SPAIN VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	65,118	1	51,684	+ 13,434
Stroke	2	48,354	3	29,004	+ 19,350
Diabetes Mellitus	3	30,352	10	7,773	+ 22,579
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	18,102	7	13,717	+ 4,385
Prostate Cancer	5	16,441	13	6,420	+ 10,022
Hypertension	6	16,271	9	9,115	+ 7,157
Violence	7	15,255	51	262	+ 14,994
Lung Disease	8	11,798	5	18,926	- 7,129
Kidney Disease	9	10,246	8	9,725	+ 521
Breast Cancer	10	9,702	11	7,067	+ 2,634
HIV/AIDS	11	8,931	43	538	+ 8,393
Endocrine Disorders	12	6,502	21	4,863	+ 1,639
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	5,601	6	16,957	- 11,356
Skin Disease	14	5,473	30	1,840	+ 3,633
Other Injuries	15	5,450	15	5,536	- 86
Inflammatory/Heart	16	4,762	19	4,984	- 222
Congenital Anomalies	17	4,392	38	863	+ 3,529
Stomach Cancer	18	4,378	14	5,796	- 1,418
Uterin Cancer	19	4,072	34	1,612	+ 2,460
Pancreas Cancer	20	3,998	12	6,752	- 2,755
Cervical Cancer	21	3,992	39	855	+ 3,137
Road Traffic Accidents	22	3,848	31	1,829	+ 2,019
Liver Cancer	23	3,761	18	5,098	- 1,337
Lung Cancers	24	3,753	4	22,131	- 18,378
Drownings	25	3,598	45	446	+ 3,153
Lymphomas	26	3,503	16	5,335	- 1,832
Oral Cancer	27	2,943	27	2,583	+ 360
Falls	28	2,917	26	3,246	- 330
Leukemia	29	2,821	24	3,772	- 951
Liver Disease	30	2,805	23	4,231	- 1,426
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,707	44	475	+ 2,232
Anemia	32	2,632	37	914	+ 1,717
Ovary Cancer	33	2,153	28	2,026	+ 127
Low Birth Weight	34	1,972	52	253	+ 1,719
Asthma	35	1,741	35	1,133	+ 608
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,725	29	2,011	- 286
Malnutrition	37	1,520	47	302	+ 1,218
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,450	33	1,612	- 162
Fires	39	1,354	55	185	+ 1,169
Other Neoplasms	40	952	22	4,748	- 3,796
Epilepsy	41	945	40	824	+ 121
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	937	2	42,339	- 41,402
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	928	36	1,064	- 136
Parkinson's Disease	44	882	20	4,943	- 4,061
Bladder Cancer	45	882	17	5,222	- 4,341
Tuberculosis	46	852	50	270	+ 582
Alcohol	47	761	46	333	+ 428
Birth Trauma	48	618	60	113	+ 505
Skin Cancers	49	596	32	1,803	- 1,207
Drug Use	50	576	41	776	- 200
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	557	54	204	+ 353
Suicide	52	506	25	3,609	- 3,103
Maternal Conditions	53	465	64	14	+ 452
Otitis Media	54	344	66	9	+ 335
Appendicitis	55	209	61	79	+ 130
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	180	48	294	- 113
Osteoarthritis	57	166	53	212	- 46
War	58	29	68	6	+ 23
Syphilis	59	4	67	9	- 5
Poisonings	60	2	57	170	- 168
Oral conditions	61	0	63	44	- 44
Schizophrenia	62	0	56	181	- 181
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	49	287	- 287
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	86	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	82	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	62	47	- 47
Leprosy	68	0	75	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	58	162	- 162
Hepatitis C	70	0	42	652	- 652
Meningitis	71	0	59	129	- 129
Encephalitis	72	0	70	4	- 4
Ascariasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	69	4	- 4
Diphtheria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	73	2	- 2
Tetanus	80	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	81	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	71	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	85	0	65	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Saint Vincent

Spain

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.