BARBADOS VS ARGENTINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARGENTINA		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	316	2	358	- 42
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	265	4	221	+ 44
Lung Disease	3	150	12	74	+ 77
Stroke	4	148	1	384	- 236
Kidney Disease	5	88	10	92	- 4
Lung Cancers	6	65	16	43	+ 22
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	58	6	115	- 57
Breast Cancer	8	46	8	95	- 49
Diabetes Mellitus	9	44	3	260	- 216
Road Traffic Accidents	10	41	25	23	+ 17
Hypertension	11	38	13	72	- 34
Other Injuries	12	37	11	79	- 42
Inflammatory/Heart	13	36	17	39	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	14	30	18	39	- 9
Prostate Cancer	15	29	5	165	- 136
Liver Disease	16	26	26	23	+ 3
Endocrine Disorders	17	26	9	93	- 68
Suicide	18	24	51	2	+ 22
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	24	7	114	- 90
Stomach Cancer	20	23	22	28	- 5
Other Neoplasms	21	21	24	26	- 5
Skin Disease	22	21	14	62	- 42
Violence	23	18	19	32	- 15
Lymphomas	24	18	15	51	- 33
Cervical Cancer	25	16	23	28	- 11
Congenital Anomalies	26	16	29	18	- 2
Leukemia	27	14	20	29	- 15
Low Birth Weight	28	14	42	5	+ 9
Oesophagus Cancer	29	13	36	12	+ 2
Liver Cancer	30	13	33	14	- 1
Bladder Cancer	31	11	39	9	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	32	10	21	28	- 19
Ovary Cancer	33	8	32	16	- 7
Skin Cancers	34	7	47	4	+ 3
Oral Cancer	35	7	28	18	- 11
Parkinson's Disease	36	6	31	16	- 10
Uterin Cancer	37	6	27	21	- 15
Malnutrition	38	6	49	2	+ 4
Drug Use	39	5	53	1	+ 4
Anemia	40	4	37	11	- 7
Tuberculosis	41	4	60	1	+ 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	4	40	7	- 3
Falls	43	3	41	7	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	3	34	14	- 11
Chagas disease	45	3	80	0	+ 3
Alcohol	46	3	46	4	- 1
Asthma	47	3	35	13	- 10
Drownings	48	2	57	1	+ 1
Birth Trauma	49	2	43	5	- 3
Epilepsy	50	2	38	9	- 7
Meningitis	51	2	45	4	- 2
Fires	52	2	62	1	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	53	2	56	1	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	2	44	5	- 3
Poisonings	55	1	48	2	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	1	55	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	57	1	83	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	58	1	61	1	- 0
Osteoarthritis	59	0	50	2	- 1
Appendicitis	60	0	65	0	+ 0
Schizophrenia	61	0	59	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	62	0	52	2	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	63	0	30	17	- 17
Encephalitis	64	0	82	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	0	64	0	- 0
Oral conditions	66	0	63	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	58	1	- 1
Pertussis	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	71	0	+ 0
War	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	77	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	69	0	+ 0
Measles	79	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	54	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BARBADOS

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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.