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

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,483,048	2	1,771,525	- 288,477
Diabetes Mellitus	2	1,281,742	14	161,672	+ 1,120,070
Stroke	3	826,473	1	2,043,210	- 1,216,738
Violence	4	552,072	47	11,115	+ 540,957
Kidney Disease	5	441,553	11	192,302	+ 249,250
Prostate Cancer	6	331,504	28	51,056	+ 280,448
Breast Cancer	7	259,579	19	92,757	+ 166,823
Lung Cancers	8	218,364	4	714,311	- 495,946
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	215,888	6	304,455	- 88,567
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	206,436	12	183,342	+ 23,094
Hypertension	11	202,280	7	301,183	- 98,903
HIV/AIDS	12	196,985	34	28,746	+ 168,239
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	196,637	9	248,388	- 51,752
Liver Disease	14	136,628	15	145,603	- 8,975
Road Traffic Accidents	15	130,820	8	250,272	- 119,452
Lung Disease	16	129,877	3	968,607	- 838,730
Suicide	17	121,630	17	116,324	+ 5,306
Endocrine Disorders	18	119,970	37	25,613	+ 94,357
Pancreas Cancer	19	114,418	18	111,537	+ 2,881
Lymphomas	20	112,006	23	57,838	+ 54,167
Cervical Cancer	21	97,406	27	51,650	+ 45,756
Congenital Anomalies	22	93,764	31	36,613	+ 57,151
Low Birth Weight	23	83,303	40	21,631	+ 61,672
Ovary Cancer	24	80,563	35	28,078	+ 52,485
Inflammatory/Heart	25	72,458	33	29,954	+ 42,504
Stomach Cancer	26	69,419	5	398,439	- 329,020
Uterin Cancer	27	68,060	45	11,751	+ 56,309
Liver Cancer	28	66,246	13	180,952	- 114,706
Leukemia	29	62,674	22	58,145	+ 4,530
Other Injuries	30	61,261	25	54,087	+ 7,174
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	52,219	30	37,723	+ 14,496
Parkinson's Disease	32	51,573	20	70,699	- 19,126
Falls	33	43,235	16	138,878	- 95,643
Bladder Cancer	34	40,748	29	37,873	+ 2,874
Asthma	35	40,532	39	23,147	+ 17,384
Skin Disease	36	39,027	52	5,222	+ 33,805
Epilepsy	37	32,243	46	11,365	+ 20,878
Oral Cancer	38	31,051	24	54,695	- 23,644
Drownings	39	31,007	26	52,807	- 21,800
Birth Trauma	40	25,370	43	17,644	+ 7,725
Oesophagus Cancer	41	24,470	10	242,891	- 218,421
Alcohol	42	23,248	42	19,071	+ 4,177
Tuberculosis	43	21,650	32	34,802	- 13,152
Drug Use	44	18,831	38	24,214	- 5,383
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	18,076	50	8,719	+ 9,357
War	46	16,954	61	900	+ 16,053
Malnutrition	47	16,638	44	12,995	+ 3,644
Fires	48	16,414	48	10,498	+ 5,916
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	11,216	21	65,350	- 54,134
Maternal Conditions	50	10,438	54	3,596	+ 6,842
Other Neoplasms	51	10,181	53	4,374	+ 5,807
Meningitis	52	9,541	51	5,704	+ 3,837
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	8,184	49	10,108	- 1,924
Encephalitis	54	6,143	55	2,796	+ 3,346
Dengue	55	5,265	70	12	+ 5,253
Appendicitis	56	4,420	60	1,468	+ 2,953
Skin Cancers	57	4,299	41	19,669	- 15,370
Multiple Sclerosis	58	2,270	59	1,734	+ 536
Poisonings	59	1,477	36	25,762	- 24,285
Hepatitis B	60	469	56	2,757	- 2,288
Syphilis	61	134	58	1,824	- 1,690
Hepatitis C	62	121	66	86	+ 35
Chlamydia	63	105	67	55	+ 49
Upper Respiratory	64	67	57	2,663	- 2,595
Tetanus	65	52	63	491	- 439
Ascariasis	66	37	68	34	+ 3
Pertussis	67	3	64	484	- 481
Diphtheria	68	1	71	11	- 10
Otitis Media	69	1	69	15	- 14
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	65	400	- 400
Malaria	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	62	558	- 558
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Trinidad/Tob.

China

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.