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

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,518	1	51,684	- 2,166
Diabetes Mellitus	2	42,796	10	7,773	+ 35,023
Stroke	3	27,595	3	29,004	- 1,408
Violence	4	18,433	51	262	+ 18,172
Kidney Disease	5	14,743	8	9,725	+ 5,018
Prostate Cancer	6	11,069	13	6,420	+ 4,649
Breast Cancer	7	8,667	11	7,067	+ 1,600
Lung Cancers	8	7,291	4	22,131	- 14,840
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	7,208	2	42,339	- 35,130
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	6,893	7	13,717	- 6,824
Hypertension	11	6,754	9	9,115	- 2,361
HIV/AIDS	12	6,577	43	538	+ 6,039
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	6,566	6	16,957	- 10,392
Liver Disease	14	4,562	23	4,231	+ 331
Road Traffic Accidents	15	4,368	31	1,829	+ 2,539
Lung Disease	16	4,336	5	18,926	- 14,590
Suicide	17	4,061	25	3,609	+ 452
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,006	21	4,863	- 858
Pancreas Cancer	19	3,820	12	6,752	- 2,932
Lymphomas	20	3,740	16	5,335	- 1,595
Cervical Cancer	21	3,252	39	855	+ 2,397
Congenital Anomalies	22	3,131	38	863	+ 2,268
Low Birth Weight	23	2,781	52	253	+ 2,529
Ovary Cancer	24	2,690	28	2,026	+ 664
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,419	19	4,984	- 2,565
Stomach Cancer	26	2,318	14	5,796	- 3,478
Uterin Cancer	27	2,272	34	1,612	+ 661
Liver Cancer	28	2,212	18	5,098	- 2,887
Leukemia	29	2,093	24	3,772	- 1,680
Other Injuries	30	2,045	15	5,536	- 3,491
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,744	44	475	+ 1,268
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,722	20	4,943	- 3,221
Falls	33	1,444	26	3,246	- 1,803
Bladder Cancer	34	1,361	17	5,222	- 3,862
Asthma	35	1,353	35	1,133	+ 220
Skin Disease	36	1,303	30	1,840	- 537
Epilepsy	37	1,077	40	824	+ 253
Oral Cancer	38	1,037	27	2,583	- 1,546
Drownings	39	1,035	45	446	+ 589
Birth Trauma	40	847	60	113	+ 734
Oesophagus Cancer	41	817	29	2,011	- 1,194
Alcohol	42	776	46	333	+ 443
Tuberculosis	43	723	50	270	+ 453
Drug Use	44	629	41	776	- 148
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	604	36	1,064	- 460
War	46	566	68	6	+ 561
Malnutrition	47	556	47	302	+ 253
Fires	48	548	55	185	+ 363
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	374	33	1,612	- 1,238
Maternal Conditions	50	349	64	14	+ 335
Other Neoplasms	51	340	22	4,748	- 4,408
Meningitis	52	319	59	129	+ 190
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	273	48	294	- 21
Encephalitis	54	205	70	4	+ 201
Dengue	55	176	77	0	+ 176
Appendicitis	56	148	61	79	+ 68
Skin Cancers	57	144	32	1,803	- 1,659
Multiple Sclerosis	58	76	49	287	- 211
Poisonings	59	49	57	170	- 121
Hepatitis B	60	16	58	162	- 146
Syphilis	61	4	67	9	- 4
Hepatitis C	62	4	42	652	- 648
Chlamydia	63	3	82	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	64	2	62	47	- 44
Tetanus	65	2	72	2	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	1	78	0	+ 1
Pertussis	67	0	73	2	- 2
Diphtheria	68	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	65	11	- 11
Chagas disease	74	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Oral conditions	80	0	63	44	- 44
Osteoarthritis	81	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	54	204	- 204
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	37	914	- 914
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	181	- 181
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Trinidad/Tob.

Spain

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.