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

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	926	1	702	+ 224
Diabetes Mellitus	2	801	7	164	+ 637
Stroke	3	516	3	360	+ 156
Violence	4	345	35	18	+ 327
Kidney Disease	5	276	8	149	+ 127
Prostate Cancer	6	207	55	3	+ 204
Breast Cancer	7	162	43	8	+ 154
Lung Cancers	8	136	21	44	+ 92
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	135	13	105	+ 30
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	129	4	177	- 48
Hypertension	11	126	16	77	+ 50
HIV/AIDS	12	123	18	58	+ 65
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	123	31	24	+ 99
Liver Disease	14	85	6	166	- 80
Road Traffic Accidents	15	82	10	123	- 42
Lung Disease	16	81	2	524	- 443
Suicide	17	76	26	35	+ 41
Endocrine Disorders	18	75	39	11	+ 64
Pancreas Cancer	19	71	33	20	+ 52
Lymphomas	20	70	52	5	+ 65
Cervical Cancer	21	61	29	30	+ 30
Congenital Anomalies	22	59	20	50	+ 8
Low Birth Weight	23	52	14	79	- 27
Ovary Cancer	24	50	37	14	+ 36
Inflammatory/Heart	25	45	45	8	+ 38
Stomach Cancer	26	43	11	118	- 75
Uterin Cancer	27	43	71	0	+ 43
Liver Cancer	28	41	27	35	+ 6
Leukemia	29	39	34	19	+ 21
Other Injuries	30	38	24	43	- 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	33	25	39	- 6
Parkinson's Disease	32	32	28	31	+ 1
Falls	33	27	12	111	- 84
Bladder Cancer	34	25	48	6	+ 19
Asthma	35	25	15	78	- 52
Skin Disease	36	24	46	7	+ 17
Epilepsy	37	20	38	14	+ 6
Oral Cancer	38	19	23	43	- 24
Drownings	39	19	32	20	- 1
Birth Trauma	40	16	19	51	- 35
Oesophagus Cancer	41	15	22	44	- 28
Alcohol	42	15	49	6	+ 9
Tuberculosis	43	14	9	138	- 124
Drug Use	44	12	47	7	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	11	5	169	- 158
War	46	11	68	0	+ 11
Malnutrition	47	10	54	3	+ 7
Fires	48	10	44	8	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	7	17	68	- 61
Maternal Conditions	50	7	42	9	- 3
Other Neoplasms	51	6	57	2	+ 4
Meningitis	52	6	36	17	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	5	50	5	- 0
Encephalitis	54	4	30	28	- 24
Dengue	55	3	56	3	- 0
Appendicitis	56	3	51	5	- 2
Skin Cancers	57	3	41	9	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	58	1	62	1	+ 0
Poisonings	59	1	59	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	60	0	53	4	- 4
Syphilis	61	0	40	11	- 11
Hepatitis C	62	0	64	1	- 1
Chlamydia	63	0	67	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	61	1	- 1
Tetanus	65	0	60	1	- 1
Ascariasis	66	0	66	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	63	1	- 1
Diphtheria	68	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	85	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	65	1	- 1
Chagas disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	58	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	75	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

Trinidad/Tob.

Bhutan

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.