ZIMBABWE VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,621	3	8,493	+ 15,128
Stroke	2	17,540	5	5,126	+ 12,414
Diabetes Mellitus	3	11,010	9	3,344	+ 7,666
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,566	2	10,779	- 4,213
Prostate Cancer	5	5,964	32	628	+ 5,336
Hypertension	6	5,902	24	1,146	+ 4,756
Violence	7	5,534	18	1,916	+ 3,617
Lung Disease	8	4,279	23	1,163	+ 3,116
Kidney Disease	9	3,717	12	2,214	+ 1,503
Breast Cancer	10	3,519	28	839	+ 2,680
HIV/AIDS	11	3,240	1	19,988	- 16,749
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,359	34	553	+ 1,805
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,032	40	505	+ 1,527
Skin Disease	14	1,985	52	173	+ 1,812
Other Injuries	15	1,977	20	1,656	+ 321
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,727	25	1,047	+ 680
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,593	11	2,217	- 624
Stomach Cancer	18	1,588	33	559	+ 1,029
Uterin Cancer	19	1,477	50	182	+ 1,295
Pancreas Cancer	20	1,450	47	217	+ 1,233
Cervical Cancer	21	1,448	14	2,023	- 575
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,396	4	6,037	- 4,642
Liver Cancer	23	1,364	38	510	+ 855
Lung Cancers	24	1,361	43	286	+ 1,076
Drownings	25	1,305	27	956	+ 350
Lymphomas	26	1,271	26	960	+ 311
Oral Cancer	27	1,067	49	208	+ 860
Falls	28	1,058	41	465	+ 593
Leukemia	29	1,023	45	244	+ 780
Liver Disease	30	1,017	17	1,941	- 924
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	982	35	548	+ 434
Anemia	32	955	84	0	+ 955
Ovary Cancer	33	781	51	173	+ 608
Low Birth Weight	34	715	7	4,038	- 3,322
Asthma	35	632	21	1,531	- 899
Oesophagus Cancer	36	626	29	801	- 176
Malnutrition	37	551	10	2,396	- 1,845
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	526	36	542	- 16
Fires	39	491	30	793	- 301
Other Neoplasms	40	345	62	37	+ 308
Epilepsy	41	343	39	508	- 165
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	340	31	768	- 428
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	337	6	4,595	- 4,258
Parkinson's Disease	44	320	46	226	+ 94
Bladder Cancer	45	320	54	125	+ 195
Tuberculosis	46	309	16	1,999	- 1,690
Alcohol	47	276	61	48	+ 228
Birth Trauma	48	224	8	3,405	- 3,181
Skin Cancers	49	216	44	264	- 48
Drug Use	50	209	48	213	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	202	80	0	+ 202
Suicide	52	184	13	2,069	- 1,885
Maternal Conditions	53	169	19	1,749	- 1,580
Otitis Media	54	125	68	3	+ 122
Appendicitis	55	76	58	66	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	65	64	26	+ 39
Osteoarthritis	57	60	81	0	+ 60
War	58	10	65	26	- 16
Syphilis	59	2	55	124	- 123
Poisonings	60	1	37	515	- 514
Oral conditions	61	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	86	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	67	14	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	69	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	67	0	59	65	- 65
Leprosy	68	0	78	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	60	57	- 57
Hepatitis C	70	0	66	14	- 14
Meningitis	71	0	22	1,325	- 1,325
Encephalitis	72	0	56	117	- 117
Ascariasis	73	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	72	2	- 2
Pertussis	79	0	42	419	- 419
Tetanus	80	0	57	102	- 102
Measles	81	0	63	30	- 30
Schistosomiasis	82	0	53	172	- 172
Malaria	83	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Chagas disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	71	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Saint Vincent

Zimbabwe

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.