USA VS SEYCHELLES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SEYCHELLES		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	361,874	1	504,904	- 143,030
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	260,769	11	60,317	+ 200,452
Stroke	3	231,598	4	158,520	+ 73,078
Kidney Disease	4	148,575	6	85,861	+ 62,714
Hypertension	5	146,057	8	65,960	+ 80,097
Liver Disease	6	108,899	16	43,402	+ 65,497
Diabetes Mellitus	7	88,943	10	61,418	+ 27,525
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	85,990	9	61,827	+ 24,163
Lung Disease	9	78,199	3	195,387	- 117,188
Prostate Cancer	10	69,757	20	35,612	+ 34,144
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	65,208	2	287,198	- 221,990
Lung Cancers	12	63,376	5	155,533	- 92,157
Breast Cancer	13	50,445	13	48,671	+ 1,774
Violence	14	50,410	27	18,976	+ 31,434
Oral Cancer	15	46,425	35	11,555	+ 34,870
Drownings	16	40,613	45	4,070	+ 36,543
Road Traffic Accidents	17	38,345	17	41,694	- 3,349
Inflammatory/Heart	18	34,664	22	32,529	+ 2,135
Cervical Cancer	19	31,624	38	6,984	+ 24,639
Lymphomas	20	29,457	19	40,281	- 10,824
Suicide	21	27,542	12	53,099	- 25,557
Pancreas Cancer	22	26,065	15	44,293	- 18,227
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	24,404	48	3,461	+ 20,943
Congenital Anomalies	24	24,278	34	11,762	+ 12,517
Stomach Cancer	25	23,836	33	13,077	+ 10,759
Leukemia	26	21,795	24	26,966	- 5,170
Asthma	27	21,510	46	3,818	+ 17,691
Parkinson's Disease	28	20,855	21	34,491	- 13,636
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	20,635	37	9,955	+ 10,681
Endocrine Disorders	30	20,566	14	46,985	- 26,419
Liver Cancer	31	20,416	23	27,064	- 6,648
Oesophagus Cancer	32	20,249	28	17,829	+ 2,419
Low Birth Weight	33	19,545	39	6,924	+ 12,621
Falls	34	19,396	18	40,418	- 21,022
Ovary Cancer	35	17,543	31	14,591	+ 2,951
Bladder Cancer	36	15,432	26	19,622	- 4,190
Other Injuries	37	14,840	25	25,997	- 11,157
Meningitis	38	8,233	60	606	+ 7,628
Birth Trauma	39	6,332	54	1,233	+ 5,099
Skin Disease	40	6,286	43	5,409	+ 877
Fires	41	6,192	49	3,183	+ 3,009
Malnutrition	42	5,910	40	6,762	- 852
Uterin Cancer	43	5,910	36	10,063	- 4,153
Skin Cancers	44	4,127	32	14,311	- 10,184
Maternal Conditions	45	3,288	56	779	+ 2,509
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	2,932	47	3,646	- 713
Drug Use	47	2,870	7	74,435	- 71,565
Encephalitis	48	2,811	68	25	+ 2,785
Alcohol	49	2,208	30	14,659	- 12,451
Epilepsy	50	1,912	50	3,162	- 1,250
Poisonings	51	1,804	53	1,674	+ 130
Appendicitis	52	1,734	63	424	+ 1,310
Other Neoplasms	53	1,466	29	17,743	- 16,277
Pertussis	54	1,327	69	16	+ 1,311
Multiple Sclerosis	55	878	44	5,059	- 4,181
Hepatitis B	56	798	59	608	+ 190
Syphilis	57	745	66	49	+ 696
Dengue	58	522	76	0	+ 522
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	303	52	2,461	- 2,158
Tetanus	60	289	71	2	+ 287
War	61	258	55	1,198	- 940
Hepatitis C	62	139	41	5,684	- 5,545
Upper Respiratory	63	70	65	229	- 160
Chlamydia	64	56	84	0	+ 56
Ascariasis	65	24	82	0	+ 24
Tuberculosis	66	14	62	546	- 532
Diphtheria	67	7	75	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	68	3	67	34	- 31
Leprosy	69	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	72	0	42	5,660	- 5,660
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	286	- 286
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	82	0	61	579	- 579
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	723	- 723
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Seychelles

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.