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

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,729	1	26,905	+ 5,824
Diabetes Mellitus	2	28,286	4	11,176	+ 17,110
Stroke	3	18,239	3	12,133	+ 6,106
Violence	4	12,184	2	18,132	- 5,948
Kidney Disease	5	9,745	8	5,932	+ 3,813
Prostate Cancer	6	7,316	13	2,848	+ 4,467
Breast Cancer	7	5,729	15	2,563	+ 3,165
Lung Cancers	8	4,819	11	3,900	+ 919
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	4,764	35	572	+ 4,192
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	4,556	7	7,188	- 2,632
Hypertension	11	4,464	9	5,195	- 731
HIV/AIDS	12	4,347	6	7,490	- 3,143
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,340	19	2,037	+ 2,302
Liver Disease	14	3,015	16	2,340	+ 675
Road Traffic Accidents	15	2,887	5	11,127	- 8,240
Lung Disease	16	2,866	10	5,150	- 2,283
Suicide	17	2,684	34	585	+ 2,099
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,648	30	760	+ 1,888
Pancreas Cancer	19	2,525	25	1,082	+ 1,443
Lymphomas	20	2,472	23	1,248	+ 1,224
Cervical Cancer	21	2,150	20	1,986	+ 163
Congenital Anomalies	22	2,069	14	2,846	- 776
Low Birth Weight	23	1,838	12	3,088	- 1,250
Ovary Cancer	24	1,778	36	563	+ 1,215
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,599	33	599	+ 1,000
Stomach Cancer	26	1,532	17	2,175	- 643
Uterin Cancer	27	1,502	47	309	+ 1,193
Liver Cancer	28	1,462	26	1,029	+ 433
Leukemia	29	1,383	27	1,007	+ 376
Other Injuries	30	1,352	21	1,693	- 341
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,152	40	418	+ 735
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,138	48	252	+ 886
Falls	33	954	28	865	+ 89
Bladder Cancer	34	899	45	365	+ 535
Asthma	35	894	46	311	+ 583
Skin Disease	36	861	66	18	+ 844
Epilepsy	37	712	41	411	+ 301
Oral Cancer	38	685	38	544	+ 141
Drownings	39	684	43	388	+ 296
Birth Trauma	40	560	24	1,087	- 527
Oesophagus Cancer	41	540	44	370	+ 170
Alcohol	42	513	62	34	+ 479
Tuberculosis	43	478	31	748	- 270
Drug Use	44	416	50	225	+ 190
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	399	22	1,359	- 960
War	46	374	51	185	+ 189
Malnutrition	47	367	32	629	- 262
Fires	48	362	54	144	+ 218
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	248	57	80	+ 167
Maternal Conditions	50	230	39	422	- 192
Other Neoplasms	51	225	18	2,167	- 1,943
Meningitis	52	211	49	251	- 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	181	52	180	+ 1
Encephalitis	54	136	61	37	+ 99
Dengue	55	116	59	65	+ 51
Appendicitis	56	98	56	98	- 0
Skin Cancers	57	95	37	553	- 458
Multiple Sclerosis	58	50	60	51	- 1
Poisonings	59	33	58	68	- 35
Hepatitis B	60	10	63	30	- 19
Syphilis	61	3	67	15	- 12
Hepatitis C	62	3	65	21	- 19
Chlamydia	63	2	82	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	64	1	74	1	+ 0
Tetanus	65	1	68	8	- 6
Ascariasis	66	1	70	5	- 4
Pertussis	67	0	64	26	- 25
Diphtheria	68	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	75	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	71	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	71	0	76	1	- 1
Malaria	72	0	42	402	- 402
Leishmaniasis	73	0	73	3	- 3
Chagas disease	74	0	29	826	- 826
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	53	151	- 151
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	55	126	- 126
Schizophrenia	86	0	69	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Trinidad/Tob.

Venezuela

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.