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Belize
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Belize and Guatemala 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.

Guatemala
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   Guatemala GUATEMALA
      Belize BELIZE   Guatemala GUATEMALA
           
    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
     
    45.2
    46.6
    45.9
    110
    117
    116
    1970
    65.9
    67.3
    66.6
    36
    59
    53
     
    51.0
    53.8
    52.4
    111
    114
    113
    1980
    69.5
    71.6
    70.5
    25
    60
    38
     
    55.4
    59.5
    57.4
    120
    118
    117
    1990
    70.7
    74.2
    72.4
    36
    58
    40
     
    59.6
    65.5
    62.5
    122
    117
    117
    2000
    65.6
    71.3
    68.3
    99
    101
    102
     
    64.3
    71.0
    67.7
    108
    103
    104
    2010
    67.0
    72.4
    69.5
    108
    111
    108
     
    67.3
    74.0
    70.7
    104
    100
    100
    2019
    71.4
    77.8
    74.4
    83
    79
    81
     
    69.0
    75.0
    72.0
    112
    105
    110
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belize BELIZE   Guatemala GUATEMALA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.4
    77.8
    83
    79
    69.0
    75.0
    112
    105
    Age 5
    72.3
    78.6
    87
    79
    70.8
    76.7
    111
    100
    Age 10
    72.4
    78.7
    87
    78
    70.9
    76.8
    112
    100
    Age 15
    72.5
    78.8
    89
    78
    71.1
    76.9
    111
    100
    Age 20
    72.9
    79.0
    87
    76
    71.6
    77.2
    109
    100
    Age 25
    73.6
    79.2
    87
    75
    72.4
    77.4
    100
    97
    Age 30
    74.4
    79.5
    81
    73
    73.2
    77.7
    95
    95
    Age 35
    75.2
    79.8
    73
    71
    73.9
    78.0
    91
    95
    Age 40
    76.0
    80.2
    68
    70
    74.7
    78.3
    86
    94
    Age 45
    76.9
    80.6
    63
    68
    75.6
    78.8
    80
    95
    Age 50
    77.8
    81.2
    58
    65
    76.6
    79.4
    78
    94
    Age 55
    78.9
    82.0
    56
    61
    77.9
    80.2
    74
    93
    Age 60
    80.3
    82.9
    48
    57
    79.4
    81.4
    63
    89
    Age 65
    81.9
    84.1
    42
    52
    81.0
    82.8
    62
    80
    Age 70
    83.7
    85.4
    40
    51
    83.1
    84.6
    55
    65
    Age 75
    85.8
    87.1
    39
    47
    85.1
    86.2
    58
    66
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.2
    43
    40
    87.4
    88.4
    58
    58
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.5
    34
    28
    90.0
    90.8
    78
    63
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belize BELIZE   Guatemala GUATEMALA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    73.43
    143
    85.26
    127
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    53.85
    33
    63.24
    23
    3. Stroke
    48.39
    130
    42.01
    137
    4. Violence
    40.23
    6
    27.04
    13
    5. Prostate Cancer
    37.34
    20
    16.99
    80
    6. Kidney Disease
    37.02
    32
    55.14
    8
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    34.29
    78
    70.32
    51
    8. HIV/AIDS
    33.57
    31
    9.24
    61
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    23.61
    57
    26.54
    56
    10. Liver Disease
    20.20
    89
    48.70
    12
    11. Cervical Cancer
    18.39
    42
    12.90
    67
    12. Lung Disease
    18.01
    114
    16.50
    130
    13. Hypertension
    17.49
    96
    5.92
    153
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.66
    115
    16.66
    114
    15. Breast Cancer
    15.17
    113
    7.97
    176
    16. Lung Cancers
    11.67
    98
    3.51
    151
    17. Other Injuries
    10.64
    60
    15.26
    22
    18. Liver Cancer
    9.53
    32
    16.25
    13
    19. Stomach Cancer
    8.50
    57
    14.12
    13
    20. Suicide
    7.65
    104
    6.23
    124
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.47
    111
    4.10
    167
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    7.01
    36
    3.67
    85
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.25
    62
    1.73
    169
    24. Drownings
    5.99
    18
    2.75
    79
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    4.45
    126
    5.53
    98
    26. Falls
    4.43
    116
    10.84
    17
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    4.40
    74
    3.48
    126
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    98
    2.59
    127
    29. Malnutrition
    3.27
    66
    14.81
    15
    30. Low Birth Weight
    3.22
    119
    5.13
    87
    31. Alcohol
    3.08
    33
    13.98
    4
    32. Tuberculosis
    2.92
    97
    2.31
    105
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.79
    95
    18.72
    59
    34. Asthma
    2.51
    106
    2.78
    102
    35. Epilepsy
    2.12
    59
    2.89
    33
    36. Skin Disease
    2.00
    68
    1.94
    72
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.89
    117
    8.86
    17
    38. Birth Trauma
    1.50
    105
    4.47
    70
    39. Fires
    1.06
    111
    1.36
    96
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.03
    116
    0.51
    155
    41. Uterin Cancer
    0.95
    161
    0.46
    177
    42. Leukemia
    0.88
    171
    4.02
    69
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.84
    168
    1.31
    138
    44. Maternal Conditions
    0.55
    107
    2.61
    63
    45. Ovary Cancer
    0.54
    182
    2.09
    171
    46. Appendicitis
    0.45
    72
    1.12
    13
    47. Drug Use
    0.43
    165
    1.89
    50
    48. Meningitis
    0.42
    124
    1.71
    67
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.40
    76
    0.72
    22
    50. Poisonings
    0.38
    115
    1.66
    53
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belize BELIZE   Guatemala GUATEMALA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    192
    11.27
    9,825
    11.28
    2. Violence
    146
    8.57
    4,411
    5.06
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    141
    8.27
    6,932
    7.96
    4. Stroke
    127
    7.45
    4,849
    5.57
    5. HIV/AIDS
    119
    6.98
    1,173
    1.35
    6. Kidney Disease
    102
    5.99
    6,277
    7.21
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    97
    5.69
    9,245
    10.61
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    88
    5.16
    4,026
    4.62
    9. Liver Disease
    58
    3.40
    5,684
    6.53
    10. Prostate Cancer
    47
    2.76
    846
    0.97
    11. Hypertension
    46
    2.70
    679
    0.78
    12. Lung Disease
    46
    2.70
    1,901
    2.18
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    45
    2.64
    1,957
    2.25
    14. Other Injuries
    36
    2.11
    2,466
    2.83
    15. Lung Cancers
    30
    1.76
    391
    0.45
    16. Cervical Cancer
    28
    1.64
    808
    0.93
    17. Suicide
    28
    1.64
    1,039
    1.19
    18. Liver Cancer
    24
    1.41
    1,765
    2.03
    19. Drownings
    24
    1.41
    463
    0.53
    20. Stomach Cancer
    23
    1.35
    1,570
    1.80
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    23
    1.35
    486
    0.56
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    23
    1.35
    1,517
    1.74
    23. Breast Cancer
    22
    1.29
    495
    0.57
    24. Low Birth Weight
    20
    1.17
    1,658
    1.90
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20
    1.17
    464
    0.53
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    18
    1.06
    225
    0.26
    27. Falls
    13
    0.76
    1,371
    1.57
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    11
    0.65
    393
    0.45
    29. Malnutrition
    10
    0.59
    1,981
    2.27
    30. Alcohol
    10
    0.59
    1,799
    2.07
    31. Tuberculosis
    9
    0.53
    301
    0.35
    32. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9
    0.53
    2,617
    3.00
    33. Birth Trauma
    9
    0.53
    1,466
    1.68
    34. Pancreas Cancer
    9
    0.53
    282
    0.32
    35. Epilepsy
    8
    0.47
    463
    0.53
    36. Asthma
    8
    0.47
    335
    0.38
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5
    0.29
    1,029
    1.18
    38. Skin Disease
    5
    0.29
    232
    0.27
    39. Leukemia
    4
    0.23
    601
    0.69
    40. Fires
    4
    0.23
    207
    0.24
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3
    0.18
    62
    0.07
    42. Maternal Conditions
    2
    0.12
    468
    0.54
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    2
    0.12
    144
    0.17
    44. Meningitis
    1
    0.06
    271
    0.31
    45. Encephalitis
    1
    0.06
    104
    0.12
    46. Uterin Cancer
    1
    0.06
    27
    0.03
    47. Ovary Cancer
    1
    0.06
    133
    0.15
    48. Lymphomas
    1
    0.06
    229
    0.26
    49. Other Neoplasms
    1
    0.06
    42
    0.05
    50. Drug Use
    1
    0.06
    272
    0.31
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belize BELIZE   Guatemala GUATEMALA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    37.34
    20
    16.99
    80
    2. Cervical Cancer
    18.39
    42
    12.90
    67
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.17
    113
    7.97
    176
    4. Lung Cancers
    11.67
    98
    3.51
    151
    5. Liver Cancer
    9.53
    32
    16.25
    13
    6. Stomach Cancer
    8.50
    57
    14.12
    13
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.47
    111
    4.10
    167
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    98
    2.59
    127
    9. Uterin Cancer
    0.95
    161
    0.46
    177
    10. Leukemia
    0.88
    171
    4.02
    69
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.84
    168
    1.31
    138
    12. Ovary Cancer
    0.54
    182
    2.09
    171
    13. Lymphomas
    0.36
    182
    1.95
    174
    14. Skin Cancers
    0.00
    180
    1.71
    105
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.00
    182
    0.52
    179
    16. Oral Cancer
    0.00
    183
    1.29
    168
    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.