ZAMBIA VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,646	10	4,432	+ 24,214
Stroke	2	21,271	3	7,948	+ 13,323
Diabetes Mellitus	3	13,352	14	2,395	+ 10,957
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	7,963	2	9,517	- 1,554
Prostate Cancer	5	7,233	30	561	+ 6,671
Hypertension	6	7,158	13	2,616	+ 4,542
Violence	7	6,711	23	1,153	+ 5,558
Lung Disease	8	5,190	21	1,273	+ 3,917
Kidney Disease	9	4,507	18	1,760	+ 2,747
Breast Cancer	10	4,268	35	366	+ 3,902
HIV/AIDS	11	3,929	1	17,234	- 13,306
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,861	37	354	+ 2,507
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,464	43	203	+ 2,261
Skin Disease	14	2,408	52	126	+ 2,282
Other Injuries	15	2,397	19	1,729	+ 669
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,095	33	501	+ 1,593
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,932	12	3,146	- 1,214
Stomach Cancer	18	1,926	42	206	+ 1,719
Uterin Cancer	19	1,791	64	30	+ 1,762
Pancreas Cancer	20	1,759	62	42	+ 1,716
Cervical Cancer	21	1,756	17	1,799	- 43
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,693	11	3,654	- 1,961
Liver Cancer	23	1,654	46	177	+ 1,478
Lung Cancers	24	1,651	41	226	+ 1,425
Drownings	25	1,583	27	689	+ 894
Lymphomas	26	1,541	31	548	+ 993
Oral Cancer	27	1,294	48	155	+ 1,139
Falls	28	1,283	28	596	+ 687
Leukemia	29	1,241	39	261	+ 980
Liver Disease	30	1,234	9	4,501	- 3,267
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,191	40	246	+ 945
Anemia	32	1,158	83	0	+ 1,158
Ovary Cancer	33	947	57	82	+ 865
Low Birth Weight	34	868	8	4,857	- 3,989
Asthma	35	766	26	741	+ 25
Oesophagus Cancer	36	759	36	359	+ 400
Malnutrition	37	669	15	2,303	- 1,634
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	638	45	190	+ 448
Fires	39	596	32	546	+ 49
Other Neoplasms	40	419	65	20	+ 399
Epilepsy	41	416	38	332	+ 84
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	412	29	590	- 178
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	408	5	6,275	- 5,867
Parkinson's Disease	44	388	47	164	+ 224
Bladder Cancer	45	388	50	132	+ 256
Tuberculosis	46	375	6	5,941	- 5,566
Alcohol	47	335	49	140	+ 195
Birth Trauma	48	272	7	5,062	- 4,790
Skin Cancers	49	262	54	108	+ 154
Drug Use	50	254	53	122	+ 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	245	84	0	+ 245
Suicide	52	223	20	1,303	- 1,080
Maternal Conditions	53	205	22	1,188	- 983
Otitis Media	54	151	70	5	+ 147
Appendicitis	55	92	56	84	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	79	63	30	+ 49
Osteoarthritis	57	73	85	0	+ 73
War	58	13	69	6	+ 6
Syphilis	59	2	24	885	- 883
Poisonings	60	1	34	456	- 455
Oral conditions	61	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	81	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	67	13	- 13
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	71	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	67	0	60	68	- 68
Leprosy	68	0	77	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	55	104	- 104
Hepatitis C	70	0	66	18	- 18
Meningitis	71	0	16	1,976	- 1,976
Encephalitis	72	0	59	70	- 70
Ascariasis	73	0	68	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	73	3	- 3
Pertussis	79	0	25	743	- 743
Tetanus	80	0	44	190	- 190
Measles	81	0	61	48	- 48
Schistosomiasis	82	0	51	128	- 128
Malaria	83	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	58	72	- 72
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	72	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

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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.