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

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	UNITED KINGDOM		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	2,020	9	215	+ 1,805
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,476	1	1,476	+ 1
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	834	10	205	+ 629
Stroke	4	774	3	822	- 48
Lung Cancers	5	735	8	217	+ 518
Lung Disease	6	677	16	129	+ 548
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	380	13	196	+ 184
Prostate Cancer	8	274	6	330	- 56
Breast Cancer	9	262	7	258	+ 3
Lymphomas	10	192	20	111	+ 81
Pancreas Cancer	11	185	19	114	+ 71
Oesophagus Cancer	12	180	41	24	+ 155
Parkinson's Disease	13	176	32	51	+ 125
Liver Disease	14	158	14	136	+ 22
Falls	15	157	33	43	+ 114
Bladder Cancer	16	126	34	41	+ 86
Diabetes Mellitus	17	120	2	1,275	- 1,155
Kidney Disease	18	113	5	439	- 327
Other Injuries	19	112	30	61	+ 52
Suicide	20	110	17	121	- 11
Liver Cancer	21	108	28	66	+ 42
Leukemia	22	107	29	62	+ 45
Hypertension	23	107	11	201	- 94
Stomach Cancer	24	103	26	69	+ 34
Ovary Cancer	25	83	24	80	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	26	82	51	10	+ 72
Skin Cancers	27	77	57	4	+ 72
Endocrine Disorders	28	68	18	119	- 52
Inflammatory/Heart	29	64	25	72	- 8
Oral Cancer	30	64	38	31	+ 33
Drug Use	31	58	44	19	+ 39
Uterin Cancer	32	48	27	68	- 19
Road Traffic Accidents	33	45	15	130	- 86
Skin Disease	34	44	36	39	+ 5
Congenital Anomalies	35	44	22	93	- 50
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	43	31	52	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	37	38	58	2	+ 36
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	33	45	18	+ 15
Alcohol	39	32	42	23	+ 9
Low Birth Weight	40	27	23	83	- 56
Asthma	41	27	35	40	- 14
Epilepsy	42	25	37	32	- 8
Cervical Cancer	43	23	21	97	- 74
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	21	53	8	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	18	49	11	+ 7
Violence	46	18	4	549	- 531
Tuberculosis	47	7	43	22	- 14
Fires	48	7	48	16	- 9
Drownings	49	6	39	31	- 25
Anemia	50	6	85	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	51	5	62	0	+ 5
Meningitis	52	5	52	9	- 5
Poisonings	53	5	59	1	+ 3
Birth Trauma	54	4	40	25	- 21
HIV/AIDS	55	4	12	196	- 192
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	4	82	0	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	57	3	81	0	+ 3
Malnutrition	58	2	47	17	- 14
Appendicitis	59	2	56	4	- 2
Schizophrenia	60	2	86	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	61	1	80	0	+ 1
Syphilis	62	1	61	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	1	64	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	50	10	- 9
Hepatitis B	65	1	60	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
War	67	0	46	17	- 17
Encephalitis	68	0	54	6	- 6
Pertussis	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	65	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	55	5	- 5
Diphtheria	74	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	63	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

United Kingdom

Trinidad/Tob.

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.