TANZANIA VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	92,914	9	13,215	+ 79,700
Stroke	2	68,994	7	16,894	+ 52,100
Diabetes Mellitus	3	43,308	15	6,247	+ 37,062
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	25,829	2	26,028	- 199
Prostate Cancer	5	23,459	28	1,819	+ 21,640
Hypertension	6	23,217	17	5,209	+ 18,008
Violence	7	21,767	18	4,713	+ 17,054
Lung Disease	8	16,834	22	3,051	+ 13,782
Kidney Disease	9	14,620	19	4,547	+ 10,073
Breast Cancer	10	13,843	37	1,285	+ 12,558
HIV/AIDS	11	12,743	1	27,402	- 14,658
Endocrine Disorders	12	9,278	29	1,778	+ 7,500
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	7,992	33	1,567	+ 6,425
Skin Disease	14	7,809	52	359	+ 7,450
Other Injuries	15	7,776	20	4,270	+ 3,506
Inflammatory/Heart	16	6,794	38	1,227	+ 5,567
Congenital Anomalies	17	6,266	11	9,791	- 3,524
Stomach Cancer	18	6,246	39	1,190	+ 5,056
Uterin Cancer	19	5,810	57	218	+ 5,592
Pancreas Cancer	20	5,704	62	158	+ 5,546
Cervical Cancer	21	5,695	14	6,424	- 728
Road Traffic Accidents	22	5,490	5	18,054	- 12,563
Liver Cancer	23	5,366	36	1,413	+ 3,953
Lung Cancers	24	5,355	61	159	+ 5,196
Drownings	25	5,134	32	1,642	+ 3,493
Lymphomas	26	4,998	41	805	+ 4,192
Oral Cancer	27	4,199	31	1,646	+ 2,553
Falls	28	4,162	34	1,533	+ 2,629
Leukemia	29	4,025	47	416	+ 3,609
Liver Disease	30	4,002	13	6,586	- 2,583
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,862	46	462	+ 3,400
Anemia	32	3,755	82	0	+ 3,755
Ovary Cancer	33	3,072	53	337	+ 2,735
Low Birth Weight	34	2,814	10	12,173	- 9,359
Asthma	35	2,484	30	1,700	+ 784
Oesophagus Cancer	36	2,461	25	2,247	+ 214
Malnutrition	37	2,169	16	5,574	- 3,405
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	2,068	50	401	+ 1,668
Fires	39	1,932	35	1,424	+ 507
Other Neoplasms	40	1,358	64	58	+ 1,300
Epilepsy	41	1,348	43	707	+ 641
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	1,337	27	2,048	- 711
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	1,324	6	17,587	- 16,263
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,259	45	513	+ 746
Bladder Cancer	45	1,258	44	667	+ 591
Tuberculosis	46	1,216	4	20,269	- 19,053
Alcohol	47	1,087	56	270	+ 816
Birth Trauma	48	882	8	15,086	- 14,204
Skin Cancers	49	851	42	744	+ 106
Drug Use	50	822	48	404	+ 418
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	795	86	0	+ 795
Suicide	52	723	24	2,474	- 1,752
Maternal Conditions	53	664	12	6,835	- 6,171
Otitis Media	54	491	69	17	+ 475
Appendicitis	55	298	58	218	+ 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	257	63	81	+ 176
Osteoarthritis	57	237	85	0	+ 237
War	58	41	67	30	+ 11
Syphilis	59	6	26	2,115	- 2,109
Poisonings	60	3	40	1,170	- 1,166
Oral conditions	61	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	80	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	68	27	- 27
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	71	9	- 9
Upper Respiratory	67	0	54	299	- 299
Leprosy	68	0	76	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	60	168	- 168
Hepatitis C	70	0	66	40	- 40
Meningitis	71	0	21	3,188	- 3,188
Encephalitis	72	0	59	199	- 199
Ascariasis	73	0	65	56	- 56
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	70	11	- 11
Pertussis	79	0	23	2,774	- 2,774
Tetanus	80	0	49	402	- 402
Measles	81	0	55	295	- 295
Schistosomiasis	82	0	51	371	- 371
Malaria	83	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Chagas disease	84	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	72	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

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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.