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

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	ICELAND		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,561	1	1,476	+ 86
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,144	9	215	+ 929
Stroke	3	544	3	822	- 278
Lung Cancers	4	519	8	217	+ 302
Lung Disease	5	498	16	129	+ 369
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	319	10	205	+ 113
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	284	13	196	+ 89
Prostate Cancer	8	235	6	330	- 94
Breast Cancer	9	206	7	258	- 52
Parkinson's Disease	10	205	32	51	+ 154
Other Injuries	11	194	30	61	+ 133
Pancreas Cancer	12	168	19	114	+ 54
Suicide	13	156	17	121	+ 35
Lymphomas	14	142	20	111	+ 31
Kidney Disease	15	129	5	439	- 311
Diabetes Mellitus	16	115	2	1,275	- 1,161
Hypertension	17	94	11	201	- 108
Falls	18	92	33	43	+ 49
Oesophagus Cancer	19	87	41	24	+ 63
Liver Cancer	20	87	28	66	+ 21
Bladder Cancer	21	79	34	41	+ 38
Leukemia	22	73	29	62	+ 11
Stomach Cancer	23	68	26	69	- 1
Drug Use	24	65	44	19	+ 46
Ovary Cancer	25	64	24	80	- 17
Inflammatory/Heart	26	60	25	72	- 12
Endocrine Disorders	27	60	18	119	- 59
Alcohol	28	55	42	23	+ 32
Skin Cancers	29	50	57	4	+ 46
Other Neoplasms	30	38	51	10	+ 28
Liver Disease	31	37	14	136	- 99
Cervical Cancer	32	36	21	97	- 61
Oral Cancer	33	33	38	31	+ 2
Congenital Anomalies	34	29	22	93	- 64
Road Traffic Accidents	35	27	15	130	- 103
Uterin Cancer	36	27	27	68	- 41
Epilepsy	37	21	37	32	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	16	53	8	+ 8
Violence	39	16	4	549	- 534
Anemia	40	14	85	0	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	13	31	52	- 39
Poisonings	42	12	59	1	+ 11
Low Birth Weight	43	12	23	83	- 71
Multiple Sclerosis	44	11	58	2	+ 8
Skin Disease	45	10	36	39	- 29
Birth Trauma	46	10	40	25	- 16
Osteoarthritis	47	8	81	0	+ 8
Asthma	48	6	35	40	- 34
Schizophrenia	49	6	86	0	+ 6
Meningitis	50	5	52	9	- 5
Upper Respiratory	51	4	64	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	52	4	62	0	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	4	82	0	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	4	49	11	- 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	4	45	18	- 14
Drownings	56	4	39	31	- 27
Malnutrition	57	2	47	17	- 14
Fires	58	2	48	16	- 14
HIV/AIDS	59	2	12	196	- 194
Maternal Conditions	60	1	50	10	- 9
War	61	0	46	17	- 17
Pertussis	62	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	60	0	- 0
Otitis Media	64	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	65	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	55	5	- 5
Malaria	73	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	54	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	61	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	63	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	43	22	- 22
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	80	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	56	4	- 4
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.