TRINIDAD/TOB. VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,455	1	1,476	- 21
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,125	9	215	+ 910
Lung Cancers	3	760	8	217	+ 543
Lung Disease	4	516	16	129	+ 387
Stroke	5	514	3	822	- 308
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	351	13	196	+ 155
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	270	10	205	+ 64
Breast Cancer	8	215	7	258	- 44
Diabetes Mellitus	9	208	2	1,275	- 1,068
Lymphomas	10	187	20	111	+ 75
Pancreas Cancer	11	184	19	114	+ 70
Falls	12	175	33	43	+ 132
Prostate Cancer	13	171	6	330	- 159
Kidney Disease	14	166	5	439	- 273
Suicide	15	160	17	121	+ 39
Drug Use	16	134	44	19	+ 115
Liver Disease	17	132	14	136	- 4
Parkinson's Disease	18	122	32	51	+ 71
Endocrine Disorders	19	117	18	119	- 2
Liver Cancer	20	113	28	66	+ 47
Leukemia	21	113	29	62	+ 50
Hypertension	22	93	11	201	- 108
Bladder Cancer	23	92	34	41	+ 51
Other Injuries	24	87	30	61	+ 26
Oesophagus Cancer	25	81	41	24	+ 57
Stomach Cancer	26	79	26	69	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	27	75	25	72	+ 3
Road Traffic Accidents	28	73	15	130	- 58
Ovary Cancer	29	69	24	80	- 11
Skin Cancers	30	64	57	4	+ 60
Other Neoplasms	31	61	51	10	+ 51
Oral Cancer	32	58	38	31	+ 27
Alcohol	33	54	42	23	+ 31
Uterin Cancer	34	43	27	68	- 25
Congenital Anomalies	35	39	22	93	- 54
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	31	45	18	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	37	25	58	2	+ 23
Skin Disease	38	25	36	39	- 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	23	49	11	+ 12
Violence	40	22	4	549	- 527
Cervical Cancer	41	21	21	97	- 76
Low Birth Weight	42	20	23	83	- 63
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	16	31	52	- 36
Epilepsy	44	14	37	32	- 18
Hepatitis C	45	13	62	0	+ 13
Anemia	46	12	85	0	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	12	53	8	+ 4
Drownings	48	10	39	31	- 21
Asthma	49	10	35	40	- 31
Birth Trauma	50	7	40	25	- 18
Malnutrition	51	7	47	17	- 10
Fires	52	7	48	16	- 9
HIV/AIDS	53	6	12	196	- 190
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	5	82	0	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	55	5	81	0	+ 5
Poisonings	56	4	59	1	+ 3
Schizophrenia	57	4	86	0	+ 4
Tuberculosis	58	4	43	22	- 18
Meningitis	59	2	52	9	- 7
Hepatitis B	60	2	60	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	61	2	80	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	62	2	56	4	- 3
Upper Respiratory	63	2	64	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	2	50	10	- 9
War	65	1	46	17	- 16
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	61	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	54	6	- 6
Pertussis	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	65	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	55	5	- 5
Diphtheria	73	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	63	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

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Trinidad/Tob.

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.