,370
    0.26
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    2
    0.16
    		  
    114
    0.01
    49. Poisonings
    2
    0.15
    		  
    959
    0.10
    50. Bladder Cancer
    2
    0.14
    		  
    7,373
    0.80
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Belize BELIZE   Japan JAPAN
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    43.82
    7
    		  
    6.90
    142
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.46
    119
    		  
    10.86
    134
    3. Cervical Cancer
    8.15
    81
    		  
    2.97
    135
    4. Lung Cancers
    7.96
    103
    		  
    21.44
    54
    5. Liver Cancer
    7.29
    57
    		  
    9.54
    39
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    81
    		  
    15.58
    19
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.37
    111
    		  
    14.88
    42
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    3.16
    91
    		  
    9.35
    13
    9. Uterin Cancer
    3.15
    40
    		  
    1.85
    92
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.21
    100
    		  
    4.13
    51
    11. Leukemia
    2.01
    141
    		  
    3.16
    111
    12. Lymphomas
    1.62
    163
    		  
    4.70
    81
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.25
    114
    		  
    0.50
    157
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.25
    132
    		  
    2.00
    88
    15. Ovary Cancer
    0.73
    171
    		  
    3.72
    100
    16. Oral Cancer
    0.00
    172
    		  
    2.49
    99
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.