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

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	VENEZUELA		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,213	1	1,476	- 263
Violence	2	818	4	549	+ 268
Stroke	3	547	3	822	- 275
Diabetes Mellitus	4	504	2	1,275	- 771
Road Traffic Accidents	5	502	15	130	+ 372
HIV/AIDS	6	338	12	196	+ 142
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	324	10	205	+ 119
Kidney Disease	8	267	5	439	- 172
Hypertension	9	234	11	201	+ 33
Lung Disease	10	232	16	129	+ 103
Lung Cancers	11	176	8	217	- 41
Low Birth Weight	12	139	23	83	+ 56
Prostate Cancer	13	128	6	330	- 201
Congenital Anomalies	14	128	22	93	+ 35
Breast Cancer	15	116	7	258	- 143
Liver Disease	16	106	14	136	- 30
Stomach Cancer	17	98	26	69	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	18	98	51	10	+ 88
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	92	13	196	- 104
Cervical Cancer	20	90	21	97	- 7
Other Injuries	21	76	30	61	+ 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	61	45	18	+ 43
Lymphomas	23	56	20	111	- 55
Birth Trauma	24	49	40	25	+ 24
Pancreas Cancer	25	49	19	114	- 65
Liver Cancer	26	46	28	66	- 20
Leukemia	27	45	29	62	- 17
Falls	28	39	33	43	- 4
Chagas disease	29	37	74	0	+ 37
Endocrine Disorders	30	34	18	119	- 85
Tuberculosis	31	34	43	22	+ 12
Malnutrition	32	28	47	17	+ 12
Inflammatory/Heart	33	27	25	72	- 45
Suicide	34	26	17	121	- 95
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	26	9	215	- 189
Ovary Cancer	36	25	24	80	- 55
Skin Cancers	37	25	57	4	+ 21
Oral Cancer	38	25	38	31	- 6
Maternal Conditions	39	19	50	10	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	19	31	52	- 33
Epilepsy	41	19	37	32	- 14
Malaria	42	18	72	0	+ 18
Drownings	43	18	39	31	- 13
Oesophagus Cancer	44	17	41	24	- 8
Bladder Cancer	45	16	34	41	- 24
Asthma	46	14	35	40	- 26
Uterin Cancer	47	14	27	68	- 54
Parkinson's Disease	48	11	32	51	- 40
Meningitis	49	11	52	9	+ 2
Drug Use	50	10	44	19	- 9
War	51	8	46	17	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	8	53	8	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	7	82	0	+ 7
Fires	54	7	48	16	- 10
Anemia	55	6	85	0	+ 6
Appendicitis	56	4	56	4	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	4	49	11	- 8
Poisonings	58	3	59	1	+ 2
Dengue	59	3	55	5	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	60	2	58	2	+ 0
Encephalitis	61	2	54	6	- 4
Alcohol	62	2	42	23	- 22
Hepatitis B	63	1	60	0	+ 1
Pertussis	64	1	67	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	62	0	+ 1
Skin Disease	66	1	36	39	- 38
Syphilis	67	1	61	0	+ 1
Tetanus	68	0	65	0	+ 0
Schizophrenia	69	0	86	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	74	0	64	0	- 0
Otitis Media	75	0	69	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	71	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	63	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

Venezuela

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.