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Compare New Zealand and Belize 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
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Belize BELIZE
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    68.7
    73.9
    71.2
    6
    9
    7
     
    61.1
    62.3
    61.7
    50
    58
    57
    1970
    68.2
    74.5
    71.3
    18
    16
    14
     
    65.9
    67.3
    66.6
    36
    59
    53
    1980
    70.0
    75.8
    72.8
    22
    21
    22
     
    69.5
    71.6
    70.5
    25
    60
    38
    1990
    72.5
    78.4
    75.4
    21
    22
    20
     
    70.7
    74.2
    72.4
    36
    58
    40
    2000
    76.1
    81.3
    78.6
    11
    10
    11
     
    72.5
    78.0
    75.2
    36
    40
    38
    2010
    79.0
    82.8
    80.9
    9
    18
    13
     
    67.0
    72.4
    69.5
    108
    111
    108
    2015
    80.0
    83.3
    81.6
    12
    26
    17
     
    67.5
    73.1
    70.1
    110
    114
    112
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Belize BELIZE
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.0
    83.3
    12
    26
     
    67.5
    73.1
    110
    114
    Age 5
    80.5
    83.7
    9
    25
     
    68.8
    74.2
    119
    116
    Age 10
    80.5
    83.7
    9
    25
     
    69.1
    74.4
    118
    116
    Age 15
    80.6
    83.8
    9
    25
     
    69.4
    74.5
    118
    117
    Age 20
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    24
     
    69.8
    74.7
    119
    118
    Age 25
    81.0
    84.0
    8
    23
     
    70.3
    74.9
    118
    118
    Age 30
    81.2
    84.1
    7
    22
     
    70.8
    75.1
    118
    118
    Age 35
    81.4
    84.2
    6
    21
     
    71.3
    75.4
    119
    120
    Age 40
    81.7
    84.4
    6
    20
     
    71.9
    75.8
    121
    120
    Age 45
    82.0
    84.6
    6
    19
     
    72.5
    76.2
    124
    121
    Age 50
    82.4
    84.9
    4
    18
     
    73.4
    76.8
    132
    121
    Age 55
    82.9
    85.3
    5
    17
     
    74.5
    77.5
    136
    123
    Age 60
    83.5
    85.8
    5
    18
     
    75.9
    78.5
    140
    126
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.4
    8
    18
     
    77.6
    79.7
    144
    131
    Age 70
    85.5
    87.3
    8
    16
     
    79.7
    81.3
    145
    133
    Age 75
    86.8
    88.4
    10
    19
     
    82.3
    83.4
    144
    135
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.9
    11
    24
     
    85.4
    86.1
    146
    137
    Age 85
    91.2
    91.9
    22
    34
     
    88.8
    89.4
    153
    142
    Age 90
    94.2
    94.5
    37
    54
     
    92.8
    93.1
    153
    148
    Age 95
    97.9
    98.0
    61
    72
     
    97.1
    97.3
    152
    149
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.0
    78
    96
     
    101.7
    101.9
    125
    121
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Belize BELIZE
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    62.78
    134
     
    78.74
    106
    2. Stroke
    28.73
    160
     
    59.72
    119
    3. Lung Cancers
    22.61
    47
     
    7.96
    103
    4. Lung Disease
    19.44
    82
     
    14.87
    119
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    19.02
    19
     
    3.30
    80
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.94
    62
     
    12.46
    119
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.41
    16
     
    5.37
    111
    8. Prostate Cancer
    17.06
    81
     
    43.82
    7
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.71
    137
     
    62.83
    17
    10. Suicide
    9.84
    72
     
    3.18
    148
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.39
    156
     
    34.96
    81
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.19
    139
     
    19.19
    73
    13. Skin Cancers
    7.68
    1
     
    1.25
    114
    14. Falls
    7.56
    62
     
    0.96
    169
    15. Lymphomas
    6.49
    40
     
    1.62
    163
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    6.17
    49
     
    3.16
    91
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    6.16
    83
     
    14.40
    29
    18. Ovary Cancer
    5.73
    46
     
    0.73
    171
    19. Kidney Disease
    5.52
    148
     
    15.04
    79
    20. Hypertension
    5.43
    158
     
    14.28
    109
    21. Other Injuries
    5.28
    147
     
    9.17
    106
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.43
    83
     
    2.47
    101
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    4.16
    141
     
    4.80
    129
    24. Leukemia
    3.99
    77
     
    2.01
    141
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.81
    58
     
    2.21
    100
    26. Liver Cancer
    3.81
    128
     
    7.29
    57
    27. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    125
     
    5.88
    81
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.45
    140
     
    4.22
    128
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.13
    98
     
    0.60
    156
    30. Uterin Cancer
    3.05
    44
     
    3.15
    40
    31. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    60
     
    1.25
    132
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    2.83
    48
     
    1.76
    92
    33. Low Birth Weight
    2.56
    144
     
    4.43
    120
    34. Drug Use
    2.39
    46
     
    4.99
    8
    35. Liver Disease
    2.37
    170
     
    20.32
    65
    36. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    124
     
    0.00
    172
    37. Other Neoplasms
    1.81
    120
     
    3.99
    42
    38. Cervical Cancer
    1.74
    158
     
    8.15
    81
    39. Violence
    1.64
    136
     
    43.05
    5
    40. Skin Disease
    1.49
    93
     
    0.59
    132
    41. Drownings
    1.39
    137
     
    5.20
    67
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    131
     
    1.17
    139
    43. Alcohol
    1.29
    70
     
    1.99
    51
    44. Epilepsy
    0.96
    137
     
    1.22
    122
    45. Asthma
    0.89
    141
     
    3.50
    94
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.87
    136
     
    3.26
    89
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.82
    22
     
    0.00
    172
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.55
    88
     
    0.59
    83
    49. Hepatitis C
    0.47
    50
     
    0.00
    172
    50. Osteoarthritis
    0.42
    7
     
    0.59
    4
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Belize BELIZE
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,571
    19.46
     
    139
    12.25
    2. Stroke
    2,138
    9.10
     
    103
    9.08
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,534
    6.53
     
    14
    1.21
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1,481
    6.30
     
    6
    0.51
    5. Lung Disease
    1,427
    6.08
     
    25
    2.20
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,274
    5.42
     
    9
    0.79
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    813
    3.46
     
    119
    10.44
    8. Breast Cancer
    624
    2.66
     
    11
    0.99
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    594
    2.53
     
    65
    5.74
    10. Prostate Cancer
    573
    2.44
     
    32
    2.82
    11. Falls
    552
    2.35
     
    2
    0.21
    12. Skin Cancers
    512
    2.18
     
    1
    0.11
    13. Suicide
    459
    1.95
     
    7
    0.63
    14. Lymphomas
    446
    1.90
     
    4
    0.33
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    418
    1.78
     
    5
    0.46
    16. Kidney Disease
    414
    1.76
     
    31
    2.70
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    393
    1.67
     
    28
    2.50
    18. Hypertension
    389
    1.66
     
    27
    2.34
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    385
    1.64
     
    50
    4.37
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    340
    1.45
     
    7
    0.66
    21. Oesophagus Cancer
    273
    1.16
     
    3
    0.27
    22. Leukemia
    267
    1.14
     
    6
    0.49
    23. Other Injuries
    258
    1.10
     
    21
    1.82
    24. Stomach Cancer
    252
    1.07
     
    11
    0.98
    25. Liver Cancer
    246
    1.05
     
    14
    1.19
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    220
    0.94
     
    3
    0.27
    27. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    217
    0.92
     
    2
    0.19
    28. Bladder Cancer
    214
    0.91
     
    2
    0.14
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    199
    0.85
     
    10
    0.89
    30. Ovary Cancer
    196
    0.83
     
    1
    0.07
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    179
    0.76
     
    20
    1.76
    32. Liver Disease
    144
    0.61
     
    40
    3.55
    33. Oral Cancer
    131
    0.56
     
    1
    0.05
    34. Other Neoplasms
    131
    0.56
     
    7
    0.58
    35. Uterin Cancer
    114
    0.48
     
    3
    0.25
    36. Drug Use
    113
    0.48
     
    11
    0.97
    37. Skin Disease
    111
    0.47
     
    1
    0.12
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    92
    0.39
     
    3
    0.25
    39. Low Birth Weight
    91
    0.39
     
    19
    1.71
    40. Violence
    71
    0.30
     
    109
    9.60
    41. Alcohol
    66
    0.28
     
    4
    0.38
    42. Drownings
    63
    0.27
     
    15
    1.31
    43. Cervical Cancer
    58
    0.25
     
    8
    0.72
    44. Epilepsy
    52
    0.22
     
    3
    0.29
    45. Asthma
    50
    0.21
     
    7
    0.60
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    48
    0.20
     
    0
    0.01
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    41
    0.18
     
    2
    0.14
    48. Osteoarthritis
    32
    0.14
     
    1
    0.06
    49. Birth Trauma
    31
    0.13
     
    14
    1.21
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    25
    0.11
     
    2
    0.16
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Belize BELIZE
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.61
    47
     
    7.96
    103
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.94
    62
     
    12.46
    119
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.41
    16
     
    5.37
    111
    4. Prostate Cancer
    17.06
    81
     
    43.82
    7
    5. Skin Cancers
    7.68
    1
     
    1.25
    114
    6. Lymphomas
    6.49
    40
     
    1.62
    163
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    6.17
    49
     
    3.16
    91
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.73
    46
     
    0.73
    171
    9. Leukemia
    3.99
    77
     
    2.01
    141
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.81
    58
     
    2.21
    100
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.81
    128
     
    7.29
    57
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    125
     
    5.88
    81
    13. Uterin Cancer
    3.05
    44
     
    3.15
    40
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    60
     
    1.25
    132
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    124
     
    0.00
    172
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.74
    158
     
    8.15
    81
     
     
     
    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.