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Belize
COUNTRY #1
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
BELIZE VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Belize and South Africa 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.

South Africa
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   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Belize BELIZE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    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
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    65.9
    67.3
    66.6
    36
    59
    53
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    69.5
    71.6
    70.5
    25
    60
    38
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    70.7
    74.2
    72.4
    36
    58
    40
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    65.6
    71.3
    68.3
    99
    101
    102
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    67.0
    72.4
    69.5
    108
    111
    108
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    71.4
    77.8
    74.4
    83
    79
    81
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belize BELIZE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.4
    77.8
    83
    79
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    72.3
    78.6
    87
    79
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    72.4
    78.7
    87
    78
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    72.5
    78.8
    89
    78
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    72.9
    79.0
    87
    76
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    73.6
    79.2
    87
    75
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    74.4
    79.5
    81
    73
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    75.2
    79.8
    73
    71
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    76.0
    80.2
    68
    70
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    76.9
    80.6
    63
    68
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    77.8
    81.2
    58
    65
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    78.9
    82.0
    56
    61
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    80.3
    82.9
    48
    57
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    81.9
    84.1
    42
    52
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    83.7
    85.4
    40
    51
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    85.8
    87.1
    39
    47
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.2
    43
    40
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.5
    34
    28
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belize BELIZE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    73.43
    143
    83.76
    128
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    53.85
    33
    74.67
    16
    3. Stroke
    48.39
    130
    80.50
    93
    4. Violence
    40.23
    6
    37.54
    8
    5. Prostate Cancer
    37.34
    20
    35.20
    22
    6. Kidney Disease
    37.02
    32
    35.72
    35
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    34.29
    78
    83.23
    40
    8. HIV/AIDS
    33.57
    31
    121.35
    9
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    23.61
    57
    22.70
    61
    10. Liver Disease
    20.20
    89
    18.41
    95
    11. Cervical Cancer
    18.39
    42
    20.99
    37
    12. Lung Disease
    18.01
    114
    31.41
    47
    13. Hypertension
    17.49
    96
    33.86
    36
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.66
    115
    16.44
    118
    15. Breast Cancer
    15.17
    113
    18.21
    76
    16. Lung Cancers
    11.67
    98
    18.34
    64
    17. Other Injuries
    10.64
    60
    10.77
    57
    18. Liver Cancer
    9.53
    32
    5.46
    87
    19. Stomach Cancer
    8.50
    57
    3.68
    137
    20. Suicide
    7.65
    104
    23.49
    8
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.47
    111
    8.90
    89
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    7.01
    36
    11.70
    14
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.25
    62
    12.75
    17
    24. Drownings
    5.99
    18
    4.06
    44
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    4.45
    126
    6.23
    83
    26. Falls
    4.43
    116
    2.99
    150
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    4.40
    74
    3.36
    130
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    98
    4.98
    65
    29. Malnutrition
    3.27
    66
    4.41
    56
    30. Low Birth Weight
    3.22
    119
    7.16
    63
    31. Alcohol
    3.08
    33
    1.93
    61
    32. Tuberculosis
    2.92
    97
    39.83
    26
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.79
    95
    33.37
    46
    34. Asthma
    2.51
    106
    13.63
    45
    35. Epilepsy
    2.12
    59
    3.28
    22
    36. Skin Disease
    2.00
    68
    2.91
    30
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.89
    117
    4.52
    65
    38. Birth Trauma
    1.50
    105
    3.36
    78
    39. Fires
    1.06
    111
    6.64
    4
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.03
    116
    2.04
    70
    41. Uterin Cancer
    0.95
    161
    2.15
    99
    42. Leukemia
    0.88
    171
    3.34
    108
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.84
    168
    8.50
    16
    44. Maternal Conditions
    0.55
    107
    2.65
    62
    45. Ovary Cancer
    0.54
    182
    3.85
    115
    46. Appendicitis
    0.45
    72
    0.51
    64
    47. Drug Use
    0.43
    165
    1.52
    67
    48. Meningitis
    0.42
    124
    6.74
    41
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.40
    76
    0.88
    11
    50. Poisonings
    0.38
    115
    1.62
    54
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belize BELIZE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    192
    11.27
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Violence
    146
    8.57
    21,000
    4.62
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    141
    8.27
    30,188
    6.64
    4. Stroke
    127
    7.45
    30,693
    6.75
    5. HIV/AIDS
    119
    6.98
    71,996
    15.84
    6. Kidney Disease
    102
    5.99
    15,302
    3.37
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    97
    5.69
    39,341
    8.65
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    88
    5.16
    13,014
    2.86
    9. Liver Disease
    58
    3.40
    9,013
    1.98
    10. Prostate Cancer
    47
    2.76
    4,374
    0.96
    11. Hypertension
    46
    2.70
    12,789
    2.81
    12. Lung Disease
    46
    2.70
    11,895
    2.62
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    45
    2.64
    4,676
    1.03
    14. Other Injuries
    36
    2.11
    6,014
    1.32
    15. Lung Cancers
    30
    1.76
    7,705
    1.70
    16. Cervical Cancer
    28
    1.64
    5,555
    1.22
    17. Suicide
    28
    1.64
    13,774
    3.03
    18. Liver Cancer
    24
    1.41
    2,383
    0.52
    19. Drownings
    24
    1.41
    2,403
    0.53
    20. Stomach Cancer
    23
    1.35
    1,535
    0.34
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    23
    1.35
    5,890
    1.30
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    23
    1.35
    4,351
    0.96
    23. Breast Cancer
    22
    1.29
    4,533
    1.00
    24. Low Birth Weight
    20
    1.17
    6,250
    1.37
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20
    1.17
    3,587
    0.79
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    18
    1.06
    5,408
    1.19
    27. Falls
    13
    0.76
    1,399
    0.31
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    11
    0.65
    1,077
    0.24
    29. Malnutrition
    10
    0.59
    2,381
    0.52
    30. Alcohol
    10
    0.59
    987
    0.22
    31. Tuberculosis
    9
    0.53
    21,965
    4.83
    32. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9
    0.53
    15,843
    3.49
    33. Birth Trauma
    9
    0.53
    3,004
    0.66
    34. Pancreas Cancer
    9
    0.53
    2,007
    0.44
    35. Epilepsy
    8
    0.47
    1,870
    0.41
    36. Asthma
    8
    0.47
    5,966
    1.31
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5
    0.29
    1,894
    0.42
    38. Skin Disease
    5
    0.29
    1,101
    0.24
    39. Leukemia
    4
    0.23
    1,464
    0.32
    40. Fires
    4
    0.23
    3,618
    0.80
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3
    0.18
    1,015
    0.22
    42. Maternal Conditions
    2
    0.12
    1,700
    0.37
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    2
    0.12
    3,486
    0.77
    44. Meningitis
    1
    0.06
    3,660
    0.81
    45. Encephalitis
    1
    0.06
    234
    0.05
    46. Uterin Cancer
    1
    0.06
    512
    0.11
    47. Ovary Cancer
    1
    0.06
    951
    0.21
    48. Lymphomas
    1
    0.06
    2,818
    0.62
    49. Other Neoplasms
    1
    0.06
    267
    0.06
    50. Drug Use
    1
    0.06
    770
    0.17
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belize BELIZE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    37.34
    20
    35.20
    22
    2. Cervical Cancer
    18.39
    42
    20.99
    37
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.17
    113
    18.21
    76
    4. Lung Cancers
    11.67
    98
    18.34
    64
    5. Liver Cancer
    9.53
    32
    5.46
    87
    6. Stomach Cancer
    8.50
    57
    3.68
    137
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.47
    111
    8.90
    89
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    98
    4.98
    65
    9. Uterin Cancer
    0.95
    161
    2.15
    99
    10. Leukemia
    0.88
    171
    3.34
    108
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.84
    168
    8.50
    16
    12. Ovary Cancer
    0.54
    182
    3.85
    115
    13. Lymphomas
    0.36
    182
    6.08
    39
    14. Skin Cancers
    0.00
    180
    2.47
    53
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.00
    182
    2.19
    83
    16. Oral Cancer
    0.00
    183
    3.18
    80
    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.