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Belize
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Belize and Nicaragua health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Nicaragua
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Belize Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belize BELIZE   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
      Belize BELIZE   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    61.1
    62.3
    61.7
    50
    58
    57
     
    46.0
    48.7
    47.3
    104
    103
    102
    1970
    65.9
    67.3
    66.6
    36
    59
    53
     
    52.4
    55.5
    53.9
    102
    103
    104
    1980
    69.5
    71.6
    70.5
    25
    60
    38
     
    56.0
    61.6
    58.7
    115
    107
    111
    1990
    70.7
    74.2
    72.4
    36
    58
    40
     
    61.7
    67.4
    64.5
    113
    109
    111
    2000
    65.6
    71.3
    68.3
    99
    101
    102
     
    67.3
    73.3
    70.3
    90
    89
    91
    2010
    67.0
    72.4
    69.5
    108
    111
    108
     
    70.2
    76.1
    73.2
    83
    83
    85
    2019
    71.4
    77.8
    74.4
    83
    79
    81
     
    72.1
    77.9
    75.0
    78
    77
    76
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belize BELIZE   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.4
    77.8
    83
    79
    72.1
    77.9
    78
    77
    Age 5
    72.3
    78.6
    87
    79
    73.4
    79.1
    77
    71
    Age 10
    72.4
    78.7
    87
    78
    73.5
    79.2
    77
    71
    Age 15
    72.5
    78.8
    89
    78
    73.7
    79.3
    76
    71
    Age 20
    72.9
    79.0
    87
    76
    73.9
    79.4
    76
    71
    Age 25
    73.6
    79.2
    87
    75
    74.2
    79.5
    76
    71
    Age 30
    74.4
    79.5
    81
    73
    74.5
    79.6
    77
    71
    Age 35
    75.2
    79.8
    73
    71
    74.8
    79.8
    79
    72
    Age 40
    76.0
    80.2
    68
    70
    75.1
    80.0
    81
    72
    Age 45
    76.9
    80.6
    63
    68
    75.5
    80.2
    84
    72
    Age 50
    77.8
    81.2
    58
    65
    76.1
    80.6
    84
    74
    Age 55
    78.9
    82.0
    56
    61
    76.9
    81.2
    85
    75
    Age 60
    80.3
    82.9
    48
    57
    78.0
    81.9
    87
    78
    Age 65
    81.9
    84.1
    42
    52
    79.5
    82.8
    90
    79
    Age 70
    83.7
    85.4
    40
    51
    81.4
    84.1
    96
    81
    Age 75
    85.8
    87.1
    39
    47
    83.7
    85.7
    100
    81
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.2
    43
    40
    86.5
    87.8
    106
    84
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.5
    34
    28
    89.7
    90.4
    107
    80
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belize BELIZE   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    73.43
    143
    124.46
    73
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    53.85
    33
    44.63
    48
    3. Stroke
    48.39
    130
    47.78
    132
    4. Violence
    40.23
    6
    9.50
    55
    5. Prostate Cancer
    37.34
    20
    20.62
    60
    6. Kidney Disease
    37.02
    32
    73.96
    2
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    34.29
    78
    20.90
    111
    8. HIV/AIDS
    33.57
    31
    2.39
    101
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    23.61
    57
    18.75
    81
    10. Liver Disease
    20.20
    89
    24.52
    77
    11. Cervical Cancer
    18.39
    42
    13.48
    64
    12. Lung Disease
    18.01
    114
    33.61
    40
    13. Hypertension
    17.49
    96
    23.51
    64
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.66
    115
    3.05
    173
    15. Breast Cancer
    15.17
    113
    10.15
    158
    16. Lung Cancers
    11.67
    98
    5.94
    131
    17. Other Injuries
    10.64
    60
    6.63
    106
    18. Liver Cancer
    9.53
    32
    10.93
    25
    19. Stomach Cancer
    8.50
    57
    10.11
    45
    20. Suicide
    7.65
    104
    4.66
    146
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.47
    111
    6.63
    125
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    7.01
    36
    3.03
    110
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.25
    62
    2.78
    143
    24. Drownings
    5.99
    18
    2.57
    86
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    4.45
    126
    6.84
    56
    26. Falls
    4.43
    116
    5.61
    94
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    4.40
    74
    1.49
    168
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    98
    3.88
    86
    29. Malnutrition
    3.27
    66
    2.89
    72
    30. Low Birth Weight
    3.22
    119
    4.70
    91
    31. Alcohol
    3.08
    33
    5.38
    16
    32. Tuberculosis
    2.92
    97
    2.20
    107
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.79
    95
    2.06
    105
    34. Asthma
    2.51
    106
    2.14
    114
    35. Epilepsy
    2.12
    59
    1.29
    115
    36. Skin Disease
    2.00
    68
    3.39
    24
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.89
    117
    1.82
    121
    38. Birth Trauma
    1.50
    105
    1.90
    93
    39. Fires
    1.06
    111
    0.30
    163
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.03
    116
    0.38
    165
    41. Uterin Cancer
    0.95
    161
    1.51
    139
    42. Leukemia
    0.88
    171
    3.91
    74
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.84
    168
    0.90
    161
    44. Maternal Conditions
    0.55
    107
    1.27
    79
    45. Ovary Cancer
    0.54
    182
    2.18
    169
    46. Appendicitis
    0.45
    72
    0.65
    42
    47. Drug Use
    0.43
    165
    0.86
    127
    48. Meningitis
    0.42
    124
    0.47
    119
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.40
    76
    0.66
    29
    50. Poisonings
    0.38
    115
    0.30
    125
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belize BELIZE   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    192
    11.27
    5,843
    20.44
    2. Violence
    146
    8.57
    619
    2.17
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    141
    8.27
    2,068
    7.23
    4. Stroke
    127
    7.45
    2,225
    7.78
    5. HIV/AIDS
    119
    6.98
    139
    0.49
    6. Kidney Disease
    102
    5.99
    3,533
    12.36
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    97
    5.69
    1,152
    4.03
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    88
    5.16
    1,109
    3.88
    9. Liver Disease
    58
    3.40
    1,203
    4.21
    10. Prostate Cancer
    47
    2.76
    386
    1.35
    11. Hypertension
    46
    2.70
    1,103
    3.86
    12. Lung Disease
    46
    2.70
    1,570
    5.49
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    45
    2.64
    149
    0.52
    14. Other Injuries
    36
    2.11
    358
    1.25
    15. Lung Cancers
    30
    1.76
    274
    0.96
    16. Cervical Cancer
    28
    1.64
    374
    1.31
    17. Suicide
    28
    1.64
    285
    1.00
    18. Liver Cancer
    24
    1.41
    509
    1.78
    19. Drownings
    24
    1.41
    157
    0.55
    20. Stomach Cancer
    23
    1.35
    478
    1.67
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    23
    1.35
    164
    0.57
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    23
    1.35
    571
    2.00
    23. Breast Cancer
    22
    1.29
    283
    0.99
    24. Low Birth Weight
    20
    1.17
    490
    1.71
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20
    1.17
    315
    1.10
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    18
    1.06
    139
    0.49
    27. Falls
    13
    0.76
    276
    0.97
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    11
    0.65
    67
    0.23
    29. Malnutrition
    10
    0.59
    163
    0.57
    30. Alcohol
    10
    0.59
    279
    0.98
    31. Tuberculosis
    9
    0.53
    115
    0.40
    32. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9
    0.53
    122
    0.43
    33. Birth Trauma
    9
    0.53
    198
    0.69
    34. Pancreas Cancer
    9
    0.53
    178
    0.62
    35. Epilepsy
    8
    0.47
    74
    0.26
    36. Asthma
    8
    0.47
    105
    0.37
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5
    0.29
    85
    0.30
    38. Skin Disease
    5
    0.29
    162
    0.57
    39. Leukemia
    4
    0.23
    227
    0.79
    40. Fires
    4
    0.23
    16
    0.06
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3
    0.18
    20
    0.07
    42. Maternal Conditions
    2
    0.12
    88
    0.31
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    2
    0.12
    42
    0.15
    44. Meningitis
    1
    0.06
    29
    0.10
    45. Encephalitis
    1
    0.06
    10
    0.03
    46. Uterin Cancer
    1
    0.06
    39
    0.14
    47. Ovary Cancer
    1
    0.06
    61
    0.21
    48. Lymphomas
    1
    0.06
    164
    0.57
    49. Other Neoplasms
    1
    0.06
    192
    0.67
    50. Drug Use
    1
    0.06
    50
    0.17
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belize BELIZE   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    37.34
    20
    20.62
    60
    2. Cervical Cancer
    18.39
    42
    13.48
    64
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.17
    113
    10.15
    158
    4. Lung Cancers
    11.67
    98
    5.94
    131
    5. Liver Cancer
    9.53
    32
    10.93
    25
    6. Stomach Cancer
    8.50
    57
    10.11
    45
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.47
    111
    6.63
    125
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    98
    3.88
    86
    9. Uterin Cancer
    0.95
    161
    1.51
    139
    10. Leukemia
    0.88
    171
    3.91
    74
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.84
    168
    0.90
    161
    12. Ovary Cancer
    0.54
    182
    2.18
    169
    13. Lymphomas
    0.36
    182
    3.32
    140
    14. Skin Cancers
    0.00
    180
    1.27
    128
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.00
    182
    0.61
    176
    16. Oral Cancer
    0.00
    183
    1.33
    167
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.