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

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,631	1	40,063	+ 567
Diabetes Mellitus	2	35,115	9	5,718	+ 29,398
Stroke	3	22,643	5	14,159	+ 8,484
Violence	4	15,125	40	605	+ 14,520
Kidney Disease	5	12,097	14	4,578	+ 7,519
Prostate Cancer	6	9,082	13	4,711	+ 4,371
Breast Cancer	7	7,112	8	5,910	+ 1,201
Lung Cancers	8	5,982	3	20,937	- 14,954
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	5,915	2	30,970	- 25,055
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	5,656	7	7,431	- 1,776
Hypertension	11	5,542	22	2,563	+ 2,979
HIV/AIDS	12	5,397	53	163	+ 5,234
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	5,387	6	9,651	- 4,264
Liver Disease	14	3,743	17	3,624	+ 120
Road Traffic Accidents	15	3,584	28	1,998	+ 1,586
Lung Disease	16	3,558	4	14,212	- 10,654
Suicide	17	3,332	15	4,417	- 1,084
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,287	19	3,233	+ 54
Pancreas Cancer	19	3,135	11	5,057	- 1,923
Lymphomas	20	3,069	10	5,146	- 2,078
Cervical Cancer	21	2,669	41	578	+ 2,091
Congenital Anomalies	22	2,569	35	1,081	+ 1,488
Low Birth Weight	23	2,282	42	553	+ 1,729
Ovary Cancer	24	2,207	29	1,902	+ 305
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,985	27	2,060	- 75
Stomach Cancer	26	1,902	26	2,177	- 276
Uterin Cancer	27	1,865	34	1,183	+ 682
Liver Cancer	28	1,815	20	3,113	- 1,298
Leukemia	29	1,717	21	3,098	- 1,381
Other Injuries	30	1,678	24	2,392	- 714
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,431	43	442	+ 988
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,413	18	3,359	- 1,946
Falls	33	1,184	12	4,829	- 3,645
Bladder Cancer	34	1,116	23	2,521	- 1,404
Asthma	35	1,110	49	262	+ 848
Skin Disease	36	1,069	38	679	+ 390
Epilepsy	37	883	44	384	+ 499
Oral Cancer	38	851	32	1,592	- 741
Drownings	39	849	48	283	+ 566
Birth Trauma	40	695	50	193	+ 502
Oesophagus Cancer	41	670	25	2,230	- 1,559
Alcohol	42	637	33	1,491	- 854
Tuberculosis	43	593	58	97	+ 496
Drug Use	44	516	16	3,686	- 3,170
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	495	36	840	- 345
War	46	464	65	21	+ 443
Malnutrition	47	456	51	192	+ 263
Fires	48	450	52	192	+ 257
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	307	39	636	- 328
Maternal Conditions	50	286	64	45	+ 241
Other Neoplasms	51	279	31	1,679	- 1,400
Meningitis	52	261	59	68	+ 193
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	224	47	322	- 98
Encephalitis	54	168	68	3	+ 165
Dengue	55	144	72	0	+ 144
Appendicitis	56	121	62	49	+ 72
Skin Cancers	57	118	30	1,756	- 1,638
Multiple Sclerosis	58	62	37	692	- 630
Poisonings	59	40	56	121	- 81
Hepatitis B	60	13	60	66	- 53
Syphilis	61	4	67	5	- 2
Hepatitis C	62	3	45	363	- 360
Chlamydia	63	3	83	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	64	2	63	47	- 45
Tetanus	65	1	71	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	66	1	82	0	+ 1
Pertussis	67	0	69	1	- 1
Diphtheria	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	8	- 8
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	51	- 51
Osteoarthritis	81	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	54	143	- 143
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	46	343	- 343
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	118	- 118
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Trinidad/Tob.

Canada

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.