AFGHANISTAN VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	50,719	3	19,060	+ 31,659
Coronary Heart Disease	2	47,190	1	40,195	+ 6,995
Diabetes Mellitus	3	34,296	12	5,750	+ 28,546
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	29,180	4	14,649	+ 14,530
Prostate Cancer	5	21,771	55	258	+ 21,513
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	15,171	39	741	+ 14,429
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	15,049	23	1,765	+ 13,284
Breast Cancer	8	12,541	22	1,822	+ 10,719
Endocrine Disorders	9	12,312	28	1,364	+ 10,948
Kidney Disease	10	12,173	10	6,590	+ 5,582
Other Injuries	11	10,357	18	3,241	+ 7,115
Lung Disease	12	9,739	15	4,650	+ 5,089
Hypertension	13	9,495	8	7,995	+ 1,500
Skin Disease	14	8,233	61	94	+ 8,139
Lymphomas	15	6,696	36	946	+ 5,750
Lung Cancers	16	5,629	32	1,076	+ 4,553
Inflammatory/Heart	17	5,145	45	527	+ 4,618
Pancreas Cancer	18	5,110	56	229	+ 4,880
Violence	19	4,266	19	3,217	+ 1,049
Leukemia	20	3,837	42	610	+ 3,226
HIV/AIDS	21	3,713	46	464	+ 3,249
Stomach Cancer	22	3,655	26	1,501	+ 2,154
Cervical Cancer	23	3,633	44	541	+ 3,093
Other Neoplasms	24	3,407	63	29	+ 3,378
Road Traffic Accidents	25	3,095	11	6,033	- 2,938
Liver Disease	26	3,012	16	4,600	- 1,587
Uterin Cancer	27	2,795	53	289	+ 2,506
Oral Cancer	28	2,357	27	1,467	+ 890
Congenital Anomalies	29	2,355	14	5,001	- 2,646
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	2,285	85	0	+ 2,285
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,161	41	628	+ 1,533
Ovary Cancer	32	2,048	48	369	+ 1,678
Liver Cancer	33	1,898	40	657	+ 1,241
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,870	25	1,505	+ 365
Asthma	35	1,713	17	3,403	- 1,690
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,519	29	1,314	+ 204
Anemia	37	1,469	83	0	+ 1,469
Epilepsy	38	1,241	35	993	+ 248
Bladder Cancer	39	1,236	54	272	+ 965
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	901	13	5,555	- 4,654
Falls	41	871	37	905	- 34
Low Birth Weight	42	696	5	12,631	- 11,934
Birth Trauma	43	686	6	10,723	- 10,037
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	613	65	25	+ 588
Meningitis	45	569	20	2,626	- 2,056
Alcohol	46	534	58	150	+ 384
Skin Cancers	47	520	59	145	+ 375
Poisonings	48	272	47	384	- 112
Malnutrition	49	261	43	589	- 329
Osteoarthritis	50	258	84	0	+ 258
Suicide	51	234	24	1,573	- 1,339
Hepatitis B	52	214	38	863	- 650
Drug Use	53	196	51	328	- 133
Dengue	54	179	72	0	+ 179
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	155	33	1,041	- 886
Maternal Conditions	56	152	9	7,807	- 7,655
Drownings	57	146	34	996	- 851
Upper Respiratory	58	137	68	9	+ 128
Schizophrenia	59	136	81	0	+ 136
Tuberculosis	60	134	7	9,839	- 9,705
Multiple Sclerosis	61	100	62	84	+ 16
Fires	62	74	50	348	- 274
Oral conditions	63	74	86	0	+ 74
Syphilis	64	51	60	94	- 43
Appendicitis	65	43	52	298	- 256
War	66	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Pertussis	67	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Measles	68	0	49	350	- 350
Diphtheria	69	0	67	16	- 16
Tetanus	70	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	66	17	- 17
Malaria	76	0	57	185	- 185
Schistosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	1	- 1
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	69	1	- 1
Encephalitis	82	0	31	1,190	- 1,190
Hepatitis C	83	0	64	28	- 28
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Barbados

Afghanistan

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.