USA VS VANUATU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VANUATU		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	488,418	1	504,904	- 16,486
Stroke	2	310,099	4	158,520	+ 151,579
Diabetes Mellitus	3	136,416	10	61,418	+ 74,997
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	133,697	11	60,317	+ 73,380
Lung Disease	5	116,569	3	195,387	- 78,818
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	85,911	37	9,955	+ 75,956
Kidney Disease	7	75,742	6	85,861	- 10,119
Suicide	8	58,141	12	53,099	+ 5,042
Liver Disease	9	55,307	16	43,402	+ 11,904
Congenital Anomalies	10	51,322	34	11,762	+ 39,561
Hypertension	11	50,569	8	65,960	- 15,392
Road Traffic Accidents	12	47,930	17	41,694	+ 6,235
Asthma	13	47,908	46	3,818	+ 44,090
Low Birth Weight	14	46,577	39	6,924	+ 39,653
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	37,611	47	3,646	+ 33,965
Drownings	16	37,408	45	4,070	+ 33,338
Other Injuries	17	32,118	25	25,997	+ 6,121
Liver Cancer	18	29,565	23	27,064	+ 2,501
Birth Trauma	19	21,123	54	1,233	+ 19,890
Peptic Ulcer Disease	20	19,836	48	3,461	+ 16,374
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	18,929	2	287,198	- 268,269
Tuberculosis	22	17,495	62	546	+ 16,948
Lung Cancers	23	16,145	5	155,533	- 139,388
Maternal Conditions	24	15,178	56	779	+ 14,400
Falls	25	14,147	18	40,418	- 26,271
Breast Cancer	26	13,924	13	48,671	- 34,746
Cervical Cancer	27	13,807	38	6,984	+ 6,823
Parkinson's Disease	28	12,490	21	34,491	- 22,001
Inflammatory/Heart	29	11,944	22	32,529	- 20,585
Pertussis	30	10,914	69	16	+ 10,898
Malnutrition	31	10,771	40	6,762	+ 4,008
Leukemia	32	9,623	24	26,966	- 17,342
Endocrine Disorders	33	9,435	14	46,985	- 37,550
Prostate Cancer	34	9,347	20	35,612	- 26,265
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	9,132	9	61,827	- 52,695
Meningitis	36	8,676	60	606	+ 8,070
Syphilis	37	8,235	66	49	+ 8,186
Violence	38	7,292	27	18,976	- 11,684
Skin Disease	39	7,289	43	5,409	+ 1,880
Stomach Cancer	40	6,584	33	13,077	- 6,492
Epilepsy	41	5,687	50	3,162	+ 2,525
Fires	42	4,502	49	3,183	+ 1,319
Alcohol	43	4,288	30	14,659	- 10,371
Ovary Cancer	44	4,224	31	14,591	- 10,367
Lymphomas	45	3,446	19	40,281	- 36,834
Tetanus	46	3,075	71	2	+ 3,073
Poisonings	47	2,367	53	1,674	+ 693
Uterin Cancer	48	2,109	36	10,063	- 7,954
Bladder Cancer	49	2,012	26	19,622	- 17,610
Appendicitis	50	1,448	63	424	+ 1,024
Hepatitis B	51	1,336	59	608	+ 728
Encephalitis	52	1,123	68	25	+ 1,097
Pancreas Cancer	53	952	15	44,293	- 43,341
Oral Cancer	54	894	35	11,555	- 10,661
Other Neoplasms	55	787	29	17,743	- 16,956
Drug Use	56	467	7	74,435	- 73,968
Multiple Sclerosis	57	295	44	5,059	- 4,764
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	281	52	2,461	- 2,180
Dengue	59	203	76	0	+ 203
Diphtheria	60	198	75	0	+ 198
Hepatitis C	61	172	41	5,684	- 5,512
Measles	62	110	80	0	+ 110
Ascariasis	63	88	82	0	+ 88
War	64	34	55	1,198	- 1,163
Upper Respiratory	65	33	65	229	- 196
Chlamydia	66	26	84	0	+ 26
Otitis Media	67	4	67	34	- 30
Leprosy	68	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	72	0	42	5,660	- 5,660
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	78	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	79	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	80	0	64	286	- 286
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	82	0	28	17,829	- 17,829
Anemia	83	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	57	723	- 723
Skin Cancers	86	0	32	14,311	- 14,311
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Vanuatu

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.