BELIZE VS PANAMA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PANAMA		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	244	1	192	+ 52
Stroke	2	187	4	127	+ 60
Kidney Disease	3	103	6	102	+ 1
Diabetes Mellitus	4	100	3	141	- 41
Lung Disease	5	76	11	46	+ 30
Violence	6	68	2	146	- 78
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	65	7	97	- 32
HIV/AIDS	8	61	5	119	- 58
Road Traffic Accidents	9	55	8	88	- 33
Hypertension	10	47	12	46	+ 2
Stomach Cancer	11	37	20	23	+ 14
Prostate Cancer	12	36	10	47	- 11
Congenital Anomalies	13	35	21	23	+ 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	33	24	20	+ 13
Liver Disease	15	30	9	58	- 27
Lung Cancers	16	28	15	30	- 2
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	28	13	45	- 17
Endocrine Disorders	18	26	22	23	+ 3
Breast Cancer	19	26	23	22	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	20	25	26	18	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	21	24	53	1	+ 23
Low Birth Weight	22	22	25	20	+ 2
Tuberculosis	23	21	33	9	+ 12
Lymphomas	24	19	50	1	+ 18
Leukemia	25	18	39	4	+ 14
Cervical Cancer	26	17	17	28	- 10
Liver Cancer	27	17	19	24	- 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	15	34	9	+ 6
Pancreas Cancer	29	13	31	9	+ 3
Skin Disease	30	12	37	5	+ 6
Malnutrition	31	11	29	10	+ 2
Suicide	32	11	16	28	- 16
Parkinson's Disease	33	11	28	11	- 0
Drownings	34	10	18	24	- 14
Other Injuries	35	9	14	36	- 26
Birth Trauma	36	9	32	9	- 1
Falls	37	9	27	13	- 4
Oral Cancer	38	7	67	0	+ 7
Epilepsy	39	6	36	8	- 1
Uterin Cancer	40	6	51	1	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	41	6	52	1	+ 5
Anemia	42	6	80	0	+ 6
Asthma	43	5	35	8	- 2
Skin Cancers	44	5	66	0	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	45	5	43	2	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	46	3	81	0	+ 3
Drug Use	47	3	47	1	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	48	3	42	2	+ 1
Alcohol	49	3	30	10	- 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	50	3	38	5	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	3	85	0	+ 3
Meningitis	52	3	46	1	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	2	41	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	54	1	58	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	1	49	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	56	1	44	1	- 0
Fires	57	1	40	4	- 3
Schizophrenia	58	1	82	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	59	1	56	0	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	60	0	84	0	+ 0
Poisonings	61	0	45	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	62	0	54	0	- 0
Encephalitis	63	0	48	1	- 1
Dengue	64	0	55	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	62	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	61	0	+ 0
War	67	0	60	0	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	59	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	72	0	86	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	57	0	- 0
Pertussis	74	0	63	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	64	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	65	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.