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

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		MALDIVES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	407	1	279	+ 128
Diabetes Mellitus	2	352	6	47	+ 305
Stroke	3	227	2	143	+ 84
Violence	4	152	28	10	+ 142
Kidney Disease	5	121	4	80	+ 41
Prostate Cancer	6	91	26	11	+ 80
Breast Cancer	7	71	9	28	+ 43
Lung Cancers	8	60	7	36	+ 24
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	59	5	47	+ 12
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	57	8	33	+ 24
Hypertension	11	56	17	16	+ 39
HIV/AIDS	12	54	78	0	+ 54
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	54	14	21	+ 33
Liver Disease	14	38	11	24	+ 13
Road Traffic Accidents	15	36	31	9	+ 27
Lung Disease	16	36	3	91	- 55
Suicide	17	33	21	15	+ 19
Endocrine Disorders	18	33	12	22	+ 11
Pancreas Cancer	19	31	40	4	+ 27
Lymphomas	20	31	34	7	+ 23
Cervical Cancer	21	27	13	22	+ 5
Congenital Anomalies	22	26	15	19	+ 6
Low Birth Weight	23	23	20	15	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	24	22	30	9	+ 13
Inflammatory/Heart	25	20	36	5	+ 15
Stomach Cancer	26	19	49	1	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	27	19	47	2	+ 17
Liver Cancer	28	18	10	27	- 9
Leukemia	29	17	24	13	+ 4
Other Injuries	30	17	18	16	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	14	42	4	+ 11
Parkinson's Disease	32	14	25	12	+ 3
Falls	33	12	16	19	- 7
Bladder Cancer	34	11	37	5	+ 6
Asthma	35	11	29	10	+ 1
Skin Disease	36	11	32	8	+ 2
Epilepsy	37	9	38	5	+ 4
Oral Cancer	38	9	19	15	- 7
Drownings	39	9	23	14	- 5
Birth Trauma	40	7	39	5	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	41	7	59	0	+ 7
Alcohol	42	6	51	1	+ 6
Tuberculosis	43	6	27	11	- 5
Drug Use	44	5	48	2	+ 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	5	22	14	- 9
War	46	5	62	0	+ 5
Malnutrition	47	5	45	3	+ 2
Fires	48	5	41	4	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	3	43	3	- 0
Maternal Conditions	50	3	35	5	- 3
Other Neoplasms	51	3	46	2	+ 1
Meningitis	52	3	50	1	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	2	53	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	54	2	44	3	- 1
Dengue	55	1	33	8	- 6
Appendicitis	56	1	61	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	57	1	63	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	58	1	57	0	+ 0
Poisonings	59	0	55	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	60	0	56	0	- 0
Syphilis	61	0	58	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	62	0	64	0	- 0
Chlamydia	63	0	67	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	66	0	- 0
Tetanus	65	0	54	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	65	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	52	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	60	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALDIVES

Trinidad/Tob.

Maldives

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.