GREECE VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,408	1	21,124	- 6,717
Stroke	2	10,699	2	14,077	- 3,379
Diabetes Mellitus	3	6,716	20	1,266	+ 5,450
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,005	3	8,282	- 4,277
Prostate Cancer	5	3,638	12	2,023	+ 1,615
Hypertension	6	3,600	9	2,922	+ 678
Violence	7	3,375	42	104	+ 3,271
Lung Disease	8	2,610	5	5,526	- 2,916
Kidney Disease	9	2,267	6	4,759	- 2,492
Breast Cancer	10	2,147	11	2,520	- 374
HIV/AIDS	11	1,976	50	47	+ 1,929
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,439	29	526	+ 913
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,239	8	3,264	- 2,024
Skin Disease	14	1,211	47	56	+ 1,155
Other Injuries	15	1,206	17	1,453	- 248
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,054	24	725	+ 329
Congenital Anomalies	17	972	38	174	+ 798
Stomach Cancer	18	969	16	1,535	- 567
Uterin Cancer	19	901	33	373	+ 528
Pancreas Cancer	20	885	13	1,904	- 1,020
Cervical Cancer	21	883	36	243	+ 640
Road Traffic Accidents	22	851	22	870	- 19
Liver Cancer	23	832	14	1,566	- 733
Lung Cancers	24	830	4	7,355	- 6,525
Drownings	25	796	32	435	+ 361
Lymphomas	26	775	19	1,268	- 493
Oral Cancer	27	651	30	440	+ 211
Falls	28	645	21	1,245	- 600
Leukemia	29	624	18	1,354	- 730
Liver Disease	30	621	23	809	- 189
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	599	26	611	- 12
Anemia	32	582	51	47	+ 535
Ovary Cancer	33	476	27	557	- 81
Low Birth Weight	34	436	41	127	+ 309
Asthma	35	385	55	27	+ 358
Oesophagus Cancer	36	382	35	246	+ 136
Malnutrition	37	336	66	1	+ 336
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	321	43	100	+ 221
Fires	39	300	39	146	+ 153
Other Neoplasms	40	211	25	679	- 468
Epilepsy	41	209	34	249	- 40
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	207	7	3,940	- 3,732
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	205	44	95	+ 110
Parkinson's Disease	44	195	10	2,646	- 2,451
Bladder Cancer	45	195	15	1,551	- 1,356
Tuberculosis	46	189	46	66	+ 122
Alcohol	47	168	49	50	+ 118
Birth Trauma	48	137	57	17	+ 120
Skin Cancers	49	132	31	438	- 306
Drug Use	50	128	37	193	- 66
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	123	86	0	+ 123
Suicide	52	112	28	533	- 421
Maternal Conditions	53	103	61	2	+ 101
Otitis Media	54	76	82	0	+ 76
Appendicitis	55	46	58	9	+ 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	40	45	67	- 27
Osteoarthritis	57	37	85	0	+ 37
War	58	6	64	1	+ 5
Syphilis	59	1	65	1	- 0
Poisonings	60	1	56	19	- 19
Oral conditions	61	0	63	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	62	0	54	27	- 27
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	40	135	- 135
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	80	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	59	8	- 8
Leprosy	68	0	81	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	48	56	- 56
Hepatitis C	70	0	52	38	- 38
Meningitis	71	0	53	33	- 33
Encephalitis	72	0	67	1	- 1
Ascariasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	70	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	80	0	62	2	- 2
Measles	81	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	60	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Saint Vincent

Greece

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.