COLOMBIA VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	68,297	1	43,066	+ 25,231
Stroke	2	50,714	3	16,573	+ 34,142
Diabetes Mellitus	3	31,834	11	5,028	+ 26,806
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	18,986	5	10,773	+ 8,212
Prostate Cancer	5	17,244	14	3,584	+ 13,659
Hypertension	6	17,066	8	6,400	+ 10,666
Violence	7	16,000	2	19,268	- 3,268
Lung Disease	8	12,374	4	15,928	- 3,555
Kidney Disease	9	10,746	7	6,834	+ 3,912
Breast Cancer	10	10,175	13	3,669	+ 6,506
HIV/AIDS	11	9,367	17	2,683	+ 6,684
Endocrine Disorders	12	6,820	30	1,367	+ 5,453
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	5,875	12	4,371	+ 1,504
Skin Disease	14	5,740	34	1,102	+ 4,638
Other Injuries	15	5,716	28	1,592	+ 4,123
Inflammatory/Heart	16	4,994	31	1,329	+ 3,665
Congenital Anomalies	17	4,606	16	2,963	+ 1,644
Stomach Cancer	18	4,591	9	6,112	- 1,520
Uterin Cancer	19	4,271	45	423	+ 3,848
Pancreas Cancer	20	4,193	25	2,022	+ 2,171
Cervical Cancer	21	4,186	20	2,266	+ 1,920
Road Traffic Accidents	22	4,036	6	7,765	- 3,729
Liver Cancer	23	3,945	24	2,065	+ 1,880
Lung Cancers	24	3,936	10	5,250	- 1,314
Drownings	25	3,774	40	689	+ 3,085
Lymphomas	26	3,674	18	2,603	+ 1,071
Oral Cancer	27	3,086	37	807	+ 2,279
Falls	28	3,059	29	1,518	+ 1,541
Leukemia	29	2,959	21	2,208	+ 750
Liver Disease	30	2,942	19	2,426	+ 516
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,839	39	698	+ 2,140
Anemia	32	2,760	57	101	+ 2,659
Ovary Cancer	33	2,258	33	1,122	+ 1,136
Low Birth Weight	34	2,068	23	2,095	- 27
Asthma	35	1,826	54	191	+ 1,635
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,809	36	835	+ 974
Malnutrition	37	1,594	27	1,878	- 284
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,520	63	38	+ 1,483
Fires	39	1,420	56	127	+ 1,293
Other Neoplasms	40	998	15	3,205	- 2,206
Epilepsy	41	991	43	597	+ 393
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	982	22	2,157	- 1,175
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	973	38	747	+ 226
Parkinson's Disease	44	925	47	383	+ 542
Bladder Cancer	45	925	42	609	+ 316
Tuberculosis	46	894	32	1,272	- 378
Alcohol	47	799	68	23	+ 776
Birth Trauma	48	648	41	648	+ 0
Skin Cancers	49	625	35	1,028	- 403
Drug Use	50	605	44	492	+ 113
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	584	48	333	+ 251
Suicide	52	531	26	1,965	- 1,434
Maternal Conditions	53	488	46	394	+ 94
Otitis Media	54	361	73	7	+ 354
Appendicitis	55	219	52	213	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	189	51	242	- 53
Osteoarthritis	57	174	58	67	+ 107
War	58	30	49	260	- 230
Syphilis	59	4	65	30	- 26
Poisonings	60	2	61	61	- 58
Oral conditions	61	0	75	7	- 7
Schizophrenia	62	0	70	18	- 18
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	60	62	- 62
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	85	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	81	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	66	27	- 27
Leprosy	68	0	72	8	- 8
Hepatitis B	69	0	62	50	- 50
Hepatitis C	70	0	59	65	- 65
Meningitis	71	0	50	244	- 244
Encephalitis	72	0	64	38	- 38
Ascariasis	73	0	76	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	82	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	80	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	69	18	- 18
Tetanus	80	0	71	14	- 14
Measles	81	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	77	1	- 1
Malaria	83	0	67	26	- 26
Chagas disease	84	0	53	203	- 203
Leishmaniasis	85	0	74	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Saint Vincent

Colombia

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.