BARBADOS VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	861	2	358	+ 503
Stroke	2	860	1	384	+ 476
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	179	7	114	+ 65
Lung Cancers	4	100	16	43	+ 58
Lung Disease	5	86	12	74	+ 12
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	62	4	221	- 159
Stomach Cancer	7	48	22	28	+ 21
Inflammatory/Heart	8	46	17	39	+ 6
Liver Cancer	9	42	33	14	+ 28
Hypertension	10	42	13	72	- 30
Kidney Disease	11	39	10	92	- 53
Liver Disease	12	37	26	23	+ 14
Parkinson's Disease	13	36	31	16	+ 20
Road Traffic Accidents	14	33	25	23	+ 10
Bladder Cancer	15	32	39	9	+ 23
Prostate Cancer	16	30	5	165	- 135
Breast Cancer	17	22	8	95	- 73
Pancreas Cancer	18	22	18	39	- 17
Diabetes Mellitus	19	20	3	260	- 240
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	19	6	115	- 96
Asthma	21	19	35	13	+ 6
Leukemia	22	13	20	29	- 16
Falls	23	12	41	7	+ 6
Suicide	24	12	51	2	+ 10
Low Birth Weight	25	10	42	5	+ 5
Other Injuries	26	10	11	79	- 68
Violence	27	10	19	32	- 22
Congenital Anomalies	28	10	29	18	- 8
Endocrine Disorders	29	9	9	93	- 84
Oral Cancer	30	9	28	18	- 9
Lymphomas	31	7	15	51	- 44
Skin Cancers	32	6	47	4	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	6	34	14	- 9
Oesophagus Cancer	34	5	36	12	- 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	5	55	1	+ 4
Cervical Cancer	36	5	23	28	- 23
Epilepsy	37	4	38	9	- 5
Uterin Cancer	38	4	27	21	- 17
Ovary Cancer	39	4	32	16	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	40	4	61	1	+ 3
Birth Trauma	41	3	43	5	- 2
HIV/AIDS	42	3	21	28	- 26
Drownings	43	2	57	1	+ 1
Drug Use	44	2	53	1	+ 1
Fires	45	2	62	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	46	2	82	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	47	2	24	26	- 24
Alcohol	48	2	46	4	- 2
Meningitis	49	1	45	4	- 3
Upper Respiratory	50	1	58	1	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1	44	5	- 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	1	40	7	- 6
Poisonings	53	1	48	2	- 1
Tuberculosis	54	1	60	1	- 0
Skin Disease	55	1	14	62	- 62
Appendicitis	56	1	65	0	+ 0
Tetanus	57	0	70	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	58	0	49	2	- 2
Maternal Conditions	59	0	56	1	- 1
Pertussis	60	0	67	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	61	0	79	0	+ 0
Syphilis	62	0	64	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	52	2	- 2
War	64	0	66	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	68	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	83	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	54	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	30	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	81	0	50	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	63	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	83	0	59	1	- 1
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	37	11	- 11
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BARBADOS

Albania

Barbados

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.