UNITED KINGDOM VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	94,287	2	71,728	+ 22,559
Stroke	2	70,013	4	37,626	+ 32,387
Diabetes Mellitus	3	43,948	17	5,842	+ 38,106
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	26,210	3	40,540	- 14,330
Prostate Cancer	5	23,806	8	13,289	+ 10,517
Hypertension	6	23,560	23	5,208	+ 18,352
Violence	7	22,088	46	868	+ 21,221
Lung Disease	8	17,082	6	32,896	- 15,814
Kidney Disease	9	14,836	18	5,471	+ 9,365
Breast Cancer	10	14,047	9	12,718	+ 1,329
HIV/AIDS	11	12,932	55	188	+ 12,744
Endocrine Disorders	12	9,415	28	3,297	+ 6,118
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	8,111	7	18,446	- 10,335
Skin Disease	14	7,925	34	2,134	+ 5,791
Other Injuries	15	7,891	19	5,464	+ 2,427
Inflammatory/Heart	16	6,894	29	3,126	+ 3,768
Congenital Anomalies	17	6,359	35	2,127	+ 4,233
Stomach Cancer	18	6,339	24	4,999	+ 1,340
Uterin Cancer	19	5,896	32	2,346	+ 3,550
Pancreas Cancer	20	5,788	11	8,995	- 3,207
Cervical Cancer	21	5,780	43	1,099	+ 4,681
Road Traffic Accidents	22	5,571	33	2,169	+ 3,402
Liver Cancer	23	5,446	21	5,237	+ 209
Lung Cancers	24	5,434	5	35,715	- 30,281
Drownings	25	5,210	49	301	+ 4,909
Lymphomas	26	5,071	10	9,350	- 4,279
Oral Cancer	27	4,261	30	3,109	+ 1,152
Falls	28	4,223	15	7,618	- 3,395
Leukemia	29	4,085	22	5,211	- 1,126
Liver Disease	30	4,061	14	7,666	- 3,604
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,919	36	2,090	+ 1,829
Anemia	32	3,810	50	277	+ 3,534
Ovary Cancer	33	3,117	25	4,019	- 901
Low Birth Weight	34	2,855	40	1,313	+ 1,542
Asthma	35	2,521	41	1,302	+ 1,219
Oesophagus Cancer	36	2,498	12	8,727	- 6,229
Malnutrition	37	2,201	58	116	+ 2,085
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	2,099	45	876	+ 1,223
Fires	39	1,960	48	334	+ 1,626
Other Neoplasms	40	1,378	26	3,986	- 2,608
Epilepsy	41	1,368	42	1,193	+ 174
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	1,356	1	98,135	- 96,778
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	1,343	38	1,599	- 255
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,277	13	8,573	- 7,295
Bladder Cancer	45	1,277	16	6,133	- 4,857
Tuberculosis	46	1,234	47	351	+ 883
Alcohol	47	1,103	39	1,555	- 452
Birth Trauma	48	895	54	190	+ 705
Skin Cancers	49	863	27	3,727	- 2,864
Drug Use	50	835	31	2,824	- 1,990
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	807	56	184	+ 623
Suicide	52	733	20	5,325	- 4,592
Maternal Conditions	53	673	64	47	+ 627
Otitis Media	54	499	66	16	+ 483
Appendicitis	55	303	59	105	+ 198
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	261	44	1,014	- 753
Osteoarthritis	57	240	57	167	+ 73
War	58	41	67	10	+ 32
Syphilis	59	6	62	49	- 43
Poisonings	60	3	53	221	- 217
Oral conditions	61	0	61	54	- 54
Schizophrenia	62	0	60	101	- 101
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	37	1,856	- 1,856
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	86	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	79	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	63	48	- 48
Leprosy	68	0	83	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	65	40	- 40
Hepatitis C	70	0	51	267	- 267
Meningitis	71	0	52	232	- 232
Encephalitis	72	0	68	6	- 6
Ascariasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	69	3	- 3
Tetanus	80	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	77	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Saint Vincent

United Kingdom

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.