GHANA VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,639	3	14,103	+ 33,536
Stroke	2	35,374	2	15,163	+ 20,211
Diabetes Mellitus	3	22,205	12	5,929	+ 16,276
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	13,243	1	16,262	- 3,019
Prostate Cancer	5	12,028	31	1,031	+ 10,997
Hypertension	6	11,904	19	2,231	+ 9,673
Violence	7	11,160	27	1,857	+ 9,303
Lung Disease	8	8,631	15	3,120	+ 5,511
Kidney Disease	9	7,496	13	4,161	+ 3,334
Breast Cancer	10	7,097	25	1,937	+ 5,160
HIV/AIDS	11	6,534	4	13,565	- 7,031
Endocrine Disorders	12	4,757	24	1,965	+ 2,792
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,098	34	803	+ 3,295
Skin Disease	14	4,004	50	264	+ 3,740
Other Injuries	15	3,987	18	2,433	+ 1,554
Inflammatory/Heart	16	3,483	28	1,615	+ 1,869
Congenital Anomalies	17	3,213	14	3,935	- 722
Stomach Cancer	18	3,203	33	870	+ 2,332
Uterin Cancer	19	2,979	57	219	+ 2,760
Pancreas Cancer	20	2,925	46	334	+ 2,590
Cervical Cancer	21	2,920	20	2,161	+ 759
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,815	7	7,808	- 4,993
Liver Cancer	23	2,751	17	2,851	- 100
Lung Cancers	24	2,746	55	237	+ 2,508
Drownings	25	2,632	36	740	+ 1,892
Lymphomas	26	2,562	32	875	+ 1,688
Oral Cancer	27	2,153	42	483	+ 1,670
Falls	28	2,134	30	1,168	+ 966
Leukemia	29	2,064	45	340	+ 1,724
Liver Disease	30	2,052	11	6,053	- 4,001
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,980	48	321	+ 1,660
Anemia	32	1,925	83	0	+ 1,925
Ovary Cancer	33	1,575	38	698	+ 877
Low Birth Weight	34	1,443	8	6,662	- 5,219
Asthma	35	1,274	23	1,979	- 706
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,262	49	285	+ 977
Malnutrition	37	1,112	26	1,868	- 756
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,061	52	256	+ 805
Fires	39	990	37	729	+ 261
Other Neoplasms	40	696	63	48	+ 648
Epilepsy	41	691	47	329	+ 362
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	685	29	1,294	- 609
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	679	9	6,538	- 5,859
Parkinson's Disease	44	645	43	387	+ 259
Bladder Cancer	45	645	53	245	+ 400
Tuberculosis	46	623	6	10,214	- 9,591
Alcohol	47	557	54	244	+ 313
Birth Trauma	48	452	10	6,194	- 5,742
Skin Cancers	49	436	58	214	+ 222
Drug Use	50	422	39	630	- 208
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	408	85	0	+ 408
Suicide	52	370	21	1,993	- 1,623
Maternal Conditions	53	340	22	1,991	- 1,651
Otitis Media	54	252	72	0	+ 252
Appendicitis	55	153	59	146	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	132	67	16	+ 116
Osteoarthritis	57	121	84	0	+ 121
War	58	21	64	29	- 8
Syphilis	59	3	41	483	- 480
Poisonings	60	2	40	522	- 520
Oral conditions	61	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	81	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	61	113	- 113
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	70	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	67	0	66	16	- 16
Leprosy	68	0	73	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	62	101	- 101
Hepatitis C	70	0	65	28	- 28
Meningitis	71	0	16	2,983	- 2,983
Encephalitis	72	0	44	357	- 357
Ascariasis	73	0	68	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	69	4	- 4
Pertussis	79	0	35	744	- 744
Tetanus	80	0	56	220	- 220
Measles	81	0	60	135	- 135
Schistosomiasis	82	0	51	257	- 257
Malaria	83	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Chagas disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	78	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

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.