LIBERIA VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,489	7	1,885	+ 5,604
Stroke	2	5,561	11	1,578	+ 3,983
Diabetes Mellitus	3	3,491	15	650	+ 2,840
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,082	2	2,693	- 611
Prostate Cancer	5	1,891	25	297	+ 1,593
Hypertension	6	1,871	23	371	+ 1,501
Violence	7	1,754	18	477	+ 1,277
Lung Disease	8	1,357	26	294	+ 1,063
Kidney Disease	9	1,178	16	609	+ 570
Breast Cancer	10	1,116	27	246	+ 870
HIV/AIDS	11	1,027	6	1,919	- 892
Endocrine Disorders	12	748	28	245	+ 502
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	644	40	90	+ 555
Skin Disease	14	629	51	41	+ 588
Other Injuries	15	627	22	380	+ 247
Inflammatory/Heart	16	548	38	115	+ 432
Congenital Anomalies	17	505	14	833	- 328
Stomach Cancer	18	503	37	122	+ 382
Uterin Cancer	19	468	55	28	+ 440
Pancreas Cancer	20	460	53	38	+ 422
Cervical Cancer	21	459	19	474	- 15
Road Traffic Accidents	22	443	5	1,920	- 1,478
Liver Cancer	23	433	20	439	- 7
Lung Cancers	24	432	44	66	+ 366
Drownings	25	414	35	127	+ 287
Lymphomas	26	403	39	93	+ 309
Oral Cancer	27	338	48	50	+ 288
Falls	28	335	33	155	+ 180
Leukemia	29	324	58	23	+ 301
Liver Disease	30	323	13	858	- 536
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	311	36	126	+ 185
Anemia	32	303	83	0	+ 303
Ovary Cancer	33	248	47	50	+ 197
Low Birth Weight	34	227	8	1,652	- 1,425
Asthma	35	200	31	200	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	36	198	60	16	+ 183
Malnutrition	37	175	24	353	- 179
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	167	49	50	+ 117
Fires	39	156	34	153	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	40	109	62	6	+ 104
Epilepsy	41	109	42	81	+ 28
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	108	29	235	- 127
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	107	10	1,592	- 1,485
Parkinson's Disease	44	101	43	72	+ 29
Bladder Cancer	45	101	59	19	+ 82
Tuberculosis	46	98	1	2,766	- 2,668
Alcohol	47	88	57	25	+ 62
Birth Trauma	48	71	9	1,601	- 1,530
Skin Cancers	49	69	46	51	+ 17
Drug Use	50	66	50	42	+ 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	64	84	0	+ 64
Suicide	52	58	30	220	- 161
Maternal Conditions	53	53	12	870	- 816
Otitis Media	54	40	71	0	+ 40
Appendicitis	55	24	61	12	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	21	64	4	+ 17
Osteoarthritis	57	19	85	0	+ 19
War	58	3	70	1	+ 3
Syphilis	59	0	21	394	- 394
Poisonings	60	0	41	82	- 82
Oral conditions	61	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	80	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	63	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	69	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	67	0	67	3	- 3
Leprosy	68	0	75	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	52	39	- 39
Hepatitis C	70	0	65	4	- 4
Meningitis	71	0	17	552	- 552
Encephalitis	72	0	56	27	- 27
Ascariasis	73	0	66	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	68	1	- 1
Pertussis	79	0	32	197	- 197
Tetanus	80	0	54	31	- 31
Measles	81	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Schistosomiasis	82	0	45	51	- 51
Malaria	83	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Chagas disease	84	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Saint Vincent

Liberia

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.