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

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,993	1	5,843	+ 1,149
Diabetes Mellitus	2	6,044	4	2,068	+ 3,976
Stroke	3	3,897	3	2,225	+ 1,672
Violence	4	2,603	10	619	+ 1,985
Kidney Disease	5	2,082	2	3,533	- 1,451
Prostate Cancer	6	1,563	15	386	+ 1,177
Breast Cancer	7	1,224	20	283	+ 941
Lung Cancers	8	1,030	23	274	+ 756
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,018	33	149	+ 869
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	973	7	1,152	- 178
Hypertension	11	954	9	1,103	- 149
HIV/AIDS	12	929	35	139	+ 790
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	927	18	315	+ 612
Liver Disease	14	644	6	1,203	- 559
Road Traffic Accidents	15	617	8	1,109	- 492
Lung Disease	16	612	5	1,570	- 957
Suicide	17	574	19	285	+ 289
Endocrine Disorders	18	566	28	164	+ 402
Pancreas Cancer	19	540	27	178	+ 362
Lymphomas	20	528	29	164	+ 365
Cervical Cancer	21	459	16	374	+ 85
Congenital Anomalies	22	442	11	571	- 129
Low Birth Weight	23	393	13	490	- 97
Ovary Cancer	24	380	44	61	+ 319
Inflammatory/Heart	25	342	34	139	+ 202
Stomach Cancer	26	327	14	478	- 150
Uterin Cancer	27	321	48	39	+ 282
Liver Cancer	28	312	12	509	- 196
Leukemia	29	296	24	227	+ 69
Other Injuries	30	289	17	358	- 69
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	246	40	85	+ 161
Parkinson's Disease	32	243	42	67	+ 176
Falls	33	204	22	276	- 72
Bladder Cancer	34	192	52	28	+ 164
Asthma	35	191	38	105	+ 86
Skin Disease	36	184	31	162	+ 22
Epilepsy	37	152	41	74	+ 78
Oral Cancer	38	146	43	64	+ 82
Drownings	39	146	32	157	- 11
Birth Trauma	40	120	25	198	- 78
Oesophagus Cancer	41	115	47	42	+ 74
Alcohol	42	110	21	279	- 169
Tuberculosis	43	102	37	115	- 13
Drug Use	44	89	46	50	+ 38
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	85	36	122	- 37
War	46	80	70	1	+ 79
Malnutrition	47	78	30	163	- 85
Fires	48	77	57	16	+ 61
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	53	54	20	+ 33
Maternal Conditions	50	49	39	88	- 39
Other Neoplasms	51	48	26	192	- 144
Meningitis	52	45	51	29	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	39	50	31	+ 8
Encephalitis	54	29	58	10	+ 19
Dengue	55	25	64	4	+ 20
Appendicitis	56	21	49	32	- 11
Skin Cancers	57	20	45	59	- 39
Multiple Sclerosis	58	11	61	7	+ 4
Poisonings	59	7	55	18	- 11
Hepatitis B	60	2	62	5	- 3
Syphilis	61	1	60	9	- 9
Hepatitis C	62	1	68	1	- 1
Chlamydia	63	0	74	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	72	1	- 0
Tetanus	65	0	79	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	0	69	1	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	67	3	- 3
Diphtheria	68	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	71	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	63	5	- 5
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	56	17	- 17
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	53	28	- 28
Schizophrenia	86	0	66	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Trinidad/Tob.

Nicaragua

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.