TRINIDAD/TOB. VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,304	10	205	+ 1,099
Tuberculosis	2	1,173	43	22	+ 1,151
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,168	45	18	+ 1,150
HIV/AIDS	4	936	12	196	+ 740
Stroke	5	819	3	822	- 4
Malaria	6	818	72	0	+ 818
Coronary Heart Disease	7	723	1	1,476	- 753
Low Birth Weight	8	555	23	83	+ 473
Birth Trauma	9	546	40	25	+ 521
Road Traffic Accidents	10	446	15	130	+ 316
Measles	11	405	76	0	+ 405
Hypertension	12	312	11	201	+ 111
Maternal Conditions	13	293	50	10	+ 282
Liver Disease	14	288	14	136	+ 152
Diabetes Mellitus	15	285	2	1,275	- 991
Meningitis	16	253	52	9	+ 244
Violence	17	251	4	549	- 298
Lung Disease	18	238	16	129	+ 109
Congenital Anomalies	19	193	22	93	+ 100
Asthma	20	190	35	40	+ 149
Kidney Disease	21	177	5	439	- 262
Malnutrition	22	172	47	17	+ 156
Other Injuries	23	155	30	61	+ 94
Suicide	24	146	17	121	+ 25
Endocrine Disorders	25	105	18	119	- 14
Breast Cancer	26	86	7	258	- 172
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	79	31	52	+ 27
War	28	78	46	17	+ 61
Tetanus	29	70	65	0	+ 70
Inflammatory/Heart	30	67	25	72	- 5
Pertussis	31	66	67	0	+ 66
Cervical Cancer	32	57	21	97	- 40
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	51	9	215	- 164
Drownings	34	50	39	31	+ 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	48	49	11	+ 37
Falls	36	45	33	43	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	37	42	71	0	+ 42
Prostate Cancer	38	39	6	330	- 291
Fires	39	35	48	16	+ 19
Poisonings	40	33	59	1	+ 32
Syphilis	41	30	61	0	+ 30
Lymphomas	42	30	20	111	- 82
Epilepsy	43	30	37	32	- 2
Liver Cancer	44	29	28	66	- 37
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	29	13	196	- 167
Oral Cancer	46	23	38	31	- 8
Leukemia	47	22	29	62	- 40
Parkinson's Disease	48	17	32	51	- 35
Stomach Cancer	49	16	26	69	- 53
Ovary Cancer	50	16	24	80	- 64
Appendicitis	51	15	56	4	+ 11
Alcohol	52	15	42	23	- 8
Oesophagus Cancer	53	12	41	24	- 12
Skin Disease	54	12	36	39	- 27
Lung Cancers	55	12	8	217	- 206
Leishmaniasis	56	11	73	0	+ 11
Drug Use	57	11	44	19	- 8
Skin Cancers	58	11	57	4	+ 6
Trypanosomiasis	59	10	75	0	+ 10
Pancreas Cancer	60	9	19	114	- 105
Hepatitis B	61	8	60	0	+ 8
Encephalitis	62	7	54	6	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	6	64	0	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	64	6	34	41	- 35
Uterin Cancer	65	5	27	68	- 63
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	4	53	8	- 4
Diphtheria	67	3	68	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	2	69	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	1	62	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	70	1	51	10	- 9
Ascariasis	71	1	66	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	58	2	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	63	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	55	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

Central Africa

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.