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

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	DENMARK		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,260	1	1,476	- 216
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,231	9	215	+ 1,016
Lung Disease	3	1,035	16	129	+ 905
Lung Cancers	4	878	8	217	+ 661
Stroke	5	864	3	822	+ 42
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	529	10	205	+ 324
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	506	13	196	+ 311
Prostate Cancer	8	349	6	330	+ 19
Breast Cancer	9	306	7	258	+ 48
Diabetes Mellitus	10	303	2	1,275	- 972
Pancreas Cancer	11	259	19	114	+ 145
Kidney Disease	12	215	5	439	- 225
Lymphomas	13	172	20	111	+ 61
Liver Disease	14	163	14	136	+ 27
Hypertension	15	152	11	201	- 50
Suicide	16	146	17	121	+ 25
Parkinson's Disease	17	142	32	51	+ 90
Alcohol	18	141	42	23	+ 118
Endocrine Disorders	19	136	18	119	+ 16
Leukemia	20	132	29	62	+ 69
Bladder Cancer	21	129	34	41	+ 88
Falls	22	128	33	43	+ 85
Stomach Cancer	23	114	26	69	+ 45
Oesophagus Cancer	24	112	41	24	+ 88
Liver Cancer	25	110	28	66	+ 44
Skin Cancers	26	92	57	4	+ 87
Other Neoplasms	27	89	51	10	+ 79
Oral Cancer	28	87	38	31	+ 57
Ovary Cancer	29	87	24	80	+ 6
Other Injuries	30	82	30	61	+ 21
Inflammatory/Heart	31	67	25	72	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	51	31	52	- 1
Road Traffic Accidents	33	50	15	130	- 80
Drug Use	34	46	44	19	+ 28
Uterin Cancer	35	37	27	68	- 31
Congenital Anomalies	36	36	22	93	- 57
Cervical Cancer	37	36	21	97	- 61
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	34	45	18	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	39	31	58	2	+ 29
Epilepsy	40	29	37	32	- 3
Low Birth Weight	41	27	23	83	- 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	23	49	11	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	20	53	8	+ 12
Asthma	44	19	35	40	- 21
Skin Disease	45	19	36	39	- 20
Anemia	46	17	85	0	+ 17
Violence	47	15	4	549	- 534
Schizophrenia	48	13	86	0	+ 13
Fires	49	12	48	16	- 4
Drownings	50	9	39	31	- 22
Osteoarthritis	51	6	81	0	+ 6
Meningitis	52	6	52	9	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	6	82	0	+ 6
Appendicitis	54	5	56	4	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	55	5	12	196	- 191
Birth Trauma	56	5	40	25	- 20
Tuberculosis	57	4	43	22	- 18
Upper Respiratory	58	4	64	0	+ 4
Malnutrition	59	3	47	17	- 13
Hepatitis C	60	2	62	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	61	1	60	0	+ 1
Poisonings	62	1	59	1	- 0
Oral conditions	63	1	80	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	50	10	- 10
Otitis Media	65	0	69	0	+ 0
War	66	0	46	17	- 17
Encephalitis	67	0	54	6	- 6
Tetanus	68	0	65	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	63	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	61	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	67	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	55	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

Denmark

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.