AFGHANISTAN VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,259	1	40,195	+ 15,064
Stroke	2	41,032	3	19,060	+ 21,972
Diabetes Mellitus	3	25,757	12	5,750	+ 20,007
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	15,361	4	14,649	+ 712
Prostate Cancer	5	13,952	55	258	+ 13,694
Hypertension	6	13,808	8	7,995	+ 5,813
Violence	7	12,945	19	3,217	+ 9,729
Lung Disease	8	10,011	15	4,650	+ 5,361
Kidney Disease	9	8,695	10	6,590	+ 2,104
Breast Cancer	10	8,233	22	1,822	+ 6,411
HIV/AIDS	11	7,579	46	464	+ 7,115
Endocrine Disorders	12	5,518	28	1,364	+ 4,154
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,753	39	741	+ 4,012
Skin Disease	14	4,645	61	94	+ 4,551
Other Injuries	15	4,625	18	3,241	+ 1,383
Inflammatory/Heart	16	4,041	45	527	+ 3,514
Congenital Anomalies	17	3,727	14	5,001	- 1,274
Stomach Cancer	18	3,715	26	1,501	+ 2,214
Uterin Cancer	19	3,455	53	289	+ 3,167
Pancreas Cancer	20	3,392	56	229	+ 3,163
Cervical Cancer	21	3,387	44	541	+ 2,846
Road Traffic Accidents	22	3,265	11	6,033	- 2,768
Liver Cancer	23	3,191	40	657	+ 2,534
Lung Cancers	24	3,185	32	1,076	+ 2,109
Drownings	25	3,054	34	996	+ 2,058
Lymphomas	26	2,972	36	946	+ 2,026
Oral Cancer	27	2,497	27	1,467	+ 1,030
Falls	28	2,475	37	905	+ 1,570
Leukemia	29	2,394	42	610	+ 1,784
Liver Disease	30	2,380	16	4,600	- 2,219
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,297	25	1,505	+ 792
Anemia	32	2,233	83	0	+ 2,233
Ovary Cancer	33	1,827	48	369	+ 1,458
Low Birth Weight	34	1,673	5	12,631	- 10,957
Asthma	35	1,477	17	3,403	- 1,925
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,464	29	1,314	+ 149
Malnutrition	37	1,290	43	589	+ 701
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,230	33	1,041	+ 189
Fires	39	1,149	50	348	+ 801
Other Neoplasms	40	808	63	29	+ 779
Epilepsy	41	802	35	993	- 191
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	795	23	1,765	- 970
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	787	13	5,555	- 4,768
Parkinson's Disease	44	749	41	628	+ 121
Bladder Cancer	45	748	54	272	+ 476
Tuberculosis	46	723	7	9,839	- 9,116
Alcohol	47	646	58	150	+ 496
Birth Trauma	48	525	6	10,723	- 10,198
Skin Cancers	49	506	59	145	+ 361
Drug Use	50	489	51	328	+ 161
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	473	85	0	+ 473
Suicide	52	430	24	1,573	- 1,143
Maternal Conditions	53	395	9	7,807	- 7,412
Otitis Media	54	292	71	1	+ 292
Appendicitis	55	177	52	298	- 121
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	153	65	25	+ 128
Osteoarthritis	57	141	84	0	+ 141
War	58	24	2	25,620	- 25,595
Syphilis	59	4	60	94	- 91
Poisonings	60	2	47	384	- 382
Oral conditions	61	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	81	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	62	84	- 84
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	69	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	67	0	68	9	- 9
Leprosy	68	0	75	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	38	863	- 863
Hepatitis C	70	0	64	28	- 28
Meningitis	71	0	20	2,626	- 2,626
Encephalitis	72	0	31	1,190	- 1,190
Ascariasis	73	0	66	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	67	16	- 16
Pertussis	79	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Tetanus	80	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Measles	81	0	49	350	- 350
Schistosomiasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	57	185	- 185
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	78	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

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.