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

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,035	1	21,548	+ 6,487
Diabetes Mellitus	2	24,230	7	4,471	+ 19,759
Stroke	3	15,623	3	10,331	+ 5,292
Violence	4	10,436	44	243	+ 10,193
Kidney Disease	5	8,347	12	3,139	+ 5,208
Prostate Cancer	6	6,267	9	3,766	+ 2,500
Breast Cancer	7	4,907	10	3,405	+ 1,502
Lung Cancers	8	4,128	4	8,769	- 4,641
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	4,081	2	15,588	- 11,507
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	3,902	8	4,446	- 544
Hypertension	11	3,824	23	1,631	+ 2,192
HIV/AIDS	12	3,724	57	50	+ 3,674
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,717	6	6,209	- 2,492
Liver Disease	14	2,583	26	1,421	+ 1,161
Road Traffic Accidents	15	2,473	29	1,245	+ 1,228
Lung Disease	16	2,455	5	8,487	- 6,032
Suicide	17	2,299	11	3,150	- 850
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,268	16	2,328	- 60
Pancreas Cancer	19	2,163	13	3,118	- 955
Lymphomas	20	2,117	15	3,039	- 921
Cervical Cancer	21	1,841	39	342	+ 1,500
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,772	33	711	+ 1,062
Low Birth Weight	23	1,575	43	248	+ 1,327
Ovary Cancer	24	1,523	31	1,003	+ 520
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,370	24	1,571	- 201
Stomach Cancer	26	1,312	27	1,288	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	27	1,287	35	524	+ 762
Liver Cancer	28	1,252	20	2,036	- 784
Leukemia	29	1,185	18	2,126	- 941
Other Injuries	30	1,158	22	1,642	- 484
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	987	42	276	+ 711
Parkinson's Disease	32	975	19	2,036	- 1,061
Falls	33	817	14	3,116	- 2,298
Bladder Cancer	34	770	30	1,187	- 417
Asthma	35	766	36	455	+ 311
Skin Disease	36	738	34	594	+ 143
Epilepsy	37	610	41	285	+ 325
Oral Cancer	38	587	32	972	- 385
Drownings	39	586	47	177	+ 409
Birth Trauma	40	480	50	140	+ 340
Oesophagus Cancer	41	463	25	1,494	- 1,031
Alcohol	42	439	37	380	+ 60
Tuberculosis	43	409	56	53	+ 357
Drug Use	44	356	21	1,783	- 1,427
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	342	40	296	+ 46
War	46	320	65	8	+ 313
Malnutrition	47	315	51	117	+ 198
Fires	48	310	55	55	+ 256
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	212	38	379	- 167
Maternal Conditions	50	197	63	20	+ 177
Other Neoplasms	51	192	28	1,252	- 1,060
Meningitis	52	180	60	37	+ 143
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	155	45	229	- 74
Encephalitis	54	116	68	3	+ 113
Dengue	55	100	72	0	+ 100
Appendicitis	56	84	62	26	+ 57
Skin Cancers	57	81	17	2,319	- 2,237
Multiple Sclerosis	58	43	46	188	- 145
Poisonings	59	28	61	35	- 7
Hepatitis B	60	9	58	41	- 32
Syphilis	61	3	67	3	- 0
Hepatitis C	62	2	48	173	- 171
Chlamydia	63	2	77	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	64	1	64	17	- 16
Tetanus	65	1	70	1	- 0
Ascariasis	66	1	75	0	+ 1
Pertussis	67	0	69	1	- 1
Diphtheria	68	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	6	- 6
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	59	40	- 40
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	53	71	- 71
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	49	157	- 157
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	64	- 64
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Trinidad/Tob.

Australia

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.