SOMALIA VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,928	7	7,233	+ 10,696
Stroke	2	13,313	6	8,595	+ 4,717
Diabetes Mellitus	3	8,357	16	2,888	+ 5,469
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,984	1	21,712	- 16,728
Prostate Cancer	5	4,527	52	285	+ 4,242
Hypertension	6	4,480	18	2,643	+ 1,836
Violence	7	4,200	29	828	+ 3,372
Lung Disease	8	3,248	19	2,442	+ 806
Kidney Disease	9	2,821	21	2,051	+ 770
Breast Cancer	10	2,671	26	1,232	+ 1,439
HIV/AIDS	11	2,459	33	610	+ 1,849
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,790	44	406	+ 1,384
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,542	38	546	+ 996
Skin Disease	14	1,507	58	151	+ 1,356
Other Injuries	15	1,500	14	3,602	- 2,101
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,311	39	521	+ 790
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,209	15	3,410	- 2,201
Stomach Cancer	18	1,205	49	310	+ 896
Uterin Cancer	19	1,121	64	78	+ 1,043
Pancreas Cancer	20	1,101	62	108	+ 993
Cervical Cancer	21	1,099	28	883	+ 216
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,059	11	4,231	- 3,172
Liver Cancer	23	1,035	53	256	+ 780
Lung Cancers	24	1,033	54	233	+ 800
Drownings	25	991	25	1,272	- 281
Lymphomas	26	964	34	605	+ 360
Oral Cancer	27	810	46	328	+ 482
Falls	28	803	37	548	+ 255
Leukemia	29	777	35	562	+ 215
Liver Disease	30	772	13	3,917	- 3,144
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	745	36	559	+ 186
Anemia	32	725	83	0	+ 725
Ovary Cancer	33	593	50	295	+ 298
Low Birth Weight	34	543	8	6,250	- 5,707
Asthma	35	479	23	1,878	- 1,399
Oesophagus Cancer	36	475	40	516	- 41
Malnutrition	37	419	10	4,825	- 4,406
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	399	41	446	- 47
Fires	39	373	30	810	- 438
Other Neoplasms	40	262	70	12	+ 250
Epilepsy	41	260	43	419	- 159
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	258	32	647	- 389
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	255	2	15,363	- 15,107
Parkinson's Disease	44	243	56	184	+ 59
Bladder Cancer	45	243	61	149	+ 93
Tuberculosis	46	235	4	10,261	- 10,027
Alcohol	47	210	59	151	+ 59
Birth Trauma	48	170	5	9,573	- 9,403
Skin Cancers	49	164	57	164	+ 0
Drug Use	50	159	65	54	+ 104
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	153	84	0	+ 153
Suicide	52	139	27	1,219	- 1,080
Maternal Conditions	53	128	12	4,127	- 3,998
Otitis Media	54	95	68	32	+ 63
Appendicitis	55	58	55	188	- 130
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	50	66	35	+ 14
Osteoarthritis	57	46	85	0	+ 46
War	58	8	24	1,318	- 1,310
Syphilis	59	1	45	378	- 376
Poisonings	60	1	31	758	- 757
Oral conditions	61	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	81	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	71	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	72	5	- 5
Upper Respiratory	67	0	47	326	- 326
Leprosy	68	0	77	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	48	315	- 315
Hepatitis C	70	0	67	34	- 34
Meningitis	71	0	9	5,381	- 5,381
Encephalitis	72	0	63	91	- 91
Ascariasis	73	0	69	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	60	150	- 150
Pertussis	79	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Tetanus	80	0	17	2,648	- 2,648
Measles	81	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Schistosomiasis	82	0	42	435	- 435
Malaria	83	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	51	290	- 290
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	78	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

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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.