SOUTH AFRICA VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	63,303	3	32,739	+ 30,564
Diabetes Mellitus	2	54,710	5	30,188	+ 24,523
Stroke	3	35,277	4	30,693	+ 4,584
Violence	4	23,565	7	21,000	+ 2,565
Kidney Disease	5	18,847	9	15,302	+ 3,545
Prostate Cancer	6	14,150	24	4,374	+ 9,776
Breast Cancer	7	11,080	23	4,533	+ 6,547
Lung Cancers	8	9,321	15	7,705	+ 1,615
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	9,215	22	4,676	+ 4,539
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	8,812	2	39,341	- 30,529
Hypertension	11	8,634	12	12,789	- 4,155
HIV/AIDS	12	8,408	1	71,996	- 63,588
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	8,393	28	3,587	+ 4,807
Liver Disease	14	5,832	14	9,013	- 3,182
Road Traffic Accidents	15	5,584	11	13,014	- 7,430
Lung Disease	16	5,544	13	11,895	- 6,351
Suicide	17	5,192	10	13,774	- 8,582
Endocrine Disorders	18	5,121	19	5,890	- 769
Pancreas Cancer	19	4,884	35	2,007	+ 2,877
Lymphomas	20	4,781	31	2,818	+ 1,963
Cervical Cancer	21	4,158	20	5,555	- 1,398
Congenital Anomalies	22	4,002	25	4,351	- 348
Low Birth Weight	23	3,556	16	6,250	- 2,694
Ovary Cancer	24	3,439	51	951	+ 2,488
Inflammatory/Heart	25	3,093	21	5,408	- 2,315
Stomach Cancer	26	2,963	39	1,535	+ 1,428
Uterin Cancer	27	2,905	54	512	+ 2,393
Liver Cancer	28	2,828	33	2,383	+ 444
Leukemia	29	2,675	40	1,464	+ 1,212
Other Injuries	30	2,615	17	6,014	- 3,399
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,229	36	1,894	+ 335
Parkinson's Disease	32	2,201	46	1,077	+ 1,124
Falls	33	1,845	42	1,399	+ 446
Bladder Cancer	34	1,739	52	829	+ 910
Asthma	35	1,730	18	5,966	- 4,236
Skin Disease	36	1,666	45	1,101	+ 564
Epilepsy	37	1,376	37	1,870	- 494
Oral Cancer	38	1,325	41	1,406	- 80
Drownings	39	1,324	32	2,403	- 1,080
Birth Trauma	40	1,083	30	3,004	- 1,921
Oesophagus Cancer	41	1,044	29	3,486	- 2,441
Alcohol	42	992	49	987	+ 5
Tuberculosis	43	924	6	21,965	- 21,041
Drug Use	44	804	53	770	+ 34
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	772	8	15,843	- 15,072
War	46	724	64	66	+ 658
Malnutrition	47	710	34	2,381	- 1,670
Fires	48	701	27	3,618	- 2,917
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	479	47	1,015	- 536
Maternal Conditions	50	446	38	1,700	- 1,254
Other Neoplasms	51	435	58	267	+ 168
Meningitis	52	407	26	3,660	- 3,253
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	349	55	376	- 26
Encephalitis	54	262	59	234	+ 28
Dengue	55	225	73	0	+ 225
Appendicitis	56	189	56	274	- 85
Skin Cancers	57	184	48	993	- 809
Multiple Sclerosis	58	97	62	113	- 16
Poisonings	59	63	50	975	- 912
Hepatitis B	60	20	61	139	- 119
Syphilis	61	6	44	1,130	- 1,124
Hepatitis C	62	5	70	8	- 3
Chlamydia	63	4	68	18	- 14
Upper Respiratory	64	3	60	223	- 220
Tetanus	65	2	65	38	- 36
Ascariasis	66	2	71	3	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	43	1,142	- 1,142
Diphtheria	68	0	69	16	- 16
Otitis Media	69	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	66	35	- 35
Malaria	72	0	63	83	- 83
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	57	270	- 270
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Trinidad/Tob.

South Africa

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.