PHILIPPINES VS SAINT LUCIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT LUCIA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	132,557	3	74,167	+ 58,391
Coronary Heart Disease	2	104,688	1	129,955	- 25,267
Diabetes Mellitus	3	98,291	7	32,260	+ 66,030
Kidney Disease	4	56,094	4	39,380	+ 16,714
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	46,227	2	93,807	- 47,580
Prostate Cancer	6	39,608	26	4,149	+ 35,458
Road Traffic Accidents	7	38,394	10	13,017	+ 25,377
Lung Disease	8	37,186	6	32,559	+ 4,626
Hypertension	9	36,927	5	34,500	+ 2,427
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	33,492	39	2,010	+ 31,482
Violence	11	26,043	9	14,835	+ 11,209
Liver Disease	12	24,524	20	7,076	+ 17,448
Inflammatory/Heart	13	22,169	30	3,545	+ 18,624
Breast Cancer	14	17,916	15	9,802	+ 8,113
Stomach Cancer	15	15,420	41	1,868	+ 13,552
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	14,854	16	8,063	+ 6,791
Endocrine Disorders	17	14,199	12	10,464	+ 3,736
Lung Cancers	18	13,157	13	10,296	+ 2,862
Low Birth Weight	19	12,099	14	10,141	+ 1,958
Skin Disease	20	11,374	25	4,229	+ 7,144
Other Injuries	21	10,381	31	3,536	+ 6,846
Suicide	22	10,133	35	2,325	+ 7,808
Parkinson's Disease	23	9,763	55	594	+ 9,169
Lymphomas	24	9,210	36	2,279	+ 6,931
Cervical Cancer	25	8,347	33	3,076	+ 5,272
Falls	26	7,410	28	3,861	+ 3,549
Asthma	27	6,749	11	11,404	- 4,654
Drownings	28	6,563	27	3,881	+ 2,682
Alcohol	29	6,505	60	401	+ 6,105
Congenital Anomalies	30	5,696	17	8,051	- 2,354
Pancreas Cancer	31	5,672	37	2,121	+ 3,551
Epilepsy	32	5,009	45	1,120	+ 3,889
Malnutrition	33	4,633	24	4,311	+ 322
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	3,778	21	6,865	- 3,088
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	3,222	22	6,189	- 2,966
Leukemia	36	3,113	29	3,596	- 484
Liver Cancer	37	2,844	19	7,663	- 4,819
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	2,770	42	1,807	+ 964
Fires	39	2,332	54	600	+ 1,732
Oesophagus Cancer	40	2,209	53	672	+ 1,537
Ovary Cancer	41	2,202	40	1,994	+ 208
Birth Trauma	42	2,177	18	7,960	- 5,783
Oral Cancer	43	2,165	34	2,916	- 751
Tuberculosis	44	2,053	8	27,061	- 25,007
Uterin Cancer	45	1,432	50	761	+ 671
Drug Use	46	1,349	52	695	+ 654
Maternal Conditions	47	1,299	38	2,042	- 743
Other Neoplasms	48	1,278	23	5,146	- 3,868
Meningitis	49	1,028	47	1,041	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	921	62	323	+ 598
Appendicitis	51	790	63	276	+ 515
Encephalitis	52	775	67	185	+ 590
Dengue	53	415	46	1,060	- 645
Multiple Sclerosis	54	313	72	31	+ 282
Poisonings	55	184	65	226	- 42
Tetanus	56	150	59	521	- 371
Syphilis	57	132	44	1,157	- 1,024
War	58	118	49	817	- 700
Upper Respiratory	59	89	70	39	+ 50
Hepatitis B	60	42	56	590	- 548
Schistosomiasis	61	36	64	233	- 197
Chlamydia	62	32	78	4	+ 28
Pertussis	63	21	43	1,760	- 1,739
Ascariasis	64	8	76	13	- 6
Hepatitis C	65	4	81	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	66	1	74	23	- 22
Diphtheria	67	1	75	14	- 13
Skin Cancers	68	1	61	368	- 367
Vitamin A Deficiency	69	0	80	2	- 2
Anemia	70	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Depression	71	0	86	0	- 0
Bladder Cancer	72	0	58	569	- 569
Schizophrenia	73	0	68	127	- 127
Oral conditions	74	0	73	28	- 28
Osteoarthritis	75	0	57	570	- 570
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	51	752	- 752
Measles	77	0	48	894	- 894
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	4	- 4
Chagas disease	79	0	79	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	69	94	- 94
Leishmaniasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	71	37	- 37
HIV/AIDS	84	0	66	204	- 204
Trichuriasis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Saint Lucia

Philippines

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.