UNITED KINGDOM VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	71,698	2	71,728	- 29
Diabetes Mellitus	2	61,966	17	5,842	+ 56,124
Stroke	3	39,956	4	37,626	+ 2,330
Violence	4	26,690	46	868	+ 25,822
Kidney Disease	5	21,347	18	5,471	+ 15,876
Prostate Cancer	6	16,027	8	13,289	+ 2,737
Breast Cancer	7	12,549	9	12,718	- 169
Lung Cancers	8	10,557	5	35,715	- 25,158
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	10,437	1	98,135	- 87,698
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	9,980	3	40,540	- 30,560
Hypertension	11	9,779	23	5,208	+ 4,571
HIV/AIDS	12	9,523	55	188	+ 9,335
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	9,506	7	18,446	- 8,940
Liver Disease	14	6,605	14	7,666	- 1,060
Road Traffic Accidents	15	6,325	33	2,169	+ 4,156
Lung Disease	16	6,279	6	32,896	- 26,617
Suicide	17	5,880	20	5,325	+ 555
Endocrine Disorders	18	5,800	28	3,297	+ 2,503
Pancreas Cancer	19	5,532	11	8,995	- 3,464
Lymphomas	20	5,415	10	9,350	- 3,935
Cervical Cancer	21	4,709	43	1,099	+ 3,610
Congenital Anomalies	22	4,533	35	2,127	+ 2,406
Low Birth Weight	23	4,027	40	1,313	+ 2,714
Ovary Cancer	24	3,895	25	4,019	- 124
Inflammatory/Heart	25	3,503	29	3,126	+ 377
Stomach Cancer	26	3,356	24	4,999	- 1,643
Uterin Cancer	27	3,290	32	2,346	+ 944
Liver Cancer	28	3,203	21	5,237	- 2,034
Leukemia	29	3,030	22	5,211	- 2,181
Other Injuries	30	2,962	19	5,464	- 2,502
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,525	36	2,090	+ 435
Parkinson's Disease	32	2,493	13	8,573	- 6,079
Falls	33	2,090	15	7,618	- 5,528
Bladder Cancer	34	1,970	16	6,133	- 4,163
Asthma	35	1,960	41	1,302	+ 657
Skin Disease	36	1,887	34	2,134	- 247
Epilepsy	37	1,559	42	1,193	+ 365
Oral Cancer	38	1,501	30	3,109	- 1,608
Drownings	39	1,499	49	301	+ 1,198
Birth Trauma	40	1,227	54	190	+ 1,037
Oesophagus Cancer	41	1,183	12	8,727	- 7,544
Alcohol	42	1,124	39	1,555	- 431
Tuberculosis	43	1,047	47	351	+ 695
Drug Use	44	910	31	2,824	- 1,914
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	874	38	1,599	- 725
War	46	820	67	10	+ 810
Malnutrition	47	804	58	116	+ 689
Fires	48	794	48	334	+ 459
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	542	45	876	- 334
Maternal Conditions	50	505	64	47	+ 458
Other Neoplasms	51	492	26	3,986	- 3,494
Meningitis	52	461	52	232	+ 229
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	396	44	1,014	- 618
Encephalitis	54	297	68	6	+ 291
Dengue	55	255	73	0	+ 254
Appendicitis	56	214	59	105	+ 109
Skin Cancers	57	208	27	3,727	- 3,519
Multiple Sclerosis	58	110	37	1,856	- 1,746
Poisonings	59	71	53	221	- 149
Hepatitis B	60	23	65	40	- 17
Syphilis	61	6	62	49	- 42
Hepatitis C	62	6	51	267	- 261
Chlamydia	63	5	79	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	64	3	63	48	- 45
Tetanus	65	3	72	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	66	2	80	0	+ 2
Pertussis	67	0	69	3	- 3
Diphtheria	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	16	- 16
Leprosy	70	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	54	- 54
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	56	184	- 184
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	50	277	- 277
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	101	- 101
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Trinidad/Tob.

United Kingdom

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.