ITALY VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	83,966	1	97,116	- 13,150
Stroke	2	62,349	2	62,633	- 284
Diabetes Mellitus	3	39,137	8	19,836	+ 19,301
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	23,341	9	16,339	+ 7,003
Prostate Cancer	5	21,200	20	8,409	+ 12,791
Hypertension	6	20,981	6	29,931	- 8,950
Violence	7	19,670	50	409	+ 19,262
Lung Disease	8	15,212	5	32,382	- 17,170
Kidney Disease	9	13,212	11	12,726	+ 486
Breast Cancer	10	12,510	10	13,868	- 1,359
HIV/AIDS	11	11,516	46	520	+ 10,996
Endocrine Disorders	12	8,385	18	8,431	- 46
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	7,223	7	21,254	- 14,031
Skin Disease	14	7,057	38	1,440	+ 5,618
Other Injuries	15	7,027	12	12,112	- 5,085
Inflammatory/Heart	16	6,140	24	5,531	+ 609
Congenital Anomalies	17	5,663	37	1,443	+ 4,220
Stomach Cancer	18	5,645	14	10,252	- 4,608
Uterin Cancer	19	5,250	33	2,198	+ 3,053
Pancreas Cancer	20	5,155	13	12,095	- 6,940
Cervical Cancer	21	5,147	40	1,154	+ 3,993
Road Traffic Accidents	22	4,962	30	3,221	+ 1,741
Liver Cancer	23	4,849	17	9,620	- 4,771
Lung Cancers	24	4,839	4	34,152	- 29,313
Drownings	25	4,640	52	344	+ 4,296
Lymphomas	26	4,516	16	9,670	- 5,154
Oral Cancer	27	3,794	27	3,343	+ 451
Falls	28	3,761	25	4,222	- 461
Leukemia	29	3,637	21	6,728	- 3,091
Liver Disease	30	3,617	23	5,559	- 1,943
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,490	43	690	+ 2,800
Anemia	32	3,393	35	1,672	+ 1,721
Ovary Cancer	33	2,776	28	3,282	- 505
Low Birth Weight	34	2,543	51	357	+ 2,185
Asthma	35	2,245	47	494	+ 1,751
Oesophagus Cancer	36	2,224	34	2,045	+ 179
Malnutrition	37	1,960	41	775	+ 1,185
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,869	32	2,216	- 346
Fires	39	1,746	56	271	+ 1,475
Other Neoplasms	40	1,227	15	9,984	- 8,757
Epilepsy	41	1,218	39	1,337	- 118
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	1,208	3	41,445	- 40,237
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	1,196	36	1,622	- 426
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,138	19	8,428	- 7,290
Bladder Cancer	45	1,137	22	6,711	- 5,574
Tuberculosis	46	1,099	53	336	+ 763
Alcohol	47	982	55	277	+ 705
Birth Trauma	48	797	59	140	+ 657
Skin Cancers	49	769	29	3,239	- 2,470
Drug Use	50	743	45	654	+ 89
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	718	57	241	+ 478
Suicide	52	653	26	4,042	- 3,389
Maternal Conditions	53	600	67	6	+ 594
Otitis Media	54	444	65	16	+ 428
Appendicitis	55	270	61	49	+ 221
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	233	42	701	- 469
Osteoarthritis	57	214	48	481	- 267
War	58	37	66	6	+ 31
Syphilis	59	5	69	4	+ 1
Poisonings	60	3	58	154	- 151
Oral conditions	61	0	62	47	- 47
Schizophrenia	62	0	49	424	- 424
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	44	677	- 677
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	86	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	84	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	64	20	- 20
Leprosy	68	0	74	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	54	334	- 334
Hepatitis C	70	0	31	2,451	- 2,451
Meningitis	71	0	60	128	- 128
Encephalitis	72	0	68	5	- 5
Ascariasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	73	1	- 1
Tetanus	80	0	63	22	- 22
Measles	81	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	85	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	77	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Saint Vincent

Italy

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.