ERITREA VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,737	4	2,154	+ 6,584
Stroke	2	6,488	2	2,564	+ 3,924
Diabetes Mellitus	3	4,073	7	944	+ 3,128
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,429	1	3,277	- 848
Prostate Cancer	5	2,206	47	54	+ 2,152
Hypertension	6	2,183	8	926	+ 1,258
Violence	7	2,047	20	384	+ 1,663
Lung Disease	8	1,583	9	662	+ 921
Kidney Disease	9	1,375	12	578	+ 797
Breast Cancer	10	1,302	23	311	+ 990
HIV/AIDS	11	1,198	25	308	+ 891
Endocrine Disorders	12	872	43	71	+ 801
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	752	35	113	+ 639
Skin Disease	14	734	50	45	+ 690
Other Injuries	15	731	15	540	+ 191
Inflammatory/Heart	16	639	32	123	+ 516
Congenital Anomalies	17	589	18	432	+ 157
Stomach Cancer	18	587	48	48	+ 539
Uterin Cancer	19	546	61	18	+ 529
Pancreas Cancer	20	536	58	20	+ 517
Cervical Cancer	21	536	30	132	+ 403
Road Traffic Accidents	22	516	5	1,326	- 810
Liver Cancer	23	505	45	69	+ 435
Lung Cancers	24	504	46	62	+ 442
Drownings	25	483	33	118	+ 365
Lymphomas	26	470	28	147	+ 323
Oral Cancer	27	395	44	71	+ 324
Falls	28	391	26	168	+ 223
Leukemia	29	379	29	144	+ 234
Liver Disease	30	376	6	1,215	- 838
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	363	27	147	+ 216
Anemia	32	353	81	0	+ 353
Ovary Cancer	33	289	40	79	+ 209
Low Birth Weight	34	265	16	531	- 266
Asthma	35	234	22	326	- 92
Oesophagus Cancer	36	231	39	81	+ 150
Malnutrition	37	204	10	660	- 456
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	195	41	77	+ 118
Fires	39	182	31	132	+ 50
Other Neoplasms	40	128	66	6	+ 122
Epilepsy	41	127	38	81	+ 45
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	126	24	310	- 184
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	124	3	2,292	- 2,168
Parkinson's Disease	44	118	37	85	+ 34
Bladder Cancer	45	118	51	42	+ 76
Tuberculosis	46	114	14	543	- 429
Alcohol	47	102	49	45	+ 57
Birth Trauma	48	83	11	616	- 533
Skin Cancers	49	80	56	30	+ 50
Drug Use	50	77	53	36	+ 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	75	84	0	+ 75
Suicide	52	68	21	382	- 314
Maternal Conditions	53	62	13	544	- 481
Otitis Media	54	46	69	2	+ 44
Appendicitis	55	28	55	31	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	24	64	12	+ 12
Osteoarthritis	57	22	85	0	+ 22
War	58	4	71	0	+ 3
Syphilis	59	1	54	35	- 34
Poisonings	60	0	34	114	- 114
Oral conditions	61	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	83	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	67	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	70	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	67	0	60	18	- 18
Leprosy	68	0	78	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	57	28	- 28
Hepatitis C	70	0	65	6	- 6
Meningitis	71	0	19	404	- 404
Encephalitis	72	0	62	16	- 16
Ascariasis	73	0	68	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	72	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	36	90	- 90
Tetanus	80	0	52	37	- 37
Measles	81	0	63	13	- 13
Schistosomiasis	82	0	42	73	- 73
Malaria	83	0	17	437	- 437
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	59	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

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.