USA VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	285,538	1	504,904	- 219,366
Stroke	2	242,967	4	158,520	+ 84,447
Diabetes Mellitus	3	183,796	10	61,418	+ 122,378
Hypertension	4	87,155	8	65,960	+ 21,195
Prostate Cancer	5	86,176	20	35,612	+ 50,563
Breast Cancer	6	85,996	13	48,671	+ 37,325
Kidney Disease	7	83,757	6	85,861	- 2,104
Endocrine Disorders	8	80,058	14	46,985	+ 33,073
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	77,909	11	60,317	+ 17,592
Other Injuries	10	67,174	25	25,997	+ 41,177
Lung Disease	11	56,385	3	195,387	- 139,002
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	51,757	9	61,827	- 10,070
Skin Disease	13	29,614	43	5,409	+ 24,205
Cervical Cancer	14	29,294	38	6,984	+ 22,310
Stomach Cancer	15	23,740	33	13,077	+ 10,663
Lung Cancers	16	22,150	5	155,533	- 133,382
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	22,067	2	287,198	- 265,131
HIV/AIDS	18	20,314	42	5,660	+ 14,654
Lymphomas	19	20,108	19	40,281	- 20,173
Uterin Cancer	20	19,195	36	10,063	+ 9,132
Inflammatory/Heart	21	18,745	22	32,529	- 13,784
Anemia	22	17,219	51	3,115	+ 14,104
Pancreas Cancer	23	16,893	15	44,293	- 27,400
Leukemia	24	16,050	24	26,966	- 10,916
Liver Cancer	25	15,083	23	27,064	- 11,981
Congenital Anomalies	26	14,184	34	11,762	+ 2,422
Epilepsy	27	11,762	50	3,162	+ 8,599
Liver Disease	28	11,672	16	43,402	- 31,731
Alcohol	29	11,462	30	14,659	- 3,198
Ovary Cancer	30	11,085	31	14,591	- 3,506
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	10,762	58	678	+ 10,084
Other Neoplasms	32	9,949	29	17,743	- 7,794
Oral Cancer	33	8,490	35	11,555	- 3,065
Violence	34	7,823	27	18,976	- 11,153
Drownings	35	7,807	45	4,070	+ 3,737
Asthma	36	6,397	46	3,818	+ 2,579
Low Birth Weight	37	5,614	39	6,924	- 1,310
Malnutrition	38	4,428	40	6,762	- 2,334
Appendicitis	39	4,285	63	424	+ 3,860
Drug Use	40	4,135	7	74,435	- 70,300
Bladder Cancer	41	3,702	26	19,622	- 15,920
Parkinson's Disease	42	3,369	21	34,491	- 31,122
Skin Cancers	43	3,362	32	14,311	- 10,949
Birth Trauma	44	3,209	54	1,233	+ 1,975
Schizophrenia	45	3,079	57	723	+ 2,356
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	2,765	37	9,955	- 7,189
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	2,729	48	3,461	- 732
Poisonings	48	2,386	53	1,674	+ 711
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,982	47	3,646	- 1,663
Tuberculosis	50	1,806	62	546	+ 1,260
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1,483	52	2,461	- 978
Maternal Conditions	52	1,443	56	779	+ 664
Meningitis	53	1,366	60	606	+ 760
Suicide	54	1,269	12	53,099	- 51,829
Otitis Media	55	973	67	34	+ 939
Multiple Sclerosis	56	896	44	5,059	- 4,163
Fires	57	573	49	3,183	- 2,610
Oesophagus Cancer	58	377	28	17,829	- 17,453
War	59	67	55	1,198	- 1,131
Syphilis	60	7	66	49	- 43
Chlamydia	61	0	84	0	- 0
Diphtheria	62	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	71	2	- 2
Pertussis	64	0	69	16	- 16
Measles	65	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	67	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	68	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	73	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	71	0	65	229	- 229
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Encephalitis	73	0	68	25	- 25
Hepatitis B	74	0	59	608	- 608
Hepatitis C	75	0	41	5,684	- 5,684
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	72	1	- 1
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	17	41,694	- 41,694
Falls	82	0	18	40,418	- 40,418
Oral conditions	83	0	64	286	- 286
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	579	- 579
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Antigua/Bar.

United States

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.