USA VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	470,979	1	504,904	- 33,925
Stroke	2	349,727	4	158,520	+ 191,207
Diabetes Mellitus	3	219,529	10	61,418	+ 158,111
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	130,925	11	60,317	+ 70,608
Prostate Cancer	5	118,914	20	35,612	+ 83,302
Hypertension	6	117,684	8	65,960	+ 51,724
Violence	7	110,335	27	18,976	+ 91,359
Lung Disease	8	85,329	3	195,387	- 110,058
Kidney Disease	9	74,106	6	85,861	- 11,755
Breast Cancer	10	70,168	13	48,671	+ 21,498
HIV/AIDS	11	64,596	42	5,660	+ 58,936
Endocrine Disorders	12	47,030	14	46,985	+ 45
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	40,514	9	61,827	- 21,314
Skin Disease	14	39,586	43	5,409	+ 34,177
Other Injuries	15	39,416	25	25,997	+ 13,419
Inflammatory/Heart	16	34,439	22	32,529	+ 1,909
Congenital Anomalies	17	31,765	34	11,762	+ 20,003
Stomach Cancer	18	31,663	33	13,077	+ 18,586
Uterin Cancer	19	29,451	36	10,063	+ 19,388
Pancreas Cancer	20	28,914	15	44,293	- 15,379
Cervical Cancer	21	28,870	38	6,984	+ 21,886
Road Traffic Accidents	22	27,830	17	41,694	- 13,864
Liver Cancer	23	27,202	23	27,064	+ 137
Lung Cancers	24	27,144	5	155,533	- 128,389
Drownings	25	26,026	45	4,070	+ 21,956
Lymphomas	26	25,333	19	40,281	- 14,948
Oral Cancer	27	21,283	35	11,555	+ 9,728
Falls	28	21,096	18	40,418	- 19,322
Leukemia	29	20,403	24	26,966	- 6,563
Liver Disease	30	20,287	16	43,402	- 23,115
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	19,577	48	3,461	+ 16,116
Anemia	32	19,034	51	3,115	+ 15,919
Ovary Cancer	33	15,571	31	14,591	+ 980
Low Birth Weight	34	14,263	39	6,924	+ 7,339
Asthma	35	12,592	46	3,818	+ 8,774
Oesophagus Cancer	36	12,476	28	17,829	- 5,353
Malnutrition	37	10,995	40	6,762	+ 4,233
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	10,485	47	3,646	+ 6,839
Fires	39	9,792	49	3,183	+ 6,609
Other Neoplasms	40	6,884	29	17,743	- 10,859
Epilepsy	41	6,833	50	3,162	+ 3,670
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	6,775	2	287,198	- 280,423
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	6,710	37	9,955	- 3,244
Parkinson's Disease	44	6,381	21	34,491	- 28,110
Bladder Cancer	45	6,377	26	19,622	- 13,245
Tuberculosis	46	6,163	62	546	+ 5,617
Alcohol	47	5,508	30	14,659	- 9,152
Birth Trauma	48	4,471	54	1,233	+ 3,238
Skin Cancers	49	4,312	32	14,311	- 9,999
Drug Use	50	4,169	7	74,435	- 70,266
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	4,030	58	678	+ 3,352
Suicide	52	3,663	12	53,099	- 49,436
Maternal Conditions	53	3,364	56	779	+ 2,585
Otitis Media	54	2,490	67	34	+ 2,456
Appendicitis	55	1,512	63	424	+ 1,088
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	1,305	52	2,461	- 1,156
Osteoarthritis	57	1,199	61	579	+ 621
War	58	207	55	1,198	- 990
Syphilis	59	31	66	49	- 19
Poisonings	60	17	53	1,674	- 1,657
Oral conditions	61	0	64	286	- 286
Schizophrenia	62	0	57	723	- 723
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	44	5,059	- 5,059
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	86	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	84	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	65	229	- 229
Leprosy	68	0	74	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	59	608	- 608
Hepatitis C	70	0	41	5,684	- 5,684
Meningitis	71	0	60	606	- 606
Encephalitis	72	0	68	25	- 25
Ascariasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	1	- 1
Diphtheria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	69	16	- 16
Tetanus	80	0	71	2	- 2
Measles	81	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	70	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	85	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	78	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Saint Vincent

United States

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.