TRINIDAD/TOB. VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	898	10	205	+ 693
Tuberculosis	2	534	43	22	+ 513
Measles	3	516	76	0	+ 516
Malaria	4	510	72	0	+ 510
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	504	45	18	+ 486
Stroke	6	447	3	822	- 376
Coronary Heart Disease	7	424	1	1,476	- 1,052
Low Birth Weight	8	423	23	83	+ 340
Birth Trauma	9	404	40	25	+ 379
Road Traffic Accidents	10	369	15	130	+ 239
Congenital Anomalies	11	198	22	93	+ 105
Hypertension	12	192	11	201	- 9
Liver Disease	13	184	14	136	+ 48
Lung Disease	14	165	16	129	+ 36
HIV/AIDS	15	162	12	196	- 34
Diabetes Mellitus	16	158	2	1,275	- 1,118
Meningitis	17	141	52	9	+ 132
Violence	18	136	4	549	- 414
Maternal Conditions	19	128	50	10	+ 118
Kidney Disease	20	111	5	439	- 329
Malnutrition	21	109	47	17	+ 92
Other Injuries	22	101	30	61	+ 40
Pertussis	23	97	67	0	+ 97
Asthma	24	94	35	40	+ 54
Endocrine Disorders	25	90	18	119	- 29
Suicide	26	71	17	121	- 50
Cervical Cancer	27	59	21	97	- 38
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	56	9	215	- 159
Inflammatory/Heart	29	49	25	72	- 23
Prostate Cancer	30	48	6	330	- 282
Liver Cancer	31	47	28	66	- 19
Syphilis	32	46	61	0	+ 46
Falls	33	43	33	43	- 0
Drownings	34	42	39	31	+ 11
Breast Cancer	35	42	7	258	- 217
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	36	13	196	- 159
Stomach Cancer	37	31	26	69	- 38
Lymphomas	38	25	20	111	- 86
Fires	39	25	48	16	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	23	31	52	- 28
Leukemia	41	23	29	62	- 40
Poisonings	42	21	59	1	+ 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	21	49	11	+ 10
Epilepsy	44	21	37	32	- 11
War	45	20	46	17	+ 3
Tetanus	46	14	65	0	+ 14
Lung Cancers	47	14	8	217	- 203
Schistosomiasis	48	13	71	0	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	49	13	32	51	- 39
Pancreas Cancer	50	12	19	114	- 101
Oral Cancer	51	12	38	31	- 19
Leishmaniasis	52	11	73	0	+ 11
Oesophagus Cancer	53	10	41	24	- 15
Skin Disease	54	10	36	39	- 29
Skin Cancers	55	9	57	4	+ 5
Appendicitis	56	9	56	4	+ 4
Encephalitis	57	8	54	6	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	58	8	24	80	- 72
Drug Use	59	8	44	19	- 11
Alcohol	60	8	42	23	- 15
Hepatitis B	61	6	60	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	62	5	64	0	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	63	4	27	68	- 63
Trypanosomiasis	64	4	75	0	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	65	3	34	41	- 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	3	53	8	- 5
Other Neoplasms	67	1	51	10	- 9
Ascariasis	68	1	66	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	62	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	68	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	1	58	2	- 2
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	63	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	55	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

DR Congo

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.