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

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	358,145	1	504,904	- 146,759
Diabetes Mellitus	2	309,531	10	61,418	+ 248,112
Stroke	3	199,587	4	158,520	+ 41,067
Violence	4	133,321	27	18,976	+ 114,345
Kidney Disease	5	106,632	6	85,861	+ 20,771
Prostate Cancer	6	80,056	20	35,612	+ 44,443
Breast Cancer	7	62,686	13	48,671	+ 14,016
Lung Cancers	8	52,733	5	155,533	- 102,799
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	52,135	2	287,198	- 235,063
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	49,853	11	60,317	- 10,465
Hypertension	11	48,849	8	65,960	- 17,111
HIV/AIDS	12	47,570	42	5,660	+ 41,910
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	47,486	9	61,827	- 14,341
Liver Disease	14	32,995	16	43,402	- 10,408
Road Traffic Accidents	15	31,592	17	41,694	- 10,102
Lung Disease	16	31,364	3	195,387	- 164,023
Suicide	17	29,373	12	53,099	- 23,726
Endocrine Disorders	18	28,972	14	46,985	- 18,013
Pancreas Cancer	19	27,631	15	44,293	- 16,662
Lymphomas	20	27,049	19	40,281	- 13,232
Cervical Cancer	21	23,523	38	6,984	+ 16,538
Congenital Anomalies	22	22,643	34	11,762	+ 10,882
Low Birth Weight	23	20,117	39	6,924	+ 13,193
Ovary Cancer	24	19,455	31	14,591	+ 4,864
Inflammatory/Heart	25	17,498	22	32,529	- 15,031
Stomach Cancer	26	16,764	33	13,077	+ 3,687
Uterin Cancer	27	16,436	36	10,063	+ 6,373
Liver Cancer	28	15,998	23	27,064	- 11,067
Leukemia	29	15,135	24	26,966	- 11,830
Other Injuries	30	14,794	25	25,997	- 11,203
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	12,610	48	3,461	+ 9,149
Parkinson's Disease	32	12,454	21	34,491	- 22,037
Falls	33	10,441	18	40,418	- 29,977
Bladder Cancer	34	9,840	26	19,622	- 9,782
Asthma	35	9,788	46	3,818	+ 5,970
Skin Disease	36	9,425	43	5,409	+ 4,016
Epilepsy	37	7,786	50	3,162	+ 4,624
Oral Cancer	38	7,499	35	11,555	- 4,056
Drownings	39	7,488	45	4,070	+ 3,418
Birth Trauma	40	6,127	54	1,233	+ 4,893
Oesophagus Cancer	41	5,909	28	17,829	- 11,920
Alcohol	42	5,614	30	14,659	- 9,045
Tuberculosis	43	5,228	62	546	+ 4,682
Drug Use	44	4,548	7	74,435	- 69,887
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	4,365	37	9,955	- 5,589
War	46	4,094	55	1,198	+ 2,896
Malnutrition	47	4,018	40	6,762	- 2,744
Fires	48	3,964	49	3,183	+ 781
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	2,709	47	3,646	- 937
Maternal Conditions	50	2,521	56	779	+ 1,742
Other Neoplasms	51	2,459	29	17,743	- 15,285
Meningitis	52	2,304	60	606	+ 1,698
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	1,976	52	2,461	- 484
Encephalitis	54	1,483	68	25	+ 1,458
Dengue	55	1,272	76	0	+ 1,271
Appendicitis	56	1,067	63	424	+ 643
Skin Cancers	57	1,038	32	14,311	- 13,273
Multiple Sclerosis	58	548	44	5,059	- 4,511
Poisonings	59	357	53	1,674	- 1,317
Hepatitis B	60	113	59	608	- 494
Syphilis	61	32	66	49	- 17
Hepatitis C	62	29	41	5,684	- 5,655
Chlamydia	63	25	84	0	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	64	16	65	229	- 213
Tetanus	65	13	71	2	+ 11
Ascariasis	66	9	82	0	+ 9
Pertussis	67	1	69	16	- 15
Diphtheria	68	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	67	34	- 34
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Oral conditions	80	0	64	286	- 286
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	58	678	- 678
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	723	- 723
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Trinidad/Tob.

United States

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.