USA VS SAINT LUCIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT LUCIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	383,250	4	158,520	+ 224,730
Coronary Heart Disease	2	302,675	1	504,904	- 202,229
Diabetes Mellitus	3	284,179	10	61,418	+ 222,760
Kidney Disease	4	162,180	6	85,861	+ 76,319
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	133,651	11	60,317	+ 73,334
Prostate Cancer	6	114,514	20	35,612	+ 78,901
Road Traffic Accidents	7	111,005	17	41,694	+ 69,311
Lung Disease	8	107,511	3	195,387	- 87,876
Hypertension	9	106,764	8	65,960	+ 40,804
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	96,833	2	287,198	- 190,365
Violence	11	75,296	27	18,976	+ 56,320
Liver Disease	12	70,905	16	43,402	+ 27,502
Inflammatory/Heart	13	64,095	22	32,529	+ 31,566
Breast Cancer	14	51,798	13	48,671	+ 3,127
Stomach Cancer	15	44,584	33	13,077	+ 31,507
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	42,945	9	61,827	- 18,882
Endocrine Disorders	17	41,053	14	46,985	- 5,932
Lung Cancers	18	38,041	5	155,533	- 117,492
Low Birth Weight	19	34,980	39	6,924	+ 28,056
Skin Disease	20	32,884	43	5,409	+ 27,475
Other Injuries	21	30,015	25	25,997	+ 4,017
Suicide	22	29,296	12	53,099	- 23,802
Parkinson's Disease	23	28,226	21	34,491	- 6,265
Lymphomas	24	26,628	19	40,281	- 13,652
Cervical Cancer	25	24,133	38	6,984	+ 17,149
Falls	26	21,423	18	40,418	- 18,995
Asthma	27	19,514	46	3,818	+ 15,696
Drownings	28	18,975	45	4,070	+ 14,905
Alcohol	29	18,808	30	14,659	+ 4,148
Congenital Anomalies	30	16,470	34	11,762	+ 4,708
Pancreas Cancer	31	16,398	15	44,293	- 27,894
Epilepsy	32	14,481	50	3,162	+ 11,319
Malnutrition	33	13,395	40	6,762	+ 6,633
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	10,922	48	3,461	+ 7,461
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	9,316	37	9,955	- 638
Leukemia	36	8,999	24	26,966	- 17,967
Liver Cancer	37	8,224	23	27,064	- 18,841
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	8,010	47	3,646	+ 4,364
Fires	39	6,742	49	3,183	+ 3,559
Oesophagus Cancer	40	6,386	28	17,829	- 11,443
Ovary Cancer	41	6,366	31	14,591	- 8,226
Birth Trauma	42	6,294	54	1,233	+ 5,061
Oral Cancer	43	6,260	35	11,555	- 5,295
Tuberculosis	44	5,936	62	546	+ 5,390
Uterin Cancer	45	4,139	36	10,063	- 5,924
Drug Use	46	3,899	7	74,435	- 70,535
Maternal Conditions	47	3,755	56	779	+ 2,976
Other Neoplasms	48	3,696	29	17,743	- 14,047
Meningitis	49	2,973	60	606	+ 2,367
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	2,662	52	2,461	+ 201
Appendicitis	51	2,285	63	424	+ 1,861
Encephalitis	52	2,241	68	25	+ 2,215
Dengue	53	1,199	76	0	+ 1,198
Multiple Sclerosis	54	906	44	5,059	- 4,153
Poisonings	55	531	53	1,674	- 1,143
Tetanus	56	433	71	2	+ 431
Syphilis	57	383	66	49	+ 333
War	58	340	55	1,198	- 858
Upper Respiratory	59	256	65	229	+ 27
Hepatitis B	60	120	59	608	- 488
Schistosomiasis	61	104	72	1	+ 103
Chlamydia	62	92	84	0	+ 92
Pertussis	63	61	69	16	+ 45
Ascariasis	64	22	82	0	+ 22
Hepatitis C	65	10	41	5,684	- 5,674
Otitis Media	66	2	67	34	- 32
Diphtheria	67	2	75	0	+ 2
Skin Cancers	68	2	32	14,311	- 14,309
Vitamin A Deficiency	69	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	70	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Depression	71	0	86	0	- 0
Bladder Cancer	72	0	26	19,622	- 19,622
Schizophrenia	73	0	57	723	- 723
Oral conditions	74	0	64	286	- 286
Osteoarthritis	75	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	58	678	- 678
Measles	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	84	0	42	5,660	- 5,660
Trichuriasis	85	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Saint Lucia

United States

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.