TRINIDAD/TOB. VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,941	1	1,476	+ 465
Stroke	2	1,441	3	822	+ 619
Diabetes Mellitus	3	905	2	1,275	- 371
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	539	10	205	+ 334
Prostate Cancer	5	490	6	330	+ 160
Hypertension	6	485	11	201	+ 284
Violence	7	455	4	549	- 95
Lung Disease	8	352	16	129	+ 222
Kidney Disease	9	305	5	439	- 134
Breast Cancer	10	289	7	258	+ 31
HIV/AIDS	11	266	12	196	+ 70
Endocrine Disorders	12	194	18	119	+ 74
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	167	13	196	- 29
Skin Disease	14	163	36	39	+ 124
Other Injuries	15	162	30	61	+ 101
Inflammatory/Heart	16	142	25	72	+ 70
Congenital Anomalies	17	131	22	93	+ 38
Stomach Cancer	18	130	26	69	+ 61
Uterin Cancer	19	121	27	68	+ 54
Pancreas Cancer	20	119	19	114	+ 5
Cervical Cancer	21	119	21	97	+ 22
Road Traffic Accidents	22	115	15	130	- 15
Liver Cancer	23	112	28	66	+ 46
Lung Cancers	24	112	8	217	- 105
Drownings	25	107	39	31	+ 76
Lymphomas	26	104	20	111	- 7
Oral Cancer	27	88	38	31	+ 57
Falls	28	87	33	43	+ 44
Leukemia	29	84	29	62	+ 22
Liver Disease	30	84	14	136	- 52
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	81	31	52	+ 29
Anemia	32	78	85	0	+ 78
Ovary Cancer	33	64	24	80	- 16
Low Birth Weight	34	59	23	83	- 24
Asthma	35	52	35	40	+ 12
Oesophagus Cancer	36	51	41	24	+ 27
Malnutrition	37	45	47	17	+ 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	43	49	11	+ 32
Fires	39	40	48	16	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	40	28	51	10	+ 18
Epilepsy	41	28	37	32	- 4
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	28	9	215	- 187
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	28	45	18	+ 10
Parkinson's Disease	44	26	32	51	- 25
Bladder Cancer	45	26	34	41	- 14
Tuberculosis	46	25	43	22	+ 4
Alcohol	47	23	42	23	- 0
Birth Trauma	48	18	40	25	- 7
Skin Cancers	49	18	57	4	+ 13
Drug Use	50	17	44	19	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	17	82	0	+ 17
Suicide	52	15	17	121	- 106
Maternal Conditions	53	14	50	10	+ 3
Otitis Media	54	10	69	0	+ 10
Appendicitis	55	6	56	4	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	5	53	8	- 3
Osteoarthritis	57	5	81	0	+ 5
War	58	1	46	17	- 16
Syphilis	59	0	61	0	- 0
Poisonings	60	0	59	1	- 1
Oral conditions	61	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	86	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	58	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	63	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	70	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	60	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	70	0	62	0	- 0
Meningitis	71	0	52	9	- 9
Encephalitis	72	0	54	6	- 6
Ascariasis	73	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	55	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	68	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	80	0	65	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	75	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

Saint Vincent

Trinidad/Tob.

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.