BELGIUM VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,497	1	15,281	+ 1,216
Stroke	2	12,250	3	7,408	+ 4,842
Diabetes Mellitus	3	7,689	20	1,269	+ 6,420
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,586	6	5,677	- 1,091
Prostate Cancer	5	4,165	13	1,824	+ 2,341
Hypertension	6	4,122	27	740	+ 3,382
Violence	7	3,865	44	149	+ 3,715
Lung Disease	8	2,989	5	6,438	- 3,449
Kidney Disease	9	2,596	8	2,952	- 356
Breast Cancer	10	2,458	9	2,587	- 129
HIV/AIDS	11	2,263	57	36	+ 2,226
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,647	18	1,432	+ 216
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,419	7	3,329	- 1,910
Skin Disease	14	1,387	35	380	+ 1,007
Other Injuries	15	1,381	11	2,006	- 626
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,206	23	1,060	+ 146
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,113	40	282	+ 831
Stomach Cancer	18	1,109	26	863	+ 246
Uterin Cancer	19	1,032	34	384	+ 647
Pancreas Cancer	20	1,013	14	1,809	- 797
Cervical Cancer	21	1,011	41	243	+ 768
Road Traffic Accidents	22	975	29	666	+ 309
Liver Cancer	23	953	24	976	- 23
Lung Cancers	24	951	4	6,777	- 5,826
Drownings	25	912	47	79	+ 833
Lymphomas	26	887	16	1,552	- 665
Oral Cancer	27	745	28	675	+ 71
Falls	28	739	15	1,756	- 1,017
Leukemia	29	715	21	1,199	- 485
Liver Disease	30	711	17	1,433	- 722
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	686	42	213	+ 473
Anemia	32	667	43	199	+ 468
Ovary Cancer	33	545	30	653	- 107
Low Birth Weight	34	500	50	70	+ 430
Asthma	35	441	46	128	+ 313
Oesophagus Cancer	36	437	25	898	- 461
Malnutrition	37	385	38	291	+ 94
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	367	37	293	+ 74
Fires	39	343	48	75	+ 268
Other Neoplasms	40	241	12	1,828	- 1,587
Epilepsy	41	239	36	348	- 108
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	237	2	9,416	- 9,179
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	235	33	418	- 183
Parkinson's Disease	44	223	19	1,378	- 1,154
Bladder Cancer	45	223	22	1,078	- 855
Tuberculosis	46	216	54	46	+ 170
Alcohol	47	193	32	500	- 307
Birth Trauma	48	157	53	47	+ 110
Skin Cancers	49	151	31	522	- 371
Drug Use	50	146	39	287	- 141
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	141	60	20	+ 121
Suicide	52	128	10	2,111	- 1,983
Maternal Conditions	53	118	64	6	+ 112
Otitis Media	54	87	65	2	+ 85
Appendicitis	55	53	62	17	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	46	49	73	- 27
Osteoarthritis	57	42	51	59	- 17
War	58	7	67	1	+ 6
Syphilis	59	1	70	0	+ 1
Poisonings	60	1	55	41	- 41
Oral conditions	61	0	61	19	- 19
Schizophrenia	62	0	56	40	- 40
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	45	147	- 147
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	85	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	71	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	59	22	- 22
Leprosy	68	0	72	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	63	17	- 17
Hepatitis C	70	0	52	53	- 53
Meningitis	71	0	58	28	- 28
Encephalitis	72	0	66	1	- 1
Ascariasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	69	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	68	1	- 1
Tetanus	80	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	74	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Saint Vincent

Belgium

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.