MALAWI VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,974	7	4,929	+ 25,045
Stroke	2	22,257	5	5,939	+ 16,318
Diabetes Mellitus	3	13,971	14	2,267	+ 11,705
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	8,332	2	7,739	+ 594
Prostate Cancer	5	7,568	40	271	+ 7,297
Hypertension	6	7,490	17	1,797	+ 5,693
Violence	7	7,022	32	406	+ 6,616
Lung Disease	8	5,431	21	1,340	+ 4,090
Kidney Disease	9	4,716	19	1,567	+ 3,149
Breast Cancer	10	4,466	27	600	+ 3,866
HIV/AIDS	11	4,111	1	12,839	- 8,728
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,993	42	257	+ 2,737
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,578	44	234	+ 2,344
Skin Disease	14	2,519	53	101	+ 2,418
Other Injuries	15	2,509	22	1,266	+ 1,242
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,192	35	370	+ 1,821
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,022	13	2,509	- 488
Stomach Cancer	18	2,015	45	206	+ 1,809
Uterin Cancer	19	1,874	62	23	+ 1,852
Pancreas Cancer	20	1,840	60	38	+ 1,802
Cervical Cancer	21	1,837	12	2,876	- 1,039
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,771	4	6,221	- 4,450
Liver Cancer	23	1,731	38	317	+ 1,415
Lung Cancers	24	1,727	51	131	+ 1,597
Drownings	25	1,656	30	458	+ 1,199
Lymphomas	26	1,612	24	839	+ 774
Oral Cancer	27	1,354	43	251	+ 1,103
Falls	28	1,343	28	562	+ 781
Leukemia	29	1,298	56	82	+ 1,217
Liver Disease	30	1,291	10	3,259	- 1,968
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,246	39	280	+ 966
Anemia	32	1,211	81	0	+ 1,211
Ovary Cancer	33	991	48	158	+ 833
Low Birth Weight	34	908	8	4,339	- 3,431
Asthma	35	801	26	705	+ 96
Oesophagus Cancer	36	794	16	1,842	- 1,048
Malnutrition	37	700	20	1,499	- 800
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	667	49	154	+ 513
Fires	39	623	34	380	+ 244
Other Neoplasms	40	438	63	17	+ 421
Epilepsy	41	435	41	260	+ 175
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	431	25	782	- 351
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	427	6	5,782	- 5,355
Parkinson's Disease	44	406	46	200	+ 206
Bladder Cancer	45	406	33	388	+ 18
Tuberculosis	46	392	11	2,992	- 2,600
Alcohol	47	351	52	114	+ 237
Birth Trauma	48	285	9	3,563	- 3,278
Skin Cancers	49	274	36	331	- 56
Drug Use	50	265	59	48	+ 218
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	256	85	0	+ 256
Suicide	52	233	23	1,007	- 774
Maternal Conditions	53	214	15	1,854	- 1,640
Otitis Media	54	158	68	5	+ 153
Appendicitis	55	96	54	94	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	83	61	29	+ 54
Osteoarthritis	57	76	84	0	+ 76
War	58	13	71	2	+ 11
Syphilis	59	2	29	480	- 478
Poisonings	60	1	37	325	- 324
Oral conditions	61	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	80	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	66	9	- 9
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	70	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	67	0	57	60	- 60
Leprosy	68	0	76	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	55	88	- 88
Hepatitis C	70	0	64	15	- 15
Meningitis	71	0	18	1,792	- 1,792
Encephalitis	72	0	58	48	- 48
Ascariasis	73	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	72	2	- 2
Pertussis	79	0	31	436	- 436
Tetanus	80	0	47	178	- 178
Measles	81	0	67	6	- 6
Schistosomiasis	82	0	50	143	- 143
Malaria	83	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Chagas disease	84	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

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.