SOUTH AFRICA VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	83,246	3	32,739	+ 50,508
Stroke	2	61,815	4	30,693	+ 31,121
Diabetes Mellitus	3	38,802	5	30,188	+ 8,615
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	23,141	2	39,341	- 16,200
Prostate Cancer	5	21,018	24	4,374	+ 16,645
Hypertension	6	20,801	12	12,789	+ 8,012
Violence	7	19,502	7	21,000	- 1,498
Lung Disease	8	15,082	13	11,895	+ 3,187
Kidney Disease	9	13,098	9	15,302	- 2,203
Breast Cancer	10	12,402	23	4,533	+ 7,869
HIV/AIDS	11	11,417	1	71,996	- 60,578
Endocrine Disorders	12	8,313	19	5,890	+ 2,423
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	7,161	28	3,587	+ 3,574
Skin Disease	14	6,997	45	1,101	+ 5,895
Other Injuries	15	6,967	17	6,014	+ 953
Inflammatory/Heart	16	6,087	21	5,408	+ 679
Congenital Anomalies	17	5,614	25	4,351	+ 1,264
Stomach Cancer	18	5,596	39	1,535	+ 4,062
Uterin Cancer	19	5,205	54	512	+ 4,693
Pancreas Cancer	20	5,111	35	2,007	+ 3,104
Cervical Cancer	21	5,103	20	5,555	- 453
Road Traffic Accidents	22	4,919	11	13,014	- 8,095
Liver Cancer	23	4,808	33	2,383	+ 2,425
Lung Cancers	24	4,798	15	7,705	- 2,908
Drownings	25	4,600	32	2,403	+ 2,197
Lymphomas	26	4,478	31	2,818	+ 1,660
Oral Cancer	27	3,762	41	1,406	+ 2,356
Falls	28	3,729	42	1,399	+ 2,330
Leukemia	29	3,606	40	1,464	+ 2,143
Liver Disease	30	3,586	14	9,013	- 5,428
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,460	36	1,894	+ 1,566
Anemia	32	3,364	82	0	+ 3,364
Ovary Cancer	33	2,752	51	951	+ 1,802
Low Birth Weight	34	2,521	16	6,250	- 3,729
Asthma	35	2,226	18	5,966	- 3,740
Oesophagus Cancer	36	2,205	29	3,486	- 1,280
Malnutrition	37	1,943	34	2,381	- 437
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,853	47	1,015	+ 839
Fires	39	1,731	27	3,618	- 1,887
Other Neoplasms	40	1,217	58	267	+ 950
Epilepsy	41	1,208	37	1,870	- 662
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	1,197	22	4,676	- 3,479
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	1,186	8	15,843	- 14,657
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,128	46	1,077	+ 51
Bladder Cancer	45	1,127	52	829	+ 298
Tuberculosis	46	1,089	6	21,965	- 20,876
Alcohol	47	973	49	987	- 13
Birth Trauma	48	790	30	3,004	- 2,213
Skin Cancers	49	762	48	993	- 231
Drug Use	50	737	53	770	- 33
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	712	86	0	+ 712
Suicide	52	647	10	13,774	- 13,127
Maternal Conditions	53	595	38	1,700	- 1,105
Otitis Media	54	440	67	19	+ 421
Appendicitis	55	267	56	274	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	231	55	376	- 145
Osteoarthritis	57	212	85	0	+ 212
War	58	37	64	66	- 29
Syphilis	59	5	44	1,130	- 1,124
Poisonings	60	3	50	975	- 972
Oral conditions	61	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	80	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	62	113	- 113
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	68	18	- 18
Upper Respiratory	67	0	60	223	- 223
Leprosy	68	0	75	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	61	139	- 139
Hepatitis C	70	0	70	8	- 8
Meningitis	71	0	26	3,660	- 3,660
Encephalitis	72	0	59	234	- 234
Ascariasis	73	0	71	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	69	16	- 16
Pertussis	79	0	43	1,142	- 1,142
Tetanus	80	0	65	38	- 38
Measles	81	0	57	270	- 270
Schistosomiasis	82	0	66	35	- 35
Malaria	83	0	63	83	- 83
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 SOUTH AFRICA

Saint Vincent

South Africa

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.