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

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,386	4	2,494	+ 3,892
Diabetes Mellitus	2	5,519	10	1,050	+ 4,470
Stroke	3	3,559	5	2,267	+ 1,292
Violence	4	2,377	18	539	+ 1,839
Kidney Disease	5	1,901	15	613	+ 1,288
Prostate Cancer	6	1,427	28	198	+ 1,230
Breast Cancer	7	1,118	32	159	+ 959
Lung Cancers	8	940	47	54	+ 887
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	930	25	230	+ 699
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	889	3	2,576	- 1,687
Hypertension	11	871	12	933	- 61
HIV/AIDS	12	848	1	4,509	- 3,661
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	847	38	89	+ 758
Liver Disease	14	588	13	931	- 342
Road Traffic Accidents	15	563	7	1,598	- 1,035
Lung Disease	16	559	17	541	+ 18
Suicide	17	524	19	349	+ 175
Endocrine Disorders	18	517	27	208	+ 309
Pancreas Cancer	19	493	52	42	+ 451
Lymphomas	20	482	45	61	+ 421
Cervical Cancer	21	419	29	196	+ 223
Congenital Anomalies	22	404	14	729	- 325
Low Birth Weight	23	359	9	1,283	- 924
Ovary Cancer	24	347	48	49	+ 297
Inflammatory/Heart	25	312	26	220	+ 92
Stomach Cancer	26	299	39	88	+ 211
Uterin Cancer	27	293	60	15	+ 278
Liver Cancer	28	285	30	169	+ 116
Leukemia	29	270	46	57	+ 212
Other Injuries	30	264	20	333	- 69
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	225	35	105	+ 120
Parkinson's Disease	32	222	42	69	+ 153
Falls	33	186	33	149	+ 37
Bladder Cancer	34	175	61	15	+ 161
Asthma	35	175	23	291	- 116
Skin Disease	36	168	50	46	+ 122
Epilepsy	37	139	40	76	+ 63
Oral Cancer	38	134	54	33	+ 101
Drownings	39	134	36	104	+ 30
Birth Trauma	40	109	11	997	- 888
Oesophagus Cancer	41	105	57	19	+ 86
Alcohol	42	100	49	46	+ 54
Tuberculosis	43	93	2	2,781	- 2,688
Drug Use	44	81	44	65	+ 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	78	8	1,304	- 1,226
War	46	73	72	1	+ 72
Malnutrition	47	72	24	272	- 200
Fires	48	71	37	90	- 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	48	43	67	- 18
Maternal Conditions	50	45	16	578	- 533
Other Neoplasms	51	44	63	8	+ 36
Meningitis	52	41	22	299	- 258
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	35	59	15	+ 20
Encephalitis	54	26	56	20	+ 7
Dengue	55	23	73	0	+ 23
Appendicitis	56	19	58	18	+ 1
Skin Cancers	57	19	53	36	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	58	10	66	4	+ 6
Poisonings	59	6	41	71	- 64
Hepatitis B	60	2	62	14	- 12
Syphilis	61	1	34	107	- 106
Hepatitis C	62	1	67	2	- 2
Chlamydia	63	0	70	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	64	0	64	7	- 6
Tetanus	65	0	55	23	- 23
Ascariasis	66	0	69	1	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	21	329	- 329
Diphtheria	68	0	68	2	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	51	45	- 45
Malaria	72	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	65	7	- 7
Measles	76	0	31	159	- 159
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

Trinidad/Tob.

Congo

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.