NIGERIA VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	326,067	7	61,374	+ 264,693
Stroke	2	242,122	8	57,744	+ 184,378
Diabetes Mellitus	3	151,984	18	22,497	+ 129,487
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	90,642	1	207,281	- 116,639
Prostate Cancer	5	82,326	35	5,914	+ 76,412
Hypertension	6	81,475	24	10,692	+ 70,783
Violence	7	76,387	19	18,407	+ 57,980
Lung Disease	8	59,074	22	12,569	+ 46,506
Kidney Disease	9	51,305	20	18,189	+ 33,116
Breast Cancer	10	48,579	23	11,884	+ 36,694
HIV/AIDS	11	44,721	10	44,124	+ 597
Endocrine Disorders	12	32,560	21	15,799	+ 16,761
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	28,048	43	4,152	+ 23,896
Skin Disease	14	27,406	56	1,468	+ 25,938
Other Injuries	15	27,288	17	22,696	+ 4,593
Inflammatory/Heart	16	23,842	42	4,826	+ 19,016
Congenital Anomalies	17	21,991	9	49,696	- 27,705
Stomach Cancer	18	21,921	50	2,129	+ 19,792
Uterin Cancer	19	20,389	62	679	+ 19,710
Pancreas Cancer	20	20,018	51	1,975	+ 18,043
Cervical Cancer	21	19,987	25	10,574	+ 9,413
Road Traffic Accidents	22	19,267	12	41,693	- 22,426
Liver Cancer	23	18,832	39	5,289	+ 13,543
Lung Cancers	24	18,792	57	1,295	+ 17,497
Drownings	25	18,018	32	6,584	+ 11,434
Lymphomas	26	17,538	40	5,202	+ 12,337
Oral Cancer	27	14,735	48	2,238	+ 12,496
Falls	28	14,605	28	7,528	+ 7,077
Leukemia	29	14,125	47	2,257	+ 11,868
Liver Disease	30	14,045	13	38,326	- 24,280
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	13,554	37	5,846	+ 7,708
Anemia	32	13,177	82	0	+ 13,177
Ovary Cancer	33	10,780	49	2,133	+ 8,648
Low Birth Weight	34	9,875	6	95,959	- 86,084
Asthma	35	8,717	27	8,192	+ 526
Oesophagus Cancer	36	8,637	64	560	+ 8,077
Malnutrition	37	7,612	36	5,896	+ 1,716
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	7,259	52	1,946	+ 5,313
Fires	39	6,779	29	7,132	- 352
Other Neoplasms	40	4,766	66	290	+ 4,476
Epilepsy	41	4,730	41	5,001	- 271
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	4,690	31	6,786	- 2,095
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	4,646	2	144,724	- 140,078
Parkinson's Disease	44	4,418	46	2,473	+ 1,944
Bladder Cancer	45	4,415	63	670	+ 3,745
Tuberculosis	46	4,267	3	127,335	- 123,068
Alcohol	47	3,813	58	1,031	+ 2,782
Birth Trauma	48	3,096	5	100,186	- 97,091
Skin Cancers	49	2,985	53	1,933	+ 1,052
Drug Use	50	2,886	34	6,273	- 3,387
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	2,790	84	0	+ 2,790
Suicide	52	2,536	30	7,019	- 4,483
Maternal Conditions	53	2,329	15	23,540	- 21,211
Otitis Media	54	1,724	72	3	+ 1,721
Appendicitis	55	1,047	60	760	+ 287
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	903	69	165	+ 739
Osteoarthritis	57	830	85	0	+ 830
War	58	143	45	3,245	- 3,101
Syphilis	59	21	38	5,449	- 5,428
Poisonings	60	12	33	6,570	- 6,558
Oral conditions	61	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	80	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	68	179	- 179
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	71	14	- 14
Upper Respiratory	67	0	67	259	- 259
Leprosy	68	0	76	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	55	1,488	- 1,488
Hepatitis C	70	0	65	304	- 304
Meningitis	71	0	11	43,651	- 43,651
Encephalitis	72	0	59	937	- 937
Ascariasis	73	0	61	685	- 685
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Pertussis	79	0	16	23,282	- 23,282
Tetanus	80	0	26	8,355	- 8,355
Measles	81	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Schistosomiasis	82	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Malaria	83	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chagas disease	84	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	70	23	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	77	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Saint Vincent

Nigeria

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.