TRINIDAD/TOB. VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,237	1	1,476	- 239
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,213	10	205	+ 1,007
Stroke	3	364	3	822	- 458
Lung Cancers	4	360	8	217	+ 143
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	281	13	196	+ 85
Kidney Disease	6	240	5	439	- 199
Liver Cancer	7	174	28	66	+ 108
Hypertension	8	171	11	201	- 30
Suicide	9	152	17	121	+ 31
Breast Cancer	10	141	7	258	- 117
Pancreas Cancer	11	126	19	114	+ 12
Stomach Cancer	12	95	26	69	+ 25
Lymphomas	13	93	20	111	- 19
Lung Disease	14	89	16	129	- 40
Oral Cancer	15	74	38	31	+ 43
Prostate Cancer	16	71	6	330	- 259
Leukemia	17	58	29	62	- 4
Falls	18	51	33	43	+ 8
Inflammatory/Heart	19	50	25	72	- 22
Liver Disease	20	49	14	136	- 87
Ovary Cancer	21	48	24	80	- 33
Other Neoplasms	22	46	51	10	+ 36
Uterin Cancer	23	34	27	68	- 33
Oesophagus Cancer	24	32	41	24	+ 8
Skin Disease	25	32	36	39	- 7
Road Traffic Accidents	26	28	15	130	- 102
Bladder Cancer	27	28	34	41	- 12
Diabetes Mellitus	28	25	2	1,275	- 1,250
Parkinson's Disease	29	21	32	51	- 30
Cervical Cancer	30	20	21	97	- 77
Congenital Anomalies	31	19	22	93	- 75
Other Injuries	32	18	30	61	- 42
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	16	31	52	- 36
Skin Cancers	34	13	57	4	+ 9
Asthma	35	9	35	40	- 32
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	8	9	215	- 207
Endocrine Disorders	37	7	18	119	- 112
Drownings	38	7	39	31	- 24
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	6	45	18	- 12
Tuberculosis	40	6	43	22	- 16
Low Birth Weight	41	6	23	83	- 77
Epilepsy	42	6	37	32	- 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	5	49	11	- 6
Drug Use	44	4	44	19	- 14
HIV/AIDS	45	4	12	196	- 192
Violence	46	3	4	549	- 546
Alcohol	47	2	42	23	- 21
Meningitis	48	2	52	9	- 8
Fires	49	2	48	16	- 15
Appendicitis	50	1	56	4	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	1	82	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	52	1	60	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	53	1	50	10	- 10
Upper Respiratory	54	1	64	0	+ 1
Birth Trauma	55	1	40	25	- 25
Hepatitis C	56	1	62	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	57	1	58	2	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	1	53	8	- 8
War	59	1	46	17	- 16
Poisonings	60	0	59	1	- 1
Encephalitis	61	0	54	6	- 6
Pertussis	62	0	67	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	63	0	47	17	- 17
Diphtheria	64	0	68	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	61	0	- 0
Dengue	66	0	55	5	- 5
Ascariasis	67	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	63	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	65	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	70	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

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Trinidad/Tob.

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.