SAINT VINCENT VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Italy ITALY SAINT VINCENT Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 160 1 139 + 22
Stroke 2 103 2 103 + 0
Alzheimers & Dementia 3 68 42 2 + 66
Lung Cancers 4 56 24 8 + 48
Lung Disease 5 53 8 25 + 28
Hypertension 6 49 6 35 + 15
Colon-Rectum Cancers 7 35 13 12 + 23
Diabetes Mellitus 8 33 3 65 - 32
Influenza and Pneumonia 9 27 4 39 - 12
Breast Cancer 10 23 10 21 + 2
Kidney Disease 11 21 9 22 - 1
Other Injuries 12 20 15 12 + 8
Pancreas Cancer 13 20 20 9 + 11
Stomach Cancer 14 17 18 9 + 8
Other Neoplasms 15 16 40 2 + 14
Lymphomas 16 16 26 7 + 9
Liver Cancer 17 16 23 8 + 8
Endocrine Disorders 18 14 12 14 + 0
Parkinson's Disease 19 14 44 2 + 12
Prostate Cancer 20 14 5 35 - 21
Leukemia 21 11 29 6 + 5
Bladder Cancer 22 11 45 2 + 9
Liver Disease 23 9 30 6 + 3
Inflammatory/Heart 24 9 16 10 - 1
Falls 25 7 28 6 + 1
Suicide 26 7 52 1 + 6
Oral Cancer 27 6 27 6 - 1
Ovary Cancer 28 5 33 5 + 1
Skin Cancers 29 5 49 1 + 4
Road Traffic Accidents 30 5 22 8 - 3
Hepatitis C 31 4 70 0 + 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease 32 4 38 3 + 1
Uterin Cancer 33 4 19 9 - 5
Oesophagus Cancer 34 3 36 4 - 0
Anemia 35 3 32 6 - 3
Diarrhoeal diseases 36 3 43 2 + 1
Congenital Anomalies 37 2 17 9 - 7
Skin Disease 38 2 14 12 - 9
Epilepsy 39 2 41 2 + 0
Cervical Cancer 40 2 21 8 - 7
Malnutrition 41 1 37 3 - 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis 42 1 56 0 + 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease 43 1 31 6 - 5
Multiple Sclerosis 44 1 63 0 + 1
Drug Use 45 1 50 1 - 0
HIV/AIDS 46 1 11 19 - 18
Asthma 47 1 35 4 - 3
Osteoarthritis 48 1 57 0 + 0
Schizophrenia 49 1 62 0 + 1
Violence 50 1 7 32 - 32
Low Birth Weight 51 1 34 4 - 4
Drownings 52 1 25 8 - 7
Tuberculosis 53 1 46 2 - 1
Hepatitis B 54 1 69 0 + 1
Alcohol 55 0 47 2 - 1
Fires 56 0 39 3 - 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy 57 0 51 1 - 1
Poisonings 58 0 60 0 + 0
Birth Trauma 59 0 48 1 - 1
Meningitis 60 0 71 0 + 0
Appendicitis 61 0 55 0 - 0
Oral conditions 62 0 61 0 + 0
Tetanus 63 0 80 0 + 0
Upper Respiratory 64 0 67 0 + 0
Otitis Media 65 0 54 1 - 1
War 66 0 58 0 - 0
Maternal Conditions 67 0 53 1 - 1
Encephalitis 68 0 72 0 + 0
Syphilis 69 0 59 0 - 0
Leishmaniasis 70 0 85 0 + 0
Measles 71 0 81 0 + 0
Chagas disease 72 0 84 0 + 0
Pertussis 73 0 79 0 + 0
Leprosy 74 0 68 0 + 0
Iodine Deficiency 75 0 77 0 + 0
Diphtheria 76 0 78 0 + 0
Trypanosomiasis 77 0 86 0 - 0
Schistosomiasis 78 0 82 0 - 0
Malaria 79 0 83 0 - 0
Ascariasis 80 0 73 0 - 0
Dengue 81 0 75 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 82 0 76 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 83 0 74 0 - 0
Chlamydia 84 0 66 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 85 0 64 0 - 0
Depression 86 0 65 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAINT VINCENT

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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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020