SWAZILAND VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		SWAZILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,567	5	755	+ 813
Stroke	2	1,164	4	800	+ 363
Diabetes Mellitus	3	731	3	892	- 161
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	436	2	921	- 485
Prostate Cancer	5	396	31	45	+ 351
Hypertension	6	392	10	292	+ 100
Violence	7	367	16	212	+ 155
Lung Disease	8	284	12	264	+ 20
Kidney Disease	9	247	8	381	- 135
Breast Cancer	10	234	35	37	+ 197
HIV/AIDS	11	215	1	2,314	- 2,099
Endocrine Disorders	12	157	28	74	+ 82
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	135	43	19	+ 116
Skin Disease	14	132	40	25	+ 106
Other Injuries	15	131	17	190	- 59
Inflammatory/Heart	16	115	24	94	+ 21
Congenital Anomalies	17	106	19	160	- 55
Stomach Cancer	18	105	53	7	+ 99
Uterin Cancer	19	98	50	11	+ 87
Pancreas Cancer	20	96	56	6	+ 90
Cervical Cancer	21	96	15	215	- 119
Road Traffic Accidents	22	93	7	384	- 292
Liver Cancer	23	91	37	29	+ 61
Lung Cancers	24	90	46	17	+ 74
Drownings	25	87	25	87	- 0
Lymphomas	26	84	36	31	+ 53
Oral Cancer	27	71	51	10	+ 61
Falls	28	70	32	41	+ 29
Leukemia	29	68	47	16	+ 52
Liver Disease	30	68	11	274	- 206
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	65	29	51	+ 14
Anemia	32	63	84	0	+ 63
Ovary Cancer	33	52	52	10	+ 42
Low Birth Weight	34	47	14	233	- 186
Asthma	35	42	20	150	- 108
Oesophagus Cancer	36	42	44	18	+ 23
Malnutrition	37	37	22	106	- 69
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	35	39	26	+ 9
Fires	39	33	26	84	- 51
Other Neoplasms	40	23	61	4	+ 19
Epilepsy	41	23	30	46	- 23
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	23	27	77	- 54
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	22	6	517	- 495
Parkinson's Disease	44	21	41	24	- 3
Bladder Cancer	45	21	55	6	+ 15
Tuberculosis	46	21	13	256	- 235
Alcohol	47	18	48	16	+ 2
Birth Trauma	48	15	18	166	- 152
Skin Cancers	49	14	42	20	- 6
Drug Use	50	14	38	27	- 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	13	80	0	+ 13
Suicide	52	12	9	338	- 325
Maternal Conditions	53	11	21	116	- 105
Otitis Media	54	8	68	0	+ 8
Appendicitis	55	5	54	7	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	4	58	5	- 1
Osteoarthritis	57	4	81	0	+ 4
War	58	1	71	0	+ 1
Syphilis	59	0	45	17	- 17
Poisonings	60	0	34	37	- 37
Oral conditions	61	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	83	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	63	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	86	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	69	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	60	4	- 4
Leprosy	68	0	76	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	57	6	- 6
Hepatitis C	70	0	65	0	- 0
Meningitis	71	0	23	97	- 97
Encephalitis	72	0	59	5	- 5
Ascariasis	73	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	70	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	33	39	- 39
Tetanus	80	0	62	4	- 4
Measles	81	0	64	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	82	0	49	13	- 13
Malaria	83	0	67	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	78	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWAZILAND

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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.