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

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Trinidad/Tob. TRINIDAD/TOB. VANUATU Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 333 1 454 - 121
Diabetes Mellitus 2 288 3 127 + 161
Stroke 3 186 2 288 - 103
Violence 4 124 38 7 + 117
Kidney Disease 5 99 7 70 + 29
Prostate Cancer 6 74 34 9 + 66
Breast Cancer 7 58 26 13 + 45
Lung Cancers 8 49 23 15 + 34
Alzheimers & Dementia 9 48 21 18 + 31
Influenza and Pneumonia 10 46 4 124 - 78
Hypertension 11 45 11 47 - 2
HIV/AIDS 12 44 72 0 + 44
Colon-Rectum Cancers 13 44 35 8 + 36
Liver Disease 14 31 9 51 - 21
Road Traffic Accidents 15 29 12 45 - 15
Lung Disease 16 29 5 108 - 79
Suicide 17 27 8 54 - 27
Endocrine Disorders 18 27 33 9 + 18
Pancreas Cancer 19 26 53 1 + 25
Lymphomas 20 25 45 3 + 22
Cervical Cancer 21 22 27 13 + 9
Congenital Anomalies 22 21 10 48 - 27
Low Birth Weight 23 19 14 43 - 25
Ovary Cancer 24 18 44 4 + 14
Inflammatory/Heart 25 16 29 11 + 5
Stomach Cancer 26 16 40 6 + 9
Uterin Cancer 27 15 48 2 + 13
Liver Cancer 28 15 18 27 - 13
Leukemia 29 14 32 9 + 5
Other Injuries 30 14 17 30 - 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease 31 12 20 18 - 7
Parkinson's Disease 32 12 28 12 - 0
Falls 33 10 25 13 - 3
Bladder Cancer 34 9 49 2 + 7
Asthma 35 9 13 45 - 35
Skin Disease 36 9 39 7 + 2
Epilepsy 37 7 41 5 + 2
Oral Cancer 38 7 54 1 + 6
Drownings 39 7 16 35 - 28
Birth Trauma 40 6 19 20 - 14
Oesophagus Cancer 41 5 82 0 + 5
Alcohol 42 5 43 4 + 1
Tuberculosis 43 5 22 16 - 11
Drug Use 44 4 56 0 + 4
Diarrhoeal diseases 45 4 6 80 - 76
War 46 4 64 0 + 4
Malnutrition 47 4 31 10 - 6
Fires 48 4 42 4 - 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease 49 3 15 35 - 32
Maternal Conditions 50 2 24 14 - 12
Other Neoplasms 51 2 55 1 + 2
Meningitis 52 2 36 8 - 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis 53 2 58 0 + 2
Encephalitis 54 1 52 1 + 0
Dengue 55 1 59 0 + 1
Appendicitis 56 1 50 1 - 0
Skin Cancers 57 1 86 0 + 1
Multiple Sclerosis 58 1 57 0 + 0
Poisonings 59 0 47 2 - 2
Hepatitis B 60 0 51 1 - 1
Syphilis 61 0 37 8 - 8
Hepatitis C 62 0 61 0 - 0
Chlamydia 63 0 66 0 - 0
Upper Respiratory 64 0 65 0 - 0
Tetanus 65 0 46 3 - 3
Ascariasis 66 0 63 0 - 0
Pertussis 67 0 30 10 - 10
Diphtheria 68 0 60 0 - 0
Otitis Media 69 0 67 0 - 0
Leprosy 70 0 68 0 - 0
Schistosomiasis 71 0 76 0 - 0
Malaria 72 0 75 0 - 0
Leishmaniasis 73 0 74 0 - 0
Chagas disease 74 0 77 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 75 0 73 0 - 0
Measles 76 0 62 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 77 0 69 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 78 0 70 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 79 0 71 0 - 0
Oral conditions 80 0 80 0 - 0
Osteoarthritis 81 0 79 0 - 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy 82 0 78 0 - 0
Depression 83 0 81 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 84 0 84 0 - 0
Anemia 85 0 83 0 - 0
Schizophrenia 86 0 85 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VANUATU

Trinidad/Tob.

Trinidad/Tob.

Vanuatu

Vanuatu

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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020