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

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,936	5	1,221	+ 1,716
Diabetes Mellitus	2	2,538	7	724	+ 1,813
Stroke	3	1,636	4	1,333	+ 303
Violence	4	1,093	11	450	+ 643
Kidney Disease	5	874	15	322	+ 553
Prostate Cancer	6	656	31	94	+ 562
Breast Cancer	7	514	24	121	+ 393
Lung Cancers	8	432	35	59	+ 374
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	427	21	176	+ 252
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	409	2	1,464	- 1,056
Hypertension	11	400	12	428	- 27
HIV/AIDS	12	390	1	2,928	- 2,538
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	389	36	54	+ 335
Liver Disease	14	271	14	336	- 65
Road Traffic Accidents	15	259	6	868	- 609
Lung Disease	16	257	10	461	- 204
Suicide	17	241	17	243	- 2
Endocrine Disorders	18	238	33	73	+ 165
Pancreas Cancer	19	227	53	18	+ 209
Lymphomas	20	222	40	46	+ 176
Cervical Cancer	21	193	23	133	+ 60
Congenital Anomalies	22	186	16	283	- 98
Low Birth Weight	23	165	9	516	- 351
Ovary Cancer	24	160	50	23	+ 136
Inflammatory/Heart	25	143	22	162	- 18
Stomach Cancer	26	137	45	33	+ 105
Uterin Cancer	27	135	56	11	+ 123
Liver Cancer	28	131	41	45	+ 86
Leukemia	29	124	49	24	+ 100
Other Injuries	30	121	19	207	- 85
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	103	32	76	+ 28
Parkinson's Disease	32	102	42	43	+ 59
Falls	33	86	34	62	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	34	81	54	16	+ 65
Asthma	35	80	20	200	- 120
Skin Disease	36	77	47	31	+ 46
Epilepsy	37	64	38	49	+ 15
Oral Cancer	38	61	30	100	- 38
Drownings	39	61	26	110	- 48
Birth Trauma	40	50	13	345	- 294
Oesophagus Cancer	41	48	52	21	+ 28
Alcohol	42	46	48	28	+ 18
Tuberculosis	43	43	3	1,416	- 1,373
Drug Use	44	37	46	32	+ 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	36	8	645	- 609
War	46	34	67	0	+ 33
Malnutrition	47	33	18	224	- 191
Fires	48	32	28	109	- 76
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	22	44	33	- 11
Maternal Conditions	50	21	25	110	- 89
Other Neoplasms	51	20	60	8	+ 12
Meningitis	52	19	27	109	- 90
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	16	57	9	+ 7
Encephalitis	54	12	59	8	+ 4
Dengue	55	10	74	0	+ 10
Appendicitis	56	9	58	9	- 0
Skin Cancers	57	9	29	108	- 99
Multiple Sclerosis	58	4	64	2	+ 2
Poisonings	59	3	39	46	- 43
Hepatitis B	60	1	63	4	- 4
Syphilis	61	0	43	35	- 35
Hepatitis C	62	0	66	1	- 0
Chlamydia	63	0	68	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	61	6	- 6
Tetanus	65	0	62	6	- 6
Ascariasis	66	0	69	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	37	54	- 54
Diphtheria	68	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	55	14	- 14
Malaria	72	0	51	22	- 22
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	65	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	82	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 NAMIBIA

Trinidad/Tob.

Namibia

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.